佛像
fó xiàng
Pinyin
Definition
佛像
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- Buddhist image
- statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva
- CL:尊[zūn], 張|张[zhāng]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (10)
不看僧面看佛面
- 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
- 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
佛口蛇心
- 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
- 2 malicious and duplicitous
借花献佛
- 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
- 2 plagiarism
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
- 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
- 2 doing things at the last minute
- 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
抱佛脚
- 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
- 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
Sample Sentences
那什么时候去大昭寺？我想看里面的佛像和壁画。
Then when are we going to Dazhao temple? I want to see the Buddha statues and murals inside.
对，虽然对于它的起源还有别的说法，但是现在大家比较认同的一点就是当时的藏王娶了尼泊尔公主和唐朝的文成公主，两位公主都带去了佛像、佛经。藏王在他们的影响下皈依佛教，从此佛教进入了西藏。