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大聖

简大圣 · 繁大聖

Mandarin · pinyin dà shèng

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
聖: Look up this written character
圣: shèng · holy, sacred

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4–4 · da4 sheng4

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noun

(literary) great sage; mahatma
(literary) monarch; emperor
(Buddhism) Buddha
(Buddhism) bodhisattva
Sun Wukong

adj

(literary) having special talent or magical power

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