五失本三不易

wǔshīběnsānbùyì
  1. (Buddhism) Five ways the meanings of the source material are lost and the three difficulties of translation.
  2. Five ways the meanings of the source material are lost and the three difficulties of translation.

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 五 wǔ
  1. five
  2. 5
=2 失 shī
  1. to lose
  2. to miss
  3. to fail
=2 失 yì
  1. alternative form of 佚 (“to ignore; indulgent”)
  2. alternative form of 逸 (yì, “to flee; to run away”)
3 本 běn
  1. (bound form) root; stem
  2. (bound form) origin; source
  3. (bound form) one's own; this
  4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
  5. (bound form) original
  6. (bound form) inherent
  7. originally; initially
  8. capital; principal
  9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
4 三不 sānbù the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
=5 易 Yì
  1. surname Yi
  2. abbr. for 易经 Yìjīng, the Book of Changes
=5 易 yì
  1. easy
  2. amiable
  3. to change
  4. to exchange
  5. prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"