descend to earth; mortal world
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to descend to the mortal world; to incarnate as a mortal (of gods or immortals)
literaryUsed in religious, mythological, or literary contexts when celestial beings descend to earth.
Shén神
xiān仙
xià下
jiè界
tóu投
tāi胎
wéi为
rén人
。
The deity descended to the mortal world and was reincarnated as a human.
Chuán传
shuō说
zhè这
wèi位
pú菩
sà萨
céng曾
jīng经
xià下
jiè界
pǔ普
dù度
zhòng众
shēng生
。
Legend has it that this bodhisattva once descended to earth to deliver all living beings from suffering.
noun
the mortal world; earth (as opposed to the celestial realm)
literaryUsed in religious, mythological, or literary contexts to contrast with heaven or the celestial realm.
Shàng上
jiè界
de的
xiān仙
rén人
fǔ俯
shì视
zhe着
xià下
jiè界
de的
zhòng众
shēng生
。
The immortals of the upper realm looked down upon all living beings in the mortal world.
Zài在
tā他
kàn看
lái来
，
xià下
jiè界
de的
yī一
qiè切
dōu都
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
kǔ苦
nàn难
。
In his view, everything in the mortal world was filled with suffering.