"Worldly" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 shì sú profane / secular / worldly
 jiě tuō to untie / to free / to absolve of / to get free of / to extirpate oneself / (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries
 hóng chén the world of mortals (Buddhism) / human society / worldly affairs
 chū shì to be born / to come into being / to withdraw from worldly affairs
 kǔ hǎi lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery
 wán shì bù gōng to trifle without respect (idiom) / to despise worldly conventions / frivolous
 shì qíng worldly affairs / the ways of the world
 yǔ shì wú zhēng to stand aloof from worldly affairs
 rén qíng shì gù worldly wisdom / the ways of the world / to know how to get on in the world
 yù hǎi ocean of lust (Buddhist term) / worldly desires
 shēn wài zhī wù mere worldly possessions
 bì xǐ zūn róng to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
 fú lì mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame
 dàn bó míng lì not caring about fame and fortune (idiom) / indifferent to worldly rewards
 kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. / Repent and ye shall be saved!
 chāo rán shì shì to consider oneself above worldly matters (idiom)
 shì wù worldly affairs
 wài cháng rén sophisticated, worldly person / man of the world
 wàng jī free of worldly concerns / above the fray / at peace with the world
 bù zhì bù qiú (idiom) to be free of jealousy or greed / to live a simple life, free from worldly desires
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