sān​zāi​bā​nàn

numerous misfortunes

  • created sense approved 三灾八难/三災八難 · sān​zāi​bā​nàn · numerous misfortunes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三灾八难 / 三災八難

    sān​zāi​bā​nàn

    numerous misfortunes

    numerous calamities or hardships; often used to describe frequent illnesses or accidents, especially during childhood

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · many 灾 (literal) → 灾/災 · zāi · misfortune 八 (literal) → 八 · bā · many 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nàn · disaster

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 三灾八难/三災八難 · sān​zāi​bā​nàn · Three Disasters and Eight Difficulties — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三灾八难 / 三災八難

    sān​zāi​bā​nàn

    Three Disasters and Eight Difficulties

    (Buddhism) the major and minor disasters (fire, water, wind) and the eight conditions that prevent one from seeing the Buddha or hearing the dharma

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 灾 (literal) → 灾/災 · zāi · disaster 八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nàn · disaster

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