There are 8 total results for your 發明 search.
Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
發明 发明 see styles |
fā míng fa1 ming2 fa ming hotsumyō |
to invent; an invention; CL:個|个[ge4] to enlighten |
發明人 发明人 see styles |
fā míng rén fa1 ming2 ren2 fa ming jen |
inventor |
發明家 发明家 see styles |
fā míng jiā fa1 ming2 jia1 fa ming chia |
inventor |
發明者 发明者 see styles |
fā míng zhě fa1 ming2 zhe3 fa ming che |
inventor |
發明創造 发明创造 see styles |
fā míng chuàng zào fa1 ming2 chuang4 zao4 fa ming ch`uang tsao fa ming chuang tsao |
to invent and innovate; inventions and innovations |
四大發明 四大发明 see styles |
sì dà fā míng si4 da4 fa1 ming2 ssu ta fa ming |
the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder |
眞發明性 眞发明性 see styles |
zhēn fā míng xìng zhen1 fa1 ming2 xing4 chen fa ming hsing shin hotsumyō shō |
The spirit of true enlightenment, i.e. the discipline of the mind for the development of the fundamental spiritual or Buddha-nature. |
需要是發明之母 需要是发明之母 see styles |
xū yào shì fā míng zhī mǔ xu1 yao4 shi4 fa1 ming2 zhi1 mu3 hsü yao shih fa ming chih mu |
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb). |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 8 results for "發明" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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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