塵俗

简 尘俗 · 繁 塵俗
Mandarin · pinyin chén sú

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  1. mundane world
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俗
sú · social customs; vulgar, unrefined
尘
chén · dust, dirt, ashes, cinders
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2–2 · chen2 su2

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can4 zuk6

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noun

  1. the secular; the worldly
  2. the human world; the mortal world

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