衣钵 yī bō

legacy; mantle

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37785th word

Definitions

  1. 1. legacy
  2. 2. mantle
  3. 3. the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism)

Characters

Character Meaning
衣 yī HSK 1
clothes; Kangxi radical 145; to wear
钵 bō
variant of 缽bō; a monk's alms bowl