普渡

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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general; popular; everywhere
general; popular; everywhere; universal
 
to cross; to pass through; to ferry
simp. and trad.
(普渡)
alternative forms 普度

Verb

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普渡

  1. (Buddhism) to save (sentient beings) universally
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Noun

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普渡

  1. (Buddhism) Ghost Festival; Ullambana Festival
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Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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general; popular; everywhere
general; popular; everywhere; universal
 
to cross; to pass through; to ferry
simp. and trad.
(普渡)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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普渡

  1. () Pudu River (a river in Yunnan, China)

Etymology 3

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phonetic
simp. and trad.
(普渡)

From English pudu.

Noun

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普渡

  1. (鹿) (zoology) pudu (a type of antelope)

Etymology 4

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general; popular; everywhere
general; popular; everywhere; universal
 
to cross; to pass through; to ferry
simp. and trad.
(普渡)

Phono-semantic matching of English Purdue.

Proper noun

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普渡

  1. Purdue
    普渡大學 [MSC, trad.]
    普渡大学 [MSC, simp.]
    Pǔdù Dàxué [Pinyin]
    Purdue University

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

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普渡

  1. chữ Hán form of phổ độ (to save).