弥勒佛 (彌勒佛)
Mí lè fó
Pinyin

Definition

弥勒佛 (彌勒佛)
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Mí lè fó
  1. Maitreya
  2. the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

fǎng fú
  1. 1 variant: 仿佛 fǎng fú
  1. 1 Buddha
  2. 2 Buddhism
Fó shān
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
huó fó
  1. 1 Living Buddha
  2. 2 title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century
Ē mí tuó Fó
  1. 1 Amitabha Buddha
  2. 2 the Buddha of the Western paradise
  3. 3 may the lord Buddha preserve us!
  4. 4 merciful Buddha!

Idioms (12)

不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
悬崖勒马
xuán yá lè mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act in the nick of time

Sample Sentences

啊,我知道这个露出肚皮,最爱笑的佛是谁!是弥勒佛!
a ,wǒ zhīdào zhè ge lùchū dùpí ,zuì ài xiào de fó shì shéi !shì Mílèfó !
Hey, I know this exposed belly, it's the Buddha who loves to smile. It's Maitreya!
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