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革凡登圣

革凡登圣 — “Cast off the mundane and ascend to sainthood/sagehood”

革凡登圣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shed common customs and habits to attain spiritual or moral enlightenment; to transform from an ordinary person into a sage”. Literally, “Cast off the mundane and ascend to sainthood/sagehood”.

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革凡登圣 Pronunciation and Pinyin

革凡登圣 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
革
gé9leather, change, reform
凡
fán3all, every, ordinary
登
dēng12ascend, publish, ripen
圣
shèng5holy, sacred, saintly

Example Sentence with 革凡登圣

一个人若要真正实现内在的成长,就必须勇于革凡登圣,超越自我。
If one truly wishes to achieve inner growth, they must bravely shed worldly habits and ascend to a higher spiritual state, transcending their former self.

Idioms Related to 革凡登圣

Synonyms of 革凡登圣

  • gé革fán凡chéng成shèng圣shed the mundane, become holy

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 革凡登圣

What does 革凡登圣 mean?

革凡登圣 (gé fán dēng shèng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shed common customs and habits to attain spiritual or moral enlightenment; to transform from an ordinary person into a sage”.

How do you pronounce 革凡登圣?

革凡登圣 is pronounced gé fán dēng shèng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 革凡登圣 literally mean?

Literally, 革凡登圣 means “Cast off the mundane and ascend to sainthood/sagehood”. It is used to mean “to shed common customs and habits to attain spiritual or moral enlightenment; to transform from an ordinary person into a sage”.

What is the Chinese definition of 革凡登圣?

革除凡习,成为圣哲。同“革凡成圣”。

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