弥撒 (mísa): Mass (Catholic religious servic…

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一场弥撒 chǎng

Phonetic transliteration of Latin 'missa'.

他每个星期天都去教堂做弥撒。

Tā měi gè xīngqītiān dōu qù jiàotáng zuò mísa.

He goes to church every Sunday for Mass.

教堂里正在举行弥撒。

Jiàotáng lǐ zhèngzài jǔxíng mísa.

Mass is being held in the church.

history

弥撒 is a phonetic transliteration from Latin 'missa', entering Chinese through early Catholic missionaries.

弥 mí

撒 sā