四大皆空

Mandarin · pinyin sì dà jiē kōng

Meanings

  1. lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
  2. this world is an illusion
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四
sì · four
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
皆
jiē · all, every, everybody
空
kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
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4–4–1–1 · si4 da4 jie1 kong1

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sei3 daai6 gaai1 hung1

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四大皆空 · si4 da4 jie1 kong1
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Exact source record四大皆空 四大皆空 [si4 da4 jie1 kong1] /lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)/this world is an illusion/