多含不翻 duō hán bù fān
duō hán bù fān
phrase
a term not translated due to having multiple meanings
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Also written 多種含義; one of the five kinds of untranslatable terms 五种不翻 (FGDB '五种不翻'; Tzu Chuang 2012)
Contained in
- 五种不翻; 1. 多含不翻 2. 祕密不翻 3. 尊贵不翻 4. 顺古不翻 5. 此方无不翻(五種不翻; 1. 多含不翻 2. 祕密不翻 3. 尊貴不翻 4. 順古不翻 5. 此方無不翻) Five Kinds of Untranslatable Terms: 1. Terms with multiple meanings; 2. Terms with esoteric meanings; 3. Terms of reverence; 4. Terms traditionally transliterated; 5. Terms without local equivalent