KWAN-YIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva
   • often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
   • identified with Japanese Kwannon
   Synonym(s)
   • Kuan Yin (what does Kuan Yin mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Kwan-yin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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