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多闻天

Duō wén tiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Vaisravana (one of the Heavenly Kings)
Sources & editorial notes

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-1f6c0307a0920faf. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

多聞天 多闻天 [Duo1 wen2 tian1] /Vaisravana (one of the Heavenly Kings)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 多聞天

  • 多
    duō

    many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]) / (bound form) multi- / poly-

  • 闻
    wén

    to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.