曼殊沙华

曼殊沙華
mànshūshāhuá
  1. (Buddhism) a flower attested in Buddhist literature
  2. a flower attested in Buddhist literature

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 曼 màn
  1. handsome
  2. large
  3. long
2 殊 shū
  1. (literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to surpass
  2. (bound form) different
  3. (bound form) special; remarkable
  4. (literary) very; extremely
=3 沙 Shā surname Sha
=3 沙 shā
  1. granule
  2. hoarse
  3. raspy
  4. sand
  5. powder
  6. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

classifier: 粒
=3 沙 shà (dialect) to sift; to sieve
=4 华 Huá abbr. for China
=4 华 Huà
  1. Mount Hua 华山 Huà Shān in Shaanxi
  2. surname Hua
=4 华 huā
  1. old variant of 花 huā
  2. flower
=4 华 huá
  1. magnificent
  2. splendid
  3. flowery