hoá thân

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Vietnamese

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 Hóa thân (Phật giáo) on Vietnamese Wikipedia
 Hóa thân (truyện) on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 化身, composed of (to transform) and (body), Middle Chinese 化身 (hˠuaH ɕiɪn).

Noun

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hoá thân

  1. (Buddhism) the Nirmāṇakāya (Buddha's physical incarnation)
  2. an embodiment (entity typifying an abstraction)

Verb

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hoá thân

  1. to embody; to personify
  2. to metamorphose; to transform dramatically