活菩萨

活菩薩

huópúsà

idiom #62,664

Measure Word

一位活菩萨 wèi

Meanings

1 a living Buddha
2 a kind-hearted, merciful person
3 a saint (fig.)

Characters

Examples

王大夫简直是个活菩萨，救了不少人。

Wáng dàifu jiǎnzhí shì ge huópúsà, jiù le bù shǎo rén.

Dr. Wang is nothing short of a living Buddha — he's saved so many people.

多亏这位活菩萨出手相助。

Duōkuī zhè wèi huópúsà chūshǒu xiāngzhù.

Thanks to this kind soul stepping in to help.

Tips

culture

Draws on the Buddhist image of a bodhisattva (菩萨) as a compassionate being who rescues sufferers. Calling someone a 活菩萨 is one of the highest compliments you can give a kind-hearted person.

Stroke Order

活 huó

菩 pú

萨 sà