三头六臂 / 三頭六臂

sān​tóu​liù​bì

exceptional capability

Literally "three heads and six arms"; used to describe someone with superhuman abilities or extraordinary resourcefulness. This term originally referred to the appearance of certain Buddhist deities like [[阿修罗|阿修羅|a1 xiu1 luo2]], symbolizing their immense power.

三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 六 (literal) → 六 · liù · six 臂 (literal) → 臂 · bì · arm

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM