真言

zhēnyán
  1. true statement
  2. incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀罗尼)

CEDICT

  1. (religion) incantation
  2. incantation
  3. true words; truthful words

Wiktionary

  1. 真实诚挚的言词。
  2. 宗教上称俱有特殊力量的语词或语句。

重編國語辭典

  1. 宗教上称具有特殊力量的语词或语句
  2. 真实诚挚的言词

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 真 zhēn
  1. really
  2. truly
  3. indeed
  4. real
  5. true
  6. genuine
2 言 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk

Containing this entry

六字真言 liùzìzhēnyán the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
真言宗 Zhēnyánzōng Shingon Buddhism
酒后吐真言 jiǔhòutǔzhēnyán
  1. after wine, spit out the truth
  2. in vino veritas

Related entries

咒 zhòu
  1. incantation
  2. magic spell
  3. curse
  4. malediction
  5. to revile
  6. to put a curse on sb
咒文 zhòuwén
  1. incantation
  2. spell
  3. to curse
咒语 zhòuyǔ
  1. incantation
  2. spell
  3. enchantment
  4. curse
惡毒的巫婆在男人身上施了咒語，把他變成了一隻蟲子。

The wicked witch cast a spell on the man and turned him into a bug.

Source: Tatoeba

陀罗尼 tuóluóní
  1. incantation (Sanskrit: dharani)
  2. religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil)