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  • n.circumcision; religious ceremony in Judaism and Islam, cutting off the prepuce of a male believer, performed on newborn babies in Judaism, and children in Islam

    • xíng gē lǐ

      割礼

      be circumcised

    • wǒ céng jīng bèi yǔn xǔ guān kàn yī cì gē lǐ yí shì

      曾经允许观看割礼仪式

      I was once allowed to watch a ritual circumcision ceremony.

    • nán hái zi jīng lì gē lǐ yí shì hòu jìn rù chéng nián

      孩子经历割礼仪式进入成年

      Boys undergo a circumcision ritual to usher them into adulthood.