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仙

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xiān
    xian1
hsien
 hisa
    ひさ

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Immortal
immortal
(1) (See 仙人・1) hermit; wizard; (2) (See 仙術) wizardry; (personal name) Hisa
僊 ṛṣi, 哩始 an immortal. 仙人; 人仙 the genī, of whom there is a famous group of eight 八仙; an ascetic, a man of the hills, a hermit; the Buddha. The 楞嚴經 gives ten kinds of immortals, walkers on the earth, fliers, wanderers at will, into space, into the deva heavens, transforming themselves into any form, etc. The names of ten ṛṣis, who preceded Śākyamuni, the first being 闍提首那? Jatisena; there is also a list of sixty-eight 大仙 given in the 大孔雀咒經下 A classification of five is 天仙 deva genī, 神仙 spirit genī, 人仙 human genī, 地仙 earth, or cavern genī, and 鬼仙 ghost genī.

佛

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fú
    fu2
fu
 hotoke
    ほとけ

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Buddhism / Buddha
used in 仿佛[fang3 fu2]
(surname) Hotoke
Buddha, from budh to "be aware of", "conceive", "observe", "wake"; also 佛陀; 浮圖; 浮陀; 浮頭; 浮塔; 勃陀; 勃馱; 沒馱; 母馱; 母陀; 部陀; 休屠. Buddha means "completely conscious, enlightened", and came to mean the enlightener. he Chinese translation is 覺 to perceive, aware, awake; and 智 gnosis, knowledge. There is an Eternal Buddha, see e.g. the Lotus Sutra, cap. 16, and multitudes of Buddhas, but the personality of a Supreme Buddha, an Ādi-Buddha, is not defined. Buddha is in and through all things, and some schools are definitely Pan-Buddhist in the pantheistic sense. In the triratna 三寳 commonly known as 三寳佛, while Śākyamuni Buddha is the first "person" of the Trinity, his Law the second, and the Order the third, all three by some are accounted as manifestations of the All-Buddha. As Śākyamuni, the title indicates him as the last of the line of Buddhas who have appeared in this world, Maitreya is to be the next. As such he is the one who has achieved enlightenment, having discovered the essential evil of existence (some say mundane existence, others all existence), and the way of deliverance from the constant round of reincarnations; this way is through the moral life into nirvana, by means of self-abnegation, the monastic life, and meditation. By this method a Buddha, or enlightened one, himself obtains Supreme Enlightenment, or Omniscience, and according to Māhāyanism leads all beings into the same enlightenment. He sees things not as they seem in their phenomenal but in their noumenal aspects, as they really are. The term is also applied to those who understand the chain of causality (twelve nidānas) and have attained enlightenment surpassing that of the arhat. Four types of the Buddha are referred to: (1) 三藏佛the Buddha of the Tripiṭaka who attained enlightenment on the bare ground under the bodhi-tree; (2) 通佛the Buddha on the deva robe under the bodhi-tree of the seven precious things; (3) 別佛the Buddha on the great precious Lotus throne under the Lotus realm bodhi-tree; and (4) 圓佛the Buddha on the throne of Space in the realm of eternal rest and glory where he is Vairocana. The Hīnayāna only admits the existence of one Buddha at a time; Mahāyāna claims the existence of many Buddhas at one and the same time, as many Buddhas as there are Buddha-universes, which are infinite in number.

紐


纽

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niǔ
    niu3
niu
 himo(p); himo
    ひも(P); ヒモ

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Neu
to turn; to wrench; button; nu (Greek letter Νν)
(1) (kana only) string; cord; (2) (kana only) leash; (3) (kana only) (colloquialism) (esp. ヒモ) man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp; (4) (kana only) restrictions; conditions; (5) (kana only) mantle (shellfish, etc.); (6) (kana only) {food} small intestine (beef, pork); oviduct meat (chicken)

莫

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mò
    mo4
mo
 maku
    まく

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Mo
do not; there is none who
(adverb) (archaism) must not; may not; (surname) Maku
Not; none; no; do not; translit. ma, mu; cf. 摩.

鮪


鲔

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wěi
    wei3
wei
 maguro
    まぐろ

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Tuna
little tuna; Euthynnus alletteratus
(1) (kana only) tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); (2) (slang) (vulgar) (kana only) dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; (3) (slang) (kana only) body of a person struck by a train; (4) (slang) (kana only) person unconscious due to alcohol; (personal name) Maguro

かう

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 gau
    ガウ
(abbreviation) {internet} (See カウンター・6) automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems); (personal name) Gow

リハ

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 riba
    リバ
(slang) (abbreviation) (See リバーシブル) switch; person who can be either dominant or submissive in a homosexual relationship; (personal name) Riva

世界

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shì jiè
    shi4 jie4
shih chieh
 sekai
    せかい

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The World
world
(1) the world; society; the universe; (2) sphere; circle; world; (can be adjective with の) (3) world-renowned; world-famous; (4) {Buddh} (original meaning) realm governed by one Buddha; space; (surname, female given name) Sekai
Loka 世間; the finite world, the world, a world, which is of two kinds: (1) 衆生世界 that of the living, who are receiving their 正報 correct recompense or karma; (2) 器世界 that of the material, or that on which karma depends for expression. By the living is meant 有情 the sentient.

佛眼

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fó yǎn
    fo2 yan3
fo yen
 butsugen

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The Eye of the Buddha
The eye of Buddha, the enlightened one who sees all and is omniscient.

四諦


四谛

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sì dì
    si4 di4
ssu ti
 shitai
    したい

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Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]
{Buddh} (See 苦集滅道) The Four Noble Truths
catvāri-ārya-satyāni; 四聖諦; 四眞諦. The four dogmas, or noble truths, the primary and fundamental doctrines of Śākyamuni, said to approximate to the form of medical diagnosis. They are pain or 'suffering, its cause, its ending, the way thereto; that existence is suffering, that human passion (taṇhā, 欲 desire) is the cause of continued suffering, that by the destruction of human passion existence may be brought to an end; that by a life of holiness the destruction of human passion may be attained'. Childers. The four are 苦, 聚 (or 集), 滅, and 道諦, i. e. duḥkha 豆佉, samudaya 三牟提耶, nirodha 尼棲陀, and mārga 末加. Eitel interprets them (1) 'that 'misery' is a necessary attribute of sentient existence'; (2) that 'the 'accumulation' of misery is caused by the passions'; (3) that 'the 'extinction' of passion is possible; (4) mārga is 'the doctrine of the 'path' that leads to the extinction of passion'. (1) 苦 suffering is the lot of the 六趣 six states of existence; (2) 集 is the aggregation (or exacerbation) of suffering by reason of the passions; (3) 滅 is nirvana, the extinction of desire and its consequences, and the leaving of the sufferings of mortality as void and extinct; (4) 道 is the way of such extinction, i. e. the 八正道 eightfold correct way. The first two are considered to be related to this life, the last two to 出世間 a life outside or apart from the world. The four are described as the fundamental doctrines first preached to his five former ascetic companions. Those who accepted these truths were in the stage of śrāvaka. There is much dispute as to the meaning of 滅 'extinction' as to whether it means extinction of suffering, of passion, or of existence. The Nirvana Sutra 18 says that whoever accepts the four dogmas will put an end to births and deaths 若能見四諦則得斷生死 which does not of necessity mean the termination of existence but that of continued transmigration. v. 滅.

地獄


地狱

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dì yù
    di4 yu4
ti yü
 jigoku
    じごく

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Hell
hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive
(1) {Buddh} hell realm; Naraka; (2) {Christn} Hell; (3) hell; misery; nightmare; inferno; (4) place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam; (place-name) Jigoku
naraka, 捺落迦 (or 那落迦) ; niraya 泥犂; explained by 不樂 joyless; 可厭 disgusting, hateful; 苦具, 苦器 means of suffering; if 地獄 earth-prison; 冥府 the shades, or departments of darkness. Earth-prison is generally intp. as hell or the hells; it may also be termed purgatory; one of the six gati or ways of transmigration. The hells are divided into three classes: I. Central, or radical, 根本地獄 consisting of (1) The eight hot hells. These were the original hells of primitive Buddhism, and are supposed to be located umder the southern continent Jambudvīpa 瞻部州, 500 yojanas below the surface. (a) 等活 or 更活 Saṃjīva, rebirth, where after many kinds of suffering a cold wind blows over the soul and returns it to this life as it was before, hence the name 等活. (b) 黑繩 Kaslasūtra, where the sufferer is bound with black chains and chopped or sawn asunder. (c) 線合; 衆合; 堆壓 Saṃghāta, where are multitudes of implements of torture, or the falling of mountains upon the sufferer. (d) 號呌; 呼呼; 叫喚 Raurava, hell of wailing. (e) 大呌; 大號呌; 大呼 Mahāraurava, hell of great wailing. (f) 炎熱; 燒炙 Tapana, hell of fames and burning. (g) 大熱; 大燒炙; 大炎熱 Pratāpana, hell of molten lead. (h) 無間; 河鼻旨; 阿惟越致; 阿毗至; 阿鼻; 阿毗 Avīci, unintermitted suffering, where sinners die and are reborn to suffer without interval. (2) The eight cold hells 八寒地獄. (a) 頞浮陀地獄 Arbuda, where the cold causes blisters. (b) 尼刺部陀 Nirarbuda, colder still causing the blisters to burst. (c) 頞哳吒; 阿吒吒 Atata, where this is the only possible sound from frozen lips. (d) 臛臛婆; 阿波波 Hahava or Apapa, where it is so cold that only this sound can be uttered. (e) 虎虎婆 Hāhādhara or Huhuva, where only this sound can be uttered. (f) 嗢鉢羅; 鬱鉢羅 (or 優鉢羅) Utpala, or 尼羅鳥 (or 漚) 鉢羅 Nīlotpala, where the skin is frozen like blue lotus buds. (g) 鉢特摩 Padma, where the skin is frozen and bursts open like red lotus buds. (h) 摩訶鉢特摩 Mahāpadma, ditto like great red lotus buds. Somewhat different names are also given. Cf. 倶舍論 8; 智度論 16; 涅槃經 11. II. The secondary hells are called 近邊地獄 adjacent hells or 十六遊增 each of its four sides, opening from each such door are four adjacent hells, in all sixteen; thus with the original eight there are 136. A list of eighteen hells is given in the 十八泥梨經. III. A third class is called the 孤地獄 (獨地獄) Lokāntarika, or isolated hells in mountains, deserts, below the earth and above it. Eitel says in regard to the eight hot hells that they range 'one beneath the other in tiers which begin at a depth of 11,900 yojanas and reach to a depth of 40,000 yojanas'. The cold hells are under 'the two Tchahavālas and range shaft-like one below the other, but so that this shaft is gradually widening to the fourth hell and then narrowing itself again so that the first and last hell have the shortest, those in the centre the longest diameter'. 'Every universe has the same number of hells, ' but 'the northern continent has no hell whatever, the two continents east and west of Meru have only small Lokāntarika hells... whilst all the other hells are required for the inhabitants of the southern continent '. It may be noted that the purpose of these hells is definitely punitive, as well as purgatorial. Yama is the judge and ruler, assisted by eighteen officers and a host of demons, who order or administer the various degrees of torture. 'His sister performs the same duties with regard to female criminals, ' and it may be mentioned that the Chinese have added the 血盆池 Lake of the bloody bath, or 'placenta tank' for women who die in childbirth. Release from the hells is in the power of the monks by tantric means.

如來


如来

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rú lái
    ru2 lai2
ju lai
 nyorai
    にょらい

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Tathagata
tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
(out-dated kanji) Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
tathāgata, 多陀阿伽陀 q. v.; 怛他揭多 defined as he who comes as do all other Buddhas; or as he who took the 眞如 zhenru or absolute way of cause and effect, and attained to perfect wisdom; or as the absolute come; one of the highest titles of a Buddha. It is the Buddha in his nirmāṇakāya, i. e. his 'transformation' or corporeal manifestation descended on earth. The two kinds of Tathāgata are (1) 在纏 the Tathāgata in bonds, i. e. limited and subject to the delusions and sufferings of life, and (2) 出纏 unlimited and free from them. There are numerous sutras and śāstras bearing this title of 如來 rulai.

布施

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bù shī
    bu4 shi1
pu shih
 fuho
    ふほ

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Dana: Almsgiving and Generosity
Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} alms-giving; charity; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); (surname) Fuho
dāna 檀那; the sixth pāramitā, almsgiving, i. e. of goods, or the doctrine, with resultant benefits now and also hereafter in the forms of reincarnation, as neglect or refusal will produce the opposite consequences. The 二種布施 two kinds of dāna are the pure, or unsullied charity, which looks for no reward here but only hereafter; and the sullied almsgiving whose object is personal benefit. The three kinds of dāna are goods, the doctrine, and courage, or fearlessness. The four kinds are pens to write the sutras, ink, the sutras themselves, and preaching. The five kinds are giving to those who have come from a distance, those who are going to a distance, the sick, the hungry, those wise in the doctrine. The seven kinds are giving to visitors, travellers, the sick, their nurses, monasteries, endowments for the sustenance of monks or nuns, and clothing and food according to season. The eight kinds are giving to those who come for aid, giving for fear (of evil), return for kindness received, anticipating gifts in return, continuing the parental example of giving, giving in hope of rebirth in a particular heaven, in hope of an honoured name, for the adornment of the heart and life. 倶舍論 18.

彌迦


弥迦

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mí jiā
    mi2 jia1
mi chia
 Mika

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Mycah
Mekā, said to be the name of the girl who gave milk congee to Śākyamuni immediately after his enlightenment; seemingly the same as Sujātā, Senā, or Nandā.

恩度

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ēn dù
    en1 du4
en tu
 ondo

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Endu
One who graciously saves-a term for a monk.

惣領

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 souryou / soryo
    そうりょう

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First Born
(1) eldest child; oldest child; first-born child; (2) child who carries on the family name; (3) (archaism) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (4) (archaism) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period); (place-name, surname) Souryō

有緣


有缘

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yǒu yuán
    you3 yuan2
yu yüan
 uen

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Karma Connection
related; brought together by fate
Those who have the cause, link, or connection, i. e. are influenced by and responsive to the Buddha.

死神

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sǐ shén
    si3 shen2
ssu shen
 shinigami
    しにがみ

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Grim Reaper / God of Death
mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die; (fig.) death
god of death; Death

現役


现役

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xiàn yì
    xian4 yi4
hsien i
 geneki
    げんえき

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Active Duty
(military) active duty; (sports) currently active (player, athlete etc)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) active duty; active service; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (often as 現役で) (See 浪人・ろうにん・3) student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

禪宗


禅宗

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chán zōng
    chan2 zong1
ch`an tsung
    chan tsung
 Zenshū

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Zen Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
The Chan, meditative or intuitional, sect usually said to have been established in China by Bodhidharma, v. 達, the twenty-eighth patriarch, who brought the tradition of the Buddha-mind from India. Cf. 楞 13 Laṅkāvatāra sūtra. This sect, believing in direct enlightenment, disregarded ritual and sūtras and depended upon the inner light and personal influence for the propagation of its tenets, founding itself on the esoteric tradition supposed to have been imparted to Kāśyapa by the Buddha, who indicated his meaning by plucking a flower without further explanation. Kāśyapa smiled in apprehension and is supposed to have passed on this mystic method to the patriarchs. The successor of Bodhidharma was 慧可 Huike, and he was succeeded by 僧璨 Sengcan; 道信 Daoxin; 弘忍 Hongren; 慧能 Huineng, and 神秀 Shenxiu, the sect dividing under the two latter into the southern and northern schools: the southern school became prominent, producing 南嶽 Nanyue and 靑原 Qingyuan, the former succeeded by 馬祖 Mazu, the latter by 石頭 Shitou. From Mazu's school arose the five later schools, v. 禪門.

羈旅


羁旅

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jī lǚ
    ji1 lu:3
chi lü
 kiryo
    きりょ

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Traveler / To Live Abroad
(literary) to stay long in a place far from home; (literary) person who lives in an alien land
travel; traveler; traveller

聖者


圣者

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shèng zhě
    sheng4 zhe3
sheng che
 seija; shouja / seja; shoja
    せいじゃ; しょうじゃ

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The Saint
holy one; saint
saint
ārya, holy or saintly one; one who has started on the path to nirvāṇa; holiness.

菩薩


菩萨

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pú sà
    pu2 sa4
p`u sa
    pu sa
 mizoro
    みぞろ

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Bodhisattva
(Buddhism) bodhisattva
(n,n-suf) (1) {Buddh} bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; (n,n-suf) (2) High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); (n,n-suf) (3) (See 本地垂迹説) title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory; (surname) Mizoro
bodhisattva, cf. 菩提薩埵. While the idea is not foreign to Hīnayāna, its extension of meaning is one of the chief marks of Mahāyāna. 'The Bodhisattva is indeed the characteristic feature of the Mahāyāna.' Keith. According to Mahāyāna the Hinayanists, i.e. the śrāvaka and pratyekabuddha, seek their own salvation, while the bodhisattva's aim is the salvation of others and of all. The earlier intp. of bodhisattva was 大道心衆生 all beings with mind for the truth; later it became 大覺有情 conscious beings of or for the great intelligence, or enlightenment. It is also intp. in terms of leadership, heroism, etc. In general it is a Mahayanist seeking Buddhahood, but seeking it altruistically; whether monk or layman, he seeks enlightenment to enlighten others, and he will sacrifice himself to save others; he is devoid of egoism and devoted to helping others. All conscious beings having the Buddha-nature are natural bodhisattvas, but require to undergo development. The mahāsattva is sufficiently advanced to become a Buddha and enter nirvāṇa, but according to his vow he remains in the realm of incarnation to save all conscious beings. A monk should enter on the arduous course of discipline which leads to Bodhisattvahood and Buddhahood.

蚩尤

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chī yóu
    chi1 you2
ch`ih yu
    chih yu
 shiyuu / shiyu
    しゆう

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God of Warcraft
Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
Chiyou (Chinese god of war)

赫德

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hè dé
    he4 de2
ho te

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Heard
Hart or Herd (name); Robert Hart (1835-1911), Englishman who served 1863-1911 in Qing dynasty customs office

軍神

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 gunshin
    ぐんしん

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God of War
(1) god of war; (2) (ぐんしん, ぐんじん only) war hero (who died in battle); (surname) Gunshin

達人


达人

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dá rén
    da2 ren2
ta jen
 michihito
    みちひと

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Daren
(coll.) expert; connoisseur; guru; enthusiast; geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000); (literary) sensible person; person who understands life; (literary) optimist
master; expert; (given name) Michihito

達磨


达磨

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dá mó
    da2 mo2
ta mo
 daruma
    だるま

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Daruma / Damo
(1) (kana only) daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted; (2) (kana only) Bodhidharma; (3) (kana only) prostitute; (personal name) Daruma
dharma; also 達摩; 達麼; 達而麻耶; 曇摩; 馱摩 tr. by 法. dharma is from dhara, holding, bearing, possessing, etc.; and means 'that which is to be held fast or kept, ordinance, statute, law, usage, practice'; 'anything right.' M.W. It may be variously intp. as (1) characteristic, attribute, predicate; (2) the bearer, the transcendent substratum of single elements of conscious life; (3) element, i.e. a part of conscious life; (4) nirvāṇa, i.e. the Dharma par excellence, the object of Buddhist teaching; (5) the absolute, the real; (6) the teaching or religion of Buddha; (7) thing, object, appearance. Also, Damo, or Bodhidharma, the twenty-eighth Indian and first Chinese patriarch, who arrived in China A.D. 520, the reputed founder of the Chan or Intuitional School in China. He is described as son of a king in southern India; originally called Bodhitara. He arrived at Guangdong, bringing it is said the sacred begging-bowl, and settled in Luoyang, where he engaged in silent meditation for nine years, whence he received the title of wall-gazing Brahman 壁觀婆羅門, though he was a kṣatriya. His doctrine and practice were those of the 'inner light', independent of the written word, but to 慧可 Huike, his successor, he commended the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra as nearest to his views. There are many names with Dharma as initial: Dharmapāla, Dharmagupta, Dharmayaśas, Dharmaruci, Dharmarakṣa, Dharmatrāta, Dharmavardhana, etc.

埃爾金


埃尔金

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āi ěr jīn
    ai1 er3 jin1
ai erh chin

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Elkin
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863), British High Commissioner to China who ordered the looting and destruction of the Old Winter Palace Yuanmingyuan 圓明園|圆明园 in 1860; Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who stole the Parthenon Marbles in 1801-1810

梅西耶

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méi xī yē
    mei2 xi1 ye1
mei hsi yeh

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Mercier
Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies

至眞覺


至眞觉

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zhì zhēn jué
    zhi4 zhen1 jue2
chih chen chüeh
 shishinkaku

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Enlightenment
the enlightenment of one who (has attained) the ultimate truth

觀世音


观世音

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guān shì yīn
    guan1 shi4 yin1
kuan shih yin
 Kanzeon
    かんぜおん

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Guan Shi Yin: Protector Of Life
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
(out-dated kanji) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Regarder of the world's sounds, or cries, the so-called Goddess of Mercy; also known as 觀音; 觀世音善薩; 觀自在 (觀世自在); 觀尹; 光世音 (the last being the older form). Avalokiteśvara, v. 阿 8. Originally represented as a male, the images are now generally those of a female figure. The meaning of the term is in doubt; it is intp. as above, but the term 觀自在 (觀世自在) accords with the idea of Sovereign Regarder and is not associated with sounds or cries. Guanyin is one of the triad of Amida, is represented on his left, and is also represented as crowned with Amida; but there are as many as thirty-three different forms of Guanyin, sometimes with a bird, a vase, a willow wand, a pearl, a 'thousand' eyes and hands, etc., and, when as bestower of children, carrying a child. The island of Putuo (Potala) is the chief centre of Guanyin worship, where she is the protector of all in distress, especially of those who go to sea. There are many sūtras, etc., devoted to the cult, but its provenance and the date of its introduction to China are still in doubt. Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sūtra is devoted to Guanyin, and is the principal scripture of the cult; its date is uncertain. Guanyin is sometimes confounded with Amitābha and Maitreya. She is said to be the daughter of king Śubhavyūha 妙莊王, who had her killed by 'stifling because the sword of the executioner broke without hurting her. Her spirit went to hell; but hell changed into paradise. Yama sent her back to life to save his hell, when she was miraculously transported on a Lotus flower to the island of Poo-too'. Eitel.

道爾頓


道尔顿

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dào ěr dùn
    dao4 er3 dun4
tao erh tun

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Dalton
Dalton (name); John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory

風雲児

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 fuuunji / fuunji
    ふううんじ

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Soldier of Fortune
lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune

ハドロン

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 patoron
    パトロン
(1) patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; financial supporter; (2) (See 芸者,旦那・4) sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); (3) patron; master; manager; boss

ランカー

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 rangaa / ranga
    ランガー
person who occupies a position or rank; person who is good enough to be ranked in a sport; (personal name) Langer

リーダー

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 riidaa / rida
    リーダー

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Reeder
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) leader; (2) reader; reading book; (3) reader (i.e. someone who reads); (4) (abbreviation) microreader; (5) dotted line (in printing); leaders; ellipsis mark; (personal name) Leeder; Lieder; Reader; Reeder

傷弓之鳥


伤弓之鸟

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shāng gōng zhī niǎo
    shang1 gong1 zhi1 niao3
shang kung chih niao
 shoukyuunotori / shokyunotori
    しょうきゅうのとり

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Bad Experience, Caution Lingers
see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jing1 gong1 zhi1 niao3]
(exp,n) (idiom) (yoji) (person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience

見義勇為


见义勇为

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jiàn yì yǒng wéi
    jian4 yi4 yong3 wei2
chien i yung wei

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Courage to do what is right
(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action

訖里瑟拏


讫里瑟拏

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qì lǐ sèn á
    qi4 li3 sen4 a2
ch`i li sen a
    chi li sen a
 Kirishina

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Krishna
kṛṣna, black, dark. dark blue; Krishna, the hero-god of India, 'with Buddhists he is chief of the black demons, who are enemies of Buddha and the white demons.' M. W.

釋迦牟尼


释迦牟尼

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shì jiā móu ní
    shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2
shih chia mou ni
 Shakamuni

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Shakyamuni / The Buddha
Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)
釋迦文 (釋迦文尼); 釋伽文 Śākyamuni, the saint of the Śākya tribe. muni is saint, holy man, sage, ascetic monk; it is: intp. as 仁 benevolent, charitable, kind, also as 寂默 one who dwells in seclusion. After '500 or 550' previous incarnations, Śākyamuni finally attained to the state of Bodhisattva, was born in the Tuṣita heaven, and descended as a white elephant, through her right side, into the womb of the immaculate Māyā, the purest woman on earth; this was on the 8th day of the 4th month; next year on the 8th day of the 2nd month he was born from her right side painlessly as she stood under a tree in the Lumbinī garden. For the subsequent miraculous events v. Eitel. also the 神通遊戲經 (Lalitavistara), the 釋迦如來成道記, etc. Simpler statements say that he was born the son of Śuddhodana, of the kṣatriya caste, ruler of Kapilavastu, and Māyā his wife; that Māyā died seven days later, leaving him to be brought up by her sister Prājapati; that in due course he was married to Yaśodharā who bore him a son, Rāhula; that in search of truth he left home, became an ascetic, severely disciplined himself, and finally at 35 years of age, under a tree, realized that the way of release from the chain of rebirth and death lay not in asceticism but in moral purity; this he explained first in his four dogmas, v. 四諦 and eightfold noble way 八正道, later amplified and developed in many sermons. He founded his community on the basis of poverty, chastity, and insight or meditation, ad it became known as Buddhism, as he became known as Buddha, the enlightened. His death was probably in or near 487 B.C., a few years before that of Confucius in 479. The sacerdotal name of his family is Gautama, said to be the original name of the whole clan, Śākya being that of his branch, v. 瞿, 喬.; his personal name was Siddhārtha, or Sarvārthasiddha, v. 悉.

阿普爾頓


阿普尔顿

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ā pǔ ěr dùn
    a1 pu3 er3 dun4
a p`u erh tun
    a pu erh tun

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Appleton
Appleton (name); Sir Edward Appleton (1892-1965), British physicist, Nobel laureate who discovered the ionosphere

青梅竹馬


青梅竹马

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qīng méi zhú mǎ
    qing1 mei2 zhu2 ma3
ch`ing mei chu ma
    ching mei chu ma

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Green Plum and Bamboo Horse
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom); fig. innocent children's games; childhood sweethearts; a couple who grew up as childhood friends

馬可波羅


马可波罗

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mǎ kě bō luó
    ma3 ke3 bo1 luo2
ma k`o po lo
    ma ko po lo

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Marco Polo
Marco Polo (1254-c. 1324), Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk road to China, author of Il Milione (Travels of Marco Polo)

クレーマー

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 kureemaa / kureema
    クレーマー

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Kraemer
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company (wasei: claimer); incessant complainer; chronic complainer; (personal name) Kraemer; Kroemer

トレーナー

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 toreenaa / toreena
    トレーナー

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Trainer
(1) trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); (2) sweatshirt (wasei: trainer)

トレイナー

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 toreinaa / torena
    トレイナー

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Traynor
(1) trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); (2) sweatshirt (wasei: trainer); (personal name) Trainer; Traynor

ローレライ

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 roorerai
    ローレライ

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Lorelei
(1) Lorelei (Loreley); Rhine maiden who lured sailors to their doom; (2) rock in the Rhine; (personal name) Lorelei

五十步笑百步

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wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
    wu3 shi2 bu4 xiao4 bai3 bu4
wu shih pu hsiao pai pu
lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom); fig. the pot calls the kettle black

吃水不忘掘井人

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chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
    chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2
ch`ih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen
    chih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

皇天不負苦心人


皇天不负苦心人

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huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén
    huang2 tian1 bu4 fu4 ku3 xin1 ren2
huang t`ien pu fu k`u hsin jen
    huang tien pu fu ku hsin jen

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Heaven Rewards Hard Work
Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.

誰


谁

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shei
    shei2
shei
 dare(p); daare; daare(sk) / dare(p); dare; dare(sk)
    だれ(P); だあれ; だーれ(sk)
who; also pr. [shui2]
(pronoun) (だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive) who
who?

師友


师友

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shī yǒu
    shi1 you3
shih yu
 shiyuu / shiyu
    しゆう
friend from whom you can seek advice
(1) teachers and friends; (2) greatly respected friend (with much to teach one); friend who is greatly respected (as one's teacher)
guiding friend

恩人

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ēn rén
    en1 ren2
en jen
 onjin
    おんじん
a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

白丁

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bái dīng
    bai2 ding1
pai ting
 hakutei / hakute
    はくてい
    hakuchou / hakucho
    はくちょう
(literary) commoner; unlearned person (in former times, one who had not obtained an official degree); (old) temporary conscript
(1) (archaism) young man of conscription age who has not yet undergone military training; (2) (archaism) man with no title and no rank (under the ritsuryo system); commoner; (3) (archaism) servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master

蟻族


蚁族

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yǐ zú
    yi3 zu2
i tsu
 arizoku
    ありぞく
"ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career
(noun/participle) university graduate who has failed to find a high-paying job

月光族

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yuè guāng zú
    yue4 guang1 zu2
yüeh kuang tsu
 gekkouzoku / gekkozoku
    げっこうぞく
people who spend all their income each month
(colloquialism) (from Chinese) carefree young people who spend all their income; moonlight clan

本省人

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běn shěng rén
    ben3 sheng3 ren2
pen sheng jen
 honshoujin / honshojin
    ほんしょうじん
people of this province; (in Taiwan) Han Chinese people other than those who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after 1945 and their descendants
(1) (See 外省人・1) person from one's own province (in China); (2) (See 外省人・2) person whose ancestors lived in Taiwan before the Kuomintang-related immigration wave

倀


伥

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chāng
    chang1
ch`ang
    chang
(bound form) ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others

党

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 tou / to
    とう
(n,n-suf) (1) party (political); (suffix noun) (2) (See 甘党) person who is fond of; fan of; (surname) Tou

函

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hán
    han2
han
 hako
    はこ
envelope; case; letter
(1) box; case; chest; package; pack; crate; (2) car (of a train, etc.); (3) shamisen case; shamisen; (4) (colloquialism) public building; community building; (5) (archaism) man who carries a geisha's shamisen; (6) (archaism) receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); (suf,ctr) (7) counter for boxes (or boxed objects)

凾

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hán
    han2
han
 kan
    はこ
(1) box; case; chest; package; pack; crate; (2) car (of a train, etc.); (3) shamisen case; shamisen; (4) (colloquialism) public building; community building; (5) (archaism) man who carries a geisha's shamisen; (6) (archaism) receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); (suf,ctr) (7) counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
A box, receptacle; to enfold: a letter.

匣

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xiá
    xia2
hsia
 hako
    はこ
    kushige
    くしげ
box
(1) box; case; chest; package; pack; crate; (2) car (of a train, etc.); (3) shamisen case; shamisen; (4) (colloquialism) public building; community building; (5) (archaism) man who carries a geisha's shamisen; (6) (archaism) receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); (suf,ctr) (7) counter for boxes (or boxed objects); (archaism) toiletries case

坊

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fáng
    fang2
fang
 machi
    まち
workshop; mill; Taiwan pr. [fang1]
(1) bonze; monk; (2) (ぼう only) monk's dwelling; (3) boy; son; sonny; (4) (ぼう only) (used by male children) I; me; (suffix) (5) (ぼう only) (familiar language) (after name; familiar form of address) little; (suffix) (6) (ぼう only) (often preceded by ん) person who is ...; (surname) Machi
A place, locality; a temple, place of assembly, etc.

墨

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mò
    mo4
mo
 boku
    ぼく
ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
(1) (abbreviation) (See 墨西哥・メキシコ) Mexico; (2) (rare) (See 墨家) Mohism; (3) (archaism) (See 墨・1) ink; (4) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 墨刑) tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China); (personal name) Boku
Ink; black; dyed black, e.g. 墨衣 black clothes, at one time said to have been the garb of the monk to distinguish him from the ordinary people who wore white.

士

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shì
    shi4
shih
 mamoru
    まもる
member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker
(1) man (esp. one who is well-respected); (2) (See 侍・1) samurai; (suffix noun) (3) person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member; (personal name) Mamoru
A gentleman, scholar, officer.

夔

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kuí
    kui2
k`uei
    kuei
one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology; Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing; Chinese rain god; surname Kui

孰

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shú
    shu2
shu
 juku
who; which; what
who?

専

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zhuān
    zhuan1
chuan
 makoto
    まこと
Japanese variant of 專|专
(suffix noun) (1) (slang) exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; someone with a fetish for ...; (2) (obsolete) first; most important thing; number one priority; (given name) Makoto

戎

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róng
    rong2
jung
 munemori
    むねもり
generic term for weapons (old); army (matters); military affairs
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce; (1) (archaism) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); (2) provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); (3) brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); (4) (derogatory term) foreigner; barbarian; (personal name) Munemori

戒

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jiè
    jie4
chieh
 kai; ingoto(ok)
    かい; いんごと(ok)
to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing something; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)
(1) (かい only) {Buddh} admonition; commandment; (2) sila (precept)
śīla, 尸羅. Precept, command, prohibition, discipline, rule; morality. It is applied to the five, eight, ten, 250, and other commandments. The five are: (1) not to kill; (2 ) not to steal; (3) not to commit adultery; (4) not to speak falsely; (5) not to drink wine. These are the commands for lay disciples; those who observe them will be reborn in the human realm. The Sarvāstivādins did not sanction the observance of a limited selection from them as did the 成實宗 Satyasiddhi school. Each of the five precepts has five guardian spirits, in all twenty-five, 五戒二十五神. The eight for lay disciples are the above five together with Nos. 7, 8, and 9 of the following; the ten commands for the ordained, monks and nuns, are the above five with the following: (6) not to use adornments of flowers, nor perfumes; (7) not to perform as an actor, juggler, acrobat, or go to watch and hear them; (8) not to sit on elevated, broad, and large divans (or beds); (9) not to eat except in regulation hours; (10) not to possess money, gold or silver, or precious things. The 具足戒full commands for a monk number 250, those for a nun are 348, commonly called 500. Śīla is also the first of the 五分法身, i.e. a condition above all moral error. The Sutra of Brahma's Net has the following after the first five: (6) not to speak of the sins of those in orders; (7) not to vaunt self and depreciate others; (8) not to be avaricious; (9) not to be angry; (10) not to slander the triratna.

所

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suǒ
    suo3
so
 tondokoro
    とんどころ
actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
(suffix noun) -place; -station; -facility; -office; (personal name) Tondokoro
A place; where, what, that which, he (etc. ) who.

族

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zú
    zu2
tsu
 yakara
    やから
race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
(suffix noun) (1) tribe; race; people; family; (suffix noun) (2) group (of people who share a common feature); gang; lot; bunch; (n,n-suf) (3) {zool} (See 連・3) tribe (taxonomic rank); (n,n-suf) (4) {chem} group (in the periodic table); (female given name) Yakara
clan

浪

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làng
    lang4
lang
 rou / ro
    ろう
wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble
(counter) (See 浪人・2) person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university; (surname) Rou
wave

狸

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lí
    li2
li
 tanuki
    たぬき
(bound form) used in the names of small mammals
(1) (kana only) tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; (2) (kana only) sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; craftiness; sly person; someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face

玊

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sù
    su4
su
jade with a blemish; person who cuts and polishes jade

祝

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zhù
    zhu4
chu
 yoshi
    よし
to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies
(1) {Shinto} (See 宮司,禰宜・1,神主・2) junior Shinto priest; (2) (polite language) (rare) {Shinto} Shinto priest; generic title for a member of the Shinto priesthood; (surname) Yoshi
To invoke, either to bless or curse.

禹

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yǔ
    yu3
yü
 u
    う
Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods; surname Yu
(person) Yu the Great (legendary Chinese king); (surname) U

笊

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zhào
    zhao4
chao
 zaru
    ざる
loosely woven bamboo ladle
(1) (kana only) draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; strainer; sieve; (2) (kana only) (See ざる法,ざる碁) something full of holes; (3) (abbreviation) (kana only) {food} (See ざる蕎麦) zaru soba; (4) (colloquialism) (kana only) strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish; (surname) Zaru

筐

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kuāng
    kuang1
k`uang
    kuang
 shou / sho
    しょう
basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
(1) box; case; chest; package; pack; crate; (2) car (of a train, etc.); (3) shamisen case; shamisen; (4) (colloquialism) public building; community building; (5) (archaism) man who carries a geisha's shamisen; (6) (archaism) receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); (suf,ctr) (7) counter for boxes (or boxed objects); (archaism) fine-meshed bamboo basket; (personal name) Shou

筥

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jǔ
    ju3
chü
 hakozaki
    はこざき
round bamboo basket
(1) box; case; chest; package; pack; crate; (2) car (of a train, etc.); (3) shamisen case; shamisen; (4) (colloquialism) public building; community building; (5) (archaism) man who carries a geisha's shamisen; (6) (archaism) receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); (suf,ctr) (7) counter for boxes (or boxed objects); (surname) Hakozaki

箱

see styles
xiāng
    xiang1
hsiang
 hakozaki
    はこざき
box; trunk; chest
(1) box; case; chest; package; pack; crate; (2) car (of a train, etc.); (3) shamisen case; shamisen; (4) (colloquialism) public building; community building; (5) (archaism) man who carries a geisha's shamisen; (6) (archaism) receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); (suf,ctr) (7) counter for boxes (or boxed objects); (surname) Hakozaki

者

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zhě
    zhe3
che
 mono(p); mon
    もの(P); もん
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to something mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
(rarely used without a qualifier) person
the one [who, which]

虧


亏

see styles
kuī
    kui1
k`uei
    kuei
to lose (money); to have a deficit; to be deficient; to treat unfairly; luckily; fortunately; thanks to; (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)

蜑

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dàn
    dan4
tan
 ama
    あま
Tanka people
(1) male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); (2) fisherman

護


护

see styles
hù
    hu4
hu
 mori
    もり
to protect
(surname) Mori
To protect, guard, succour.; The two protectors: the inner, oneself, by studying and following the Law; the outer, those who supply what is needful for one's body and mind, e. g. supporters.

貍


狸

see styles
lí
    li2
li
 tanuki
    たぬき
variant of 狸[li2]
(out-dated kanji) (1) (kana only) tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; (2) (kana only) sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; craftiness; sly person; someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face

B層

see styles
 biisou / biso
    ビーそう
(derogatory term) (slang) low-IQ people who are easily influenced by mass media; sheeple

KY

see styles
ky
    ky
ky
 keewai; keiwai(sk) / keewai; kewai(sk)
    ケーワイ; ケイワイ(sk)
(slang) socially tone-deaf; unable to read the room (from Japanese KY, acronym of 空気が読めない "kuuki ga yomenai")
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (slang) (abbreviation) (from 空気 (kūki) and 読めない (yomenai)) (See 空気が読めない) unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); person who is unable to read the room; (2) (abbreviation) (from 危険 (kiken) and 予知 (yochi)) danger prevention (e.g. in the workplace)

お局

see styles
 otsubone
    おつぼね
(colloquialism) (abbreviation) (See 御局・1,お局様) senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion

コテ

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 gode
    ゴデ
(1) (net-sl) (abbreviation) (See 固定ハンドル・1) user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously); (2) (net-sl) (abbreviation) (See 固定ハンドル・2) user who uses an online handle (instead of posting anonymously); namefag; (personal name) Godet

さあ

see styles
 saa / sa
    さあ
(conj,int) (1) come; come now; come along; go on; hurry up; (2) well; who knows; I don't know...; uh; hmm; (3) (said when surprised or happy) well now; let's see; there we go; all right; (4) about that; you see

さ庭

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 saniwa
    さにわ
(1) place where a medium receives divine messages; (2) person who receives divine messages; medium; (3) (See 和琴・わごん,神楽・かぐら) wagon performer in kagura

ちょ

see styles
 chiyo
    チヨ
(suffix) person who is ...; thing that is ...; (female given name) Chiyo

ニキ

see styles
 niki
    ニキ
(suffix noun) (net-sl) (from あにき) (See 兄貴・あにき・1) bro; person who can be relied upon; dependable person; (personal name) Niki

ネギ

see styles
 neki
    ネキ
(suffix noun) (net-sl) (from あねき) (See 姉貴・あねき・1,ニキ) sis; (female) person who can be relied upon; dependable woman

ネ釜

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 nekama; nekama
    ネかま; ネカマ
(slang) (kana only) (from ネット and お釜) male who pretends to be female online; Guy In Real Life; GIRL

一体

see styles
 ittai
    いったい
(adverb) (1) (before an interrogative; forms an emphatic question) (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth; (where) the hell; (how) the hell; (2) one object; one body; one unit; one group; one mass; (3) one form; one style; one format; one fashion; (4) one Buddhist image; one carving; one sculpture; (5) one corpse; one sample (of bones, remains, etc.); (adverb) (6) (also as ~に) (See 一体に) generally; in general; on the whole; by and large; for the most part; (adverb) (7) (dated) strictly speaking; in the first place; originally; to begin with

一寧


一宁

see styles
yī níng
    yi1 ning2
i ning
 ichinei / ichine
    いちねい
(personal name) Ichinei
Yining, a monk who went to Japan in 1299; v. 一山.

一山

see styles
yī shān
    yi1 shan1
i shan
 hitotsuyama
    ひとつやま
(1) whole temple complex; all the temples on a mountain; (2) (orig. meaning) (See 一山・ひとやま・1) one mountain; (surname) Hitotsuyama
A hill; a monastery; Yishan, the name of a Chinese monk who voyaged to Japan in A.D. 1299 and who was also styled 一寧 Yining.

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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