kǒu​tóu​chán

pet phrase

  • created reference approved 口头禅/口頭禪 → 句 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    口头禅 / 口頭禪 kǒu​tóu​chán

    句 jù

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 口头禅/口頭禪 · kǒu​tóu​chán · pet phrase — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    口头禅 / 口頭禪

    kǒu​tóu​chán

    pet phrase

    A favorite expression, catchphrase, or mantra that one frequently and habitually uses in conversation

    口头 (literal) → 口头/口頭 · kǒu​tóu · oral 禅 (bound) → 禅/禪 · chán · Zen

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 口头禅/口頭禪 · kǒu​tóu​chán · platitude — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    口头禅 / 口頭禪

    kǒu​tóu​chán

    platitude

    Empty Zen Buddhist talk repeated without practice or true understanding; a cliché or vain promise

    口头 (literal) → 口头/口頭 · kǒu​tóu · in words only 禅 (bound) → 禅/禪 · chán · Zen

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

    created sense