| 摩诃婆罗多 |
Mó hē pó luó duō |
Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after 罗摩衍那, possibly originally c. 4th century BC |
| 摩 |
mā |
used in 摩挲 |
| 摩 |
mó |
to rub |
| 摩诃 |
mó hē |
transliteration of Sanskrit mahā, great |
| 诃 |
hē |
to scold |
| 婆 |
pó |
(bound form) grandmother / (bound form) matron / (bound form) mother-in-law / (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship) |
| 罗 |
Luó |
surname Luo |
| 罗 |
luó |
gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift |
| 多 |
duō |
many; much; more; a lot of / too many; in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi-; poly- |