Hinayana; inferior artistic work
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2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
Hinayana (Lesser Vehicle in Buddhism)
technicalOriginally a technical Buddhist term referring to the Hinayana school, contrasted with Mahayana (大乘).
Fó佛
jiào教
zhōng中
de的
xià下
chéng乘
zhǐ指
de的
shì是
xiǎo小
chéng乘
fó佛
jiào教
。
In Buddhism, 'xiacheng' refers to Hinayana Buddhism.
Tā他
zhuān专
mén门
yán研
jiū究
xià下
chéng乘
fó佛
jiào教
de的
jīng经
diǎn典
。
He specializes in studying the scriptures of Hinayana Buddhism.
noun
mediocre or inferior grade (of literature and art); inferior work
formalExtended metaphorical use from Buddhist terminology to describe artistic or literary works of poor quality, often used in formal criticism.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
bù不
guò过
shì是
xià下
chéng乘
zhī之
zuò作
。
This novel is nothing but an inferior work.
Yǔ与
dà大
shī师
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
zhè这
xiē些
zhǐ只
shì是
xià下
chéng乘
。
Compared to the master's works, these are merely mediocre.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
kè刻
yì意
mó模
fǎng仿
zhǐ只
néng能
suàn算
shì是
yì艺
shù术
zhōng中
de的
xià下
chéng乘
。
Such deliberate imitation can only be considered inferior art.