







救人一命,胜造七级浮屠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to save a life is an act of immense merit”. Far superior to building a magnificent temple or pagoda. Literally, “Saving one life is better than building a seven-story pagoda”.

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Open the tool →救人一命,胜造七级浮屠 (jiù rén yī mìng , shèng zào qī jí fú tú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to save a life is an act of immense merit”.
救人一命,胜造七级浮屠 is pronounced jiù rén yī mìng , shèng zào qī jí fú tú in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 救人一命,胜造七级浮屠 means “Saving one life is better than building a seven-story pagoda”. It is used to mean “to save a life is an act of immense merit”.
指救人性命功德无量。