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甘 [py] gan1 [wg] kan [ko] kam [ja] カン kan ||| Sweet; sweetness (Skt. madhu; Tib. m.nar ba). One of the "five flavors." [Dictionary References] naka185b [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

甘露 [py] gan1lou4 [wg] kan-lou [ko] kamno [ja] カンロ kanro ||| (1) The nectar (am.rta, soma; Pali amata) of the gods, which wards off old age and death. (2) A metaphor for the teaching of the Buddha. (3) Originally, the Sanskrit a-mrta means 'no-death.' (4) Prior to Buddhism, this term "sweet dew" referred to the delicious dew that pervaded the realm during the rulership of a benevolent sage-king. 〔老子、三十二〕 [Dictionary References] naka185c [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

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甚深 [py] she2 shen1 [wg] shen-shen [ko] simsim [ja] ジンジン jinjin ||| Incredibly profound; extremely deep. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

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