唵 ng n ǎn

used in Buddhist texts to transliterate non-Chinese sounds; to eat with the hand

DEFINITIONS

唵 ǎn
  • (interjection) oh!
  • (dialect) to stuff sth in one's mouth
  • (used in buddhist transliterations) om

WORDS

唵嘛呢叭咪吽 ǎn ma ní bā mī hōng Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra
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