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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure |
conch shell used as a Buddhist trumpet
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simp. and trad.
(大吹法螺)
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吹大法螺
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| Literally: “to play the Buddhist conch shell trumpet”.
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Etymology
From earlier 吹大法螺 (chuīdàfǎluó). This term appeared in various Buddhist texts. The following is one of the examples from the Lotus Sutra:
今佛世尊欲說大法，雨大法雨，吹大法螺，擊大法鼓，演大法義。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
今佛世尊欲说大法，雨大法雨，吹大法螺，击大法鼓，演大法义。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Lotus Sutra, translated by Kumārajīva (English translation extracted from )
- Jīn fó shìzūn yù shuō dàfǎ, yǔ dàfǎ yǔ, chuī dàfǎ luó, jī dàfǎ gǔ, yǎn dàfǎ yì.
- I am very sure that the Buddha, the Bhagavat, will now teach the great Dharma, rain down the great Dharma, blow the conch of the great Dharma, beat the drum of the great Dharma, and reveal the meaning of the great Dharma.
Pronunciation
Idiom
大吹法螺
- (Buddhism, originally) to preach
- to brag; to boast; to bluff
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