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Chinese
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to release; to free; to let go to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out |
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation
Verb
放生
- to free captive animals
- (Buddhism) to buy captive fish or birds to set them free (of Buddhists)
- (by extension) to spare somebody
Descendants
Korean
Noun
放生 • (bangsaeng) (hangeul 방생)
- hanja form? of 방생 (“freeing captive animals, etc.”)
Vietnamese
Noun
放生
- (Buddhism) chữ Hán form of phóng sinh (“to release captive animals into the wild”).