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真言

zhēn yán

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Definitions

  1. 1. true statement
  2. 2. incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)

Example Sentences

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酒後吐 真言 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 765854)

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Words Containing 真言

六字真言
liù zì zhēn yán

the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)

酒后吐真言
jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán

after wine, spit out the truth

真言宗
zhēn yán zōng

Shingon Buddhism

Child Words of 真言

真
zhēn

really

言
yán

words