sǎo​dì​sēng

Sweeper Monk

  • created reference approved 扫地僧/掃地僧 → 天龙八部/天龍八部 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扫地僧 / 掃地僧 sǎo​dì​sēng

    天龙八部 / 天龍八部 tiān​lóng​bā​bù

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 扫地僧/掃地僧 · sǎo​dì​sēng · Sweeper Monk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扫地僧 / 掃地僧

    sǎo​dì​sēng

    Sweeper Monk

    A nameless monk in Jin Yong's novel [[天龙八部|天龍八部|tian1 long2 ba1 bu4]] who maintains the library of Shaolin and possesses extraordinary martial arts skills

    扫地 (literal) → 扫地/掃地 · sǎo​dì · to sweep the floor 僧 (literal) → 僧 · sēng · monk

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 扫地僧/掃地僧 · sǎo​dì​sēng · hidden master — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扫地僧 / 掃地僧

    sǎo​dì​sēng

    hidden master

    (fig.) an unassuming person with immense talent or knowledge who remains unknown or in a lowly position

    扫地 (literal) → 扫地/掃地 · sǎo​dì · to sweep the floor 僧 (literal) → 僧 · sēng · monk

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

    created sense