慈
悲
为
本
c
í
b
ē
i
w
é
i
b
ě
n
Definitions
1. mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
Components
慈悲
cí bēi
–
mercy
为
wéi
–
as (in the capacity of)
本
běn
–
root