- to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
- disillusioned with human society
- to reject the world for a monastic life
Characters
- 看 (看): to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
- 破 (破): 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 (紅): surname Hong
- 尘 (塵): dust; dirt; earth
Resources
- Wiktionary: 看破红尘
- MDBG: 看破红尘
- Examples with 看破红尘 on Tatoeba
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