"面壁" meaning in Chinese

See 面壁 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /miːn²² pɪk̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/, /miːn²² pɪk̚⁵/ Chinese transliterations: miànbì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], min⁶ bik¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], miànbì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], miànbì [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mien⁴-pi⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], myàn-bì [Mandarin, Yale], miannbih [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], мяньби [Mandarin, Palladius], mjanʹbi [Mandarin, Palladius], mihn bīk [Cantonese, Yale], min⁶ bik⁷ [Cantonese, Pinyin], min⁶ big¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], mjienH pek [Middle-Chinese]
Etymology: Bodhidharma, the Buddhist monk credited with transmitting Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China, was said to have practised wall-gazing for nine years near the Shaolin Monastery. Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 面壁
  1. (Buddhism) to sit facing the wall in meditation Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-面壁-zh-verb-d1hnf2vZ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 61 22 17 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. (figurative, especially Buddhism) to study or work with undivided attention Tags: especially, figuratively Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-面壁-zh-verb-WYI~fvZA Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  3. (in general) to face the wall (especially as a punishment); to stand facing the wall (to self-reflect) Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-面壁-zh-verb-ySkUxtFo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 九年面壁, 杜門面壁, 杜门面壁, 面壁下帷, 面壁九年, 面壁功深, 面壁參, 面壁参, 面壁坐禪, 面壁坐禅, 面壁思過 (miànbìsīguò), 面壁思过 (miànbìsīguò), 面壁磨磚, 面壁磨砖, 面壁而已, 面壁虛構, 面壁虚构

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      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "miànbì"
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      "word": "杜门面壁"
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    {
      "word": "面壁下帷"
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      "word": "面壁九年"
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    {
      "word": "面壁功深"
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    {
      "word": "面壁參"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "面壁坐禪"
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      "word": "面壁坐禅"
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      "roman": "miànbìsīguò",
      "word": "面壁思過"
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      "word": "面壁思过"
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      "word": "面壁磨砖"
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      "word": "面壁而已"
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      "zh-pron": "miànbì"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁶ bik¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miànbì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miànbì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mien⁴-pi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "myàn-bì"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miannbih"
    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мяньби"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mjanʹbi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mihn bīk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁶ bik⁷"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁶ big¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn²² pɪk̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mjienH pek"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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    "Bodhidharma",
    "Shaolin Monastery"
  ],
  "word": "面壁"
}

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