created sense approved 无常/無常 · wúcháng · changeable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
无常 / 無常
wúcháng
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 · wúcháng · impermanent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
无常 / 無常
wúcháng
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 · wúcháng · to pass away — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
无常 / 無常
wúcháng
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 · wúcháng · Messenger of Death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
无常 / 無常
wúcháng
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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