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Meaning of "begging bowl" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEGGING BOWL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEGGING BOWL

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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Begging bowl is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEGGING BOWL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of begging bowl in the English dictionary

The definition of begging bowl in the dictionary is a bowl carried by a beggar, esp a Franciscan or other friar or a Buddhist monk, to receive food or alms.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEGGING BOWL

beggar
beggar-my-neighbour
beggar-ticks
beggar´s-lice
beggar´s-ticks
beggardom
beggarhood
beggarliness
beggarly
beggarweed
beggary
begged
begging
begging letter
beggingly
Beghard
begift
begild
begin
beginner

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEGGING BOWL

bowl
dust bowl
finger bowl
fishbowl
fruit bowl
goldfish bowl
lavatory bowl
mixing bowl
punchbowl
rice bowl
rosebowl
salad bowl
soup bowl
sugar bowl
teabowl
toilet bowl
washbowl
washing-up bowl

Synonyms and antonyms of begging bowl in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «begging bowl» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEGGING BOWL

Find out the translation of begging bowl to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of begging bowl from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «begging bowl» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乞讨碗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuenco
570 millions of speakers

English

begging bowl
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भीख का कटोरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عاء التسول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

протянутой рукой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

implorando tigela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভিক্ষা করা বাটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sébile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memohon mangkuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bettelschale
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

物乞いボウル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구걸 그릇
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngemis mangkuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xin bát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிச்சனை பிச்சை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भिकेचा वाडगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yalvaran kase
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ciotola delle elemosine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żebranie miskę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

простягнутою рукою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

castron cerșit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κούπα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bakhand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tiggarskål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tiggerskål
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of begging bowl

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEGGING BOWL»

The term «begging bowl» is normally little used and occupies the 115.787 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEGGING BOWL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about begging bowl

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEGGING BOWL»

Discover the use of begging bowl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to begging bowl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism
Begging Bowl by mutual respect and gratitude, with both parties bowing to each other. The practice is known as jihatsu in Japanese. Wijayaratna, Mohan. Buddhist Monastic Life: According to the Texts of the Theravada Tradition. Trans.
Helen Josephine Baroni, 2002
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How I Renounced my Begging Bowl
A collection of inspiring stories, incidents and quotations from various sources.
Rijo Kallukalayil (Capuchin.), 2008
3
The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Five: Buddhist Ethics
(17) Don't lick food off the hands after wiping the begging bowl, or (18) lick food from the begging bowl. (19) Don't shake off food that is stuck to the hand. (20) Don't shake the begging bowl while eating, (21) Or make the food into the shape of ...
Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, 2013
4
Pilgrims, Patrons, and Place: Localizing Sanctity in Asian ...
The Bowl in Gandhara The physical object known as the Buddha's begging bowl actually existed at one time in Gandhara. As Kuwayama discusses in detail, Chinese sources indicate that Zhimeng saw this bowl, with the four borders clearly ...
Phyllis Granoff, Koichi Shinohara, 2011
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Life's Mysteries: An Introduction to the Teachings of Osho
The beggar said, 'This is my begging bowl and I want it to be filled. And this is my condition: if you cannot fill it, and I am not asking with what—gold, silver, diamonds, or stones or mud—I am not saying anything about with what—. My condition ...
Osho, 1995
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Portraits of Buddhist Women: Stories from the ...
He saw the empty begging bowl but he was not sure whether there was or was not rice in his house and so could not offer to take his bowl.5' He said instead. " Your Reverence, please be seated a moment." He ran to his house and inquired if ...
Dharmasēna (Thera), 2001
7
Great Fool: Zen Master Ryōkan : Poems, Letters, and Other ...
With. My. Begging. Bowl. Begging. When the spring weather begins to turn pleasant I take my staff and walk east into town In the gardens, the willows are tinged deep green Duckweed drifts on the surface of ponds From my begging bowl ...
Ryōkan, Ryūichi Abe, 1996
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From Disgrace, Shame, Humiliation & Hopelessness to Leaping ...
It would also seem that the man left behind his begging bowl together with his outer garment and followed Peter and John. That begging bowl symbolized his old life of stationary bondage and captivity. The begging bowl was a treasured asset ...
Nii Lante Wallace-Bruce, 2013
9
Gems of Wisdom
He called one of his Ministers and told him, “Fill this mans begging bowl with money.” The minister went and got some money and poured it into the bowl, and it disappeared. And he poured more and more, and the moment he would pour it,  ...
Palakodeti Srikanth
10
Nine-eleven U-turn
Of course a technocrat Prime Minister can't be expected to behave like a populist leader, (recall the empty rhetoric and histrionics of Nawaz Sharif when he promised to break the begging bowl at the beginning of his second term some eight ...
Syed Mohammad Naseem, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEGGING BOWL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term begging bowl is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Call for global education emergency fund
... up in the Nepal earthquake emergency without having to spend months sending the begging bowl around the international community which ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Eagles flying without wings
Holding out a begging bowl to a 'corporate wing' that is anything but an automated teller machine is so yesterday. Make no mistake, 'sugar ... «NTV Uganda, Jul 15»
3
'Lack of funding contributed to hockey's Olympic debacle'
“For the last two years, the PHF hasn't got any financial grant from the federal government and it went everywhere with a begging bowl in its ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
4
African growth story through images
Africa today is no longer about the begging bowl narrative – it is about Africa coming into her own as a strong contender in the international ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
5
Debating controversial resolution
But his begging bowl was filled by American PL-480 that warded off impending food crisis bordering on famine in India in 1950s. His Generals ... «Scoop News, Jul 15»
6
'Don't listen to the idiots. F1 is worth the money and I could buy it'
Ecclestone's reply is to kick the begging bowl from their hands. “If you can't afford to compete in F1, go somewhere else where you can,” he ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
7
Our View: The solidarity among the island's privileged
... the begging bowl from its EU partners to pay its salaries and pensions. A state of affairs brought about entirely by these thieves themselves. «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
8
New Delhi Promoted Corruption as Political Concession in Kashmir …
... Kashmir economically so that they would always carry a begging bowl looking towards New Delhi,” an amlgam statement said this evevning. «Kashmir Life, Jul 15»
9
The Greek Referendum: Say No to Austerity, Break with capitalism
... Unity” government that will go down on its knees, hold out the begging bowl like Oliver Twist and say “please, Sir, I want some more”. «In Defense of Marxism, Jul 15»
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NASS Rift - I'm Under Pressure, Attacks - Oyegun
... he came back to the country, he was carrying a "begging bowl" but he refused to peddle influence or enrich himself through corrupt means. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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