慈悲为本 (慈悲為本)
cí bēi wéi běn
Pinyin

Definition

慈悲为本 (慈悲為本)
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cí bēi wéi běn
  1. mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

基本
jī běn
  1. 1 basic
  2. 2 fundamental
  3. 3 main
  4. 4 elementary
悲
bēi
  1. 1 sad
  2. 2 sadness
  3. 3 sorrow
  4. 4 grief
悲催
bēi cuī
  1. 1 (Internet slang) miserable
  2. 2 pathetic
  3. 3 the pits
悲伤
bēi shāng
  1. 1 sad
  2. 2 sorrowful
悲剧
bēi jù
  1. 1 tragedy
  2. 2 classifier: 出 chū

Idioms (20)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
  1. 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
兔死狐悲
tù sǐ hú bēi
  1. 1 lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
  1. 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
  1. 1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)