rù shèngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to become an arhat (Buddhism)
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Original source entry:

入聖 入圣 [ru4 sheng4] /to become an arhat (Buddhism)/

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Other forms in these source records: 入聖

  • 入
    rù

    to enter; to go into / to join; to become a member of / (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[rù shí]) / abbr. for 入聲|入声[rù shēng] / (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")

  • 圣
    kū

    (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)

    shèng

    (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy; sacred

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