摩睺羅伽 mó hóu luó jiā

DEFINITIONS

  1. Mahoraga, snake's headed Indian deity
  2. a protector deity of Buddhist law

CHARACTERS

摩 mó
HSK 5
rub, scour, grind; friction
睺 hóu (Cant.) to watch
羅 luó net for catching birds; gauze
伽 jiā transcription of sanskrit 'gha' in buddhist texts ('samgha', etc.); (nursing; attending; entertainer) (Jap.); temple; in Chinese this character is not used alone