业障 (業障)
yè zhàng
Pinyin

Definition

业障 (業障)
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yè zhàng
  1. karmic hindrance (buddhism)
  2. karmic consequences that stand in the way of enlightenment
  3. (term of abuse, especially toward the younger generation) devil spawn
  4. (fig.) money

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

保障
bǎo zhàng
  1. 1 to ensure
  2. 2 to guarantee
  3. 3 to safeguard
故障
gù zhàng
  1. 1 malfunction
  2. 2 breakdown
  3. 3 defect
  4. 4 shortcoming
  5. 5 fault
  6. 6 failure
  7. 7 impediment
  8. 8 error
  9. 9 bug (in software)
障碍
zhàng ài
  1. 1 barrier
  2. 2 obstruction
  3. 3 hindrance
  4. 4 impediment
  5. 5 obstacle
屏障
píng zhàng
  1. 1 barrier
智障
zhì zhàng
  1. 1 learning difficulties (handicap)
  2. 2 retarded

Idioms (1)

一叶障目
yī yè zhàng mù
  1. 1 lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not seeing the wider picture
  3. 3 can't see the wood for the trees