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定詰

see styles
 jouzume / jozume
    じょうづめ
(noun/participle) (1) (obscure) permanent staff; permanent employee; service for a fixed period of time; (2) (archaism) (Edo era) a daimyo or feudal retainer who lived and-or served in Edo for a fixed period of time; (surname) Jōzume

室韋


室韦

see styles
shì wéi
    shi4 wei2
shih wei
 shitsui
    しつい
the Shiwei tribes who inhabited an area to the northeast of Tang-dynasty China
(hist) Shiwei (Mongolic tribe)

宮胎


宫胎

see styles
gōng tāi
    gong1 tai1
kung t`ai
    kung tai
 kutai
The palace-womb, where those who call on Amitābha but are in doubt of him are confined for 500 years, devoid of the riches of Buddha-truth, till born into the Pure Land; idem 疑城胎宮.

家兒


家儿

see styles
jiā ér
    jia1 er2
chia erh
(old) child, particularly referring to the son who resembles his father

家家

see styles
jiā jiā
    jia1 jia1
chia chia
 keke
    いえいえ
each house; every house; many houses
one who goes from clan to clan

家居

see styles
jiā jū
    jia1 ju1
chia chü
 iei; kakyo / ie; kakyo
    いえい; かきょ
home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed)
(n,vs,vi) staying at home
one who stays at home

寂志

see styles
jí zhì
    ji2 zhi4
chi chih
 jakushi
one who has a tranquil mind

寂種


寂种

see styles
jí zhǒng
    ji2 zhong3
chi chung
 jakushu
The nirvāṇa class, i.e. the Hinayanists who are said to seek only their own salvation.

寒松

see styles
 kanmatsu
    かんまつ
(1) winter pine; pine tree that endures the cold of winter; (2) person who does not waver from their own principles; (surname) Kanmatsu

寒蟬


寒蝉

see styles
hán chán
    han2 chan2
han ch`an
    han chan
a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself); Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia
See: 寒蝉

寫手


写手

see styles
xiě shǒu
    xie3 shou3
hsieh shou
person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal); scribe; copyist; a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy

寶幢


宝幢

see styles
bǎo chuáng
    bao3 chuang2
pao ch`uang
    pao chuang
 hōtō
ratnadhvaja; a banner decorated with gems. A deva in the Tuṣita heaven who presides over music.

寶雲


宝云

see styles
bǎo yún
    bao3 yun2
pao yün
 houun / houn
    ほううん
(personal name) Houun
Baoyun, a monk of 涼州 Liangzhou, who travelled to India, circa A.D. 397, returned to Chang'an, and died 449 aged 74.

寺子

see styles
 terago
    てらご
(1) child who attended a temple school (Edo period); (2) (abbreviation) (See 寺子屋) temple elementary school (Edo period); (place-name) Terago

寺男

see styles
 teraotoko
    てらおとこ
male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)

對揚


对扬

see styles
duì yáng
    dui4 yang2
tui yang
 taiyō
One who drew out remarks or sermons from the Buddha.

導師


导师

see styles
dǎo shī
    dao3 shi1
tao shih
 doushi / doshi
    どうし
tutor; teacher; academic advisor
(1) {Buddh} officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; (2) (esp. Buddhist) religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; (3) guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
nāyaka; a leader, guide, one who guides men to Buddha's teaching; applied also to Buddhas and bodhisattvas, and to the leaders of the ritual in Buddhist services; v. 天人道師.

小強


小强

see styles
xiǎo qiáng
    xiao3 qiang2
hsiao ch`iang
    hsiao chiang
(slang) cockroach ("Little Qiang" was originally the name given to a dead cockroach that had supposedly been a pet of the lead character in the 1993 Hong Kong comedy movie "Flirting Scholar". Subsequently, it came to be used as a name for any cockroach, and also for characters in film and television who are seemingly indestructible or repeatedly resurrected.)

小童

see styles
 hichi
    ひち
(archaism) small child (esp. a servant child in the Heian-period imperial palace); (archaism) young person; young servant; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) (derogatory term) boy; child; youth; brat; (kana only) (derogatory term) boy; child; youth; brat; (1) (archaism) girl-in-training (e.g. a geisha-in-training or a girl who performs miscellaneous tasks in a brothel); (2) (archaism) (derogatory term) brat; scamp; rascal; jackanapes; (3) (archaism) disciple; apprentice; (place-name) Hichi

小草

see styles
xiǎo cǎo
    xiao3 cao3
hsiao ts`ao
    hsiao tsao
 ogusa
    おぐさ
(surname) Ogusa
Smaller herbs, those who keep the five commandments and do the ten good deeds, thereby attaining to rebirth as men or devas, v. 三草二木.

尼犍

see styles
ní jiān
    ni2 jian1
ni chien
 nikon
nirgrantha, 尼健; 尼乾 (尼乾陀); 尼虔, freed from all ties, a naked mendicant, tr. by 離繋, 不繋, 無結 devotees who are free from all ties, wander naked, and cover themselves with ashes. Mahāvīra, one of this sect, called 若提 Jñāti after his family, and also 尼乾陀若提子 Nirgrantha-jñātiputra, was an opponent of Śākyamuni. His doctrines were determinist, everything being fated, and no religious practices could change one's lot.

尾生

see styles
wěi shēng
    wei3 sheng1
wei sheng
 bio
    びお
Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters); sb who keeps to their word no matter what
(surname) Bio

居候

see styles
 isourou / isoro
    いそうろう
(n,vs,vi) lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

居士

see styles
jū shì
    ju1 shi4
chü shih
 koji
    こじ
(1) {Buddh} (See 大姉・だいし) grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); (2) private-sector scholar
倶欏鉢底; 迦羅越 kulapati. A chief, head of a family; squire, landlord. A householder who practises Buddhism at home without becoming a monk. The female counterpart is 女居士. The 居士傳 is a compilation giving the biography of many devout Buddhists.

左党

see styles
 satou; hidaritou / sato; hidarito
    さとう; ひだりとう
(1) (See 右党・2) drinker; person who is fond of alcohol; (2) (さとう only) (See 右党・1) left-wing party

巨嬰


巨婴

see styles
jù yīng
    ju4 ying1
chü ying
large infant; macrosomic baby; (slang) emotionally immature adult; adult who behaves like a spoiled child

巫女

see styles
wū nǚ
    wu1 nv3
wu nü
 miko
    みこ
(1) (Shinto) miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; (2) medium; sorceress; shamaness; noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa; (female given name) Miko
shamaness

巫子

see styles
 miko
    みこ
    ichiko
    いちこ
(1) (Shinto) miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; (2) medium; sorceress; shamaness; sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller

布袋

see styles
bù dài
    bu4 dai4
pu tai
 hotei / hote
    ほてい
pouch; sack; bag
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back; (place-name, surname) Hotei
jute bags

帰米

see styles
 kibei / kibe
    きべい
(noun/participle) (1) returning to the United States; (2) (See 二世・にせい・1) kibei; Japanese-American children (nisei) born prior to WWII who were sent to Japan for schooling before returning to America

平更

see styles
 hirasara
    ひらさら
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (archaism) earnestly; intently; determinedly; by all means; (adverb) (2) (kana only) (archaism) (See 一体全体・いったいぜんたい) ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

年兄

see styles
nián xiōng
    nian2 xiong1
nien hsiung
lit. older brother; fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations

年友

see styles
nián yǒu
    nian2 you3
nien yu
 toshitomo
    としとも
member of a group who have gone through some experience in the same year
(place-name, surname) Toshitomo

年寄

see styles
 toshiyori
    としより
(1) old people; the aged; (2) (sumo) trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; (3) senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); (4) important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

年誼


年谊

see styles
nián yì
    nian2 yi4
nien i
camaraderie between persons who have gone through some experience in the same year

幸魂

see styles
 sakimitama
    さきみたま
god who bestows happiness upon people

幼妻

see styles
 osanazuma
    おさなづま
very young bride; bride (married woman) who is little more than a girl

底沙

see styles
dǐ shā
    di3 sha1
ti sha
 Teisha
Tiṣya. (1) The twenty-third of the twenty-eight constellations 鬼宿 γδηθ in Cancer; it has connection with Śiva. (2) Name of a Buddha who taught Śākyamuni and Maitreya in a former incarnation.

度者

see styles
dù zhě
    du4 zhe3
tu che
 tosha
one who has crossed over to the other shore

廠妹

see styles
chǎng mèi
    chang3 mei4
ch`ang mei
    chang mei
(derog.) young woman who works in a factory

廠弟

see styles
chǎng dì
    chang3 di4
ch`ang ti
    chang ti
(derog.) young man who works in a factory

弓張

see styles
 yumihari
    ゆみはり
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) stringing a bow; person who strings bows; (2) (abbreviation) crescent moon; (3) (abbreviation) paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle; (surname) Yumihari

引座

see styles
yǐn zuò
    yin3 zuo4
yin tso
 in zo
A phrase used by one who ushers a preacher into the 'pulpit' to expound the Law.

引接

see styles
yǐn jiē
    yin3 jie1
yin chieh
 insetsu
    いんせつ
(noun/participle) interview
引攝 To accept, receive, welcome— as a Buddha does all who call on him, as stated in the nineteenth vow 第十九願 of Amitābha.

弦妓

see styles
 gengi
    げんぎ
(obscure) geisha; woman who entertains (e.g. by playing the shamisen) for her living

張勳


张勋

see styles
zhāng xūn
    zhang1 xun1
chang hsün
Zhang Xun (1854-1923), Qing loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] to the throne in the Manchu Restoration of 1917 張勳復辟|张勋复辟[Zhang1 Xun1 Fu4 bi4]

強弓

see styles
 goukyuu; tsuyoyumi; kyoukyuu; kowayumi(ok) / gokyu; tsuyoyumi; kyokyu; kowayumi(ok)
    ごうきゅう; つよゆみ; きょうきゅう; こわゆみ(ok)
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow

彌勒


弥勒

see styles
mí lè
    mi2 le4
mi le
 miroku
    みろく
Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
(surname) Miroku
Maitreya, friendly, benevolent. The Buddhist Messiah, or next Buddha, now in the Tuṣita heaven, who is to come 5,000 years after the nirvāṇa of Śākyamuni, or according to other reckoning after 4,000 heavenly years, i.e. 5,670,000,000 human years. According to tradition he was born in Southern India of a Brahman family. His two epithets are 慈氏 Benevolent, and Ajita 阿逸多 'Invincible'. He presides over the spread of the church, protects its members and will usher in ultimate victory for Buddhism. His image is usually in the hall of the four guardians facing outward, where he is represented as the fat laughing Buddha, but in some places his image is tall, e.g. in Peking in the Yung Ho Kung. Other forms are彌帝M075962; 迷諦隸; 梅低梨; 梅怛麗 (梅怛藥 or 梅怛邪); 每怛哩; 昧怛 M067070曳; 彌羅. There are numerous Maitreya sūtras.

彭祖

see styles
péng zǔ
    peng2 zu3
p`eng tsu
    peng tsu
 houso / hoso
    ほうそ
Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
(personal name) Houso

待人

see styles
dài rén
    dai4 ren2
tai jen
 machito
    まちと
to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
(1) person being waited for; (2) person who waits; (given name) Machito

待宵

see styles
 matsuyoi
    まつよい
(1) (archaism) night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come; (2) (archaism) night of the 14th day of the eight month of the lunar calendar

徒侍

see styles
 kachizamurai
    かちざむらい
humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot

徒組

see styles
 kachigumi
    かちぐみ
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.); bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing(Edo period)

復合


复合

see styles
fù hé
    fu4 he2
fu ho
(of people who were estranged) to be reconciled; (of a couple) to get back together

微商

see styles
wēi shāng
    wei1 shang1
wei shang
derivative (math.); business on WeChat 微信[Wei1 xin4] leveraging one's social network; person who operates such a business

徳利

see styles
 noritoshi
    のりとし
(ateji / phonetic) (1) sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; (2) turtleneck (sweater); (3) someone who cannot swim; (personal name) Noritoshi

忘八

see styles
wàng bā
    wang4 ba1
wang pa
 bouhachi / bohachi
    ぼうはち
see 王八[wang2 ba1]
(1) customer at a brothel; john; someone who has forgotten the eight virtues; (2) brothel; owner of a brothel

応身

see styles
 oujin / ojin
    おうじん
{Buddh} (See 三身) nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved)

恋塚

see styles
 koizuka
    こいづか
burial mound for person who died for love; (surname) Koizuka

息慈

see styles
xí cí
    xi2 ci2
hsi tz`u
    hsi tzu
 sokuji
At rest and kind, an old translation of śramaṇa, one who has entered into the life of rest and shows loving-kindness to all.

悪趣

see styles
 akushu
    あくしゅ
{Buddh} (See 三悪趣) world where those who have committed bad deeds in this life go; evil realm

情弱

see styles
 joujaku / jojaku
    じょうじゃく
(1) (abbreviation) (See 情報弱者) person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.); (2) (slang) (derogatory term) person who is inept at using the Internet to access information; Internet illiterate

惡師


恶师

see styles
è shī
    e4 shi1
o shih
 akushi
An evil teacher who teaches harmful doctrines.

愍慧

see styles
mǐn huì
    min3 hui4
min hui
 mine
wisdom (of one who is) compassionate

愛界


爱界

see styles
ài jiè
    ai4 jie4
ai chieh
 aikai
The realm of desire, or love ; those who dwell in it.

慧日

see styles
huì rì
    hui4 ri4
hui jih
 enichi
    えにち
{Buddh} sun of wisdom; Buddha's or Bodhisattva's limitless light of wisdom; (given name) Enichi
Wisdom-sun, Buddha-wisdom. Huiri, a celebrated Tang monk and author (disciple of Yijing) who also went on pilgrimage to India and spent thirteen years there, died A.D. 748; entitled 慈愍三藏.

慧淨


慧净

see styles
huì jìng
    hui4 jing4
hui ching
 ejou / ejo
    えじょう
(personal name) Ejō
Huijing, a noted Tang monk, translator and author, who was commanded to assist Xuanzang in his translations but was unable through failing health.

慧超

see styles
huì chāo
    hui4 chao1
hui ch`ao
    hui chao
 echou / echo
    えちょう
(personal name) Echō
Huichao, a monk who travelled in India.

憍梵

see styles
jiāo fàn
    jiao1 fan4
chiao fan
 Kyōbon
(憍梵波提) Gavāṃpati, also 憍梵鉢提; 迦梵波提; 笈房鉢底 intp. as chewing the cud; lord of cattle, etc. A man who became a monk, born with a mouth always ruminating like a cow because of former oral sin.

應供


应供

see styles
yìng gōng
    ying4 gong1
ying kung
 ōgu
Worth, of worship, a tr. of the term arhat; one of the ten titles of a Tathāgata.

應眞


应眞

see styles
yìng zhēn
    ying4 zhen1
ying chen
 ōshin
A worthy true one, an old tr. of the term arhat. Also, one who is in harmony with truth.

應身


应身

see styles
yìng shēn
    ying4 shen1
ying shen
 ōjin
nirmāṇakāya, one of the 三身 q.v. Any incarnation of Buddha. The Buddha-incarnation of the 眞如q.v. Also occasionally used for the saṃbhogakāya. There are various interpretation (a) The 同性經 says the Buddha as revealed supernaturally in glory to bodhisattvas is應身, in contrast with 化身, which latter is the revelation on earth to his disciples. (b) The 起信論 makes no difference between the two, the 應身 being the Buddha of the thirty-two marks who revealed himself to the earthly disciples. The 金光明經 makes all revelations of Buddha as Buddha to be 應身; while all incarnations not as Buddha, but in the form of any of the five paths of existence, are Buddha's 化身. Tiantai has the distinction of 勝應身 and 劣應身, i.e. superior and inferior nirmāṇakāya, or supernatural and natural.

成器

see styles
chéng qì
    cheng2 qi4
ch`eng ch`i
    cheng chi
 jōki
to make something of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect
to become a vessel

成才

see styles
chéng cái
    cheng2 cai2
ch`eng ts`ai
    cheng tsai
 narutoshi
    なるとし
to make something of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect
(personal name) Narutoshi

成材

see styles
chéng cái
    cheng2 cai2
ch`eng ts`ai
    cheng tsai
to make something of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect; (of a tree) to grow to full size; to become useful for timber

我相

see styles
wǒ xiàng
    wo3 xiang4
wo hsiang
 gasō
Egoism, the concept of the ego as real. Anyone who believes in我相, 人我, 衆生我, 壽我 is not a true Bodhisattva, v. 我人四相.

戒力

see styles
jiè lì
    jie4 li4
chieh li
 kairiki
The power derived from observing the commandments, enabling one who observes the five commandments to be reborn among men, and one who observes the ten positive commands 十善 to be born among devas, or as a king.

戒善

see styles
jiè shàn
    jie4 shan4
chieh shan
 kaizen
The good root of keeping the commandments, from which springs the power for one who keeps the five to be reborn as a man; or for one who keeps the ten to be reborn in the heavens, or as a king.

戒器

see styles
jiè qì
    jie4 qi4
chieh ch`i
    chieh chi
 kaiki
A utensil fit to receive the rules, i.e. one who is not debarred from entering the order, as is a eunuch, slave, minor, etc.

所化

see styles
suǒ huà
    suo3 hua4
so hua
 sho ka
The one who is transformed or instructed.

所度

see styles
suǒ dù
    suo3 du4
so tu
 shodo
those who are saved

托兒


托儿

see styles
tuō r
    tuo1 r5
t`o r
    to r
(coll.) shill; tout; phony customer who pretends to buys things so as to lure real customers

抑々

see styles
 somosomo
    そもそも
(adverbial noun) (1) (kana only) in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) beginning; start

抑抑

see styles
 somosomo
    そもそも
(adverbial noun) (1) (kana only) in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) beginning; start

抵牾

see styles
dǐ wǔ
    di3 wu3
ti wu
 modoki
    もどき
to conflict with; to contradict; contradiction
(out-dated kanji) (suffix noun) (1) (kana only) -like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...; (2) comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (3) (archaism) criticism; censure

招親


招亲

see styles
zhāo qīn
    zhao1 qin1
chao ch`in
    chao chin
to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family); to take a wife by one's own choice

招魂

see styles
zhāo hún
    zhao1 hun2
chao hun
 shoukon / shokon
    しょうこん
to call back the soul of sb who has died or is seriously ill; (fig.) to resurrect (an old system etc)
invocation of the spirits of the dead
To call back the spirit (of the dead).

拼客

see styles
pīn kè
    pin1 ke4
p`in k`o
    pin ko
person who joins with others to reduce costs (carpooling, group buying, sharing an apartment etc)

拾い

see styles
 hiroi
    ひろい
(n,n-suf) (1) picking up; gathering; person who picks things up; (2) {print} (See 文選・1) type-picking; (3) (honorific or respectful language) (as お〜) walking

持句

see styles
chí jù
    chi2 ju4
ch`ih chü
    chih chü
 jiku
One who holds to or retains the words (of the dhāraṇī).

持地

see styles
chí dì
    chi2 di4
ch`ih ti
    chih ti
 mochiji
    もちぢ
(surname) Mochiji
Dharaṇimdhara, holder, or ruler of the earth, or land; name of a Bodhisattva, who predicted the future of Avalokiteśvara.

持手

see styles
 mochite
    もちて
(1) handle; grip; (2) holder; person who holds

持水

see styles
chí shuǐ
    chi2 shui3
ch`ih shui
    chih shui
 Jisui
Jātiṃdhara, a physician who adjusted prescriptions and diet to the seasons; reborn as Śuddhodana.

指鬘

see styles
zhǐ mán
    zhi3 man2
chih man
 Shiman
Aṅgulīmālya, name of a convert of Śākyamuni, who had belonged to a Śivaitic sect which wore chaplets of finger-bones, and 'made assassination a religious act'.

捐班

see styles
juān bān
    juan1 ban1
chüan pan
(old) to obtain an official position through financial contributions (instead of passing the imperial examination); a person who has done so

授事

see styles
shòu shì
    shou4 shi4
shou shih
 juji
karmadāna, the director of duties, the one who gives out the work.

掛搭


挂搭

see styles
guà dā
    gua4 da1
kua ta
 katō
variant of 掛褡|挂褡[gua4 da1]
掛褡; 掛單 One who hangs up all his possessions, i.e. a wandering monk who stays for the night in a monastery.

探花

see styles
tàn huā
    tan4 hua1
t`an hua
    tan hua
candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]); (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet

接盤


接盘

see styles
jiē pán
    jie1 pan2
chieh p`an
    chieh pan
(of an entrepreneur) to buy up a struggling business; (finance) to snap up shares sold off by others; (neologism) (slang) to take as a girlfriend a woman who was dumped by her ex for sleeping around

提婆

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tí pó
    ti2 po2
t`i p`o
    ti po
 daiba
    だいば
(rare) {Buddh} deva (being with god-like characteristics); (person) Aryadeva; (person) Devadatta (cousin of Gautama Buddha)
deva. Explained by 天 celestial; also by 梵天人 inhabitants of the brahmalokas, or by 天神 celestial spirits. General designation of the gods of Brahmanism, and of all the inhabitants of devalokas who are subject to metempsychosis. Also 提波; 提和; 提桓. Used also for Devadatta, infra.

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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