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Simple Dictionary Definition

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zēng
    zeng1
tseng
 son
    そん

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Chan
great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
(prefix) great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother); (surname) Son
already


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    yi4
i
 gi
    ぎ

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Justice / Rectitude / Right Decision
justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) morality; righteousness; justice; honour (honor); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) meaning; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) {Buddh} teachings; doctrine; (n,n-pref) (4) nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws); (n,n-pref) (5) prosthesis; (surname) Yoshimura
The right, proper, righteous; loyal; public-spirited, public; meaning, significance. It is used for the Skt. artha, object, purpose, meaning, etc.; also for abhidheya.

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kǎo
    kao3
k`ao
    kao
 kou / ko
    こう

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Caw
to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father
(1) thought; (suffix noun) (2) report on one's investigation into ...; (suffix noun) (3) deceased father; (surname, given name) Takashi
to think

先輩


先辈

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xiān bèi
    xian1 bei4
hsien pei
 senpai
    せんぱい

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Senpai / The Elder or Master
an older generation; ancestors; forefathers
(See 後輩・こうはい) senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

師父


师父

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shī fu
    shi1 fu5
shih fu
 shifu
    しふ
used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker
fatherly master
a master

慈父

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 jifu
    じふ

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Loving Father
affectionate father; loving father

父女

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fù nǚ
    fu4 nu:3
fu nü

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Father and Daughter
father and daughter

父娘

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 oyako
    おやこ

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Father and Daughter
father and daughter

爸爸

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bà ba
    ba4 ba5
pa pa

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Daddy / Father
(coll.) father; dad; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

祖母

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zǔ mǔ
    zu3 mu3
tsu mu
 sobo(p); baba; ooba; oba; uba
    そぼ(P); ばば; おおば; おば; うば

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Grandma / Grandmother
father's mother; paternal grandmother
grandmother

祖父

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zǔ fù
    zu3 fu4
tsu fu
 sofu(p); jiji; jii; ooji; oji; sobu(ok) / sofu(p); jiji; ji; ooji; oji; sobu(ok)
    そふ(P); じじ; じい; おおじ; おじ; そぶ(ok)

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Grandfather
father's father; paternal grandfather
(1) grandfather; (2) (おおじ only) (See 爺・1) old man; (3) (おおじ only) kyogen mask used for the role of an old man; (place-name) Sofu
grandfather

老子

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lǎo zi
    lao3 zi5
lao tzu
 roushi / roshi
    ろうし

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Lao Tzu / Laozi
father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
Laozi; Lao Tzu; Lao Tse; (person) Laozi (semi-legendary Chinese philosopher and deity); Lao Tzu; Lao Tse
Laozi, or Laocius, the accepted founder of the Daoists. The theory that his soul went to India and was reborn as the Buddha is found in the 齊書 History of the Qi dynasty 顧歡傳.

阿巴

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ā bā
    a1 ba1
a pa

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Abba
Aba, southeast Nigerian city; Aba, the Lisu 傈僳 word for grandfather

亞伯拉罕


亚伯拉罕

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yà bó lā hǎn
    ya4 bo2 la1 han3
ya po la han

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Abrahan
Abraham (name); Abraham, father of Judaism and Islam in the Bible and Quran; same as Ibrahim 易卜拉辛

富蘭克林


富兰克林

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fù lán kè lín
    fu4 lan2 ke4 lin2
fu lan k`o lin
    fu lan ko lin

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Franklyn
Franklin (name); Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), US Founding Father, scientist and author

父慈子孝

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fù cí zǐ xiào
    fu4 ci2 zi3 xiao4
fu tz`u tzu hsiao
    fu tzu tzu hsiao

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Love Between Child and Parents
benevolent father, filial son (idiom); natural love between parents and children

知子莫若父

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zhī zǐ mò ruò fù
    zhi1 zi3 mo4 ruo4 fu4
chih tzu mo jo fu
nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)

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    bo2
po
 haku
    はく
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
(1) count; earl; (2) (hist) (See 神祇官・2) chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); (3) (abbreviation) (See 伯剌西爾・ブラジル) Brazil; (surname, given name) Haku
eldest brother (?)

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gōng
    gong1
kung
 kou / ko
    こう
public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)
(1) (See 私) public affair; government matter; the state; the government; the public; (n,n-suf) (2) duke; prince; (suffix) (3) (after the name of a high-ranking person) Sir; Lord; (suffix) (4) (after a person, animal, etc.) familiar or derogatory suffix; (given name) Hiromu
Public, general, official; a duke, grandparent, gentleman; just, fair.

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shū
    shu1
shu
 yoshi
    よし
uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]
(given name) Yoshi
A father's younger brother; translit. śi, śu.


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xún
    xun2
hsün
fathom (1.83 meters) (old)


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yán
    yan2
yen
 gen
    げん
tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father
(surname) Gen
Commanding, strict, awe-inspiring, glorious. For 華嚴 v. Twelve Strokes.

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líng
    ling2
ling
to dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao

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āi
    ai1
ai
see 娭姐[ai1 jie3], father's mother; granny (dialect); respectful form of address for older lady

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zhāng
    zhang1
chang
husband's father


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shěn
    shen3
shen
wife of father's younger brother


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xún
    xun2
hsün
 hiro; jin
    ひろ; じん
to search; to look for; to seek
fathom; (male given name) Hiroshi
To seek; investigate; to continue; usually; a fathom, 8 Chinese feet.


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cóng
    cong2
ts`ung
    tsung
 jū
from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
To follow, agree with, obey; from; followers, secondary.

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    hu4
hu
 go
to rely on; father (formal)
to depend on

椿

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chūn
    chun1
ch`un
    chun
 tsubakizaki
    つばきざき
Chinese toon (Toona sinensis); tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima); (literary metaphor) father
(kana only) common camellia; Camellia japonica; (surname) Tsubakizaki

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    fu4
fu
 chichi(p); chan(ok); tete(ok); kazo(ok); kaso(ok); shishi(ok); ate(ok)
    ちち(P); ちゃん(ok); てて(ok); かぞ(ok); かそ(ok); しし(ok); あて(ok)
father
(humble language) (See 母) father; (surname) Chichi
pitṛ, 比多 Father.

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    ba4
pa
father; dad; pa; papa

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    zu3
tsu
 so
    そ
ancestor; forefather; grandparents
(1) ancestor; forefather; progenitor; (2) originator; pioneer; inventor; founder; (3) (orig. meaning) grandfather; (surname) Takaso
Grandfather; ancestor; patriarch; founder; origin. See 二十八祖.


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    mi2
mi
 nene
    ねね
memorial tablet in a temple commemorating a deceased father
(personal name) Nene

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wēng
    weng1
weng
 okina(p); ou / okina(p); o
    おきな(P); おう
elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)
(1) old man; venerable gentleman; (suffix) (2) (おう only) (honorific or respectful language) venerable; old; father; (surname) On
an old man

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jiù
    jiu4
chiu
 shuuto(p); shiuto; shiito(ok) / shuto(p); shiuto; shito(ok)
    しゅうと(P); しうと; しいと(ok)
maternal uncle
(See 姑) father-in-law


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liàn
    lian4
lien
 kusari
    くさり
chain; cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m); chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m); to chain; to enchain
chain; chains


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gǔn
    gun3
kun
 kon
    こん
Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3]
(personal name) Kon

お父

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 otou / oto
    おとう
(honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (abbreviation) daddy; father; husband

とと

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 toto
    とと
(child. language) (See 父・ちち) father; (personal name) Dodo

七逆

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qī nì
    qi1 ni4
ch`i ni
    chi ni
 shichigyaku
(七逆罪) The seven rebellious acts, or deadly sins — shedding a Buddha's blood, killing father, mother, monk, teacher, subverting or disrupting monks, killing an arhat. V. 梵綱經下.

万仞

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 banjin
    ばんじん
10000 fathoms; great depth; great height

万尋

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 mahiro
    まひろ
10000 fathoms; great depth; great height; (female given name) Mahiro

丈人

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zhàng rén
    zhang4 ren2
chang jen
 joujin / jojin
    じょうじん
wife's father (father-in-law); old man
(1) (honorific or respectful language) elder; senior; (2) wife's father; father-in-law; (given name) Takehito

三位

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sān wèi
    san1 wei4
san wei
 sanmi; sani
    さんみ; さんい
(1) (esp. さんい) third place; third rank; (2) (esp. さんみ) third rank (in the Japanese court system); (3) {Christn} (esp. さんみ) Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; (surname) Mitsui
three stages

三尊

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sān zūn
    san1 zun1
san tsun
 sanzon; sanson
    さんぞん; さんそん
(1) (さんぞん only) {Buddh} Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas; (2) (さんぞん only) {Buddh} (See 三宝) The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns; (3) (さんぞん only) (See 三尊天井) head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern); (4) the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
The three honoured ones: Buddha, the Law, the Ecclesia or Order. Others are: Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta, who, according to the Pure-land sect, come to welcome the dying invoker. Another group is Bhaiṣajya, Vairocana, and Candraprabha; and another, Śākyamunī, Mañjuśrī, and Samantabhadra.

三従

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 sanjuu / sanju
    さんじゅう
a woman's three obediences (father, husband and son; according to Buddhist and Confucianist teachings); (personal name) Mitsugu

三從


三从

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sān cóng
    san1 cong2
san ts`ung
    san tsung
 san shō
A woman's three subordinations, to father, husband, and son; stated in several sūtras, e.g. 四十華嚴經28.

三族

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sān zú
    san1 zu2
san tsu
 sanzoku
    さんぞく
(old) three generations (father, self and sons); three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)
three types of relatives (e.g. father, children and grandchildren; parents, siblings, wife and children; etc.)

三車


三车

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sān chē
    san1 che1
san ch`e
    san che
 sansha
triyāna. 三乘 or 三乘法門 (1) The three vehicles across saṃsāra into nirvāṇa, i.e. the carts offered by the father in the Lotus Sutra to lure his children out of the burning house: (a) goat carts, representing śrāvakas; (b) deer carts, pratyekabuddhas; (c) bullock carts, bodhisattvas. (2) The three principal schools of Buddhism— Hīnayāna, Madhyamayāna, Mahāyāna.

上座

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shàng zuò
    shang4 zuo4
shang tso
 kamiza; jouza / kamiza; joza
    かみざ; じょうざ
seat of honor
(n,vs,adj-no) chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; (place-name) Jōza
Sthavira; or Mahāsthavira. Old man, or elder; head monk, president, or abbot; the first Buddhist fathers; a title of Mahākāśyapa; also of monks of twenty to forty-nine years standing, as 中座 are from ten to nineteen and 下座 under ten. The 釋氏要覽 divides presiding elders into four classes, those presiding over monasteries, over assemblies of monks, over sects, and laymen presiding over feasts to monks.

不空

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bù kōng
    bu4 kong1
pu k`ung
    pu kung
 fukuu / fuku
    ふくう
(given name, person) Fukuu
Amogha, Amoghavajra. 不空三藏; 智藏; 阿目佉跋折羅 Not empty (or not in vain) vajra. The famous head of the Yogācāra school in China. A Singhalese of northern brahmanic descent, having lost his father, he came at the age of 15 with his uncle to 東海, the eastern sea, or China, where in 718 he became a disciple of 金剛智 Vajrabodhi. After the latter's death in 732, and at his wish, Eliot says in 741, he went to India and Ceylon in search of esoteric or tantric writings, and returned in 746, when he baptized the emperor Xuan Tsung. He was especially noted for rain-making and stilling storms. In 749 he received permission to return home, but was stopped by imperial orders when in the south of China. In ?756 under Su Tsung he was recalled to the capital. His time until 771 was spent translating and editing tantric books in 120 volumes, and the Yogacara 密教 rose to its peak of prosperity. He died greatly honoured at 70 years of age, in 774, the twelfth year of Tai Tsung, the third emperor under whom he had served. The festival of feeding the hungry spirits 孟蘭勝會 is attributed to him. His titles of 智藏 and 不空三藏 are Thesaurus of Wisdom and Amogha Tripitaka.

不肖

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bù xiào
    bu4 xiao4
pu hsiao
 fushou / fusho
    ふしょう
(literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); (pronoun) (2) (humble language) I; me; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (3) (form) (used self-referentially) incompetent; unskilled; inexperienced; foolish; (noun or adjectival noun) (4) (archaism) unfortunate; unlucky; (given name) Fushou
does not reject

世伯

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shì bó
    shi4 bo2
shih po
uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend

世母

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shì mǔ
    shi4 mu3
shih mu
wife of father's elder brother (old)

乃父

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 daifu
    だいふ
father

乾爹


干爹

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gān diē
    gan1 die1
kan tieh
adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

二老

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èr lǎo
    er4 lao3
erh lao
mother and father; parents

五倫


五伦

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wǔ lún
    wu3 lun2
wu lun
 gorin
    ごりん
the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships

五逆

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wǔ nì
    wu3 ni4
wu ni
 gogyaku
    ごぎゃく
(1) {Buddh} five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); (2) (hist) crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother
pañcānantarya; 五無間業 The five rebellious acts or deadly sins, parricide, matricide, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, destroying the harmony of the sangha, or fraternity. The above definition is common both to Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna. The lightest of these sins is the first; the heaviest the last. II. Another group is: (1) sacrilege, such as destroying temples, burning sutras, stealing a Buddha's or a monk's things, inducing others to do so, or taking pleasure therein; (2) slander, or abuse of the teaching of śrāvaka s, pratyekabuddhas, or bodhisattvas; (3) ill-treatment or killing of a monk; (4) any one of the five deadly sins given above; (5) denial of the karma consequences of ill deeds, acting or teaching others accordingly, and unceasing evil life. III. There are also five deadly sins, each of which is equal to each of the first set of five: (1) violation of a mother, or a fully ordained nun; (2) killing a bodhisattva in a sangha; (5) destroying a Buddha's stūpa. IV. The five unpardonable sin of Devadatta who (1) destroyed the harmony of the community; (2) injured Śākyamuni with a stone, shedding his blood; (3) induced the king to let loose a rutting elephant to trample down Śākyamuni; (4) killed a nun; (5) put poison on his finger-nails and saluted Śākyamuni intending to destroy him thereby.

亜父

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 afu
    あふ
(archaism) person one respects second only to one's father

亞所


亚所

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yà suǒ
    ya4 suo3
ya so
Azor (son of Eliakim and father of Zadok in Matthew 1:13-14)

亞父


亚父

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yà fù
    ya4 fu4
ya fu
(term of respect) second only to father; like a father (to me)

亡父

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 boufu / bofu
    ぼうふ
(See 亡母) deceased father; late father

人父

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rén fù
    ren2 fu4
jen fu
father (as a social role)

代父

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 daifu
    だいふ
godfather

令尊

see styles
lìng zūn
    ling4 zun1
ling tsun
Your esteemed father (honorific)

仲父

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zhòng fù
    zhong4 fu4
chung fu
father's younger brother; (sometimes used to refer to Confucius)

伍奢

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wǔ shē
    wu3 she1
wu she
Wu She (-522 BC), powerful minister of Chu and father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥

伯伯

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bó bo
    bo2 bo5
po po
father's elder brother; uncle

伯叔

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bó shū
    bo2 shu1
po shu
 hakushuku
    はくしゅく
father's brother (uncle); husband's brother (brother-in-law)
brothers; one's father's brothers

伯母

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bó mǔ
    bo2 mu3
po mu
 uba
    うば
wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother); CL:個|个[ge4]
aunt; (surname) Uba

伯父

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bó fù
    bo2 fu4
po fu
 eoji
    えおじ
father's elder brother; term of respect for older man; CL:個|个[ge4]
(archaism) (See 阿叔) uncle (one's father's older brother)

元勛


元勋

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yuán xūn
    yuan2 xun1
yüan hsün
leading light; founding father; principal proponent; also written 元勳|元勋

元勳


元勋

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yuán xūn
    yuan2 xun1
yüan hsün
leading light; founding father; principal proponent

先人

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xiān rén
    xian1 ren2
hsien jen
 senjin
    せんじん
ancestor; forefather; sb's late father
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor; (personal name) Sakito

先代

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 sendai
    せんだい
(1) previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father; (2) predecessor; (3) previous age; previous generation; (female given name) Sakiyo

先公

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xiān gōng
    xian1 gong1
hsien kung
 senkou / senko
    せんこう
(literary) my late father
(1) (colloquialism) (derogatory term) teacher; teach; (2) previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation

先君

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xiān jun
    xian1 jun1
hsien chün
 senkun
    せんくん
my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor
(1) (form) previous lord; late lord; (2) (form) (one's) late father; (3) (form) ancestor

先父

see styles
xiān fù
    xian1 fu4
hsien fu
 senpu
    せんぷ
deceased father; my late father
deceased father

先祖

see styles
xiān zǔ
    xian1 zu3
hsien tsu
 senzo
    せんぞ
(literary) my deceased grandfather; (literary) ancestors
ancestor; forefather; foremother; (surname) Senzo
patriarch

先考

see styles
 senkou / senko
    せんこう
(form) (See 先妣) (one's) late father

光陰


光阴

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guāng yīn
    guang1 yin1
kuang yin
 kouin / koin
    こういん
time available
time; Father Time
time (and tide)

公公

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gōng gong
    gong1 gong5
kung kung
husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch

公爹

see styles
gōng diē
    gong1 die1
kung tieh
husband's father

六親


六亲

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liù qīn
    liu4 qin1
liu ch`in
    liu chin
 rokushin
    ろくしん
six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3]; one's kin
the six blood relations
The six immediate relations— father and mother, wife and child, elder and younger brothers.

冥思

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míng sī
    ming2 si1
ming ssu
 myōshi
冥慮 The unfathomable thought or care of the buddhas and bodhisattvas, beyond the realization of men.

厳君

see styles
 genkun
    げんくん
your honored father; your honoured father

厳父

see styles
 genpu
    げんぷ
your honored father; your honoured father

叔伯

see styles
shū bai
    shu1 bai5
shu pai
(of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather

叔公

see styles
shū gōng
    shu1 gong1
shu kung
great uncle; grandfather's younger brother; husband's father's younger brother

叔叔

see styles
shū shu
    shu1 shu5
shu shu
father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4]

叔婆

see styles
shū pó
    shu1 po2
shu p`o
    shu po
aunt by marriage; husband's aunt; husband's father's younger brother's wife

叔母

see styles
shū mǔ
    shu1 mu3
shu mu
 shukubo
    しゅくぼ
    oba
    おば
aunt; wife of father's younger brother
aunt

叔父

see styles
shū fù
    shu1 fu4
shu fu
 shukufu
    しゅくふ
    otooji
    おとおじ
    oji
    おじ
father's younger brother; uncle
(archaism) uncle (one's father's younger brother); uncle

叔祖

see styles
shū zǔ
    shu1 zu3
shu tsu
grandfather's younger brother

叵測


叵测

see styles
pǒ cè
    po3 ce4
p`o ts`e
    po tse
unfathomable; unpredictable; treacherous

同父

see styles
 doufu / dofu
    どうふ
(See 異父) same father

君父

see styles
 kunpu
    くんぷ
(form) one's lord and one's father; one's master and one's father

喪父


丧父

see styles
sàng fù
    sang4 fu4
sang fu
to be orphaned of one's father

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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