菩 (pou4) — Mainly used in transliteration of Buddhist terms, such as bodhi, Bodhisattva, etc in Cantonese
pouˎ₄菩Mandarin Pinyin: pu2
Meaning of 菩
nounMainly used in transliteration of Buddhist terms, such as bodhi, Bodhisattva, etc
Words Containing 菩
菩薘pou4 daat6
bitter melon (苦瓜: 中山話)
觀世音菩薩gun1 sai3 jam1 pou4 saat3
觀音菩薩
菩提子bou4 tai4 zi2
a type of tree;
冤豬頭都有盟鼻菩薩jyun1 zyu1 tau4 dou1 jau5 mang4 bei6 pou4 saat3
love is blind
巴結有錢人好過拜靈菩薩baa1 git3 jau5 cin2 jan4 hou2 gwo3 baai3 leng4 pou4 saat3
it is worthwhile to rub shoulders with the wealthy
菩薩心腸pou4 saat3 sam1 coeng4
Kind-heartedness
臭豬頭有盟鼻菩薩cau3 zyu1 tau4 jau5 mang4 bei6 pou4 saat3
every offer, however nad, will find its taker [colloquial]
菩薩pou4 saat3
(Buddhism) Bodhisattva
觀自在菩薩gun1 zi6 zoi6 pou4 saat3
the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara: He is more commonly known as 觀世音菩薩, i.e, Kuan Yin or the Goddess of Mercy.
泥菩薩過江nai4 pou4 saat3 gwo3 gong1
like a clay idol fording a river
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