真言
zan1 jin4zhēn yán
English
- true statement
- incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)
- hidden thoughts and desires, true feelings
- mantra; a divine utterance is formed by a group of words in Sanskrit or Pali, which is believed to have some spiritual powers.
粵語 — Cantonese
- 真實嘅感受同想法
- 泛指印度教或佛教嘅咒語、口訣同要語
Examples
酒後吐真言
One's hidden thoughts may come out when one is drunk. ----
有啲信徒會背誦咒語以保護自己免受邪惡力量所影響。
Some believers may recite Mantra to protect themselves from evil psychic powers.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk