檀越
tán yuè
Pinyin

Definition

檀越
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tán yuè
  1. (Buddhism) benefactor (designation of a lay person by a monk)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Yuè
  1. 1 generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
  2. 2 abbr. for Vietnam 越南
yuè lái yuè
  1. 1 more and more
zhuó yuè
  1. 1 outstanding
  2. 2 surpassing
  3. 3 distinguished
  4. 4 splendid
chuān yuè
  1. 1 to pass through
  2. 2 to traverse
  3. 3 to cross
chāo yuè
  1. 1 to surpass
  2. 2 to exceed
  3. 3 to transcend

Idioms (6)

吴越同舟
Wú Yuè tóng zhōu
  1. 1 Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals
  2. 2 to collaborate towards a common end
  3. 3 in the same boat together
巴山越岭
bā shān yuè lǐng
  1. 1 to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
  2. 2 good at climbing mountains
杀人越货
shā rén yuè huò
  1. 1 to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
翻山越岭
fān shān yuè lǐng
  1. 1 to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey
越俎代庖
yuè zǔ dài páo
  1. 1 lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
  2. 2 to take matters into one's own hands