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shuǐ
    shui3
shui
 mizu(p); mi
    みず(P); み

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Water
water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
(1) (み is generally used in compounds) (See 湯・ゆ・1) water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); (2) fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; (3) flood; floodwaters; (4) (みず only) {sumo} (See 力水) water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; (5) (みず only) {sumo} (See 水入り) break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout; (female given name) Yoshimi
water; liquid.

割る

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 waru
    わる

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Waru
(transitive verb) (1) to divide; (transitive verb) (2) to cut; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip; (transitive verb) (3) to break; to crack; to smash; (transitive verb) (4) to dilute; (transitive verb) (5) to fall below; (transitive verb) (6) to discount; (transitive verb) (7) to step over (a line, etc.)

失戀


失恋

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shī liàn
    shi1 lian4
shih lien

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Broken Hearted
to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted
See: 失恋

三國演義


三国演义

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sān guó yǎn yì
    san1 guo2 yan3 yi4
san kuo yen i

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luo2 Guan4 zhong1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] Wei 魏[Wei4] as villains

休憩

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xiū qì
    xiu1 qi4
hsiu ch`i
    hsiu chi
 kyuukei / kyuke
    きゅうけい
to rest; to relax; to take a break
(noun/participle) rest; break; recess; intermission

分裂

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fēn liè
    fen1 lie4
fen lieh
 bunretsu
    ぶんれつ
to split up; to divide; to break up; fission; schism
(n,vs,vi) split; division; break up
schism

分解

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fēn jiě
    fen1 jie3
fen chieh
 bunkai
    ぶんかい
to resolve; to decompose; to break down
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) disassembly; dismantling; disaggregating; taking apart; breaking up; analysis; parsing; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) {chem} decomposition; resolution; disintegration; degradation; (noun, transitive verb) (3) {math} factorization
analysis

打破

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dǎ pò
    da3 po4
ta p`o
    ta po
 daha(p); taha(ok)
    だは(P); たは(ok)
to break; to smash
(noun, transitive verb) breaking down; defeating; abolishing

放屁

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fàng pì
    fang4 pi4
fang p`i
    fang pi
 houhi / hohi
    ほうひ
to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish!
(n,vs,vi) breaking wind; farting; (given name) Houhi

決裂


决裂

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jué liè
    jue2 lie4
chüeh lieh
 ketsuretsu
    けつれつ
to rupture; to burst open; to break; to break off relations with; a rupture
(n,vs,vi) breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture

破約


破约

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pò yuē
    po4 yue1
p`o yüeh
    po yüeh
 hayaku
    はやく
to break a promise
(n,vs,vi) breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)

破裂

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pò liè
    po4 lie4
p`o lieh
    po lieh
 haretsu
    はれつ
to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down
(n,vs,vi) (1) bursting; rupture; explosion; (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 決裂) breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
broken

突破

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tū pò
    tu1 po4
t`u p`o
    tu po
 toppa
    とっぱ
to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle); (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
(n,vs,vi) (1) breaking through; breakthrough; penetration; (n,vs,vi) (2) surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; getting over; accomplishing (an aim); reaching (a goal); (n,vs,vi) (3) exceeding; passing; rising above; (given name) Toppa

背約


背约

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bèi yuē
    bei4 yue1
pei yüeh
 haiyaku
    はいやく
to break an agreement; to go back on one's word; to fail to keep one's promise
(n,vs,vi) a broken promise; breaking one's word

開拓


开拓

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kāi tuò
    kai1 tuo4
k`ai t`o
    kai to
 kaitaku
    かいたく
to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons)
(noun, transitive verb) (1) reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; (noun, transitive verb) (2) pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground; trailblazing; (place-name) Kaitaku

食言

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shí yán
    shi2 yan2
shih yen
 shokugen
    しょくげん
to break one's promise
(n,vs,vi) eat one's words; break one's promises

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    pi3
p`i
    pi
 heki
    へき
to split in two; to divide
break; tear; pierce; split; burst
To split, rend, tear.

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chè
    che4
ch`e
    che
to crack; to split; to break; to chap


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huài
    huai4
huai
 kai
bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
To go to ruin, decay, perish, destroy, spoil, worn out, rotten, bad.

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    da3
ta
 da
    だ
to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build; to fight; to fetch; to make; to tie up; to issue; to shoot; to calculate; to play (a game); since; from
(n,ctr) {sports} hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
To beat, strike, make, do; used for many kinds of such action.

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zhé
    zhe2
che
 sagari
    さがり
to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book
(1) opportunity; chance; occasion; time; (n,ctr) (2) fold; pleat; crease; (3) small food box (wooden or cardboard); (personal name) Sagari
Tear open, break down.; To snap, break; decide; compound; fold.

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pǒu
    pou3
p`ou
    pou
break up; hit

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bāi
    bai1
pai
to break off or break open something with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship)

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shuāi
    shuai1
shuai
to throw down; to fall; to drop and break

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cuī
    cui1
ts`ui
    tsui
 sai
to break; to destroy; to devastate; to ravage; to repress
to break down

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juē
    jue1
chüeh
to break off; to snap

see styles
chuò
    chuo4
ch`o
    cho
to pierce; to break through


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    ji1
chi
 geki
to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2]
to hit

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    bo4
po
thumb; to break; to tear; to pierce; to split

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sàn
    san4
san
 bara; bara
    ばら; バラ
to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; (2) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See ばら銭) coins; small change
viprakrī. Scatter, disperse, dismiss; scattered; broken, powder; translit. saṃ, san.


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duàn
    duan4
tuan
 dan
to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from something; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly
uccheda; to cut off, end, get rid of, cause to cease; decide, decidedly.

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hán
    han2
han
before daybreak; dawn about to break; (used in given names)

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    xi1
hsi
 shaku
    たく
to separate; to divide; to analyze
(irregular kanji usage) wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
To divide, separate, differentiate, explain.

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xiē
    xie1
hsieh
to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while


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huǐ
    hui3
hui
 ki
to destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander
To break down, destroy, abolish, defame.


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kuì
    kui4
k`uei
    kuei
 tsue
    つえ
(bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike; (bound form) to break through (a military encirclement); (bound form) to be routed; to be overrun; to fall to pieces; (bound form) to fester; to ulcerate
(place-name) Tsue

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fàn
    fan4
fan
 han
    はん
to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or something bad)
(suffix) perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
To offend against, break (as a law).

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    po4
p`o
    po
 ha
    は
broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of
(See 序破急) middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh); (surname) Hazaki
To break, disrupt, destroy, cause schism; solve, disprove, refute, negate.

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suì
    sui4
sui
 sai
(transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous
Broken, fragments.

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    tu1
t`u
    tu
 totsu
    とっ
to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr. [tu2]
(prefix) emphatic prefix
Rush out; protrude; rude; suddenly.

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liè
    lie4
lieh
 retsu
to split; to crack; to break open; to rend
To rip, split, crack.


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cuān
    cuan1
ts`uan
    tsuan
ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip; to break a hole in ice (for ice fishing etc) using an ice spud


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chuǎng
    chuang3
ch`uang
    chuang
to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships)

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    xi4
hsi
 geki
    ひま
crack; crevice; gap or interval; loophole; discord; rift
gap; space; (1) gap; space; (2) break; interlude; interval; (3) chink (in one's armor, armour); chance; opportunity; weak spot; (1) gap; space; (2) chink (in one's armor, armour); chance; opportunity; weak spot; (3) breach (of a relationship between people)
A crack, crevice, rift; translit. kha.

SB

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 esu bii; esubii(sk) / esu bi; esubi(sk)
    エス・ビー; エスビー(sk)
(1) (See ストアブランド) store brand; (2) (See 普通社債) straight bond; (3) (See ステーションブレーク) station break; (4) {sports} (See サイドバック) full-back (in soccer); (5) (See 社会的企業) social business

お茶

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 ocha
    おちゃ
(1) (polite language) tea (usu. green); (2) tea break (at work); (3) tea ceremony

一息

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yī xī
    yi1 xi1
i hsi
 hitoiki
    ひといき
(1) one breath; (2) time of one breath; (3) pause; break; rest; breather; (4) (as 一息に) (doing in) one go; doing without stopping; (5) small amount of effort; a little more effort
A breath, i.e. inspiration-cum-expiration; a rest, or cessation.

不息

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bù xī
    bu4 xi1
pu hsi
 fu soku
continually; without a break; ceaselessly
not resting

中断

see styles
 chuudan / chudan
    ちゅうだん
(n,vs,vt,vi) interruption; suspension; break

中斷


中断

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zhōng duàn
    zhong1 duan4
chung tuan
to cut short; to break off; to discontinue; to interrupt
See: 中断

中止

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zhōng zhǐ
    zhong1 zhi3
chung chih
 chuushi / chushi
    ちゅうし
to cease; to suspend; to break off; to stop; to discontinue
(noun, transitive verb) (1) interruption; discontinuance; suspension; stoppage; (noun, transitive verb) (2) cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

亂紀


乱纪

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luàn jì
    luan4 ji4
luan chi
to break the rules; to break discipline

了斷


了断

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liǎo duàn
    liao3 duan4
liao tuan
to bring to a conclusion; to settle (a dispute); to do away with (oneself); to break off (a relationship); resolution (of a problem)

仲断

see styles
 chuudan / chudan
    ちゅうだん
(noun/participle) interruption; suspension; break

休む

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 yasumu
    やすむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to be absent; to take a day off; (v5m,vi) (2) to rest; to have a break; (v5m,vi) (3) to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire; (v5m,vi) (4) to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business

休筆

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 kyuuhitsu / kyuhitsu
    きゅうひつ
(noun/participle) taking a break from writing

保底

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bǎo dǐ
    bao3 di3
pao ti
to break even; to guarantee a minimum (salary etc)

保本

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bǎo běn
    bao3 ben3
pao pen
 yasumoto
    やすもと
to break even
(surname) Yasumoto

停頓


停顿

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tíng dùn
    ting2 dun4
t`ing tun
    ting tun
 teiton / teton
    ていとん
to halt; to break off; pause (in speech)
(n,vs,vi) deadlock; standstill; stalemate; set-back; abeyance

偵破


侦破

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zhēn pò
    zhen1 po4
chen p`o
    chen po
to investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot); to sniff out; to break in and analyze; detective work; to scout

偷閑


偷闲

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tōu xián
    tou1 xian2
t`ou hsien
    tou hsien
to snatch a moment of leisure; to take a break from work; also written 偷閒|偷闲[tou1 xian2]

偷閒


偷闲

see styles
tōu xián
    tou1 xian2
t`ou hsien
    tou hsien
to snatch a moment of leisure; to take a break from work

傷み

see styles
 itami
    いたみ
(1) pain; ache; soreness; grief; distress; (2) damage; injury; wear; bruise; break

傷透


伤透

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shāng tòu
    shang1 tou4
shang t`ou
    shang tou
to break (sb's heart); to cause grief to

出づ

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 izu
    いづ
(v2d-s,vi) (1) (archaism) to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out; (2) (archaism) to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out; (3) (archaism) to move forward; (4) (archaism) to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach; (5) (archaism) to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display; (6) (archaism) to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out; (7) (archaism) to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform; (8) (archaism) to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised; (9) (archaism) to sell; (10) (archaism) to exceed; to go over; (11) (archaism) to stick out; to protrude; (12) (archaism) to break out; to occur; to start; to originate; (13) (archaism) to be produced; (14) (archaism) to come from; to be derived from; (15) (archaism) to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid; (16) (archaism) to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get; (17) (archaism) to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave; (18) (archaism) to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain; (19) (archaism) to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed; (20) (archaism) to graduate

出る

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 deru
    でる
(v1,vi) (1) (ant: 入る・はいる・1) to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out; (v1,vi) (2) to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out; (v1,vi) (3) to move forward; (v1,vi) (4) to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach; (v1,vi) (5) to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display; (v1,vi) (6) to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out; (v1,vi) (7) to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform; (v1,vi) (8) to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised; (v1,vi) (9) to sell; (v1,vi) (10) to exceed; to go over; (v1,vi) (11) to stick out; to protrude; (v1,vi) (12) to break out; to occur; to start; to originate; (v1,vi) (13) to be produced; (v1,vi) (14) to come from; to be derived from; (v1,vi) (15) to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid; (v1,vi) (16) to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get; (v1,vi) (17) to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave; (v1,vi) (18) to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain; (v1,vi) (19) to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed; (v1,vi) (20) to graduate; (v1,vi) (21) (vulgar) to ejaculate; to cum; (place-name) Izuru

出水

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chū shuǐ
    chu1 shui3
ch`u shui
    chu shui
 shussui; demizu
    しゅっすい; でみず
to discharge water; to appear out of the water; to break the surface
(n,vs,vi) flood; freshet; inundation; (place-name, surname) Demizu

分列

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fēn liè
    fen1 lie4
fen lieh
 bunretsu
    ぶんれつ
to divide into rows; to identify subcategories; to break down into constituent parts; breakdown; disaggregation
(n,vs,vt,vi) filing off (in a parade)

分割

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fēn gē
    fen1 ge1
fen ko
 bunkatsu
    ぶんかつ
to cut up; to break up
(noun, transitive verb) partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

分成

see styles
fēn chéng
    fen1 cheng2
fen ch`eng
    fen cheng
to divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into; tenths; percentage allotment

分手

see styles
fēn shǒu
    fen1 shou3
fen shou
to part company; to split up; to break up

分頁


分页

see styles
fēn yè
    fen1 ye4
fen yeh
(computing) to insert a page break; to paginate; pagination; memory paging; tab (GUI element)

切目

see styles
 kirime
    きりめ
break; pause; gap; end; rift; interruption; cut; section; notch; incision; end (of a task); (1) cut; notch; (2) end; conclusion; (place-name, surname) Kirime

刷新

see styles
shuā xīn
    shua1 xin1
shua hsin
 sasshin
    さっしん
to renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window); to write a new page (in history); to break (a record)
(noun, transitive verb) reform; renovation

割席

see styles
gē xí
    ge1 xi2
ko hsi
(literary) to break off relations with a friend; to sever ties with sb

割目

see styles
 warime
    わりめ
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) chasm; interstice; crevice; crack; cleft; split; rift; fissure; (2) (vulgar) (slang) vulva; slit; cunt; vagina; twat; crack; split; break; fracture; (place-name) Warime

劈く

see styles
 tsunzaku
    つんざく
(transitive verb) (kana only) to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst

劫囚

see styles
jié qiú
    jie2 qiu2
chieh ch`iu
    chieh chiu
to break a prisoner out of jail

劫獄


劫狱

see styles
jié yù
    jie2 yu4
chieh yü
to break into jail; to forcibly release prisoners

勃發


勃发

see styles
bó fā
    bo2 fa1
po fa
to sprout up; to flourish; (of war etc) to break out; rapid growth

勒戒

see styles
lè jiè
    le4 jie4
le chieh
to force sb to give up (a drug); to enforce abstinence; to break drug dependence

動土


动土

see styles
dòng tǔ
    dong4 tu3
tung t`u
    tung tu
to break ground (prior to building something); to start building

勾留

see styles
gōu liú
    gou1 liu2
kou liu
 kouryuu / koryu
    こうりゅう
to stay; to stop over; to break one's journey
(noun, transitive verb) detention pending trial; confinement; custody

升割

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 masuwari; masuwari
    ますわり; マスワリ
(kana only) break and run out in billiards (9 ball, 8 ball, etc.); (place-name) Masuwari

午休

see styles
wǔ xiū
    wu3 xiu1
wu hsiu
noon break; lunch break; lunchtime nap

反口

see styles
fǎn kǒu
    fan3 kou3
fan k`ou
    fan kou
 hankuchi
    はんくち
to correct oneself; to renege; to break one's word
(surname) Hankuchi

另開


另开

see styles
lìng kāi
    ling4 kai1
ling k`ai
    ling kai
to break up; to divide property and live apart; to start on a new (path)

合間

see styles
 gouma / goma
    ごうま
(noun - becomes adjective with の) interval; break; pause; spare moment; (surname) Gouma

吹臺


吹台

see styles
chuī tái
    chui1 tai2
ch`ui t`ai
    chui tai
(coll.) to fall through; to result in failure; (of a relationship) to break up

咬む

see styles
 kamu
    かむ
(transitive verb) (1) to bite; to chew; to gnaw; (2) to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore); (3) to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together; (4) to be involved in; (5) to fumble one's words (during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; (6) (archaism) to strongly confute; to argue down; to rebuke; to scold harshly

咯嚓

see styles
gē chā
    ge1 cha1
ko ch`a
    ko cha
to break into two (onom.)

嚼む

see styles
 kamu
    かむ
(transitive verb) (1) to bite; to chew; to gnaw; (2) to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore); (3) to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together; (4) to be involved in; (5) to fumble one's words (during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; (6) (archaism) to strongly confute; to argue down; to rebuke; to scold harshly

報曉


报晓

see styles
bào xiǎo
    bao4 xiao3
pao hsiao
to herald the break of day

壊す

see styles
 kowasu
    こわす
(transitive verb) (1) to break; to destroy; to demolish; (2) to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage; (3) to break (a bill, etc.)

壞破


坏破

see styles
huài pò
    huai4 po4
huai p`o
    huai po
 eha
to break

壞裂


坏裂

see styles
huài liè
    huai4 lie4
huai lieh
 eretsu
to break apart

変声

see styles
 hensei / hense
    へんせい
(See 声変わり) voice change; voice break

夠本


够本

see styles
gòu běn
    gou4 ben3
kou pen
to break even; to get one's money's worth

大關


大关

see styles
dà guān
    da4 guan1
ta kuan
 oozeki
    おおぜき
strategic pass; barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000); instrument of torture used to break limbs
(surname) Oozeki

失信

see styles
shī xìn
    shi1 xin4
shih hsin
to break a promise

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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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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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