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What does 菩萨 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

菩萨 púsà

bodhisattva

It can also mean

  • (fig.) kindhearted person

Its characters

  1. 菩 pú (used in 菩萨, 菩提)
  2. 萨 sà bodhisattva (as in 菩萨)

In a sentence

小白龙听了,马上从水里出来,变成一个年轻人,拜了拜:“菩萨,我在这里等了很久,可是一直没有人说‘取经’这两个字。

From 白龙马 · The White Dragon Horse

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