rú​lái​fó​de​zhǎng​xīn

the palm of the Buddha's hand

  • created reference approved 如来佛的掌心/如來佛的掌心 → 西游记/西遊記 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如来佛的掌心 / 如來佛的掌心 rú​lái​fó​de​zhǎng​xīn

    西游记 / 西遊記 xī​yóu​jì

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 如来佛的掌心/如來佛的掌心 · rú​lái​fó​de​zhǎng​xīn · the palm of the Buddha's hand — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如来佛的掌心 / 如來佛的掌心

    rú​lái​fó​de​zhǎng​xīn

    the palm of the Buddha's hand

    A metaphor for a higher authority or force from whose control one cannot break free; originating from the novel [[西游记|西遊記|xi1 you2 ji4]].

    如来佛 (literal) → 如来佛/如來佛 · rú​lái​fó · Tathagata Buddha 的 (literal) → 的 · de · [possessive/attributive] 掌心 (literal) → 掌心 · zhǎng​xīn · control

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

    created sense