晨祷 (chéndǎo): morning prayer

Meanings

1 morning prayer
2 (Anglican) matins
3 (Catholic) lauds

Characters

晨

Examples

修道院每天清晨都会举行晨祷。

Xiūdàoyuàn měitiān qīngchén dōu huì jǔxíng chéndǎo.

The monastery holds morning prayers every day at dawn.

她习惯在晨祷后吃早饭。

Tā xíguàn zài chéndǎo hòu chī zǎofàn.

She's used to having breakfast after morning prayer.

Tips

culture

Used mainly in Christian (基督教) contexts to translate Anglican matins or Catholic lauds. In Chinese Buddhism and Daoism the parallel is 早课 (zǎokè, 'morning lesson'); in Islam it's 晨礼 (chénlǐ, fajr). All three describe the same daybreak slot, but the religious vocabulary doesn't cross over.