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Mainly used in transliteration of Buddhist terms, such as bodhi, Bodhisattva, etc Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: 艸 (#140)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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菩薩
pou4 saat3 = (Buddhism) Bodhisattva
菩提子
bou4 tai4 zi2 = bodhi: [1] a type of tree; [2] a given name
觀自在菩薩
gun1 zi6 zoi6 pou4 saat3 = the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
觀世音菩薩
gun1 sai3 jam1 pou4 saat3 = the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
巴結有錢人好過拜靈菩薩
baa1 git3 jau5 cin4*2 jan4 hou2 gwo3 baai3 leng4 pou4 saat3 = it is worthwhile to rub shoulders with the wealthy 粵
菩薘
pou4 daat6 = bitter melon 粵
冤豬頭都有盟鼻菩薩
jyun1 zyu1 tau4 dou1 jau5 mang4 bei6 pou4 saat3 = love is blind 粵
彌勒菩薩
mei4 lak6 pou4 saat3 = Maitreya Bodhisattva
觀音菩薩
gun1 jam1 pou4 saat3 = Guanyin Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (The Great Compassion Bodhisattva)
泥菩薩過江
nai4 pou4 saat3 gwo3 gong1 = in a sorry plight 粵 |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Unicode code for this character: U+83e9 (off-site link)
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