善知識
shàn​zhī​shi

spiritual friend

  • created reference approved 善知识/善知識 → 善友 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    善知识 / 善知識 shàn​zhī​shi

    善友 shàn​yǒu

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 善知识/善知識 · shàn​zhī​shi · spiritual friend — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    善知识 / 善知識

    shàn​zhī​shi

    spiritual friend

    An intimate friend or mentor who can help one master the tenets of Buddhism and make progress on the path to enlightenment

    shàn​zhī​shì

    善 (literal) → 善 · shàn · good 知识 (literal) → 知识/知識 · zhī​shi · acquaintance

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

    created sense