niān​huā​wēi​xiào

to grasp a deep truth

  • created sense approved 拈花微笑 · niān​huā​wēi​xiào · to grasp a deep truth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拈花微笑

    niān​huā​wēi​xiào

    to grasp a deep truth

    to understand a Zen teaching or a subtle point without words; to have a tacit understanding or mutual connection

    nián​huā​wéi​xiào

    拈 (literal) → 拈 · niān · to pick up 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · flower 微笑 (literal) → 微笑 · wēi​xiào · to smile

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  • created sense approved 拈花微笑 · niān​huā​wēi​xiào · smiling with a flower — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拈花微笑

    niān​huā​wēi​xiào

    smiling with a flower

    to hold a flower with a smile on one's lips; used to describe the graceful and delicate appearance of a woman

    nián​huā​wéi​xiào

    拈 (literal) → 拈 · niān · to pick up 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · flower 微笑 (literal) → 微笑 · wēi​xiào · to smile

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

    created sense