sì​dà​jiē​kōng

everything is emptiness

  • created reference approved 四大皆空 → 四大 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    四大皆空 sì​dà​jiē​kōng

    四大 sì​dà

    see

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  • created sense approved 四大皆空 · sì​dà​jiē​kōng · everything is emptiness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    四大皆空

    sì​dà​jiē​kōng

    everything is emptiness

    Buddhist phrase stating that the four elements (earth, water, fire, and wind) which make up the universe are non-substantial and illusory

    四大 (literal) → 四大 · sì​dà · four elements 皆 (literal) → 皆 · jiē · all 空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · emptiness

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  • created sense approved 四大皆空 · sì​dà​jiē​kōng · to have nothing at all — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    四大皆空

    sì​dà​jiē​kōng

    to have nothing at all

    To be completely detached from the world, having no desires, or having lost everything

    四大 (literal) → 四大 · sì​dà · four elements 皆 (literal) → 皆 · jiē · all 空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · emptiness

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

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