"Falun Gong" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈfɑː.lən ɡɒŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɑ.lən ɡɔŋ/ [General-American]
Etymology: Transliteration of Mandarin 法輪功/法轮功 (Fǎlún Gōng) via Hanyu Pinyin. "法輪" is a Chinese term referring to the Buddhist concept dharmachakra, and "功" means gong, a high-level or advanced type of spiritual meditation practice in China. Etymology templates: {{translit|en|cmn|-}} Transliteration of Mandarin, {{zh-l|法輪功|Fǎlún Gōng}} 法輪功/法轮功 (Fǎlún Gōng), {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Falun Gong
  1. A spiritual practice founded in China by Li Hongzhi (李洪志) in 1992, purporting to enable practitioners to ascend spiritually through moral rectitude and the practice of exercises and meditation. Wikipedia link: Falun Gong Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: Falun Dafa, Fa-lun kung (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (a spiritual practice): فَالُون غُونْغ (falūn ḡunḡ) [masculine] (Arabic), فَالُون دَافَا (fālūn dāfā) (Arabic), 法輪功 (Chinese Cantonese), 法轮功 (faat³ leon⁴ gung¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 法輪大法 (Chinese Cantonese), 法轮大法 (faat³ leon⁴ daai⁶ faat³) (Chinese Cantonese), 法輪功 (Chinese Mandarin), 法轮功 (Fǎlún Gōng) (Chinese Mandarin), 法輪大法 (Chinese Mandarin), 法轮大法 (Fǎlún Dàfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), Falun Gong (Finnish), ფალუნ დაფა (palun dapa) (Georgian), ფალუნ გუნი (palun guni) (Georgian), פָאלוּן דָאפָא (Hebrew), פאלון גונג (Hebrew), 法輪功 (alt: ほうりんこう, Hōrinkō; ふぁーるんごん, Fārungon) (Japanese), ファールンゴン (Fārungon) (Japanese), 파룬궁 (Parun'gung) (Korean), 법륜공 (Beomnyun'gong) (alt: 法輪功) (Korean), فالونگانگ (Persian), Falun Gong [masculine] (Portuguese), Фалуньгу́н (Falunʹgún) [masculine] (Russian), Фалу́нь Дафа́ (Falúnʹ Dafá) (Russian), Фалун Гонг (Falun Gong) (Serbo-Croatian), Pháp Luân Công (alt: 法輪功) (Vietnamese), Pháp Luân Đại Pháp (alt: 法輪大法) (Vietnamese)

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      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "a spiritual practice",
      "word": "فالونگانگ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a spiritual practice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Falun Gong"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Falunʹgún",
      "sense": "a spiritual practice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Фалуньгу́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Falúnʹ Dafá",
      "sense": "a spiritual practice",
      "word": "Фалу́нь Дафа́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "Falun Gong",
      "sense": "a spiritual practice",
      "word": "Фалун Гонг"
    },
    {
      "alt": "法輪功",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a spiritual practice",
      "word": "Pháp Luân Công"
    },
    {
      "alt": "法輪大法",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a spiritual practice",
      "word": "Pháp Luân Đại Pháp"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Falun Gong"
}

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