放生

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Chinese

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to release; to free; to let go
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation

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Verb

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放生

  1. to free captive animals
    1. (Buddhism) to buy captive fish or birds to set them free (of Buddhists)
  2. (by extension) to spare somebody

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (放生):

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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放生 (bangsaeng) (hangeul 방생)

  1. hanja form? of 방생 (freeing captive animals, etc.)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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放生

  1. (Buddhism) chữ Hán form of phóng sinh (to release captive animals into the wild).