看破紅塵 kān pò hóng chén

disillusioned with human society

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. disillusioned with human society
  2. 2. to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
  3. 3. to reject the world for a monastic life

Characters

Character Meaning
看 kān HSK 1
to see; to look at; to watch
破 pò HSK 4
broken; to break, split or cleave; damaged
紅 hóng
red; popular; revolutionary
塵 chén
dust; dirt; earth