created sense approved 机锋/機鋒 · jīfēng · Zen dialogue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
机锋 / 機鋒
jīfēng
Zen dialogue
(literary) Deeply meaningful and sharp dialogue used in Zen Buddhism to test a student's enlightenment or inspire realization; often quick and enigmatic
机 (literal) → 机/機 · jī · crucial point 锋 (literal) → 锋/鋒 · fēng · sharpness of speech
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 机锋/機鋒 · jīfēng · sharp wit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
机锋 / 機鋒
jīfēng
sharp wit
Quick and clever verbal wit; sharp or agile intellect expressed in speech
机 (literal) → 机/機 · jī · flexible 锋 (literal) → 锋/鋒 · fēng · sharpness of speech
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition