尘塵

bụi; bụi bặm

fine dust (esp. in environmental and industrial contexts)

(idiom) untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible

speck of dust; fine dust

see 一塵不染|一尘不染[yi1 chen2 bu4 ran3]

dust fall; fallout (volcanic, nuclear etc); particulate matter

outstanding; above the common; out of the ordinary

lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness; fig. to ride like the wind (idiom)

dust fall; fallout (volcanic, nuclear etc); particulate matter

to eliminate dust (i.e. filter out suspended particles)

dusting machine; dust filter

windblown dust; hardships of travel; vicissitudes of life; prostitution

lit. covered in dust (idiom); fig. travel-worn

floating dust; atmospheric particles

the world of mortals (Buddhism); human society; worldly affairs

to live an exhausting journey

(idiom) to lead the pack by a wide margin; to leave one's competitors trailing behind in one's dust

mundane world (in religious context); this mortal coil

the past; impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)

(idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society