万家生佛
wàn​jiā​shēng​fó

benefactor to all

  • created sense approved 万家生佛/萬家生佛 · wàn​jiā​shēng​fó · benefactor to all — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万家生佛 / 萬家生佛

    wàn​jiā​shēng​fó

    benefactor to all

    A benevolent official loved by the people; a living Buddha to whom all households express gratitude. This literary expression originally described an official whose kindness was so widespread that every family worshipped him like a deity.

    万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · countless 家 (literal) → 家 · jiā · home 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to live 佛 (literal) → 佛 · fó · Buddha

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