粵

四sei3大daai6皆gaai1空hung1

sei3 daai6 gaai1 hung1sì dà jiē kōng

English

  1. lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
  2. this world is an illusion
  3. (of Buddhism) all is but empty; all things are empty of intrinsic existence and nature; figuratively, transcending worldliness

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 佛教術語;一切事物都受到環環相扣嘅因果牽絆,世間並冇永恆不變、獨立自存嘅實體;又引申指了無牽掛嘅超脱態度

Examples

  • 出家人四大皆空。

    Buddhist monastics live beyond worldliness.

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

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