| 看破红尘 |
kàn pò - hóng chén |
(idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society |
| 看 |
kān |
to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard |
| 看 |
kàn |
to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 看破 |
kàn pò |
to see through / disillusioned with / to reject (the world of mortals) |
| 破 |
pò |
broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of |
| 红 |
Hóng |
surname Hong |
| 红 |
hóng |
red / popular / revolutionary / bonus |
| 红尘 |
hóng chén |
the world of mortals (Buddhism) / human society / worldly affairs |
| 尘 |
chén |
dust / dirt / earth |