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法螺

法螺

Chinese

 
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
****; snail
simp. and trad.
(法螺)
法螺 (1, 2)

Noun

法螺

  1. (Buddhism) conch shell used as a Buddhist trumpet
  2. Triton's trumpet; giant triton (Charonia tritonis)
  3. (Buddhism) power and command of Buddhist teaching; doctrines of Buddhism
  4. (figuratively) boasting; bragging; exaggeration; overstatement

Derived terms

  • 吹法螺
  • 大吹法螺
  • 大法螺

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (法螺):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō

Noun

法螺 (hiragana ほら, romaji hora)

  1. boasting

Compounds