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革凡成圣

革凡成圣 — “To shed the mundane and become holy/sage-like”

革凡成圣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shed one's ordinary or mundane habits and attain sainthood or enlightenment; to transform from a common person into a sage or a person of great moral and spiritual elevation”. Literally, “To shed the mundane and become holy/sage-like”.

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革凡成圣 Pronunciation and Pinyin

革凡成圣 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
革
gé9leather, change, reform
凡
fán3all, every, ordinary
成
chéng7to become or succeed
圣
shèng5holy, sacred, saintly

Example Sentence with 革凡成圣

经过多年的修行和内省,他终于明白了人生的真谛,仿佛完成了革凡成圣的转变。
After years of cultivation and introspection, he finally understood the true meaning of life, as if he had completed the transformation of shedding the mundane and becoming enlightened.

Idioms Related to 革凡成圣

Synonyms of 革凡成圣

  • gé革fán凡dēng登shèng圣shed the mundane and ascend to sagehood

More idioms starting with 革

  • gé革mìng命chuàng创zhì制revolutionize and establish new systems
  • gé革mìng命fǎn反zhèng正revolutionize and restore order
  • gé革tú图yì易lǜ虑change plans and alter considerations
  • gé革jiān奸chǎn铲bào暴root out evil and suppress violence
  • gé革dài带yí移kǒng孔grow increasingly gaunt
  • gé革xīn心yì易xíng行reform one's thinking and behavior
  • gé革gù故lì立xīn新abolish the old and set up the new
  • gé革gù故dǐng鼎xīn新discard the old and introduce the new
  • gé革xīn新biàn变jiù旧innovate and replace the old
  • gé革jiù旧cóng从xīn新discard the old and follow the new
  • gé革jiù旧tú图xīn新discard the old and usher in the new

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Questions about 革凡成圣

What does 革凡成圣 mean?

革凡成圣 (gé fán chéng shèng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shed one's ordinary or mundane habits and attain sainthood or enlightenment; to transform from a common person into a sage or a person of great moral and spiritual elevation”.

How do you pronounce 革凡成圣?

革凡成圣 is pronounced gé fán chéng shèng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 革凡成圣 literally mean?

Literally, 革凡成圣 means “to shed the mundane and become holy/sage-like”. It is used to mean “to shed one's ordinary or mundane habits and attain sainthood or enlightenment; to transform from a common person into a sage or a person of great moral and spiritual elevation”.

What is the Chinese definition of 革凡成圣?

革除凡习,成为圣哲。

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