土鬼可语

English translation: Ghost of the soil can talk

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Chinese term or phrase:土鬼可语
English translation:Ghost of the soil can talk
Entered by: morena_i

08:38 May 31, 2010
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Art/Literary - Philosophy
Chinese term or phrase: 土鬼可语
In 中国哲学史大纲 Hu Shi make a list of taoist and buddhist terms from the guanyinzi, this is one of them. I just need a short explanation of it.
Thanks so much!
morena_i
Local time: 14:38
Ghost of the soil can talk
Explanation:
土: the soil, the earth,
鬼: ghost
土鬼: ghost of the soil
可语: can talk
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Ghost of the soil can talk


Explanation:
土: the soil, the earth,
鬼: ghost
土鬼: ghost of the soil
可语: can talk

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