verb
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk); disillusioned with human society; to reject the world for a monastic life
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看破红尘 (kān pò hóng chén) means "to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk); disillusioned with human society; to reject the world for a monastic life" in Chinese.
看破红尘 is pronounced "kān pò hóng chén" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.
看破红尘 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
看破红尘 is made up of the characters 看, 破, 红, 尘. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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