四大石窟 sì dà shí kū

the four famous Chinese Buddhist grottoes

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes lóng mén shí kū at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves yún gāng shí kū at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves mò gāo kū at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves mài jī shān shí kū at Tianshui, Gansu

Characters

Character Meaning
four; 4
big; large; great
stone; rock; surname Shi
cave; hole