阿弥陀佛

阿彌陀佛
Āmítuófó
interjection #25,729

Meanings

  1. 1 Amitabha Buddha
  2. 2 may the lord Buddha preserve us!
  3. 3 merciful Buddha! (exclamation of relief or disbelief)

Examples

Tīng dào tā píng'ān guīlái, lǎorén hézhǎng shuō: Āmítuófó!
Hearing that he had returned safely, the old person clasped their hands and said: 'Merciful Buddha!'
Āmítuófó, xìnghǎo méiyǒu chū dà shì.
Thank the Buddha, fortunately nothing serious happened.

Tips

culture
阿弥陀佛 (Amitabha) is the Buddha of Infinite Light and Life, central to Pure Land Buddhism, which is widespread in China. The phrase is recited as a prayer and also used colloquially by non-Buddhists to express relief.
history
The name is a transliteration of Sanskrit 'Amitābha.' It entered Chinese through Buddhist scripture translations during the Han Dynasty.

Stroke Order

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