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閒人 闲人 see styles |
xián rén xian2 ren2 hsien jen |
idle person; idler; person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place |
閻魔 阎魔 see styles |
yán mó yan2 mo2 yen mo enma えんま |
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell {Buddh} Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma; (dei) Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma 閻王 閻羅; (閻魔王); 閻摩羅; 閻老 Yama, also v. 夜; 閻羅王 Yama. (1) In the Vedas the god of the dead, with whom the spirits of the departed dwell. He was son of the Sun and had a twin sister Yamī or Yamuna. By some they were looked upon as the first human pair. (2) In later Brahmanic mythology, one of the eight Lokapālas, guardian of the South and ruler of the Yamadevaloka and judge of the dead. (3) In Buddhist mythology, the regent of the Nārakas, residing south of Jambudvīpa, outside of the Cakravālas, in a palace of copper and iron. Originally he is described as a king of Vaiśālī, who, when engaged in a bloody war, wished he were master of hell, and was accordingly reborn as Yama in hell together with his eighteen generals and his army of 80,000 men, who now serve him in purgatory. His sister Yamī deals with female culprits. Three times in every twenty-four hours demon pours into Yama's mouth boiling copper (by way of punishment), his subordinates receiving the same dose at the same time, until their sins are expiated, when he will be reborn as Samantarāja 普王. In China he rules the fifth court of purgatory. In some sources he is spoken of as ruling the eighteen judges of purgatory. |
阿育 see styles |
ā yù a1 yu4 a yü ashoka あしょか |
(given name) Ashoka Aśoka, 阿恕伽; 阿輸迦(or 阿舒迦, or 阿叔迦) Grandson of Candragupta (Sandrokottos), who united India and reached the summit of his career about 315 B.C. Aśoka reigned from about 274 to 237 B.C. His name Aśoka, 'free from care,' may have been adopted on his conversion. He is accused of the assassination of his brother and relatives to gain the throne, and of a fierce temperament in his earlier days. Converted, he became the first famous patron of Buddhism, encouraging its development and propaganda at home and abroad, to which existing pillars, etc., bear witness; his propaganda is said to have spread from the borders of China to Macedonia, Epirus, Egypt, and Cyrene. His title is Dharmāśoka; he should be distinguished from Kālāśoka, grandson of Ajātaśatru. Cf. 阿育伽經、 阿育伽傳, etc. |
阿誰 阿谁 see styles |
ā shuí a1 shui2 a shui |
who |
除饉 除馑 see styles |
chú jǐn chu2 jin3 ch`u chin chu chin jogon |
He (or she) who puts away want (by receiving alms), an intp. of bhikṣu and bhikṣuṇī. |
陪讀 陪读 see styles |
péi dú pei2 du2 p`ei tu pei tu |
to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas; to help a child with their study, reading or practicing together |
陰間 阴间 see styles |
yīn jiān yin1 jian1 yin chien kagema かげま |
the nether world; Hades; (neologism) (slang) disturbing; unsettling; awful; detestable (1) (archaism) homosexual prostitute who sold favors at banquets, etc. (late Edo); (2) (archaism) actor-in-training in kabuki |
陰魔 阴魔 see styles |
yīn mó yin1 mo2 yin mo onma おんま |
{Buddh} (See 四魔) demon of aggregates (who causes many kinds of suffering) The five skandhas considered as māras or demons fighting against the Buddha, nature of men. |
隨求 随求 see styles |
suí qiú sui2 qiu2 sui ch`iu sui chiu Zuigu |
According to prayer. Name of a deva who was formerly a wicked monk who died and went to hell, but when dying repented, prayed, and was reborn the deva 隨求天子 or 隨求卽得天子. Also, a bodhisattva in the Guanyin group of the Garbhadhātu, a metamorphosis of Guanyin, who sees that all prayers are answered, 隨求菩薩. |
雙規 双规 see styles |
shuāng guī shuang1 gui1 shuang kuei |
shuanggui, an extralegal system within the CCP for detaining and interrogating cadres who fall from grace |
離車 离车 see styles |
lí chē li2 che1 li ch`e li che Risha |
(離車毘); 離奢; 利車; 梨車毘; 隸車; 黎昌; 栗唱; 栗呫婆 or 栗呫毘. Licchavi, the kṣatriyas who formed the republic of Vaiśālī, and were "among the earliest followers of Śākyamuni". Eitel. The term is intp. as 皮薄 thin-skinned, or 豪 heroic, etc. |
難民 难民 see styles |
nàn mín nan4 min2 nan min nanmin なんみん |
refugee (1) refugee; displaced person; (suffix noun) (2) (See 買い物難民) person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation) |
難陀 难陀 see styles |
nán tuó nan2 tuo2 nan t`o nan to Nanda |
難陁 nanda, "happiness, pleasure, joy, felicity." M.W. Name of disciples not easy to discriminate; one is called Cowherd Nanda, an arhat; another Sundarananda, to distinguish him from Ānanda, and the above; also, of a milkman who gave Śākyamuni milk; of a poor woman who could only offer a cash to buy oil for a lamp to Buddha; of a nāga king; etc. |
雨女 see styles |
ameonna あめおんな |
(See 晴れ女) woman who brings the rain with her wherever she goes; woman who is constantly unlucky with the weather |
雨男 see styles |
ameotoko あめおとこ |
(See 晴れ男) man who brings the rain with him wherever he goes; man who is constantly unlucky with the weather |
靈供 灵供 see styles |
líng gōng ling2 gong1 ling kung |
Offerings to the spirits who are about the dead during the forty-nine days of masses. |
靑鬼 see styles |
qīng guǐ qing1 gui3 ch`ing kuei ching kuei |
Blue (or green) demons who abuse the sufferers in Hades. |
靜息 静息 see styles |
jìng xī jing4 xi1 ching hsi |
A tr. of Yama, he who restrains, curbs, controls, keep in check. |
非人 see styles |
fēi rén fei1 ren2 fei jen hinin ひにん |
inhuman; (literary) an unworthy person (to appoint, to marry etc) (1) (hist) group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (incl. ex-convicts and vagrants); (2) {Buddh} non-human Not-men, not of the human race, i.e. devas, kinnaras, nāgas, māras, rakṣas, and all beings of darkness; sometimes applied to monks who have secluded themselves from the world and to beggars, i.e. not like ordinary men. |
非處 非处 see styles |
fēi chǔ fei1 chu3 fei ch`u fei chu |
unmarried woman who is not a virgin an unsound; inappropriate situation |
靡不 see styles |
mǐ bù mi3 bu4 mi pu |
none who have not... |
鞄持 see styles |
kabanmochi かばんもち |
(1) private secretary; (2) (derogatory term) flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; (3) someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier; carrying a bag |
預流 预流 see styles |
yù liú yu4 liu2 yü liu yoru よる |
{Buddh} sotāpanna; śrotāpanna; stream-winner; stream-entrant According with the stream of holy living, the srota-āpanna disciple of the śrāvaka stage, who has overcome the illusion of the seeming, the first stage in Hīnayāna. |
頓機 顿机 see styles |
dùn jī dun4 ji1 tun chi |
The capacity, or opportunity, for immediate enlightenment. |
頭家 头家 see styles |
tóu jiā tou2 jia1 t`ou chia tou chia |
organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings; banker (gambling); preceding player (in a game); (dialect) boss; proprietor |
顏控 颜控 see styles |
yán kòng yan2 kong4 yen k`ung yen kung |
someone who attaches great importance to good looks (esp. in others) |
顔黒 see styles |
ganguro がんぐろ |
(kana only) ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up |
願人 see styles |
gannin がんにん |
(1) petitioner; (2) person who prays; (3) (abbreviation) (See 願人坊主) beggar-priest |
願佛 愿佛 see styles |
yuàn fó yuan4 fo2 yüan fo |
A Buddha of the vow, who passes through the eight forms of an incarnate Buddha, v. 八相. |
風標 风标 see styles |
fēng biāo feng1 biao1 feng piao |
wind vane; anemometer; weathercock; fig. person who switches allegiance readily; turncoat |
飛賊 飞贼 see styles |
fēi zéi fei1 zei2 fei tsei |
cat burglar; burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls; intruding enemy airman; air marauder |
飛過 飞过 see styles |
fēi guò fei1 guo4 fei kuo tobisugi とびすぎ |
to fly over; to fly past (1) (archaism) passing by flying; (2) (archaism) fickle heart; man who frequently meets with harlots |
飲口 see styles |
nomiguchi のみぐち nomikuchi のみくち |
(1) taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); (2) someone who enjoys alcohol; (3) place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; (4) shape of one's mouth when drinking; (5) tap; faucet; spigot |
飴売 see styles |
ameuri あめうり |
(irregular okurigana usage) candy vendor (esp. an Edo-period candy vendor who sold candy while walking around playing the flute or another musical instrument); candy vender |
餓鬼 饿鬼 see styles |
è guǐ e4 gui3 o kuei gaki; gaki がき; ガキ |
sb who is always hungry; glutton; (Buddhism) hungry ghost (1) (kana only) (colloquialism) brat; kid; urchin; little devil; (2) {Buddh} (orig. meaning) preta; hungry ghost pretas, hungry spirits, one of the three lower destinies. They are of varied classes, numbering nine or thirty-six, and are in differing degrees and kinds of suffering, some wealthy and of light torment, others possessing nothing and in perpetual torment; some are jailers and executioners of Yama in the hells, others wander to and fro amongst men, especially at night. Their city or region is called 餓鬼城; 餓鬼界. Their destination or path is the 餓鬼趣 or 餓鬼道. |
香神 see styles |
xiāng shén xiang1 shen2 hsiang shen |
香音神 The gods of fragrance (and music), i.e. the Gandharvas who live on Gandhamādana; the musicians of Indra, with Dhṛtarāṣṭra as their ruler. |
香象 see styles |
xiāng xiàng xiang1 xiang4 hsiang hsiang |
Gandhahastī. Fragrant elephant; one of the sixteen honoured ones of the Bhadra-kalpa; also a bodhisattva in the north who lives on the 香聚山 or 香醉山 with Buddha 香積; cf. 香集. |
馬脚 see styles |
bakyaku ばきゃく |
(1) horse's legs; (2) (See 馬脚を現す) stage actor who plays the role of a horse's legs |
馬鳴 马鸣 see styles |
mǎ míng ma3 ming2 ma ming memyou / memyo めみょう |
(person) Asvaghosa (approx. 80-150 CE) 阿濕縛窶抄Aśvaghoṣa, the famous writer, whose patron was the Indo-Scythian king Kaniṣka q. v., was a Brahmin converted to Buddhism; he finally settled at Benares, and became the twelfth patriarch. His name is attached to ten works (v. Hōbōgirin 192, 201, 726, 727, 846, 1643, 1666, 1667, 1669, 1687). The two which have exerted great influence on Buddhism are 佛所行讚經 Buddhacarita-kāvya Sutra, tr. by Dharmarakṣa A. D. 414-421, tr. into English by Beal, S.B.E.; and 大乘起信論 Mahāyāna śraddhotpāda-śāstra, tr. by Paramārtha, A.D．554, and by Śikṣānanda, A. D. 695-700, tr. into English by Teitaro Suzuki 1900, and also by T. Richard, v. 起. He gave to Buddhism the philosophical basis for its Mahāyāna development. There are at least six others who bear this name. Other forms: 馬鳴; 阿濕縛窶抄馬鳴比丘; 馬鳴大士; 馬鳴菩薩, etc. |
駅使 see styles |
ekishi; umayazukai; hayumazukai えきし; うまやづかい; はゆまづかい |
(archaism) (hist) official during the ritsuryō period who was allowed to use the state-provided stables and horses |
驅龍 驱龙 see styles |
qū lóng qu1 long2 ch`ü lung chü lung |
Dragon-expeller, a term for an arhat of high character and powers, who can drive away evil nāgas. |
髮小 发小 see styles |
fà xiǎo fa4 xiao3 fa hsiao |
(dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with; a couple who grew up as childhood friends |
鬼魅 see styles |
guǐ mèi gui3 mei4 kuei mei kimi きみ |
demon; evil spirit (archaism) demon; monster; apparition Imps or demons who cause sickness, especially malaria in certain regions. |
魔女 see styles |
mó nǚ mo2 nu:3 mo nü majo まじょ |
witch; sorceress; enchantress witch The daughters of Māra, who tempt men to their ruin. |
魔忍 see styles |
mó rěn mo2 ren3 mo jen |
Māra-servitude, the condition of those who obey Māra. |
魔戒 see styles |
mó jiè mo2 jie4 mo chieh makai |
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金[Tuo1 er3 jin1] Māra-laws, Māra-rules, i.e. those of monks who seek fame and luxury. |
魔王 see styles |
mó wáng mo2 wang2 mo wang maou / mao まおう |
devil king; evil person (1) Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; (2) {Buddh} (See 天魔) king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good; (female given name) Maou The king of māras, the lord of the sixth heaven of the desire-realm. |
魯君 鲁君 see styles |
lǔ jun lu3 jun1 lu chün |
the lord of Lu (who declined to employ Confucius) |
鮪女 see styles |
maguroonna まぐろおんな |
(slang) (vulgar) dead lay; starfish; woman who is inactive during sexual intercourse |
鰤子 see styles |
burikko ぶりっこ |
(ateji / phonetic) (n,vs,adj-no) (derogatory term) (slang) woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless |
鳥追 see styles |
torioi とりおい |
(1) driving off birds; (2) procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; (3) female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; (4) street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan; (place-name) Torioi |
鳩垣 鸠垣 see styles |
jiū yuán jiu1 yuan2 chiu yüan |
Kupana, 鳩洹; 仇桓; an asura who swells with anger. |
鳳雛 see styles |
housuu / hosu ほうすう |
gifted young person who shows much promise |
鴬嬢 see styles |
uguisujou / uguisujo うぐいすじょう |
female announcer; woman who makes public announcements (e.g. from an election campaign truck) |
鶯嬢 see styles |
uguisujou / uguisujo うぐいすじょう |
female announcer; woman who makes public announcements (e.g. from an election campaign truck) |
鶼鶼 鹣鹣 see styles |
jiān jiān jian1 jian1 chien chien |
lit. a pair of mythical birds who depend on each other; fig. an inseparable couple |
鷲山 鹫山 see styles |
jiù shān jiu4 shan1 chiu shan washiyama わしやま |
(place-name, surname) Washiyama Gṛdhrakūṭa, Vulture Peak near Rājagṛha, 'the modern Giddore, so called because Piśuna (Māra) once as assumed there the guise of a vulture to interrupt the meditation of Ānanda' (Eitel); more probably because of its shape, or because of the vultures who fed there on the dead; a place frequented by the Buddha; the imaginary scene of the preaching of the Lotus Sūtra, and called 靈鷲山 Spiritual Vulture Peak, as the Lotus Sūtra is also known as the 鷲峯偈 Vulture Peak gāthā. The peak is also called 鷲峯; 鷲頭 (鷲頭山); 鷲臺; 鷲嶽; 鷲巖; 靈山; cf. 耆闍崛山. |
麤人 see styles |
cū rén cu1 ren2 ts`u jen tsu jen |
麁人 The immature man of Hīnayāna, who has a rough foundation, in contrast with the mature or refined 細人 man of Mahayana. Tiantai applied 麤 to the 藏, 通, and 別 schools, reserving 細 for the 圓 school. |
麥霸 麦霸 see styles |
mài bà mai4 ba4 mai pa |
mic hog; person who monopolizes the mike at karaoke party (hegemon 霸 of the microphone 麥克風|麦克风) |
黃教 黄教 see styles |
huáng jiào huang2 jiao4 huang chiao Kōkyō |
Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism; also written 格魯派|格鲁派[Ge2 lu3 pai4] 黃帽教 The yellow sect of Lamaism, founded in 1417 by 宗喀巴 Tsoṅ-kha-pa, Sumatikīrti, who overthrew the decadent sect, which wears red robes, and established the sect that wears yellow, and which at first was: noted for the austere life of the monks; it is found chiefly in Tibet, Mongolia, and Ili. |
黎利 see styles |
lí lì li2 li4 li li reiri / reri れいり |
Le Loi, Vietnamese general and emperor who won back independence for Vietnam from China in 1428 (female given name) Reiri |
黑手 see styles |
hēi shǒu hei1 shou3 hei shou |
(fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand; (Tw) mechanic; blue-collar worker; manual laborer |
黨項 党项 see styles |
dǎng xiàng dang3 xiang4 tang hsiang |
Tangut branch of the Qiang 羌 ethnic group; ancient ethnic group who made up the Xixia dynasty 西夏 1038-1227 |
鼻祖 see styles |
bí zǔ bi2 zu3 pi tsu biso びそ |
the earliest ancestor; originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc) founder; originator; introducer a patriarch who founds a sect or school |
龜男 龟男 see styles |
guī nán gui1 nan2 kuei nan |
(slang) man who grovels to a woman; man who accepts a subordinate or exploitative role in hopes of her approval |
PUA see styles |
pua pua pua |
(neologism, attested by 2019) to exert control over (sb) by means of psychological manipulation (e.g. negging); a person who does so (loanword from "pickup artist") |
UP主 see styles |
u p zhǔ u p zhu3 u p chu |
(Internet slang) uploader (person who uploads a video or other content to the Internet); pronounced [a4 pu5 zhu3]; (loanword from Japanese うｐ主, "upunushi") |
ＷＨＯ see styles |
daburyuu eichi oo; daburyuu ecchi oo(sk); daburyuueichioo(sk); daburyuuecchioo(sk) / daburyu echi oo; daburyu ecchi oo(sk); daburyuechioo(sk); daburyuecchioo(sk) ダブリュー・エイチ・オー; ダブリュー・エッチ・オー(sk); ダブリューエイチオー(sk); ダブリューエッチオー(sk) |
(See 世界保健機関) World Health Organization; WHO |
アシ君 see styles |
ashikun アシくん |
(slang) man who drives a woman around for free; man used by a woman for his car |
おコゲ see styles |
okoge おコゲ |
(1) burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; (2) woman who hangs out with gay men |
オフ会 see styles |
ofukai オフかい |
offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online) |
お焦げ see styles |
okoge おこげ |
(1) burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; (2) woman who hangs out with gay men |
お見舞 see styles |
omimai おみまい |
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry |
ガチ勢 see styles |
gachizei / gachize ガチぜい |
(slang) (See ガチ) hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously |
ガチ恋 see styles |
gachikoi ガチこい |
(slang) (See ガチ) being in love with an idol, actor, etc.; fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc. |
カメコ see styles |
kameko カメコ |
(abbreviation) (See カメラ小僧) photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions |
がり勉 see styles |
gariben がりべん |
(1) drudge; grind; swot; someone who studies too much; (noun/participle) (2) cram-study (for exam, etc.); swotting |
がん黒 see styles |
ganguro がんぐろ |
(kana only) ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up |
キス魔 see styles |
kisuma キスま |
(colloquialism) compulsive kisser; person who gives many kisses; person who likes kissing others |
これ者 see styles |
koremono; koremon; koremono; koremon これもの; これもん; コレもの; コレもん |
(1) (kana only) (colloquialism) (accompanied by a hand gesture symbolizing an action or state) person who does this; person who is like this; (2) (kana only) (colloquialism) (when accompanied by a vertical line drawn with one's finger along one's cheek) (See ヤクザ・1) yakuza; gangster; (3) (kana only) (colloquialism) (when accompanied by the "cuckoo" hand sign) idiot; moron; (4) (kana only) (colloquialism) (when accompanied by hand gestures indicating a large belly) (See 妊婦) pregnant woman |
シタ妻 see styles |
shitatsuma シタつま |
(slang) (See サレ妻) wife who has had an affair |
ソフレ see styles |
sofure ソフレ |
(abbreviation) (See 添い寝フレンド) friends who sleep next to each other (without engaging in sexual activities) |
タヌキ see styles |
tanuki タヌキ |
(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 |
チキン see styles |
chikin チキン |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) chicken; (2) person who scares easily; person who lacks courage; (personal name) Cecchin |
っちょ see styles |
ccho っちょ |
(suffix) person who is ...; thing that is ... |
であれ see styles |
deare であれ |
(expression) (1) no matter (what, who, etc.); (expression) (2) (as ...であれ...であれ) whether ... or ...; (expression) (3) (imperative form of である) (See である) be |
どうれ see styles |
doure / dore どうれ |
(interjection) (archaism) (used in samurai families in response to a visitor who has asked to be shown inside) come in; welcome |
ネカマ see styles |
nekama ネカマ |
(slang) (from ネット and お釜) someone who plays (portrays themselves as) the opposite sex online |
ネナベ see styles |
nenabe ネナベ |
(slang) (from ネット + おなべ) (See ネカマ) female who pretends to be male online |
パカ弁 see styles |
pakaben パカべん |
(net-sl) (derogatory term) (incompetent) lawyer who merely discloses the IP addresses of people who make defamatory comments online (without pursuing further legal action) |
ぱしり see styles |
pashiri ぱしり |
(abbreviation) (colloquialism) person who is made to do things or go get things for someone else; person who runs errands; gofer |
パソ婚 see styles |
pasokon パソこん |
(rare) (slang) (pun on パソコン) (See パソコン) marriage between two people who met over the Internet |
パパ友 see styles |
papatomo パパとも |
friend of a father who is also a father; dads who are friends; dad friend |
ホイ卒 see styles |
hoisotsu ホイそつ |
(net-sl) (derogatory term) (joc) (See ヨウ卒・2) person who attended a nursery school as a child (as opposed to a kindergarten) |
ママ友 see styles |
mamatomo ママとも |
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends |
ママ鉄 see styles |
mamatetsu ママてつ |
(slang) (See 鉄道) mother who is interested in trains |
メシ君 see styles |
meshikun メシくん |
(slang) (See ミツグ君) man only used to receive meals from; man who always pays for food |
モテ女 see styles |
moteonna モテおんな |
(colloquialism) (See モテる) woman who is popular with men |
モテ男 see styles |
moteo; moteotoko モテお; モテおとこ |
(colloquialism) (See モテる) man who is popular with women |
モニタ see styles |
monita モニタ |
(1) (computer terminology) (computer) monitor; (noun/participle) (2) consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); (3) (computer terminology) program or utility that monitors a program or activity |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "ＷＨＯ" 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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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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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