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四諦 (sei3 dai3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

四諦 (sei3 dai3, sì dì) — the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]

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Related words

• 四不像 (sei3 bat1 zoeng6) — Elaphurus davidianus
• 四九仔 (sei3 gau2 zai2) — 49er, which means an ordinary member in Triad
• 四五行動 (sei3 ng5 hang4 dung6) — April 5th Action, a socialist political organisation in Hong Kong
• 四仔 (sei3 zai2) — adult's videos; pornography
• 四便 (sei3 bin6) — surrounding
• 四個字 (sei3 go3 zi6) — four words or characters; twenty minutes

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