弥勒佛 (彌勒佛)
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Pinyin
Definition
弥勒佛 (彌勒佛)
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- Maitreya
- the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
Character Decomposition
Idioms (12)
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)
悬崖勒马
- 1 lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
- 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!
Hey, I know this exposed belly, it's the Buddha who loves to smile. It's Maitreya!