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、識破。《官話指南．卷一．應對須知》：「若是有撒謊騙人的事，教人看破了，自己也丟臉。」《鏡花緣．第七回》：「從前好夢歹夢，俱已做過，今看破紅塵，意欲求仙訪道。」也作「看穿」。
  2. 看開。

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

看破紅塵 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

識破 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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