慈悲

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Meanings

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1.mercy

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Wiktionary

1.merciful; benevolent; pitying

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Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit मैत्रीकरुणा (maitrīkaruṇā, “benevolence and compassion”).

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Derived terms

假慈悲大發慈悲大发慈悲慈悲殺人慈悲杀人慈悲為懷慈悲为怀慈悲為本慈悲为本無慈悲无慈悲貓哭耗子——假慈悲 / 猫哭耗子——假慈悲

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Related words

假慈悲 phony mercy 慈悲为本 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion