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单词 koan
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ko•an  (kōän),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ans, -an.  Zen.
  1. Eastern Religionsa nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating. Cf. mondo.
  • Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese gōngàn public proposal
  • Japanese kōan, earlier koũ-an
  • 1945–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
koan /ˈkəʊæn/ n
  1. (in Zen Buddhism) a problem or riddle that admits no logical solution
Etymology: from Japanese
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