酒肉穿腸過,佛祖心中留
Chinese
editalcoholic drink | meat; flesh | to bore through; pierce; perforate to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread |
intestines | to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too- |
founder of a Buddhist sect; Buddha | in one's mind; in one's heart | leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve | |||
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trad. (酒肉穿腸過,佛祖心中留) | 酒 | 肉 | 穿 | 腸 | 過 | , | 佛祖 | 心中 | 留 | |
simp. (酒肉穿肠过,佛祖心中留) | 酒 | 肉 | 穿 | 肠 | 过 | , | 佛祖 | 心中 | 留 | |
Literally: “Alcohol and meat pass through the gut while Buddha remains in the heart.” |
Etymology
editFrom Ji Gong. The full quote was:
- 酒肉穿腸過,佛祖心中留。世人若學我,如同進魔道。 [MSC, trad.]
- Jiǔ ròu chuān cháng guò, fózǔ xīnzhōng liú. shìrén ruò xué wǒ, rútóng jìn módào. [Pinyin]
- Alcohol and meat pass through my gut, Buddha remains in my heart. But if ordinary people do like me, this is like entering the world of evil.
酒肉穿肠过,佛祖心中留。世人若学我,如同进魔道。 [MSC, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ , ㄈㄛˊ ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒuròu chuan cháng guò, fózǔ sinjhong lióu
- Wade–Giles: chiu3-jou4 chʻuan1 chʻang2 kuo4, fo2-tsu3 hsin1-chung1 liu2
- Yale: jyǒu-ròu chwān cháng gwò-, fwó-dzǔ syīn-jūng lyóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeourow chuan charng guoh, fortzuu shinjong liou
- Palladius: цзюжоу чуань чан го, фоцзу синьчжун лю (czjužou čuanʹ čan go, foczu sinʹčžun lju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
edit酒肉穿腸過,佛祖心中留
Synonyms
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