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衣缽

简衣钵 · 繁衣缽

Mandarin · pinyin yī bō

the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism)
legacy
mantle

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衣: yī · clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
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钵: bō · earthenware basin; alms bowl

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1–1 · yi1 bo1

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noun

(Buddhism) a Buddhist monk's mantle and alms bowl (handed down to his favorite disciple)
(figurative) legacy; mantle (of a master or teacher)

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