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看破紅塵

简看破红尘 · 繁看破紅塵

Mandarin · pinyin kàn pò hóng chén

(idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society

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4–4–2–2 · kan4 po4 hong2 chen2

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hon3 po3 hung4 can4

Cantonese word readings for 看破紅塵. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

hon3 po3 hung4 can4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.