embodiment; incarnation
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
embodiment; personification (of an abstract concept)
Used to describe someone or something that represents an abstract quality like justice, love, or evil. Often follows the pattern 'X 的化身'.
In old novels, Bao Gong is depicted as the embodiment of justice.
She is the personification of beauty.
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Many people see this philanthropist as the embodiment of benevolence.
In many people's hearts, the white dove is the embodiment of peace.
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incarnation; manifestation (of a Buddha or bodhisattva in human form)
formalBuddhist term referring to the temporary physical form taken by a deity to appear in the human world. Distinguished from the 'true body' (真身).
The protagonist of this novel is exactly the author's own alter ego or incarnation.
In order to save all living beings, Guanyin Bodhisattva has billions of incarnations.
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It is said that this eminent monk is an incarnation of the Buddha.