WordTaiwan frequency #21,379
現身說法
ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄚˇ
“originally a Buddhist term for Guanyin appearing in different forms to teach beings; now to use one's own experience as an example to advise or persuade others”
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現
ㄒㄧㄢˋ
to appear; to manifest; present; existing; current; now; cash (short for 現金)
身
ㄕㄣ
Body; trunk; life; oneself; personal experience; one's character or conduct; the main part of something; pregnant; classifier for suits of clothes.
說
ㄕㄨㄛ
to speak; to say; to talk; to explain; to discuss; to scold; to tell off; a theory or doctrine; to arrange a marriage
法
ㄈㄚˇ
Law; method; way; principle; France; French; (Buddhism) dharma; (physics) farad; used in phrases like 'no way' or 'figure out a way'.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 現在ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋnow; at present; currently; nowadays
- 發現ㄈㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋto discover; to find; to notice; to become aware of; to detect
- 無法ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇunable to; incapable of; no way to; no method to
- 出現ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄢˋto appear; to emerge; to show up; to arise; to come into view
- 身體ㄕㄣ ㄊㄧˇthe body; one's health; physically; in person
- 表現ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋto show; to display; to manifest; expression; behavior; performance (at work, etc.).
- 方法ㄈㄤ ㄈㄚˇmethod; way; technique; procedure; a means or steps taken to achieve a goal
- 現場ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄤˇthe scene of an event (crime, accident); the actual location; on the spot; in person; live (at the scene).
- 說明ㄕㄨㄛ ㄇㄧㄥˊto explain; to illustrate; to show; explanation; directions; caption
- 辦法ㄅㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇway of handling something; means; measure; practical solution to a problem
- 想法ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇway of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way to do something
- 現象ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋphenomenon; observable event or fact; appearance; in philosophy, the perceived appearance of things as opposed to their true nature