老僧入定 — “An old monk enters deep meditation”
老僧入定 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sit motionless and deeply concentrated, like an old monk in deep meditation; to be completely absorbed and still”. Literally, “An old monk enters deep meditation”.
老僧入定 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 老
- lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
- lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
- lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
- lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
- lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
- lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
- lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
- lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything
- lǎo老tiān天bá拔dì地old person's stiff, slow, clumsy movements
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What does 老僧入定 mean?
老僧入定 (lǎo sēng rù dìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sit motionless and deeply concentrated, like an old monk in deep meditation; to be completely absorbed and still”.
How do you pronounce 老僧入定?
老僧入定 is pronounced lǎo sēng rù dìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老僧入定 literally mean?
Literally, 老僧入定 means “an old monk enters deep meditation”. It is used to mean “to sit motionless and deeply concentrated, like an old monk in deep meditation; to be completely absorbed and still”.
What is the Chinese definition of 老僧入定?
和尚静坐，使心定于一处，不起杂念，叫入定。形容人静静地端坐着。