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法轮常转

fǎ lún cháng zhuàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(Buddhism) may the Dharma wheel turn forever / may the Buddhist teaching continue to spread
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-d208411f19557674. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

法輪常轉 法轮常转 [fa3 lun2 chang2 zhuan4] /(Buddhism) may the Dharma wheel turn forever; may the Buddhist teaching continue to spread/

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Other forms in these source records: 法輪常轉

  • 法
    fǎ

    law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家[Fǎ jiā]) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fǎ lā])

    Fǎ

    France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国[Fǎ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Fà]

  • 轮
    lún

    wheel / disk / ring / steamship / to take turns / to rotate / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn

  • 常
    cháng

    always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant

    Cháng

    surname Chang

  • 转
    zhuǎi

    see 轉文|转文[zhuǎi wén]

    zhuǎn

    to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content)

    zhuàn

    to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.