粵

肉juk6身san1

juk6 san1ròu shēn

English

  1. corporeal body
  2. the physical body of a person, also used in a religious context to describe the body in Buddhism

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指人體的實體,也可用於宗教上形容佛教中的身體

Examples

  • 人是由靈魂和肉身組成的。

    Man consists of soul and body.

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  • 佛教認為肉身係無常嘅,應該放下執着。

    Buddhism believes that the physical body is impermanent and one should let go of attachment to it.

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

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