法螺
Chinese
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.) |
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simp. and trad. (法螺) |
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法螺 (1, 2)
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit धर्म शङ्ख (dharma śaṅkha, “conch shell of religion; conch of the law”). Tibetan equivalent is ཆོས་དུང (chos dung).
Pronunciation
Noun
法螺
- (Buddhism) conch shell used as a Buddhist trumpet
- Triton's trumpet; giant triton (Charonia tritonis)
- (Buddhism) power and command of Buddhist teaching; doctrines of Buddhism
- (figuratively) boasting; bragging; exaggeration; overstatement
Synonyms
- (conch shell used as a Buddhist trumpet): (Min Nan) 龍角/龙角, 角鼓, 哨角 (shàojiǎo), 牛角鼓, 角管
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