看破

kànpò
  1. to see through
  2. disillusioned with
  3. to reject (the world of mortals)

CEDICT

  1. to be resigned to what is inevitable
  2. to see through something

Wiktionary

  1. 看透、识破。《官话指南．卷一．应对须知》：「若是有撒谎骗人的事，教人看破了，自己也丢脸。」《镜花缘．第七回》：「从前好梦歹梦，俱已做过，今看破红尘，意欲求仙访道。」也作「看穿」。
  2. 看开。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 看 kàn
  1. to see; to look at
  2. to read
  3. to watch
  4. to visit; to call on
  5. to consider; to regard as
  6. to look after
  7. to treat (a patient or illness)
  8. to depend on
  9. to feel (that)
  10. (after a verb) to give it a try
  11. to watch out for
2 破 pò
  1. broken
  2. damaged
  3. worn out
  4. lousy
  5. rotten
  6. to break, split or cleave
  7. to get rid of
  8. to destroy
  9. to break with
  10. to defeat
  11. to capture (a city etc)
  12. to expose the truth of

Containing this entry

看破红尘 kànpòhóngchén (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society

Related entries

识破 shípò
  1. to penetrate
  2. to see through
拆穿 chāichuān
  1. to expose
  2. to unmask
  3. to see through (a lie etc)
看透 kàntòu
  1. to understand thoroughly
  2. to see beyond the facade
  3. to see through (sb)
剔除 tīchú
  1. to reject
  2. to discard
  3. to get rid of
拒接 jùjiē
  1. to reject
  2. to refuse to take a call
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