醍醐

tíhú
  1. refined cream cheese
  2. fig. crème de la crème
  3. nirvana
  4. Buddha nature
  5. Buddhist truth
  6. broth
  7. flawless personal character

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) clarified butter; ghee
  2. (literary, figurative) good alcohol; fine liquor
  3. (literary, figurative, Buddhism) the essence of Buddhism
  4. clarified butter; ghee
  5. good alcohol; fine liquor
  6. purified kumiss
  7. the essence of Buddhism

Wiktionary

  1. 从牛奶中精炼出来的乳酪。为油脂状的凝结物，性甘美温润，气味清凉，古以此为纯一无杂的上味。
  2. 佛教喻最高妙的佛法或智慧。
  3. 美酒。

重編國語辭典

  1. 最高妙的佛法或智慧
  2. 无水奶油，酥油
  3. 美酒

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 醍 tí used in 醍醐 tíhú
2 醐 hú used in 醍醐 tíhú

Containing this entry

醍醐灌顶 tíhúguàndǐng
  1. lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom
  2. flawless Buddhist teaching

Related entries

灭度 mièdù
  1. to extinguish worries and the sea of grief
  2. nirvana (Buddhism)
寂灭 jìmiè
  1. to die out
  2. to fade away
  3. nirvana (Buddhism)
佛性 Fóxìng Buddha nature
狗子還有佛性也無？

Does a dog have a Buddha-nature or not?

Source: Tatoeba

清汤 qīngtāng
  1. broth
  2. clear soup
  3. consommé
肉汤 ròutāng
  1. meat soup
  2. broth