他力
tā​lì

someone else's help

  • created reference approved 他力 → 自力 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    他力 tā​lì

    自力 zì​lì

    antonym

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  • created sense approved 他力 · tā​lì · someone else's help — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    他力

    tā​lì

    someone else's help

    power or assistance from another person; external force contributing to an achievement, often referring to the spiritual help of a Buddha or Bodhisattva.

    他 (literal) → 他 · tā · other 力 (literal) → 力 · lì · strength

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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