tiān​lóng​bā​bù

Eight Legions

  • created reference approved 天龙八部/天龍八部 → 八部众/八部眾 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天龙八部 / 天龍八部 tiān​lóng​bā​bù

    八部众 / 八部眾 bā​bù​zhòng

    same_as

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 天龙八部/天龍八部 · tiān​lóng​bā​bù · Eight Legions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    Eight Legions

    The eight classes of non-human beings who protect the dharma in Buddhist cosmology (devas, nagas, yakshas, asuras, garudas, kinnaras, gandharvas, and mahoragas), headed by the gods and the dragons; also known as the [[八部众|八部眾|ba1 bu4 zhong4]]

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · dragon 八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 部 (literal) → 部 · bù · category

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 天龙八部/天龍八部 · tiān​lóng​bā​bù · Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

    A famous martial arts novel by [[金庸|金庸|jin1 yong1]], and its numerous film and television adaptations

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · dragon 八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 部 (literal) → 部 · bù · category

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