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停業


停业

see styles
tíng yè
    ting2 ye4
t`ing yeh
    ting yeh
to cease trading (temporarily or permanently); to close down

停機


停机

see styles
tíng jī
    ting2 ji1
t`ing chi
    ting chi
(of a machine) to stop; to shut down; to park a plane; to finish shooting (a TV program etc); to suspend a phone line; (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit

停滯


停滞

see styles
tíng zhì
    ting2 zhi4
t`ing chih
    ting chih
stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down
See: 停滞

停辦


停办

see styles
tíng bàn
    ting2 ban4
t`ing pan
    ting pan
to shut down; to terminate; to cancel; to go out of business

側臥


侧卧

see styles
cè wò
    ce4 wo4
ts`e wo
    tse wo
 sokuga
    そくが
to lie on one's side
(n,vs,vi) (1) (form) lying down on one's side; (n,vs,vi) (2) (form) sleeping next to someone

側躺


侧躺

see styles
cè tǎng
    ce4 tang3
ts`e t`ang
    tse tang
to lie down (on one's side)

偵緝


侦缉

see styles
zhēn jī
    zhen1 ji1
chen chi
to track down; to investigate and arrest

傲睨

see styles
ào nì
    ao4 ni4
ao ni
to look down upon

傳世


传世

see styles
chuán shì
    chuan2 shi4
ch`uan shih
    chuan shih
handed down from ancient times; family heirloom

傳流


传流

see styles
chuán liú
    chuan2 liu2
ch`uan liu
    chuan liu
to spread; to hand down; to circulate

傳衣


传衣

see styles
chuán yī
    chuan2 yi1
ch`uan i
    chuan i
 denne
To hand down the mantle, or garments.

傾く

see styles
 kashigu; katagu(ok)
    かしぐ; かたぐ(ok)
(v5g,vi) (1) (See 傾く・1) to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; (v5g,vi) (2) (See 傾く・2) to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline

傾泄


倾泄

see styles
qīng xiè
    qing1 xie4
ch`ing hsieh
    ching hsieh
to cascade down; to flow in torrents; (fig.) outpouring (of emotions)

傾瀉


倾泻

see styles
qīng xiè
    qing1 xie4
ch`ing hsieh
    ching hsieh
 keisha / kesha
    けいしゃ
to pour down in torrents
(noun/participle) decanting

傾盆


倾盆

see styles
qīng pén
    qing1 pen2
ch`ing p`en
    ching pen
a downpour; rain bucketing down

傾覆


倾覆

see styles
qīng fù
    qing1 fu4
ch`ing fu
    ching fu
 keifuku / kefuku
    けいふく
to capsize; to collapse; to overturn; to overthrow; to undermine
(noun/participle) turning upside down

傾角


倾角

see styles
qīng jiǎo
    qing1 jiao3
ch`ing chiao
    ching chiao
 keikaku / kekaku
    けいかく
dip; angle of dip (inclination of a geological plane down from horizontal); tilt (inclination of ship from vertical)
inclination

僵仆

see styles
jiāng fù
    jiang1 fu4
chiang fu
 kyōfu
to fall down

入る

see styles
 iru
    いる
(v5r,vi) (1) (mainly used in fixed expressions and literary language) (See 入る・はいる・1) to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in; (v5r,vi) (2) to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down; (v5r,vi) (3) to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax); (suf,v5r) (4) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 感じ入る,聞き入る) to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly; (suf,v5r) (5) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 寝入る・1,絶え入る) to (reach a state) completely; (place-name) Iru

入微

see styles
rù wēi
    ru4 wei1
ju wei
down to the smallest detail; thoroughgoing; fine and detailed

全焼

see styles
 zenshou / zensho
    ぜんしょう
(n,vs,vi) total destruction by fire; being burned down

六合

see styles
liù hé
    liu4 he2
liu ho
 rikugou / rikugo
    りくごう
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down); the whole country; the universe; everything under the sun
the universe; the cosmos; (place-name) Rokugou
six combinations

六方

see styles
liù fāng
    liu4 fang1
liu fang
 roppou / roppo
    ろっぽう
hexagonal
(1) the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); (prefix) (2) hexagonal; (place-name) Roppou
The six directions— E. W. N. S. above and below.

六祖

see styles
liù zǔ
    liu4 zu3
liu tsu
 rokuso
The six patriarchs of the Ch'an (Zen) school 禪宗, who passed down robe and begging bowl in succession i. e. Bodhidharma, Huike, Sengcan, Daoxin, Hongren, and Huineng 達摩, 慧可, 僧璨, 道信, 弘忍, and 慧能.

六行

see styles
liù xíng
    liu4 xing2
liu hsing
 rokugyō
Among Buddhists the term means the practice of the 六度 six pāramitās; it is referred, among outsiders, to the six austerities of the six kinds of heretics: (1) 自餓 starvation; (2) 投淵 naked cave-dwelling (or, throwing oneself down precipices); (3) 赴火 self-immolation, or self-torturing by fire; (4) 自坐 sitting naked in public; (5) 寂默 dwelling in silence among graves; (6) 牛狗 living as animals.

内心

see styles
 naishin
    ないしん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) inner thoughts; real intention; inmost heart; one's mind; (n,adv) (2) at heart; deep down; on the inside; (3) {math} (See 外心・がいしん) inner center (centre)

冷す

see styles
 hiyasu
    ひやす
(transitive verb) (1) to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to refrigerate; (2) to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax; (3) to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

冷却

see styles
 reikyaku / rekyaku
    れいきゃく
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) cooling; refrigeration; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down

処分

see styles
 shobun
    しょぶん
(noun, transitive verb) (1) disposal; throwing away; selling off; (noun, transitive verb) (2) dealing with (a problem); measure; (noun, transitive verb) (3) punishment; penalty; (noun, transitive verb) (4) putting down (e.g. diseased animal)

処暑

see styles
 shosho
    しょしょ
(See 二十四節気) "limit of heat" solar term (approx. August 23, when the weather is said to start cooling down)

凪ぐ

see styles
 nagu
    なぐ
(v5g,vi) to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down

凹む

see styles
 hekomu
    へこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to be dented; to be indented; to yield; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in; (v5m,vi) (2) to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to yield; to give in; to give up; (v5m,vi) (3) (colloquialism) (See ヘコむ) to be disheartened; to feel down; to feel depressed; (v5m,vi) (4) to suffer a loss; to lose

分列

see styles
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)

分解

see styles
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

別傳


别传

see styles
bié zhuàn
    bie2 zhuan4
pieh chuan
 betsuden
supplementary biography
Separately handed down; oral tradition; to pass on the teaching from mind to mind without writing, as in the Chan (Zen) or Intuitional school. Also 單傳.

刪節


删节

see styles
shān jié
    shan1 jie2
shan chieh
to abridge; to cut a text down to size for publication

削る

see styles
 kezuru
    けずる
(transitive verb) (1) to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode; (transitive verb) (2) to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce; (transitive verb) (3) to delete; to erase; to remove; to cross out; to strike out

削價


削价

see styles
xuē jià
    xue1 jia4
hsüeh chia
to cut down the price

削減


削减

see styles
xuē jiǎn
    xue1 jian3
hsüeh chien
 sakugen
    さくげん
to cut down; to reduce; to lower
(noun, transitive verb) cut; reduction; curtailment

剣突

see styles
 kentsuku
    けんつく
(kana only) rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down

力む

see styles
 rikimu
    りきむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to try (too) hard; to draw one's body taut; (v5m,vi) (2) to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger; to bluff; to boast

勇退

see styles
 yuutai / yutai
    ゆうたい
(n,vs,vi) retiring voluntarily; resigning one's post (to make way for others); stepping down; bowing out

勸架


劝架

see styles
quàn jià
    quan4 jia4
ch`üan chia
    chüan chia
to mediate in a quarrel; to intervene in a dispute and try to calm things down

化儀


化仪

see styles
huà yí
    hua4 yi2
hua i
 kegi
The rules or methods laid down by the Buddha for salvation: Tiantai speaks of 化儀 as transforming method, and 化法 q. v. as transforming truth; its 化儀四教 are four modes of conversion or enlightenment: 頓 direct or sudden, 漸 gradual, 祕密 esoteric, and 不定 variable.

十方

see styles
shí fāng
    shi2 fang1
shih fang
 jippou / jippo
    じっぽう
(1) the ten directions (north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up and down); (2) all directions; everywhere; (place-name) Toohou
The ten directions of space, i.e. the eight points of the compass and the nadir and zenith. There is a Buddha for each direction 十方十佛.

南下

see styles
nán xià
    nan2 xia4
nan hsia
 nanka
    なんか
to go down south
(n,vs,vi) going south; (place-name) Minamishimo

即金

see styles
 sokkin
    そっきん
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down

厭薄


厌薄

see styles
yàn bó
    yan4 bo2
yen po
to despise; to look down upon something

反す

see styles
 kaesu
    かえす
(transitive verb) (1) to return (something); to restore; to put back; (2) to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn; (3) to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate; (suf,v5s) (4) to repeat ...; to do ... back

反様

see styles
 kaisama
    かいさま
upside down; inside out

反轉


反转

see styles
fǎn zhuǎn
    fan3 zhuan3
fan chuan
reversal; inversion; to reverse; to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc)

取る

see styles
 toru
    とる
(transitive verb) (1) to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; (transitive verb) (2) to pass; to hand; to give; (transitive verb) (3) to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation); (transitive verb) (4) to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose; (transitive verb) (5) to remove; to get rid of; to take off; (transitive verb) (6) to take away; to steal; to rob; (transitive verb) (7) (See 摂る) to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins); (transitive verb) (8) to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop); (transitive verb) (9) to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside; (transitive verb) (10) to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep; (transitive verb) (11) to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp; (transitive verb) (12) to record; to take down; (transitive verb) (13) to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get; (transitive verb) (14) to order; to have delivered; (transitive verb) (15) to charge; to fine; to take (tax); (transitive verb) (16) to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept; (transitive verb) (17) to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

取締


取缔

see styles
qǔ dì
    qu3 di4
ch`ü ti
    chü ti
 torishimari
    とりしまり
to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
control; management; supervision

吉い

see styles
 yoi
    よい
(adjective) (1) (kana only) good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; (2) sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; (3) profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; (4) OK

吊し

see styles
 tsurushi
    つるし
(1) ready-made clothing; off-the-rack clothing; second-hand clothes; hand-me-down; (2) (orig. meaning) (See 吊るす) hanging

向く

see styles
 muku
    むく
(v5k,vt,vi) (1) to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); (v5k,vt,vi) (2) to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to front (on); (v5k,vt,vi) (3) to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); (v5k,vi) (4) to be suited to; to be fit for; (v5k,vi) (5) to go towards; to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.); to be inclined (to do)

向下

see styles
xiàng xià
    xiang4 xia4
hsiang hsia
 mukoushita / mukoshita
    むこうした
down; downward
(surname) Mukōshita
Downwards; to trace downwards, i. e. forwards, 'from root to branches.'

否決


否决

see styles
fǒu jué
    fou3 jue2
fou chüeh
 hiketsu
    ひけつ
to veto; to overrule
(noun, transitive verb) rejection; negation; voting down

呑む

see styles
 nomu
    のむ
(transitive verb) (1) to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); (2) to smoke (tobacco); (3) to engulf; to overwhelm; (4) to keep down; to suppress; (5) to accept (e.g. demand, condition); (6) to make light of; to conceal

呷る

see styles
 aoru
    あおる
(transitive verb) (kana only) to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

和ぐ

see styles
 nagu
    なぐ
(v5g,vi) to become calm (of one's mind, feelings, etc.); to calm down

和む

see styles
 nagomu
    なごむ
(v5m,vi) to be softened; to calm down

咕咚

see styles
gū dōng
    gu1 dong1
ku tung
splash; (onom.) for heavy things falling down

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

善い

see styles
 yoi
    よい
(adjective) (1) (kana only) good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; (2) sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; (3) profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; (4) OK

喉越

see styles
 nodogoshi
    のどごし
(irregular okurigana usage) feeling of food or drink going down one's throat

喝破

see styles
 kappa
    かっぱ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; (noun, transitive verb) (2) proclaiming (the truth); expounding

嘟嚕


嘟噜

see styles
dū lu
    du1 lu5
tu lu
bunch; cluster; classifier for bunched objects; to hang down in a bunch; to droop

嚴打


严打

see styles
yán dǎ
    yan2 da3
yen ta
to crack down on; to take severe measures against

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

四蛇

see styles
sì shé
    si4 she2
ssu she
 shida
idem 四毒蛇. The Fanyimingyi under this heading gives the parable of a man who fled from the two bewildering forms of life and death, and climbed down a rope (of life) 命根, into the well of impermanence 無常, where two mice, night and day, gnawed the rattan rope; on the four sides four snakes 四蛇 sought to poison him, i. e. the 四大 or four elements of his physical nature); below were three dragons 三毒龍 breathing fire and trying to seize him. On looking up he saw that two 象 elephants (darkness and light) had come to the mouth of the well; he was in despair, when a bee flew by and dropped some honey (the five desires 五欲) into his mouth, which he ate and entirely forgot his peril.

回爐


回炉

see styles
huí lú
    hui2 lu2
hui lu
to melt down; to remelt (metals); fig. to acquire new education; to bake again

回絕


回绝

see styles
huí jué
    hui2 jue2
hui chüeh
to rebuff; to refuse; to turn down

固定

see styles
gù dìng
    gu4 ding4
ku ting
 kotei / kote
    こてい
to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing; anchoring; fastening down; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; (n,vs,vt,vi) (3) {biol} fixation (histology); (4) (net-sl) (abbreviation) (See 固定ハンドル・1) user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously); (5) (net-sl) (abbreviation) (See 固定ハンドル・2) user of an online handle (instead of posting anonymously)

圧し

see styles
 oshi
    おし
weight; pressing down; commanding presence; authority

圧伏

see styles
 appuku
    あっぷく
(noun/participle) overpower; subdue; keep down

圧服

see styles
 appuku
    あっぷく
(noun/participle) overpower; subdue; keep down

坎坷

see styles
kǎn kě
    kan3 ke3
k`an k`o
    kan ko
(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes

坐下

see styles
zuò xia
    zuo4 xia5
tso hsia
to sit down

垂げ

see styles
 sage
    さげ
(out-dated kanji) (1) lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down; (2) depreciation; price fall; (3) punch line (of a rakugo story); (4) (abbreviation) (archaism) sword strap

垂布

see styles
chuí bù
    chui2 bu4
ch`ui pu
    chui pu
 suifu
(cloud) hangs down and spreads out

垂掛


垂挂

see styles
chuí guà
    chui2 gua4
ch`ui kua
    chui kua
to hang down; suspended

垂髪

see styles
 unai
    うない
hair tied behind and hanging down; long flowing hair; (surname) Unai

垂髫

see styles
chuí tiáo
    chui2 tiao2
ch`ui t`iao
    chui tiao
hair hanging down (child's hairstyle); (fig.) young child; early childhood

堕つ

see styles
 otsu
    おつ
(v2t-k,vi) (1) (archaism) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); (2) (archaism) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) (archaism) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (4) (archaism) to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (5) (archaism) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (6) (archaism) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender

場末

see styles
 basue
    ばすえ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) outskirts (of a town); run-down district

塩蔵

see styles
 enzou / enzo
    えんぞう
(noun, transitive verb) preserving in salt; salting down

墜つ

see styles
 otsu
    おつ
(v2t-k,vi) (1) (archaism) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); (2) (archaism) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) (archaism) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (4) (archaism) to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (5) (archaism) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (6) (archaism) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender

增減


增减

see styles
zēng jiǎn
    zeng1 jian3
tseng chien
 zōgen
to add or subtract; to increase or decrease; to go up or go down
increase and decrease

壊崩

see styles
 kaihou / kaiho
    かいほう
(noun/participle) (archaism) collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in

壓住


压住

see styles
yā zhù
    ya1 zhu4
ya chu
to press down; to crush down; to restrain (anger); to keep down (voice)

壞山


坏山

see styles
huài shān
    huai4 shan1
huai shan
 esan
As the hills wear down, so is it with man.

天雨

see styles
tiān yǔ
    tian1 yu3
t`ien yü
    tien yü
 amau
    あまう
(surname) Amau
the heavens rained down

奔瀉


奔泻

see styles
bēn xiè
    ben1 xie4
pen hsieh
(of torrents) to rush down; to pour down

好い

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 yoi
    よい
(adjective) (1) (kana only) good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; (2) sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; (3) profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; (4) OK

婉拒

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wǎn jù
    wan3 ju4
wan chü
to tactfully decline; to turn down gracefully

嫡傳


嫡传

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dí chuán
    di2 chuan2
ti ch`uan
    ti chuan
handed down in a direct line from the founder

安下

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ān xià
    an1 xia4
an hsia
 yasushita
    やすした
(surname) Yasushita
To put down.

安家

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ān jiā
    an1 jia1
an chia
 yasuie
    やすいえ
to settle down; to set up a home
(surname) Yasuie

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.

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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