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Chinese
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to exceed; overtake; surpass to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross
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capacity; degree; standard
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simp. and trad. (超度)
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超
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度
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Pronunciation
Verb
超度
- to surpass; to transcend
- (religion) to release souls from the purgatory; to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace
多虧長老超度,已消了罪業,上中華富地,長者家去托生。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
多亏长老超度,已消了罪业,上中华富地,长者家去托生。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16th century CE
- Duōkuī chánglǎo chāodù, yǐ xiāo le zuìyè, shàng zhōnghuá fù dì, chángzhě jiā qù tuōshēng.
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又有極大的法船,照依佛家中元地獄赦罪之說,超度這些孤魂升天。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
又有极大的法船,照依佛家中元地狱赦罪之说,超度这些孤魂升天。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE
- Yòu yǒu jídà de fǎchuán, zhào yī fójiā zhōngyuán dìyù shèzuì zhī shuō, chāodù zhèxiē gūhún shēngtiān.
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References
- “Entry #122235”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.