Chinese edit

not; no extinguish
trad. (不滅)
simp. (不灭)

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

不滅

  1. (literary) to not extinguish (of light or fire); to not go out
  2. (literary) to not disappear; to not vanish; to not be obliterated

Synonyms edit

  • (to not disappear): (literary) 不泯 (bùmǐn)

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
めつ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

()(めつ) (fumetsu-na (adnominal ()(めつ) (fumetsu na), adverbial ()(めつ) (fumetsu ni))

  1. immortal, indestructible

Inflection edit

Noun edit

()(めつ) (fumetsu

  1. immortality, indestructibility

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

不滅 (bulmyeol) (hangeul 불멸)

  1. Hanja form? of 불멸 (immortality; athanasia; indestructibility; imperishability).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective edit

不滅

  1. chữ Hán form of bất diệt (unperishable, evergreen, forever).