sān​jiè​yé

Three Great Emperor-Officials

  1. three realms
    the three divisions of the world where living beings reside according to Buddhist cosmology: the realm of desire (欲界 yù​jiè), the realm of form (色界 sè​jiè), and the formless realm (无色界 wú​sè​jiè)
  2. deity
    (bound form) a title of respect for a god or Buddha, such as 老天爷 lǎo​tiān​yé or 财神爷 cái​shén​yé