香象渡河
xiāng​xiàng​dù​hé

deeply enlightened

  • created sense approved 香象渡河 · xiāng​xiàng​dù​hé · deeply enlightened — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    香象渡河

    xiāng​xiàng​dù​hé

    deeply enlightened

    (Buddhism) To reach a deep and thorough level of enlightenment, comparing a practitioner to an elephant that walks firmly on the riverbed rather than swimming

    香 (literal) → 香 · xiāng · fragrant 象 (literal) → 象 · xiàng · elephant 渡河 (literal) → 渡河 · dù​hé · to cross a river

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 香象渡河 · xiāng​xiàng​dù​hé · profound and incisive — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    香象渡河

    xiāng​xiàng​dù​hé

    profound and incisive

    Used to praise poetry or prose for being exceptionally profound, thorough, and powerful

    香 (literal) → 香 · xiāng · fragrant 象 (literal) → 象 · xiàng · elephant 渡河 (literal) → 渡河 · dù​hé · to cross a river

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

    created sense