yànkou口
口
technical
noun
Meaning of 焰口
焰口 means hungry ghost (preta) with flames issuing from the mouth; Buddhist ritual of feeding hungry ghosts; food offering ceremony. Pronounced yàn kou.
- hungry ghost (preta) with flames issuing from the mouth
- Buddhist ritual of feeding hungry ghosts; food offering ceremony
Definitions & Examples
Fó佛
jiào教
jīng经
diǎn典
miáo描
shù述
yàn焰
kǒu口
guǐ鬼
yīn因
lìn吝
sè啬
tān贪
lán婪
ér而
shòu受
bào报
ying应
。
Buddhist scriptures describe how hungry ghosts with flaming mouths suffer retribution for their stinginess and greed.
È饿
guǐ鬼
dào道
zhōng中
de的
zhòng众
shēng生
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
yàn焰
kǒu口
。
The beings in the realm of hungry ghosts are called 'flaming mouths'.