救人一命胜造七级浮屠 in English jiu4 ren2 yi1 ming4 sheng4 zao4 qi1 ji2 fu2 tu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

救 人 一 命 胜 造 七 级 浮 屠

Traditional Characters

救 人 一 命 勝 造 七 級 浮 屠

Pinyin

jiu4 ren2 yi1 ming4 sheng4 zao4 qi1 ji2 fu2 tu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

救jiu4variant of 救[jiu4] 人ren2man 一yi1one 命ming4life 胜sheng4victory 造zao4to make 七qi1seven 级ji2level 浮fu2to float 屠tu2surname Tu