弥勒佛
Mí lè fó
Pinyin

Definition

弥勒佛
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Mí lè fó
  1. Maitreya
  2. the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

仿佛
fǎng fú
  1. 1 variant of 彷彿|仿佛[fǎng fú]
佛
Fó
  1. 1 Buddha
  2. 2 Buddhism
佛山
Fó shān
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
活佛
huó fó
  1. 1 Living Buddha
  2. 2 title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century
阿弥陀佛
Ē mí tuó Fó
  1. 1 Amitabha Buddha
  2. 2 the Buddha of the Western paradise
  3. 3 may the lord Buddha preserve us!
  4. 4 merciful Buddha!
佛像
fó xiàng
  1. 1 Buddhist image
  2. 2 statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva
  3. 3 CL:尊[zūn], 張|张[zhāng]
佛光
Fó guāng
  1. 1 Buddha's teachings
  2. 2 aura (around the head of Buddha)
佛塔
fó tǎ
  1. 1 pagoda
佛学
Fó xué
  1. 1 Buddhist doctrine
  2. 2 Buddhist studies
佛家
Fó jiā
  1. 1 Buddhism
  2. 2 Buddhist
佛山市
Fó shān shì
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng]
佛心
fó xīn
  1. 1 Buddha-like heart (full of compassion)
  2. 2 spirit of Buddha (awakened to reality and no longer clinging to appearances)
佛性
Fó xìng
  1. 1 Buddha nature
佛教
Fó jiào
  1. 1 Buddhism
佛法
fó fǎ
  1. 1 Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)
  2. 2 Buddhist doctrine
佛爷
Fó ye
  1. 1 Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shì jiā móu ní])
  2. 2 His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee)
  3. 3 Buddha
  4. 4 God
  5. 5 emperor
  6. 6 in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Cí xǐ tài hòu]
佛珠
fó zhū
  1. 1 Buddhist prayer beads
佛祖
Fó zǔ
  1. 1 Buddha
  2. 2 founder of a buddhist sect
佛经
Fó jīng
  1. 1 Buddhist texts
  2. 2 scripture
佛罗伦萨
Fó luó lún sà
  1. 1 Florence, city in Italy

Idioms (12)

不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
悬崖勒马
xuán yá lè mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act in the nick of time
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
拣佛烧香
jiǎn fó shāo xiāng
  1. 1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
  1. 1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
  2. 2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
  1. 1 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó
  1. 1 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
立地成佛
lì dì chéng fó
  1. 1 to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
  2. 2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
临时抱佛脚
lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 making a hasty last-minute effort

Sample Sentences

啊，我知道这个露出肚皮，最爱笑的佛是谁!是弥勒佛！
a ，wǒ zhīdào zhè ge lùchū dùpí ，zuì ài xiào de fó shì shéi !shì Mílèfó ！
Hey, I know this exposed belly, it's the Buddha who loves to smile. It's Maitreya!
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