肉身 (ròu shēn) — corporeal body; physical body (as opposed to spirit or soul)
Definition
Literary/religious term for the physical body, contrasted with the spirit or soul. Most often appears in Buddhist, philosophical, or literary writing rather than everyday speech.
noun
corporeal bodyphysical body (as opposed to spirit or soul)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 肉身，。Fó jiào rèn wéi ròu shēn shì xū huàn de, bù yīng zhí zhuó.Buddhism considers the physical body to be illusory and not to be clung to.
- 肉身，。Tā de ròu shēn suī rán shuāi lǎo, dàn jīng shén yī rán nián qīng.Although his physical body is aging, his spirit remains young.
- 肉身。Xiǎo shuō zhōng zhǔ jué de ròu shēn zài zhàn dòu zhōng huǐ miè le.In the novel, the protagonist's physical body was destroyed in battle.
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