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醍醐灌顶

tí hú guàn dǐng

4-character word Traditional 醍醐灌頂

What 醍醐灌顶 means

1. lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom
2. flawless Buddhist teaching

The characters in 醍醐灌顶

• 醍tíused in 醍醐
• 醐húused in 醍醐
• 灌guànto irrigate; to pour; to install (software)
• 顶dǐngapex; crown of the head; top

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