hoá thân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• hóa thân

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 化身, composed of 化 (“to transform”) and 身 (“body”), Middle Chinese 化身 (hˠua^H ɕiɪn).

Noun

hoá thân

1. (Buddhism) the Nirmāṇakāya (Buddha's physical incarnation)
2. an embodiment (entity typifying an abstraction)

Verb

hoá thân

1. to embody; to personify
2. to metamorphose; to transform dramatically