普渡

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

general; popular; everywhere
general; popular; everywhere; universal
 
 to cross; to pass through; to ferry
simp. and trad.
(普渡) 		普 渡
alternative forms 普度

Verb

普渡

  1. (Buddhism) to save (sentient beings) universally
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Noun

普渡

  1. (Buddhism) Ghost Festival; Ullambana Festival
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

general; popular; everywhere
general; popular; everywhere; universal
 
 to cross; to pass through; to ferry
simp. and trad.
(普渡) 		普 渡

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

普渡

  1. (～河) Pudu River (a river in Yunnan, China)

Etymology 3

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(普渡) 		普 渡

From English pudu.

Noun

普渡

  1. (～鹿) (zoology) pudu (a type of antelope)

Etymology 4

general; popular; everywhere
general; popular; everywhere; universal
 
 to cross; to pass through; to ferry
simp. and trad.
(普渡) 		普 渡

Phono-semantic matching of English Purdue.

Proper noun

普渡

  1. Purdue
    普渡大學 [MSC, trad.]
    普渡大学 [MSC, simp.]
    Pǔdù Dàxué
    Purdue University

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
普渡

Verb

普渡

  1. chữ Hán form of phổ độ (“to save”).
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