bì​lì

climbing fig

薜荔 bì​lì
climbing fig
An evergreen woody vine with oval leaves and egg-shaped fruit; the fruit's sticky liquid is used to make jelly and the plant parts are used in traditional medicine. Also called 木莲 mù​lián
hungry ghost
In Buddhism, a being reborn in one of the lower realms (preta) who suffers from constant hunger and thirst; the term is a transliteration of the Sanskrit 'preta'. Also called 饿鬼 è​guǐ

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