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盂兰盆会

Yú lán pén huìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Feast of All Souls (fifteenth day of seventh lunar month) (Buddhism)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-093242b55ce9fe5a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

盂蘭盆會 盂兰盆会 [Yu2 lan2 pen2 hui4] /Feast of All Souls (fifteenth day of seventh lunar month) (Buddhism)/

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Other forms in these source records: 盂蘭盆會

  • 盂
    yú

    basin / wide-mouthed jar or pot

  • 兰
    lán

    orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

    Lán

    surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán zhōu], Gansu

  • 盆
    pén

    basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dǒu] and 8 升[shēng], approx 128 liters / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 会
    huì

    can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [huǐ])

    kuài

    (bound form) to reckon accounts

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