佛珠
fó zhū
Pinyin
Definition
佛珠
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- Buddhist prayer beads
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不吝珠玉
- 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
- 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
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
剖腹藏珠
- 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
- 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
Sample Sentences
唐僧怒视悟空,一边拨佛珠,一边念起了紧箍咒。
Tang Seng glared at Monkey and began reading out the incantation as he turned his prayer beads.