扫 地 僧

Sǎo dì Sēngdictionary entry

Sweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin (from Jin Yong's novel "Demigods and Semidevils" 天龍八部|天龙八部[Tiān lóng Bā Bù]) / (fig.) person whose remarkable talents are not well known

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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.

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Original source entry:

掃地僧 扫地僧 [Sao3 di4 Seng1] /Sweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin (from Jin Yong's novel "Demigods and Semidevils" 天龍八部|天龙八部[Tian1 long2 Ba1 Bu4])/(fig.) person whose remarkable talents are not well known/

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Other forms in these source records: 掃地僧

扫
sǎo
to sweep (with a brush or broom) / to sweep away / to wipe out / to get rid of / to sweep (one's eyes etc) over / to scan
sào
(bound form) a (large) broom
地
de
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
dì
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]
僧
sēng
(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[sēng qié])

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