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There are 56 total results for your Live Life search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

享福

see styles
xiǎng fú
    xiang3 fu2
hsiang fu

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Prosperous Life
to live comfortably; happy and prosperous life

復活


复活

see styles
fù huó
    fu4 huo2
fu huo
 fukkatsu(p); fukkaatsu(sk) / fukkatsu(p); fukkatsu(sk)
    ふっかつ(P); ふっかーつ(sk)

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Resurrection / Re-Birth
to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; comeback; (n,vs,vi) (2) resurrection; rebirth
To live again, return to life.

永生

see styles
yǒng shēng
    yong3 sheng1
yung sheng
 eisei / ese
    えいせい
to live forever; eternal life; all one's life
eternal life; immortality; (personal name) Hisaki
Eternal life; immortality; nirvana is defined as 不生 not being born, i. e. not reborn, and therefore 不滅 not dying; 永生 is also perpetual life; the Amitābha cult says in the Pure Land.

生活

see styles
shēng huó
    sheng1 huo2
sheng huo
 seikatsu / sekatsu
    せいかつ

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Living / Live Life
to live; life; livelihood
(n,vs,vi) (1) life; living; (2) livelihood; (one's) living
one's living

生きる

see styles
 ikiru
    いきる

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Ikiru / To Live
(v1,vi) (1) to live; to exist; (2) to make a living; to subsist; (3) to be in effect; to be in use; to function; (4) to come to life; to be enlivened; (5) to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

百年好合

see styles
bǎi nián hǎo hé
    bai3 nian2 hao3 he2
pai nien hao ho

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100 Years of Happy Marriage
may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)

see styles
huó
    huo2
huo
 katsu
    かつ
to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
(1) living; life; (2) (See 活を入れる・1) judo art of resuscitation; (suffix) (3) (abbreviation) (See 活動・1) action; activity; (personal name) Katsuji
jīva, jīvaka; alive, living, lively, revive, movable.

余命

see styles
 yomei / yome
    よめい
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)

勸化


劝化

see styles
quàn huà
    quan4 hua4
ch`üan hua
    chüan hua
 kanke
to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life (Buddhism); to beg for alms
To exhort to conversion, to convert.

壽終


寿终

see styles
shòu zhōng
    shou4 zhong1
shou chung
 jushū
to die of old age; to live to a ripe old age; (fig.) (of something) to come to an end (after a long period of service)
end of life

存亡

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cún wáng
    cun2 wang2
ts`un wang
    tsun wang
 sonbou / sonbo
    そんぼう
to live or die; to exist or perish
life or death; existence; destiny

安居

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ān jū
    an1 ju1
an chü
 ango
    あんご
to settle down; to live peacefully
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar); (given name) Yasuoki
Tranquil dwelling. varṣā, varṣās, or varṣāvasāna. A retreat during the three months of the Indian rainy season, and also, say some, in the depth of winter. During the rains it was 'difficult to move without injuring insect life'. But the object was for study and meditation. In Tokhara the retreat is said to have been in winter, from the middle of the 12th to the middle of the 3rd moon; in India from the middle of the 5th to the 8th, or the 6th to the 9th moons; usually from Śrāvaṇa, Chinese 5th moon, to Aśvayuja, Chinese 8th moon; but the 16th of the 4th to the 15th of the 7th moon has been the common period in China and Japan. The two annual periods are sometimes called 坐 夏 and 坐 臘 sitting or resting for the summer and for the end of the year. The period is divided into three sections, former, middle, and latter, each of a month.

往生

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wǎng shēng
    wang3 sheng1
wang sheng
 oujou / ojo
    おうじょう
to be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die; (after) one's death
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} passing on to the next life; (n,vs,vi) (2) death; (n,vs,vi) (3) giving up a struggle; submission; (n,vs,vi) (4) being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed; (5) (rare) (See 圧状・2) coercion
The future life, the life to which anyone is going; to go to be born in the Pure Land of Amitābha. (1) 往相囘向 To transfer one's merits to all beings that they may attain the Pure Land of Amitābha. (2) 還相囘向 Having been born in the Pure Land to return to mortality and by one's merits to bring mortals to the Pure Land.

活く

see styles
 iku
    いく
(v2k-k,v4k,vi) (1) (archaism) to live; to exist; (v2k-s,vt) (2) (archaism) to bring to life

活好

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huó hǎo
    huo2 hao3
huo hao
 katsuyoshi
    かつよし
to live (one's life) well; (slang) to be good in bed
(male given name) Katsuyoshi

漱流

see styles
shù liú
    shu4 liu2
shu liu
to rinse one's mouth with river water; (fig.) to live a hermit's life

生く

see styles
 iku
    いく
(v2k-k,v4k,vi) (1) (archaism) to live; to exist; (v2k-s,vt) (2) (archaism) to bring to life

生殺

see styles
 seisatsu / sesatsu
    せいさつ
(noun/participle) (See 活殺) sparing life and taking life; letting live and killing

送る

see styles
 okuru
    おくる
(transitive verb) (1) to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit; (transitive verb) (2) to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); (transitive verb) (3) to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; (transitive verb) (4) to spend (time); to live one's life; (transitive verb) (5) to pass (down the line); (transitive verb) (6) (See 送り仮名) to affix okurigana

過活


过活

see styles
guò huó
    guo4 huo2
kuo huo
to live one's life; to make a living

与太る

see styles
 yotaru
    よたる
(v5r,vi) to live a wicked life

存える

see styles
 nagaraeru
    ながらえる
(v1,vi) to have a long life; to live a long time

活きる

see styles
 ikiru
    いきる
(v1,vi) (1) to live; to exist; (2) to make a living; to subsist; (3) to be in effect; to be in use; to function; (4) to come to life; to be enlivened; (5) to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

生き方

see styles
 ikikata
    いきかた
way of life; how to live

過日子


过日子

see styles
guò rì zi
    guo4 ri4 zi5
kuo jih tzu
to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along

不忮不求

see styles
bù zhì bù qiú
    bu4 zhi4 bu4 qiu2
pu chih pu ch`iu
    pu chih pu chiu
(idiom) to be free of jealousy or greed; to live a simple life, free from worldly desires

世を去る

see styles
 yoosaru
    よをさる
(exp,v5r) (1) (idiom) to die; to pass away; (exp,v5r) (2) (idiom) to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life

二種涅槃


二种涅槃

see styles
èr zhǒng niè pán
    er4 zhong3 nie4 pan2
erh chung nieh p`an
    erh chung nieh pan
 nishu nehan
Two nirvanas: (1) 有餘涅槃 also 有餘依 That with a remnant; the cause 因 has been annihilated, but the remnant of the effect 果 still remains, so that a saint may enter this nirvana during life, but have to continue to live in this mortal realm till the death of his body. (2) 無餘涅槃 or 無餘依 Remnantless nirvāṇa, without cause and effect, the connection with the chain of mortal life being ended, so that the saint enters upon perfect nirvāṇa on the death of the body; cf. 智度論 31. Another definition is that Hīnayāna has further transmigration, while Mahāyāna maintains final nirvana. "Nothing remnaining" is differently interpreted in different schools, by some literally, but in Mahāyāna generally, as meaning no further mortal suffering, i.e. final nirvāṇa.

別無長物


别无长物

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bié wú cháng wù
    bie2 wu2 chang2 wu4
pieh wu ch`ang wu
    pieh wu chang wu
to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a poor or frugal life

反裘負芻


反裘负刍

see styles
fǎn qiú fù chú
    fan3 qiu2 fu4 chu2
fan ch`iu fu ch`u
    fan chiu fu chu
lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom); fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work; fig. to act stupidly

枕石漱流

see styles
zhěn shí shù liú
    zhen3 shi2 shu4 liu2
chen shih shu liu
to live a hermit's life (in seclusion); a frugal life (idiom)

死んでも

see styles
 shindemo
    しんでも
(adverb) (1) at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); (adverb) (2) at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live; definitely

永らえる

see styles
 nagaraeru
    ながらえる
(v1,vi) to have a long life; to live a long time

疏水簞瓢


疏水箪瓢

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shū shuǐ dān piáo
    shu1 shui3 dan1 piao2
shu shui tan p`iao
    shu shui tan piao
little water and few utensils; to live a frugal life (idiom)

籠鳥檻猿


笼鸟槛猿

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lóng niǎo jiàn yuán
    long2 niao3 jian4 yuan2
lung niao chien yüan
 rouchoukanen / rochokanen
    ろうちょうかんえん
bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
(yoji) denied freedom (of how to live one's life); living like a caged bird

身無長物


身无长物

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shēn wú cháng wù
    shen1 wu2 chang2 wu4
shen wu ch`ang wu
    shen wu chang wu
to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a poor or frugal life

長らえる

see styles
 nagaraeru
    ながらえる
(v1,vi) to have a long life; to live a long time

Variations:
生く
活く

see styles
 iku
    いく
(v2k-k,v4k,vi) (1) (archaism) (See 生きる・1) to live; to exist; (v2k-s,vt) (2) (archaism) (See 生ける・2) to bring to life

生活を送る

see styles
 seikatsuookuru / sekatsuookuru
    せいかつをおくる
(exp,v5r) to lead a life; to live a life

天寿を全うする

see styles
 tenjuomattousuru / tenjuomattosuru
    てんじゅをまっとうする
(exp,vs-i) (idiom) to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life

出來混遲早要還的


出来混迟早要还的

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chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào huán de
    chu1 lai2 hun4 chi2 zao3 yao4 huan2 de5
ch`u lai hun ch`ih tsao yao huan te
    chu lai hun chih tsao yao huan te
if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it

鶴は千年亀は万年

see styles
 tsuruhasennenkamehamannen
    つるはせんねんかめはまんねん
(expression) (proverb) enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years

Variations:
過ごす(P)
過す

see styles
 sugosu
    すごす
(transitive verb) (1) to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live; (transitive verb) (2) to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to carry too far; to carry to excess; (transitive verb) (3) (dated) to take care of; to support; (suf,v5s) (4) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 寝過ごす) to overdo; to do too much; (suf,v5s) (5) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 見過ごす) to ... without acting on it; to ... without getting involved

反美是工作赴美是生活

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fǎn měi shì gōng zuò fù měi shì shēng huó
    fan3 mei3 shi4 gong1 zuo4 fu4 mei3 shi4 sheng1 huo2
fan mei shih kung tso fu mei shih sheng huo
being anti-American is the job, but life is in America (jocular comment made about public figures who are brazenly xenophobic but whose family live abroad)

Variations:
生かす(P)
活かす

see styles
 ikasu
    いかす
(transitive verb) (1) to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) (生かす only) to let live; to keep alive; (transitive verb) (3) (生かす only) to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life; (transitive verb) (4) to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

Variations:
生きる(P)
活きる

see styles
 ikiru
    いきる
(v1,vi) (1) to live; to exist; (v1,vi) (2) to make a living; to subsist; (v1,vi) (3) to be in effect; to be in use; to function; (v1,vi) (4) to come to life; to be enlivened; (v1,vi) (5) to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

飯後百步走,活到九十九


饭后百步走,活到九十九

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fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ
    fan4 hou4 bai3 bu4 zou3 , huo2 dao4 jiu3 shi2 jiu3
fan hou pai pu tsou , huo tao chiu shih chiu
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)

君父の讐は倶に天を戴かず

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 kunpunoadahatomonitenoitadakazu
    くんぷのあだはともにてんをいただかず
(expression) (proverb) (from the Book of Rites) (See 不倶戴天) not wanting to live in the same world as one's father's or lord's enemies; being prepared to sacrifice one's life to avenge one's father or lord

Variations:
人生一度きり
人生一度切り

see styles
 jinseiichidokiri / jinsechidokiri
    じんせいいちどきり
(expression) (proverb) you only live once; you only have one life

Variations:
永らえる
長らえる
存える

see styles
 nagaraeru
    ながらえる
(v1,vi) to have a long life; to live a long time

大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す

see styles
 dainomushioikashiteshounomushiokorosu / dainomushioikashiteshonomushiokorosu
    だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころす
(exp,v5s) (proverb) sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; to let a large bug live and kill a small one

大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺せ

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 dainomushioikashiteshounomushiokorose / dainomushioikashiteshonomushiokorose
    だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころせ
(expression) (proverb) sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; let a large bug live and kill a small one

Variations:
生きる(P)
活きる(rK)

see styles
 ikiru
    いきる
(v1,vi) (1) to live; to exist; (v1,vi) (2) to make a living; to subsist; (v1,vi) (3) to be in effect; to be in use; to function; (v1,vi) (4) to come to life; to be enlivened; (v1,vi) (5) to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

Variations:
鱧も一期、海老も一期
鱧も一期海老も一期

see styles
 hamomoichigoebimoichigo
    はももいちごえびもいちご
(expression) (proverb) all men are alike; all lives are alike; all men live and die; we all bleed the same; a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too

Variations:
添い遂げる
添遂げる(sK)
添いとげる(sK)

see styles
 soitogeru
    そいとげる
(v1,vi) (1) to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; (v1,vi) (2) to succeed in marrying

Variations:
鱧も一期、海老も一期
鱧も一期海老も一期(sK)

see styles
 hamomoichigo、ebimoichigo
    はももいちご、えびもいちご
(expression) (proverb) all men are alike; all lives are alike; all men live and die; we all bleed the same; a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 56 results for "Live Life" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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