kǔ​xíng

asceticism

  • created sense approved 苦行 · kǔ​xíng · asceticism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    苦行

    kǔ​xíng

    asceticism

    to practice asceticism; religious or spiritual exercises involving self-denial and physical hardship to purge oneself of desires

    苦 (literal) → 苦 · kǔ · painstakingly 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 苦行 · kǔ​xíng · ascetic monk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    苦行

    kǔ​xíng

    ascetic monk

    a person doing hard labor in a temple as preparation for becoming a monk but who has not yet taken their vows

    苦 (literal) → 苦 · kǔ · painstakingly 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do

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

    created sense