寒林

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Chinese

cold; poor; to tremble woods; forest
simp. and trad.
(寒林)

Etymology

charnel ground

Calque of Sanskrit शीतवन (śītavana, cool forest), from शीत (śīta) +‎ वन (vana).

Pronunciation


Noun

寒林

  1. a forest in winter
  2. (Buddhism) charnel ground