"bi quan" meaning in Vietnamese

See bi quan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ʔɓi˧˧ kwaːn˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɓɪj˧˧ kwaːŋ˧˧] [Huế], [ʔɓɪj˧˧ waːŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲觀, composed of 悲 (“sad; compassionate”) and 觀 (“outlook”), from Japanese 悲観 (hikan, literally “sad outlook”), reinterpreted from Buddhist Literary Chinese 悲觀 (bēiguān, literally “compassionate outlook”), mentioned in the Chinese version of the Lotus Sutra together with 慈觀 /慈观 (từ quan, literally “benevolent outlook”). See also từ bi and Quan Thế Âm. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|悲觀}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|悲|sad; compassionate|觀|outlook}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲觀, composed of 悲 (“sad; compassionate”) and 觀 (“outlook”), {{bor|vi|ja|悲観|lit=sad outlook|tr=hikan}} Japanese 悲観 (hikan, literally “sad outlook”), {{der|vi|lzh|悲觀|lit=compassionate outlook}} Literary Chinese 悲觀 (bēiguān, literally “compassionate outlook”) Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} bi quan, {{vi-adj}} bi quan
  1. pessimistic Wikipedia link: Lotus Sutra
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