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火燒


火烧

see styles
huǒ shāo
    huo3 shao1
huo shao
 kashō
to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake
burnt

炒る

see styles
 iru
    いる
(transitive verb) to parch; to fry; to fire; to broil; to roast; to boil down (in oil)

烤炙

see styles
kǎo zhì
    kao3 zhi4
k`ao chih
    kao chih
to scorch; (of the sun) to beat down on

焚毀


焚毁

see styles
fén huǐ
    fen2 hui3
fen hui
to burn down; to destroy with fire
See: 焚毁

焚燬


焚毁

see styles
fén huǐ
    fen2 hui3
fen hui
to burn down; to destroy with fire
See: 焚毁

無倒


无倒

see styles
wú dào
    wu2 dao4
wu tao
 mudō
Not upside-down, seeing things right-side up, or correctly, i.e. correct views of truth and things, e.g. not regarding the seeming as real, the temporal as eternal, etc.

無双

see styles
 musou; busou(ok) / muso; buso(ok)
    むそう; ぶそう(ok)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; matchless; (noun/participle) (2) (むそう only) (slang) {vidg} mowing down the enemy; (female given name) Musou

焼失

see styles
 shoushitsu / shoshitsu
    しょうしつ
(n,vs,vt,vi) destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

焼夷

see styles
 shoui / shoi
    しょうい
burning (something) away; burning (something) down

煎る

see styles
 iru
    いる
(transitive verb) to parch; to fry; to fire; to broil; to roast; to boil down (in oil)

照臨


照临

see styles
zhào lín
    zhao4 lin2
chao lin
 shourin / shorin
    しょうりん
(noun/participle) looking down (from the heavens); visit of a high-ranking person
illuminate the surrounding area from a high place

熄火

see styles
xī huǒ
    xi1 huo3
hsi huo
(of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire); (fig.) to die down; (of a vehicle) to stall

熔毀


熔毁

see styles
róng huǐ
    rong2 hui3
jung hui
meltdown; (of nuclear fuel) to melt down

熬る

see styles
 iru
    いる
(transitive verb) to parch; to fry; to fire; to broil; to roast; to boil down (in oil)

燒錢


烧钱

see styles
shāo qián
    shao1 qian2
shao ch`ien
    shao chien
to burn joss paper; (fig.) to flush money down the toilet

燭淚


烛泪

see styles
zhú lèi
    zhu2 lei4
chu lei
drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle

爆走

see styles
 bakusou / bakuso
    ばくそう
(n,vs,vi) (colloquialism) racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)

牽制


牵制

see styles
qiān zhì
    qian1 zhi4
ch`ien chih
    chien chih
 kensei / kense
    けんせい
to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops)
(noun/participle) check; restraint; constraint; diversion; feint; screen

牽累


牵累

see styles
qiān lěi
    qian1 lei3
ch`ien lei
    chien lei
to weigh down; to trouble; to implicate (sb); tied down (by affairs)

猛撲


猛扑

see styles
měng pū
    meng3 pu1
meng p`u
    meng pu
to charge; to pounce on; to swoop down on

生死

see styles
shēng sǐ
    sheng1 si3
sheng ssu
 seishi(p); shouji; shoushi / seshi(p); shoji; shoshi
    せいし(P); しょうじ; しょうし
life or death
(1) life and death; life or death; (2) (しょうじ, しょうし only) {Buddh} samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); (3) (しょうじ, しょうし only) death
saṃsāra: birth and death: rebirth and redeath; life and death; 生死, 死生; 生生死死 ever-recurring saṃsāra or transmigrations; the round of mortality. There are two, three, four, seven, and twelve kinds of 生死; the two are 分斷生死 the various karmaic transmigrations, and 不思義變易生死 (or simply 變易生死) the inconceivable transformation life in the Pure Land. Among the twelve are final separation from mortality of the arhat, with 無餘 no remains of it causing return; one final death and no rebirth of the anāgāmin; the seven advancing rebirths of the srota-āpanna; down to the births-cum-deaths of hungry ghosts.

甩賣


甩卖

see styles
shuǎi mài
    shuai3 mai4
shuai mai
to mark down (the price of goods); to sell off cheap

留題


留题

see styles
liú tí
    liu2 ti2
liu t`i
    liu ti
extemporaneous thoughts noted down after a visit

當機


当机

see styles
dàng jī
    dang4 ji1
tang chi
 tōki
to crash (of a computer); to stop working; (loanword from English "down")
To suit the capacity or ability, i.e. of hearers, as did the Buddha; to avail oneself of an opportunity.

瘦身

see styles
shòu shēn
    shou4 shen1
shou shen
to lose weight (intentionally); to slim down; (Tw) to downsize (a business)

癒る

see styles
 iru
    いる
(v1,vi) (kana only) (archaism) (usu. as 腹がいる) (See 腹が居る) to calm down

癱瘓


瘫痪

see styles
tān huàn
    tan1 huan4
t`an huan
    tan huan
(medicine) to suffer paralysis; (fig.) to be paralyzed; to break down; to come to a standstill

發家


发家

see styles
fā jiā
    fa1 jia1
fa chia
to lay down a family fortune; to get rich; to become prosperous

盤踞


盘踞

see styles
pán jù
    pan2 ju4
p`an chü
    pan chü
 bankyo
    ばんきょ
to occupy illegally; to seize (territory); to entrench (oneself)
(noun/participle) (1) becoming firmly established; putting down strong roots; (2) exercising authority; being dominant; holding sway; (3) settling in a coiled shape

盯住

see styles
dīng zhù
    ding1 zhu4
ting chu
to watch sb closely; to breathe down sb's neck; to mark (sports)

直出

see styles
 chokushutsu
    ちょくしゅつ
(noun/participle) shooting straight out; growing straight down

直根

see styles
zhí gēn
    zhi2 gen1
chih ken
 chokkon
    ちょっこん
taproot (main root growing vertically down)
{bot} taproot; (place-name) Hitane

相傳


相传

see styles
xiāng chuán
    xiang1 chuan2
hsiang ch`uan
    hsiang chuan
 sōden
to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend
transmission of the Way from master to disciple

相嗣

see styles
xiāng sì
    xiang1 si4
hsiang ssu
 sōji
to be passed down

省く

see styles
 habuku
    はぶく
(transitive verb) (1) to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate; (transitive verb) (2) to curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise

真傳


真传

see styles
zhēn chuán
    zhen1 chuan2
chen ch`uan
    chen chuan
authentic tradition; handed-down teachings or techniques

眠る

see styles
 nemuru
    ねむる
    neburu
    ねぶる
(v5r,vi) (1) to sleep (not necessarily lying down); (2) to die; (3) to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to be dormant; to be unused; (4) (archaism) to close one's eyes; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) to sleep (not necessarily lying down); (2) to die; (3) (archaism) to close one's eyes

着る

see styles
 kiru
    きる
(transitive verb) (1) to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; (2) to bear (guilt, etc.)

着席

see styles
 chakuseki
    ちゃくせき
(n,vs,vi) taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

着陸

see styles
 chakuriku
    ちゃくりく
(n,vs,vi) landing; alighting; touch down

睡る

see styles
 nemuru
    ねむる
    neburu
    ねぶる
(v5r,vi) (1) to sleep (not necessarily lying down); (2) to die; (3) to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to be dormant; to be unused; (4) (archaism) to close one's eyes; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) to sleep (not necessarily lying down); (2) to die; (3) (archaism) to close one's eyes

睥睨

see styles
pì nì
    pi4 ni4
p`i ni
    pi ni
 heigei / hege
    へいげい
(literary) to look disdainfully out of the corner of one's eye; to look askance at
(noun, transitive verb) (1) glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; (noun, transitive verb) (2) frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look

砍伐

see styles
kǎn fá
    kan3 fa2
k`an fa
    kan fa
to hew; to cut down

砍價


砍价

see styles
kǎn jià
    kan3 jia4
k`an chia
    kan chia
to bargain; to cut or beat down a price

砍樹


砍树

see styles
kǎn shù
    kan3 shu4
k`an shu
    kan shu
to chop wood; to chop down trees

破壞


破坏

see styles
pò huài
    po4 huai4
p`o huai
    po huai
 hakai
destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
To destroy.

磊塊

see styles
 raikai
    らいかい
(idiom) discontent; being weighed down emotionally; heavy heart

磊嵬

see styles
 raikai
    らいかい
(idiom) discontent; being weighed down emotionally; heavy heart

示弱

see styles
shì ruò
    shi4 ruo4
shih jo
not to fight back; to take it lying down; to show weakness; to show one's softer side

祕傳


秘传

see styles
mì chuán
    mi4 chuan2
mi ch`uan
    mi chuan
to hand down secret knowledge from generation to generation within a school or family etc

祖傳


祖传

see styles
zǔ chuán
    zu3 chuan2
tsu ch`uan
    tsu chuan
 soden
    そでん
passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation
(surname) Soden

禿び

see styles
 chibi(p); chibi
    ちび(P); チビ
(1) (kana only) (sensitive word) small child; pipsqueak; small fry; small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads; (2) (sensitive word) (kana only) short person; midget; dwarf; (3) small animal; runt; (prefix) (4) worn down (pencil, etc.)

秋毫

see styles
qiū háo
    qiu1 hao2
ch`iu hao
    chiu hao
fine hair grown by animals (or down grown by birds) in the fall; (fig.) something barely discernible; the slightest thing; the minutest detail

科文

see styles
kē wěn
    ke1 wen3
k`o wen
    ko wen
 kamon
A set portion of a book, a lesson.

穂絮

see styles
 howata
    ほわた
cattail cotton; cattail fluff; bulrush down

穂綿

see styles
 howata
    ほわた
cattail cotton; cattail fluff; bulrush down

積肥


积肥

see styles
jī féi
    ji1 fei2
chi fei
to accumulate manure; to lay down compost

空走

see styles
 kuusou / kuso
    くうそう
(See 空走時間,空走距離) moving while the brakes are applied but before they start to slow the vehicle down

窺く

see styles
 nozoku
    のぞく
(transitive verb) (1) to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.); (2) to look down into (a ravine, etc.); (3) to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); (4) to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; (5) to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); (v5k,vi) (6) to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.); (7) (archaism) to face

筆受


笔受

see styles
bǐ shòu
    bi3 shou4
pi shou
 hitsuju
To receive in writing; to record, write down from dictation.

筆記


笔记

see styles
bǐ jì
    bi3 ji4
pi chi
 hikki
    ひっき
to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) (taking) notes; copying

筆錄


笔录

see styles
bǐ lù
    bi3 lu4
pi lu
to put down in writing; to take down notes; transcript; record

節省


节省

see styles
jié shěng
    jie2 sheng3
chieh sheng
saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on

節酒

see styles
 sesshu
    せっしゅ
(n,vs,vt,vi) moderation in drinking; cutting down on one's drinking; temperance

簌簌

see styles
sù sù
    su4 su4
su su
very slight sound; rustling (onom.); to stream down (of tears); luxuriant growth (of vegetation)

粉䎃

see styles
fěn rǎn
    fen3 ran3
fen jan
(ornithology) powder down

精減


精减

see styles
jīng jiǎn
    jing1 jian3
ching chien
to reduce; to pare down; to streamline

累垮

see styles
lèi kuǎ
    lei4 kua3
lei k`ua
    lei kua
to collapse; to be worn out; to break down

累贅


累赘

see styles
léi zhuì
    lei2 zhui4
lei chui
superfluous; cumbersome; a burden on sb; a nuisance to sb; to inconvenience; to tie sb down; long-winded (of writing); also pr. [lei2 zhui5]

細分


细分

see styles
xì fēn
    xi4 fen1
hsi fen
 saibun
    さいぶん
to divide (into subgroups etc); to break down (into subcategories, subprocesses etc)
(noun, transitive verb) subdivision (into small parts)

終う

see styles
 shimau
    しまう
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close; (2) (kana only) to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up; (3) (kana only) to put away; to put back; to keep; to store; (aux-v,v5u) (4) (kana only) to finish ...; to do ... completely

絞る

see styles
 shiboru
    しぼる
(transitive verb) (1) to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; (2) to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk; (3) to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); (4) to extort; to exploit; (5) to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke; (6) to drill into; to train; (7) to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down; (8) to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring); (9) to stop down (lens); (10) to turn down (e.g. radio); (11) to bend (bow); to draw; (12) (sumo) to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize

絨毛


绒毛

see styles
róng máo
    rong2 mao2
jung mao
 juumou / jumo
    じゅうもう
fur; down (soft fur); villi capillary (in the small intestine)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) villus (intestinal or chorionic); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (See 柔毛・1) soft hair

絲綿


丝绵

see styles
sī mián
    si1 mian2
ssu mien
silk floss; down

網石

see styles
 amiishi / amishi
    あみいし
(rare) stone(surname) used to weigh down a fishing net

綿毛

see styles
 watage; menmou / watage; menmo
    わたげ; めんもう
down; fuzz; fluff

綿羽

see styles
 watabane; menu
    わたばね; めんう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) plumule; down feather

緩む

see styles
 yurumu
    ゆるむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); (2) to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down; (3) to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; (4) to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt; (5) to decrease (e.g. speed); (6) (of a market price) to go down slightly

縛る

see styles
 shibaru
    しばる
(transitive verb) (1) to tie; to bind; to fasten; (transitive verb) (2) to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

縮小


缩小

see styles
suō xiǎo
    suo1 xiao3
so hsiao
 shukushou / shukusho
    しゅくしょう
to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
(n,vs,vt,vi) reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down

縮尺

see styles
 shukushaku
    しゅくしゃく
(noun, transitive verb) reduced scale; scaling down

繋累

see styles
 keirui / kerui
    けいるい
(noun/participle) (1) dependents; family members that one has to support; (2) encumbrances; things that tie one down

繳械


缴械

see styles
jiǎo xiè
    jiao3 xie4
chiao hsieh
to disarm; to lay down one's weapons; to surrender

繳槍


缴枪

see styles
jiǎo qiāng
    jiao3 qiang1
chiao ch`iang
    chiao chiang
to lay down one's arms; to surrender; to disarm

纏身


缠身

see styles
chán shēn
    chan2 shen1
ch`an shen
    chan shen
(of an illness, debt etc) to plague one; to bog one down; to preoccupy one

置く

see styles
 oku
    おく
(transitive verb) (1) to put; to place; (transitive verb) (2) to leave (behind); (transitive verb) (3) to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; (transitive verb) (4) to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ; (transitive verb) (5) to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.); (transitive verb) (6) to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool; (transitive verb) (7) to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house; (transitive verb) (8) to separate spatially or temporally; (v5k,aux-v) (9) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to do something in advance; (v5k,aux-v) (10) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state

羈縻

see styles
 kibi
    きび
(noun/participle) (1) tying down; fastening; binding; (2) jimi system; ancient Chinese self-rule administrative system

羽根

see styles
 hane
    はね
(1) feather; plume; down; (2) wing; (3) blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); (4) shuttlecock; (5) arrow feathers; (place-name, surname) Hane

羽毛

see styles
yǔ máo
    yu3 mao2
yü mao
 umou / umo
    うもう
feather; plumage; plume
(noun - becomes adjective with の) feathers; plumage; down; (personal name) Hamou
feathers

羽絨


羽绒

see styles
yǔ róng
    yu3 rong2
yü jung
down (soft feathers)

翻倒

see styles
fān dǎo
    fan1 dao3
fan tao
 hontou / honto
    ほんとう
to overturn; to overthrow; to capsize; to collapse
(noun/participle) (rare) turning upside-down

翻覆

see styles
fān fù
    fan1 fu4
fan fu
to overturn (a vehicle); to capsize; to turn upside down; to change completely

耳髮


耳发

see styles
ěr fa
    er3 fa5
erh fa
(men) sideburns; (women) lengths of hair that hang down over the temples

耷拉

see styles
dā la
    da1 la5
ta la
to droop; to hang down; to dangle

耷著


耷着

see styles
dā zhe
    da1 zhe5
ta che
to droop; to hang down; to dangle

聞書

see styles
 kikigaki
    ききがき
(noun/participle) writing down what one hears; account of what one hears

聽寫


听写

see styles
tīng xiě
    ting1 xie3
t`ing hsieh
    ting hsieh
(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by ear

背割

see styles
 sewari
    せわり
(1) slicing a fish down its back; (2) slit in the back of a garment; (3) split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)

胸毛

see styles
 munage
    むなげ
chest hair; breast down

脱境

see styles
 dakkyou / dakkyo
    だっきょう
(noun/participle) (rare) breaking down boundaries; overcoming barriers (psych.)

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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