甘露

Chinese

sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.)
 
to show; to reveal; to expose
to show; to reveal; to expose; dew
trad. (甘露)
simp. #(甘露)

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit अमृत (amṛta, immortal). Tibetan equivalent is བདུད་རྩི (bdud rtsi).

Pronunciation


Noun

甘露

  1. (Buddhism) amrita
  2. (mythology) immortality potion
  3. sweet dew
  4. honeydew (sweet, sticky secretion by aphids); nectar

Derived terms

  • 甘露味國甘露味国
  • 甘露味經甘露味经
  • 甘露味論甘露味论
  • 甘露水漿甘露水浆
  • 甘露經甘露经
  • 甘露飯甘露饭
  • 甘露鼓經甘露鼓经

Proper noun

甘露

  1. (Hong Kong, Taiwan) Kamloops (a city in British Columbia, Canada)

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (甘露):
  • Japanese: (かん)() (kanro)
  • Korean: 감로(甘露) (gamno)
  • Vietnamese: cam lộ, cam lồ (甘露)

Further reading

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