粵

眾zung3生sang1

simp众生also written衆生
zung3 sang1zhòng shēng

English

  1. all living things
  2. all living creatures

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 佛教用語;指一切有情識作用嘅生物,包括天、人、阿修羅、畜生、餓鬼、地獄六道輪迴嘅各種生命體,又稱有情

Examples

  • 佛堂前面的一个牌子上写着:“注意脚下众生。”

    In front of the Buddhist Hall, a sign says: "Beware of all the life under your steps."

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 普渡眾生

    to be savior of all life

  • 眾生皆苦。

    All lives suffer.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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