住持

zhùchí
  1. to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
  2. abbot
  3. head monk

CEDICT

  1. (Taoism, Buddhism) abbot; head monk
  2. (Taoism, Buddhism) to administer a monastery
  3. abbot; head monk
  4. to administer a monastery

Wiktionary

  1. 護持佛法，令佛法久住世間。
  2. 佛教僧職。唐代禪宗興盛後始設置，為寺院的領導，總管僧事的職務。後來道觀亦採用此制。

重編國語辭典

  1. 主持寺院或道觀的事務
  2. 總管事務的僧人、道士
  3. 護持佛法

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 住 zhù
  1. to live
  2. to dwell
  3. to stay
  4. to reside
  5. to stop
  6. (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
2 持 chí
  1. to hold
  2. to grasp
  3. to support
  4. to maintain
  5. to persevere
  6. to manage
  7. to run (i.e. administer)
  8. to control

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大修道院長 dàxiūdàoyuànzhǎng abbot
男修道院長 nánxiūdàoyuànzhǎng abbot
院牧 yuànmù abbot (Christian)