Sweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin (from Jin Yong's novel "Demigods and Semidevils" 天龍八部|天龙八部[Tian1 long2 Ba1 Bu4]); (fig.) person whose remarkable talents are not well known
trad. 掃地僧
Also written 掃地僧【Sǎo dì Sēng】
Characters in this word
3扫
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to sweep (with a brush or broom), to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of, to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
- Pinyin
- sǎo
- Traditional
- 掃
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 7425 of 2500
地
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-ly, structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
- Pinyin
- de
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 271 of 2500
僧
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(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])
- Pinyin
- sēng
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 46888 of 2500