大乘

Dàchéng
  1. (Buddhism) Mahayana
  2. Mahayana

Wiktionary

Homographs

大乘 Dàshèng
  1. Mahayana, the Great Vehicle
  2. Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond
  3. also pr. Dàchéng

Entry Composition

=1 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
=1 大 dài see 大夫 dàifu
=2 乘 Chéng surname Cheng
=2 乘 chéng
  1. to ride
  2. to mount
  3. to make use of
  4. to avail oneself of
  5. to take advantage of
  6. to multiply (math.)
  7. Buddhist sect or creed
=2 乘 shèng
  1. (archaic) four horse military chariot
  2. (archaic) four
  3. generic term for history books
=2 乘 chéng old variant of 乘 chéng

Containing this entry

大乘佛教 Dàchéng Fójiào