普pou2渡dou6

English

1. (Buddhism, Daoism) to deliver all sentient beings from suffering
2. to widely save others with one's ability (in a religious sense); generally referring to relief and enlightenment in Buddhism or Taoism, or ghost worship in Yulan Festival
3. (Tw) a ritual of making offerings, esp. to wandering spirits rather than gods or ancestors (abbr. for 中元普渡[zhong1 yuan2 pu3 du4])

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 廣泛施展能力去拯救；一般用嚟指佛教同道教中嘅救濟或者開導，亦會指中元法會或者盂蘭勝會對鬼魂嘅拜祭

Examples

• 慈航普渡

  to deliver all living creatures from suffering with benevolence and compassion; literally: to steer the ship of benevolence to save all living beings

• 普渡眾生

  to deliver all living creatures from suffering

• 中元普渡法會

  Yulan Festival