開光

Chinese

open; operate (vehicle); start light; ray; bright
trad. (開光) 開 光
simp. (开光) 开 光

Pronunciation


Verb

開光

  1. (Buddhism) to perform an eye-opening ceremony for a newly built idol; to consecrate; to bless
  2. (humorous) to shave one's hair or face

Derived terms

  • 開光點眼/开光点眼

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (開光):
  • → Korean: 개광(開光) (gaegwang)
  • → Vietnamese: khai quang (開光)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
開光

Verb

開光

  1. chữ Hán form of khai quang (“to consecrate a Buddha image”).
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