酒肉穿腸過，佛祖心中留

Chinese

		alcoholic drink	meat; flesh	to bore through; pierce; perforate to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread	intestines	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-		founder of a Buddhist sect; the Buddha	in one's mind; in one's heart	leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
trad. (酒肉穿腸過，佛祖心中留)		酒	肉	穿	腸	過	，	佛祖	心中	留
simp. (酒肉穿肠过，佛祖心中留)		酒	肉	穿	肠	过	，	佛祖	心中	留
Literally: “Alcohol and meat pass through the gut while Buddha remains in the heart.”

Etymology

From Ji Gong. The full quote was:

酒肉穿腸過，佛祖心中留。世人若學我，如同進魔道。 [MSC, trad.]
酒肉穿肠过，佛祖心中留。世人若学我，如同进魔道。 [MSC, simp.]

Jiǔ ròu chuān cháng guò, fózǔ xīnzhōng liú. shìrén ruò xué wǒ, rútóng jìn módào. [Pinyin]

Alcohol and meat pass through my gut, Buddha remains in my heart. But if ordinary people do like me, this is like entering the world of evil.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǔròu chuān cháng guò, fózǔ xīnzhōng liú

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ , ㄈㄛˊ ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔròu chuān cháng guò, fózǔ xīnzhōng liú
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ , ㄈㄛˊ ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒuròu chuan cháng guò, fózǔ sinjhong lióu
    • Wade–Giles: chiu³-jou⁴ chʻuan¹ chʻang² kuo⁴, fo²-tsu³ hsin¹-chung¹ liu²
    • Yale: jyǒu-ròu chwān cháng gwò-, fwó-dzǔ syīn-jūng lyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeourow chuan charng guoh, fortzuu shinjong liou
    • Palladius: цзюжоу чуань чан го, фоцзу синьчжун лю (czjužou čuanʹ čan go, foczu sinʹčžun lju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Proverb

酒肉穿腸過，佛祖心中留

1. It is fine for a Buddhist to consume meat and alcohol as long as they have Buddha in their heart

Synonyms

• 酒肉穿腸過，佛在心中留／酒肉穿肠过，佛在心中留
• 佛在心頭坐，酒肉腑腸過／佛在心头坐，酒肉腑肠过