三千世界
sān​qiān​shì​jiè

the whole world

  • created reference approved 三千世界 → 三千大千世界 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三千世界 sān​qiān​shì​jiè

    三千大千世界 sān​qiān​dà​qiān​shì​jiè

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  • created sense approved 三千世界 · sān​qiān​shì​jiè · the whole world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三千世界

    sān​qiān​shì​jiè

    the whole world

    (Buddhist term) the whole universe; the cosmos. A short form of [[三千大千世界|三千大千世界|san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4]], representing the three layers of worlds that make up a single universe.

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 千 (literal) → 千 · qiān · thousand 世界 (literal) → 世界 · shì​jiè · cosmos

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