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曼陀羅

简曼陀罗 · 繁曼陀羅

Mandarin · pinyin màn tuó luó

(botany) devil's trumpet (Datura stramonium) (loanword from Sanskrit "māndāra")
mandala (loanword from Sanskrit "maṇḍala")

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曼: màn · long, extended, vast; beautiful
陀: tuó · steep bank, rough terrain
羅: Look up this written character
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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4–2–2 · man4 tuo2 luo2

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noun · Etymology 1

(～花, ～華) jimsonweed; devil's snare (Datura stramonium)

noun · Etymology 2

synonym of 曼荼羅 /曼荼罗 (màntúluó, “mandala”)

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