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弥勒菩萨

Mí lè Pú sàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Maitreya Bodhisattva
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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-603f1d0ac6aed826. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

彌勒菩薩 弥勒菩萨 [Mi2 le4 Pu2 sa4] /Maitreya Bodhisattva/

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Other forms in these source records: 彌勒菩薩

  • 弥
    mí

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

  • 勒
    lè

    (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[lè kè sī])

    lēi

    to strap tightly / to bind

  • 菩
    pú

    used in 菩薩|菩萨[pú sà] / used in 菩提[pú tí]

  • 萨
    sà

    used in 菩薩|菩萨[pú sà] / used in transliteration

    Sà

    surname Sa

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.