慈悲

cíbēi
mercy

CEDICT

  1. (originally Buddhism) merciful; benevolent; pitying
  2. merciful; benevolent; pitying

Wiktionary

  1. 佛教用语。慈指给予众生安乐；悲指拔除众生的痛苦。后俗讹为慈爱、悲悯的同义词。
  2. 北平方言。指了断、解决。

重編國語辭典

慈爱，悲悯

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 慈 cí
  1. compassionate
  2. gentle
  3. merciful
  4. kind
  5. humane
2 悲 bēi
  1. sad
  2. sadness
  3. sorrow
  4. grief

Containing this entry

假慈悲 jiǎcíbēi
  1. phony mercy
  2. sham benevolence
  3. crocodile tears
慈悲为本 cíbēiwéiběn mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
无慈悲 wúcíbēi
大发慈悲 dàfācíbēi
慈悲杀人 cíbēishārén

Related entries

怜悯 liánmǐn
  1. to take pity on
  2. pity
  3. mercy
憐憫一點。

Have mercy.

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