辟谷(bì gǔ): (Taoism) to abstain from eating cereals
2 charactersTrad. 闢谷
(Taoism) to abstain from eating cereals
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- bì gǔ
- Meaning
- (Taoism) to abstain from eating cereals; to fast
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 闢谷
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 辟谷 — tap one to open its word page.
shān山gǔ谷
HSK 6valley
kāi开pì辟
HSK 7-9to open up; to create; to establish
dī低gǔ谷
HSK 7-9valley
xiá峡gǔ谷
HSK 7-9canyon
kāi开tiān天pì辟dì地
HSK 7-9(lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盘古 creation myth) (idiom)
fù复bì辟
to recover one's power or authority
jīng精pì辟
clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis)
wǔ五gǔ谷
five crops, e.g. millet 粟, soybean 豆, sesame 麻, barley 麦, rice 稻 or other variants
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