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Simple Dictionary Definition |
才思 see styles |
cái sī cai2 si1 ts`ai ssu tsai ssu saiji さいじ |
imaginative power; creativeness (personal name) Saiji |
扒車 扒车 see styles |
bā chē ba1 che1 pa ch`e pa che |
to pull oneself up onto a moving vehicle |
打力 see styles |
daryoku だりょく |
batting power |
打算 see styles |
dǎ suàn da3 suan4 ta suan dasan ださん |
to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation; CL:個|个[ge4] (noun, transitive verb) calculation; self-interest; selfishness |
投入 see styles |
tóu rù tou2 ru4 t`ou ju tou ju tounyuu / tonyu とうにゅう |
to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed (noun, transitive verb) (1) throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot); (noun, transitive verb) (2) investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); injection; infusion; (noun, transitive verb) (3) launching (a product into the market); introduction; (noun, transitive verb) (4) {comp} submitting (a job to a computer); issuing (a command) |
投案 see styles |
tóu àn tou2 an4 t`ou an tou an |
to surrender to the authorities; to turn oneself in (for a crime) |
投機 投机 see styles |
tóu jī tou2 ji1 t`ou chi tou chi touki / toki とうき |
congenial; agreeable; to speculate; to profiteer speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks) To avail oneself of an opportunity; to surrender oneself to the principles of the Buddha in the search for perfect enlightenment. |
投淵 投渊 see styles |
tóu yuān tou2 yuan1 t`ou yüan tou yüan tōen |
To cast oneself into an abyss (hoping for eternal life). |
投繯 投缳 see styles |
tóu huán tou2 huan2 t`ou huan tou huan |
to hang oneself; to commit suicide by hanging |
投身 see styles |
tóu shēn tou2 shen1 t`ou shen tou shen toushin / toshin とうしん |
to throw oneself into something (n,vs,vi) (See 投身自殺) throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death To cast away, or surrender, one's body, or oneself. |
披奉 see styles |
pī fèng pi1 feng4 p`i feng pi feng hibu |
wrap oneself up in |
抹黑 see styles |
mǒ hēi mo3 hei1 mo hei |
to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc); to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage); to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words) |
抽身 see styles |
chōu shēn chou1 shen1 ch`ou shen chou shen |
to get away from; to withdraw; to free oneself |
拉近 see styles |
lā jìn la1 jin4 la chin |
to pull sb close to oneself; (fig.) (typically followed by 距離|距离[ju4 li2]) to bridge (the distance between people) (i.e. to build a closer relationship) |
拍客 see styles |
pāi kè pai1 ke4 p`ai k`o pai ko |
citizen journalist (typically posting short, self-produced documentary videos on the Web) |
拔尖 see styles |
bá jiān ba2 jian1 pa chien |
top-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front |
拔萃 see styles |
bá cuì ba2 cui4 pa ts`ui pa tsui |
to distinguish oneself; to be of outstanding talent |
招く see styles |
maneku まねく |
(transitive verb) (1) to invite; to ask; (transitive verb) (2) to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to; (transitive verb) (3) to call in; to send for; to summon; (transitive verb) (4) to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in |
拜倒 see styles |
bài dǎo bai4 dao3 pai tao |
to prostrate oneself; to fall on one's knees; to grovel |
括る see styles |
kukuru くくる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to tie up; to tie together; to bind; to bundle; to fasten; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) (also written as 縊る) (See 首を括る) to hang (oneself); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to summarize; to put (it all) together; to consolidate; (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) (See 高を括る) to estimate; to expect; (transitive verb) (5) (kana only) (See 括り染め) to tie-dye; (transitive verb) (6) (archaism) to detain; to check; to restrain |
拿大 see styles |
ná dà na2 da4 na ta |
to put on airs; self-important; high and mighty |
拿權 拿权 see styles |
ná quán na2 quan2 na ch`üan na chüan |
to hold power; to be in control |
持出 see styles |
mochidashi もちだし |
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) taking something out; carrying out; (2) providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; (3) (archit) corbel; (4) strengthening under a seam (clothing) |
持說 持说 see styles |
chí shuō chi2 shuo1 ch`ih shuo chih shuo jisetsu |
to embrace (for oneself) and teach (others) |
指事 see styles |
zhǐ shì zhi3 shi4 chih shih shiji しじ |
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character {ling} indicative (kanji whose shape is based on logical representation of an abstract idea); logogram Zhishi |
振う see styles |
furuu / furu ふるう |
(irregular okurigana usage) (transitive verb) (1) to swing; to wield (physically); to exert; (2) to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to display; to wield (metaphorically); (3) to flourish; to prosper; to thrive |
振る see styles |
buru ぶる |
(suf,v5r) (1) (kana only) (after noun, adjectival noun or adj. stem) to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) to put on airs; to be self-important |
振作 see styles |
zhèn zuò zhen4 zuo4 chen tso shinsaku しんさく |
to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate (noun, transitive verb) prosperity; (given name) Shinsaku |
振奮 振奋 see styles |
zhèn fèn zhen4 fen4 chen fen |
to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire |
挺す see styles |
teisu / tesu ていす |
(transitive verb) (See 挺する) to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely) |
挽力 see styles |
wǎn lì wan3 li4 wan li |
pulling power (of draft animals) |
捨身 舍身 see styles |
shě shēn she3 shen1 she shen shashin しゃしん |
to give one's life (n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} sacrificing one's life for the sake of mankind or Buddhist teachings Bodily sacrifice, e.g. by burning, or cutting off a limb, etc. |
捺く see styles |
tsuku つく |
(transitive verb) (1) to prick; to stab; (2) to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike; (3) to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.); (4) to attack; (5) to brave (the rain, etc.) |
掌權 掌权 see styles |
zhǎng quán zhang3 quan2 chang ch`üan chang chüan |
to wield (political etc) power; be in power |
排悶 排闷 see styles |
pái mèn pai2 men4 p`ai men pai men |
to divert oneself from melancholy |
排插 see styles |
pái chā pai2 cha1 p`ai ch`a pai cha |
power strip |
排遣 see styles |
pái qiǎn pai2 qian3 p`ai ch`ien pai chien |
to divert oneself from (loneliness, grief etc); to dispel (negative thoughts etc) |
排遺 排遗 see styles |
pái yí pai2 yi2 p`ai i pai i |
feces; excrement; scat; droppings; to egest; to get (one's feelings) out; to rid oneself (of a thought) |
排面 see styles |
pái miàn pai2 mian4 p`ai mien pai mien |
a row of things facing oneself (esp. a row of products on a shelf facing customers in a store); (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) ostentation; showiness; impressiveness |
控目 see styles |
hikaeme ひかえめ |
(adj-na,n,adj-no) moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing; unassuming; well-behaved; low-key; temperate; in small quantities |
掩室 see styles |
yǎn shì yan3 shi4 yen shih en shitsu |
To shut (oneself) in a room, as did the Buddha for meditation. |
掩關 掩关 see styles |
yǎn guān yan3 guan1 yen kuan enkan |
confine oneself |
插排 see styles |
chā pái cha1 pai2 ch`a p`ai cha pai |
power strip |
揚力 see styles |
youryoku / yoryoku ようりょく |
dynamic lift; lifting power |
握る see styles |
nigiru にぎる |
(transitive verb) (1) to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch; (transitive verb) (2) to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to be the key; to be the reason; (transitive verb) (3) to seize (power); to hold (the reins); to dominate; to control; (transitive verb) (4) to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form (with one's hands); to press into shape; to mold; to mould |
握有 see styles |
wò yǒu wo4 you3 wo yu |
to have; to hold (usu. something abstract: power, distribution rights, a bargaining chip etc) |
揮う see styles |
furuu / furu ふるう |
(transitive verb) (1) to swing; to wield (physically); to exert; (2) to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to display; to wield (metaphorically); (3) to flourish; to prosper; to thrive |
摔傷 摔伤 see styles |
shuāi shāng shuai1 shang1 shuai shang |
to injure oneself in a fall |
摔打 see styles |
shuāi da shuai1 da5 shuai ta |
to knock; to grasp something in the hand and beat it; to toughen oneself up |
撞く see styles |
tsuku つく |
(transitive verb) (1) to prick; to stab; (2) to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike; (3) to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.); (4) to attack; (5) to brave (the rain, etc.) |
撥条 see styles |
bane ばね hatsujou / hatsujo はつじょう zenmai ぜんまい |
(kana only) spring (e.g. coil, leaf); mainspring; power spring |
擅權 擅权 see styles |
shàn quán shan4 quan2 shan ch`üan shan chüan |
to arrogate power |
擇力 择力 see styles |
zé lì ze2 li4 tse li chakuriki |
The power of discrimination. |
擇滅 择灭 see styles |
zé miè ze2 mie4 tse mieh chakumetsu |
pratisaṃkhyānirodha. nirvāṇa as a result of 擇 discrimination, the elimination of desire by means of mind and will. |
擔當 担当 see styles |
dān dāng dan1 dang1 tan tang |
to take upon oneself; to assume See: 担当 |
擠入 挤入 see styles |
jǐ rù ji3 ru4 chi ju |
to squeeze in; to force oneself into; to cram into; to intrude |
擡頭 see styles |
taitou / taito たいとう |
(noun/participle) rise of; appearance of; rearing its head; raising one's head; coming to power; becoming famous; (being in the) forefront; prominence |
擴張 扩张 see styles |
kuò zhāng kuo4 zhang1 k`uo chang kuo chang |
expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden |
擺脫 摆脱 see styles |
bǎi tuō bai3 tuo1 pai t`o pai to |
to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself |
攀登 see styles |
pān dēng pan1 deng1 p`an teng pan teng |
to climb; to pull oneself up; to clamber; to scale; fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger |
攘詬 攘诟 see styles |
rǎng gòu rang3 gou4 jang kou |
to clear oneself of dishonor |
攬權 揽权 see styles |
lǎn quán lan3 quan2 lan ch`üan lan chüan |
to concentrate power in one's own hands |
支光 see styles |
zhī guāng zhi1 guang1 chih kuang |
watt, unit of power used for electric bulbs |
收攏 收拢 see styles |
shōu lǒng shou1 long3 shou lung |
to draw to oneself; to gather up; to collect; to fold up (an umbrella, wings etc); to assemble (a party of persons); to rope in (some people) |
放佚 see styles |
houitsu / hoitsu ほういつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) self-indulgence; looseness; dissoluteness |
放恣 see styles |
fàng zì fang4 zi4 fang tzu hōshi ほうし |
(adjectival noun) licentious; self-indulgent heedlessness |
放縦 see styles |
houjuu; houshou / hoju; hosho ほうじゅう; ほうしょう |
(noun or adjectival noun) self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license |
放縱 放纵 see styles |
fàng zòng fang4 zong4 fang tsung hōshō |
to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish vanity |
放肆 see styles |
fàng sì fang4 si4 fang ssu houshi / hoshi ほうし |
wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent (adjectival noun) licentious; self-indulgent |
放逸 see styles |
fàng yì fang4 yi4 fang i hōitsu ほういつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) self-indulgence; looseness; dissoluteness Loose, unrestrained. |
政柄 see styles |
zhèng bǐng zheng4 bing3 cheng ping seihei / sehe せいへい |
at the helm of state; political power; regime political power |
政権 see styles |
seiken / seken せいけん |
(political) administration; political power |
政權 政权 see styles |
zhèng quán zheng4 quan2 cheng ch`üan cheng chüan |
regime; political power |
故吾 see styles |
kogo こご |
(archaism) (See 今吾) one's former self |
故我 see styles |
gù wǒ gu4 wo3 ku wo |
one's old self; one's original self; what one has always been |
散悶 散闷 see styles |
sàn mèn san4 men4 san men |
to divert oneself from melancholy |
敵勢 see styles |
tekisei; tekizei / tekise; tekize てきせい; てきぜい |
enemy's strength or fighting power |
文殊 see styles |
wén shū wen2 shu1 wen shu monju もんじゅ |
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness (Buddhist term) Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom; (p,s,f) Monju (文殊師利) Mañjuśrī 滿殊尸利 -later 曼殊室利. 文殊 is also used for Mañjunātha, Mañjudeva, Mañjughoṣa, Mañjuṣvara, et al. T., hjamdpal; J., Monju. Origin unknown; presumably, like most Buddhas and bodhisattvas, an idealization of a particular quality, in his case of Wisdom. Mañju is beautiful, Śrī; good fortune, virtue, majesty, lord, an epithet of a god. Six definitions are obtained from various scriptures: 妙首 (or 頭 ) wonderful or beautiful) head; 普首 universal head; 濡首 glossy head (probably a transliteration); 敬首 revered head; 妙德 wonderful virtue (or power); 妙吉祥 wonderfully auspicious; the last is a later translation in the 西域記. As guardian of wisdom 智慧 he is often placed on Śākyamuni's left, with 普顯 on the right as guardian of law 理, the latter holding the Law, the former the wisdom or exposition of it; formerly they held the reverse positions. He is often represented with five curls or waves to his hair indicating the 五智 q. v. or the five peaks; his hand holds the sword of wisdom and he sits on a lion emblematic of its stern majesty: but he has other forms. He is represented as a youth, i. e. eternal youth. His present abode is given as east of the universe, known as 淸涼山 clear and cool mountain, or a region 寶住 precious abode, or Abode of Treasures, or 寶氏 from which he derives one of his titles, 寶相如來. One of his dhāraṇīs prophesies China as his post-nirvāṇa realm. In past incarnations he is described as being the parent of many Buddhas and as having assisted the Buddha into existence; his title was 龍種上佛 the supreme Buddha of the nāgas, also 大身佛 or 神仙佛; now his title is 歡喜藏摩尼寶精佛 The spiritual Buddha who joyfully cares for the jewel: and his future title is to be 普現佛 Buddha universally revealed. In the 序品 Introductory Chapter of the Lotus Sutra he is also described as the ninth predecessor or Buddha-ancestor of Śākyamuni. He is looked on as the chief of the Bodhisattvas and represents them, as the chief disciple of the Buddha, or as his son 法王子. Hīnayāna counts Śāriputra as the wisest of the disciples, Mahāyāna gives Mañjuśrī the chief place, hence he is also styled 覺母 mother, or begetter of understanding. He is shown riding on either a lion or a peacock, or sitting on a white lotus; often he holds a book, emblem of wisdom, or a blue lotus; in certain rooms of a monastery he is shown as a monk; and he appears in military array as defender of the faith. His signs, magic words, and so on, are found in various sutras. His most famous centre in China is Wu-tai shan in Shansi. where he is the object of pilgrimages, especially of Mongols. The legends about him are many. He takes the place in Buddhism of Viśvakarman as Vulcan, or architect, of the universe. He is one of the eight Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, and sometimes has the image of Akṣobhya in his crown. He was mentioned in China as early as the fourth century and in the Lotus Sutra he frequently appears, especially as the converter of the daughter of the Dragon-king of the Ocean. He has five messengers 五使者 and eight youths 八童子 attending on him. His hall in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala is the seventh, in which his group numbers twenty-five. His position is northeast. There are numerous sutras and other works with his name as title, e. g. 文殊師利問菩提經 Gayaśīrṣa sūtra, tr. by Kumārajīva 384-417: and its 論 or .Tīkā of Vasubandhu, tr. by Bodhiruci 535. see list in B. N. |
断る see styles |
kotowaru ことわる |
(transitive verb) (1) to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline; (2) to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; (3) to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from) |
斷德 断德 see styles |
duàn dé duan4 de2 tuan te dantoku |
The power or virtue of bringing to an end all passion and illusion—one of the three powers of a buddha. |
斷電 断电 see styles |
duàn diàn duan4 dian4 tuan tien |
to experience a power outage; to have a power failure |
斷食 断食 see styles |
duàn shí duan4 shi2 tuan shih danjiki |
to fast; hunger strike To fast; voluntarily to starve oneself. |
方便 see styles |
fāng biàn fang1 bian4 fang pien houben / hoben ほうべん |
convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself (1) means; expedient; instrument; (2) {Buddh} upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); (surname) Houben upāya. Convenient to the place, or situation, suited to the condition, opportune, appropriate; but 方 is interpreted as 方法 method, mode, plan, and 便 as 便用 convenient for use, i. e. a convenient or expedient method; also 方 as 方正 and 便 as 巧妙, which implies strategically correct. It is also intp. as 權道智 partial, temporary, or relative (teaching of) knowledge of reality, in contrast with 般若智 prajñā, and 眞實 absolute truth, or reality instead of the seeming. The term is a translation of 傴和 upāya, a mode of approach, an expedient, stratagem, device. The meaning is— teaching according to the capacity of the hearer, by any suitable method, including that of device or stratagem, but expedience beneficial to the recipient is understood. Mahāyāna claims that the Buddha used this expedient or partial method in his teaching until near the end of his days, when he enlarged it to the revelation of reality, or the preaching of his final and complete truth; Hīnayāna with reason denies this, and it is evident that the Mahāyāna claim has no foundation, for the whole of its 方等 or 方廣 scriptures are of later invention. Tiantai speaks of the 三乘 q. v. or Three Vehicles as 方便 expedient or partial revelations, and of its 一乘 or One Vehicle as the complete revelation of universal Buddhahood. This is the teaching of the Lotus Sutra, which itself contains 方便 teaching to lead up to the full revelation; hence the terms 體内 (or 同體 ) 方便, i. e. expedient or partial truths within the full revelation, meaning the expedient part of the Lotus, and 體外方便 the expedient or partial truths of the teaching which preceded the Lotus; see the 方便品 of that work, also the second chapter of the 維摩經. 方便 is also the seventh of the ten pāramitās. |
族權 族权 see styles |
zú quán zu2 quan2 tsu ch`üan tsu chüan |
clan authority; clan power |
明達 明达 see styles |
míng dá ming2 da2 ming ta meitatsu / metatsu めいたつ |
reasonable; of good judgment (noun or adjectival noun) wisdom; (given name) Myōtatsu Enlightenment 明in the case of the saint includes knowledge of future incarnations of self others, of the past incarnation of self and others, and that the present incarnation will end illusion. In the case of the Buddha such knowledge is called 達 thorough or perfect enlightenment. |
易主 see styles |
yì zhǔ yi4 zhu3 i chu |
(of property) to change owners; (of sovereignty, political power etc) to change hands |
晚生 see styles |
wǎn shēng wan3 sheng1 wan sheng |
I (self-deprecatory, in front of elders) (old) |
智力 see styles |
zhì lì zhi4 li4 chih li chiriki ちりき |
intelligence; intellect (noun - becomes adjective with の) wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains; (given name) Chiriki Knowledge and supernatural power; power of knowledge; the efficient use of mystic knowledge. |
智德 see styles |
zhì dé zhi4 de2 chih te chitoku |
the power of cognition |
智辯 智辩 see styles |
zhì biàn zhi4 bian4 chih pien chiben ちべん |
(personal name) Chiben Wisdom and dialectic power; wise discrimination; argument from knowledge. |
智門 智门 see styles |
zhì mén zhi4 men2 chih men chimon |
Wisdom gate; Buddha-wisdom and Buddha-pity are the two gates or ways through which Buddhism expresses itself: the way of enlightenment directed to the self, and the way of pity directed to others. |
暗想 see styles |
àn xiǎng an4 xiang3 an hsiang |
think to oneself |
暗自 see styles |
àn zì an4 zi4 an tzu |
inwardly; to oneself; secretly |
暴威 see styles |
boui / boi ぼうい |
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm) |
更承 see styles |
gēng chéng geng1 cheng2 keng ch`eng keng cheng kyōshō |
to re-avail (oneself to) |
有力 see styles |
yǒu lì you3 li4 yu li yuuryoku / yuryoku ゆうりょく |
powerful; forceful; vigorous (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (See 有力者) influential; prominent; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (See 有力候補) strong; likely; plausible; potent possessing power |
有我 see styles |
yǒu wǒ you3 wo3 yu wo yuuga / yuga ゆうが |
(surname, female given name) Yūga existence of a self |
有教 see styles |
yǒu jiào you3 jiao4 yu chiao yuukyou / yukyo ゆうきょう |
(given name) Yūkyō The realistic school as opposed to the 空教 teaching of unreality; especially (1) the Hīnayāna teaching of the 倶舍宗 Abhidharmakośa school of Vasubandhu, opposed to the 成實宗 Satya-siddhi school of Harivarman; (2) the Mahāyāna 法相宗 Dharma-lakṣana school, also called the 唯識宗, founded in China by Xuanzang, opposed to the 三論宗 Mādhyamika school of Nāgārjuna. |
有権 see styles |
yuuken / yuken ゆうけん |
(1) holding a right (e.g. to vote, copyright); eligibility; (2) having clout; having (political) power |
末田 see styles |
mò tián mo4 tian2 mo t`ien mo tien matsuda まつだ |
(place-name, surname) Matsuda Madhyāntika, 末田地 (末田地那); 末田底加, 末田提; 末田鐸迦; 末彈地; 末闡地 or a 摩 is also used for 末. It is tr. by 中; 日中, 水中河中, and 金地. One of the two chief disciples of Ānanda, to whom he handed down the Buddha's doctrine. He is reputed to have been sent to convert 罽賓 Kashmir, the other, 商那和修 Śāṇakavāsa, to convert 中國 which is probably Central India, though it is understood as China. Another account makes the latter a disciple of the former. Eitel says that by his magic power he transported a sculptor to the Tuṣita heavens to obtain a correct image of Maitreya. |
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This page contains 100 results for "power of oneself self-sufficient" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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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