放不下 fàng bù xià
fàng bù xià
set phrase
unable to let go
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '放不下')
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- 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.
- 名利看不破 道德难增长 私情放不下 事功难建立(名利看不破 道德難增長 私情放不下 事功難建立) One cannot grow morally without seeing beyond fame and gain; One cannot be accomplished without transcending personal matters.
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- Scroll 2 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 2 , has English translation
- Scroll 2 Quotations from Abbot Xu Tang 虛堂和尚語錄 — count: 1
- Scroll 19 Quotations from Chan Master Dahui Pujue 大慧普覺禪師語錄 — count: 1
- Scroll 25 Quotations from Chan Master Dahui Pujue 大慧普覺禪師語錄 — count: 1
- Scroll 4 Wan Song Laoren Ping Chang Tian Tong Jue Heshang Song Gu Congrong An Lu 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 — count: 1 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Jing Tu Huo Wen 淨土或問 — count: 1
- Scroll 9 Quotations from Abbot Xu Tang 虛堂和尚語錄 — count: 1
- Scroll 1 Whip for Spurring Students Onward Through the Chan Barrier Checkpoints (Changuan Cejin) 禪關策進 — count: 1
- Scroll 5 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 1
- Scroll 29 Quotations from Chan Master Dahui Pujue 大慧普覺禪師語錄 — count: 1
Collocations
- 放不下担 (放不下擔) 放不下擔取 — Quotations from Chan Master Dahui Pujue 大慧普覺禪師語錄, Scroll 29 — count: 2