wú​cháng

changeable

  • created sense approved 无常/無常 · wú​cháng · changeable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无常 / 無常

    wú​cháng

    changeable

    variable; fickle; inconstant; not having a regular pattern

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 常 (literal) → 常 · cháng · constant

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  • created sense approved 无常/無常 · wú​cháng · impermanent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无常 / 無常

    wú​cháng

    impermanent

    the Buddhist concept of impermanence, meaning things are constantly arising and passing away

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 常 (literal) → 常 · cháng · constant

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  • created sense approved 无常/無常 · wú​cháng · to pass away — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    to pass away

    to die; used as a polite or literary way to refer to death

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 常 (literal) → 常 · cháng · constant

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  • created sense approved 无常/無常 · wú​cháng · Messenger of Death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    Messenger of Death

    a ghost or deity sent from the underworld to collect the souls of the dying

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 常 (literal) → 常 · cháng · constant

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