皮囊 (pí náng) — leather bag; (Buddhist) the human body (as a temporary vessel)
Definition
Literary word with two senses: a 'leather bag' (literal), and — especially in Buddhist writing — 'the human body as a temporary vessel' for the soul.
noun
leather bag(Buddhist) the human body (as a temporary vessel)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 皮囊。Zhè ge pí náng shì pí de.This leather bag is made of leather.
- 皮囊。Fó jiào shuō pí náng shì zàn shí de.Buddhism says the human body is temporary.
- 皮囊，。Bié zhī kàn pí náng, yào kàn nèi xīn.Don't just look at the body; look at the heart.
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