Meaning of 焰口
焰口 means hungry ghost (preta) with flames issuing from the mouth. Pronounced yàn kǒu.
- hungry ghost (preta) with flames issuing from the mouth
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.