贝叶经 (貝葉經)
bèi yè jīng
Pinyin
Definition
贝叶经 (貝葉經)
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- sutra written on leaves of pattra palm tree
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一叶知秋
- 1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
- 2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
- 3 a straw in the wind
一叶障目
- 1 lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
- 2 fig. not seeing the wider picture
- 3 can't see the wood for the trees
不经一事
- 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经一事,不长一智
- 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不见经传
- 1 not found in the classics (idiom); unknown
- 2 unfounded
- 3 not authoritative