看破红尘

Traditional: 看破紅塵
kàn pò hóng chén
Dictionary entry
(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

What does 看破红尘 mean?

看破红尘 (kàn pò hóng chén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(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

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看破红尘
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