救人一命,勝造七級浮屠

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Chinese[edit]

to save; to assist; to rescue man; person; people
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
life; fate victorious; able to do; competent enough to
 
to make; to build; to invent
to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture
seven
 
level; grade; rank
level; grade; rank; step
Buddha; Futu
trad. (救人一命,勝造七級浮屠) 浮屠
simp. (救人一命,胜造七级浮屠) 浮屠
Literally: “saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda”.

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救人一命,勝造七級浮屠

  1. saving a life is of boundless beneficence