tài​xū

the universe

  • created reference approved 太虚/太虛 → 太清 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太虚 / 太虛 tài​xū

    太清 tài​qīng

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 太虚/太虛 · tài​xū · the universe — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太虚 / 太虛

    tài​xū

    the universe

    the great void; the universe or cosmos; in ancient philosophy, the original state of all things

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · [senior/supreme] 虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · void

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 太虚/太虛 · tài​xū · the sky — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太虚 / 太虛

    tài​xū

    the sky

    the heavens or the vast sky

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · [senior/supreme] 虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · void

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 太虚/太虛 · tài​xū · the void — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太虚 / 太虛

    tài​xū

    the void

    an imaginary, mysterious, or illusory realm of emptiness

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · [senior/supreme] 虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · void

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 太虚/太虛 · tài​xū · Taixu — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太虚 / 太虛

    tài​xū

    Taixu

    Taixu (1890–1947), a famous Buddhist monk and leader of the Buddhist reform movement in modern China

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · surname 虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · surname

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