Chinese 'Shàolínsì' in the English language

'Shaolin' is a word borrowed from Chinese 'Shàolínsì'.

shaolin

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note: Any of various styles or schools of Chinese martial arts developed by the monks of the Shaolin Temple - a Buddhist monastery in China. From Chinese Shàolínsì - literally 'young forest temple'.
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