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须弥山

Xū mí shāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition / Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gù yuán], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
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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-19900a15de768f13. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

須彌山 须弥山 [Xu1 mi2 shan1] /Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition/Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues/

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Other forms in these source records: 須彌山

  • 须
    xū

    must / to have to / to wait / beard / mustache / feeler (of an insect etc) / tassel

  • 弥
    mí

    full / to fill / completely / more / brimming or overflowing

  • 山
    shān

    mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    Shān

    surname Shan

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