面壁
Chinese
face; side; surface; aspect; top |
wall; rampart | ||
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simp. and trad. (面壁) |
面 | 壁 | |
Literally: “to face the wall”. |
Etymology
Bodhidharma, the Buddhist monk credited with transmitting Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China, was said to have practised wall-gazing for nine years near the Shaolin Monastery.
Pronunciation
Verb
面壁
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