眾生
See also: 衆生 and 众生
Chinese
numerous; multitude; crowd | to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | ||
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trad. (眾生/衆生) | 眾/衆 | 生 | |
simp. (众生) | 众 | 生 |
Pronunciation
Noun
眾生
- (Buddhism) all living things
- 博愛眾生 / 博爱众生 ― bó'ài zhòngshēng ― to universally love all living things
- the masses
- all animals, except humans
- (offensive) bugger
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (眾生):
- → Japanese: 衆生 (shujō)
- → Korean: 중생 (衆生/眾生, jungsaeng)
- → Vietnamese: chúng sinh (眾生)