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慧眼

慧眼

Chinese

intelligent eye
simp. and trad.
(慧眼)
Literally: “eye of wisdom”.

Noun

慧眼

  1. (Buddhism) mind which perceives both past and future; an all-seeing mind
  2. (figuratively) mental discernment; insight; acumen

Derived terms

  • 別具慧眼别具慧眼
  • 慧眼獨具慧眼独具
  • 慧眼識珠慧眼识珠
  • 慧眼識英雄慧眼识英雄
  • 獨具慧眼独具慧眼

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (慧眼):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けい
Jinmeiyō
がん
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

慧眼 (-na inflection, hiragana けいがん, romaji keigan)

  1. discerning

Inflection

Noun

慧眼 (hiragana けいがん, romaji keigan)

  1. discerningness, acumen