弥撒

彌撒

mísɑ

noun #12,208

Measure Word

一场弥撒 chǎng

Meanings

1 Mass (Catholic religious service)

Characters

to fill; full (phonetic)

to scatter (phonetic)

Phonetic transliteration of Latin 'missa'.

Examples

他每个星期天都去教堂做弥撒。

Tā měi gè xīngqītiān dōu qù jiàotáng zuò mísɑ.

He goes to church every Sunday for Mass.

教堂里正在举行弥撒。

Jiàotáng lǐ zhèngzài jǔxíng mísɑ.

Mass is being held in the church.

Tips

history

弥撒 is a phonetic transliteration from Latin 'missa'. It entered Chinese through early Catholic missionaries.

Stroke Order

弥 mí

撒 sā