面壁 miànbì

  1. miànbì verb to devote oneself to study or work
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Education
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '面壁')
  2. miànbì verb to face the wall in sitting meditation
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
  3. miànbì verb to face the wall; to sit facing the wall in meditation
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Refers to Bodhidharma meditating for nine years while facing a wall (FGDB '面壁九年')

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  • 面壁九年 to sit facing the wall in meditation for nine years

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面壁思过

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