n.
<汉> 观音, 观世音菩萨

[ noun ]
(Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
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Kwan yin \Kwan yin\, Kwan-yin \Kwan-yin\prop. n. (Buddhism)
A female Bodhisattva; often called Goddess of Mercy and
considered an aspect of the Bodisattva Avalokitesvara;
identified with Japanese Kwannon.

Syn: Kuan Yin.
[WordNet 1.5]