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Chinese
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man; person; people
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middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
lion; Buddha; bodhisattva
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| trad. (人中獅子)
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人
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中
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獅子
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| simp. (人中狮子)
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人
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中
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狮子
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| Literally: “a lion among men”.
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Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit नरसिंह (narasiṃha), from नर (nara, “man”) + सिंह (siṃha, “lion”).
Pronunciation
Noun
人中獅子
- (Buddhism) an exceptional or outstanding person
- (Buddhism) an epithet for the Buddha