hoá thân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 化身, composed of 化 (“to transform”) and 身 (“body”), Middle Chinese 化身 (xwaeH syin).

Noun

hoá thân

  1. (Buddhism) the Nirmāṇakāya (Buddha's physical incarnation)
  2. an embodiment (entity typifying an abstraction)

Verb

hoá thân

  1. to embody; to personify
  2. to metamorphose; to transform dramatically
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