佛心

fóxīn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Buddha's heart (compassion)
  2. 2 spirit of Buddha
  3. 3 great kindness and mercy

Examples

Zhè wèi lǎo yīshēng yǒu yì kē fóxīn, cóng bù shōu qióngrén de qián.
This old doctor has the heart of a Buddha — he never takes money from the poor.
Mài zhème piányi, lǎobǎn zhēnshi fóxīn láizhe.
Selling it this cheap — the boss really has a Buddha-like heart.

Tips

culture
From Buddhist usage where 佛心 names the awakened mind ( dàcí dàbēi 'great compassion, great mercy'). In modern internet slang, '佛心' (fóxīn jià) means a 'Buddha-heart price' — a generous discount the seller didn't have to give.
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Religious in origin but widely used metaphorically for unusually kind, patient, or generous people.

Stroke Order

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