天女散花
tiān​nǚ​sàn​huā

celestial maidens scattering flowers

  • created sense approved 天女散花 · tiān​nǚ​sàn​huā · celestial maidens scattering flowers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天女散花

    tiān​nǚ​sàn​huā

    celestial maidens scattering flowers

    Originally a Buddhist story where heavenly maidens scatter petals to test the progress of disciples; used as a metaphor for things fluttering and drifting through the air.

    天女 (literal) → 天女 · tiān​nǚ · goddess 散 (literal) → 散 · sàn · to distribute 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · flower

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  • created sense approved 天女散花 · tiān​nǚ​sàn​huā · Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天女散花

    tiān​nǚ​sàn​huā

    Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers

    Traditional opera title based on the Buddhist story, in which Shakyamuni sends a celestial maiden to scatter flowers and test the disciples while they visit the sick Vimalakirti

    天女 (literal) → 天女 · tiān​nǚ · goddess 散 (literal) → 散 · sàn · to distribute 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · flower

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

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