We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「普度眾生」.
Learn about the idiom 「普度眾生」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Buddhists believe that the masses are in a state of turmoil, like drowning in the ocean. The Buddha, with compassion in his heart and his great magical powers, tries his best to save them so that they can reach the other shore.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pǔ dù zhòng shēng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pou2 dou6/dok6/dou2 jung3 saang1/sang1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
