(idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
trad. 看破紅塵
Also written 看破紅塵【kàn pò hóng chén】
Characters in this word
4看
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to look after, to take care of, to watch, to guard
- Pinyin
- kān
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 67 of 2500
破
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broken, damaged, worn out, lousy, rotten, to break, split or cleave, to get rid of, to destroy, to break with, to defeat, to capture (a city etc), to expose the truth of
- Pinyin
- pò
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 2217 of 2500
红
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surname Hong
- Pinyin
- Hóng
- Traditional
- 紅
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2651 of 2500
尘
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dust, dirt, earth
- Pinyin
- chén
- Traditional
- 塵
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 15605 of 2500