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bèi
    bei4
pei
 bai; bai
    バイ; ばい

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Bey
cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)
(1) (kana only) Japanese Babylon (Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell; (2) (abbreviation) (See 貝独楽) spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese Babylon shell); (female given name) Sheru
śaṅkha a shell, cowry, conch; valuables, riches; a large trumpet sounded to call the assembly together.


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sōng
    song1
sung
 su
    す
loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)
(1) (kana only) cavity (in old root vegetables, tofu, metal casting, etc.); pore; hollow; bubble; blowhole; (can be adjective with の) (2) (kana only) porous; pithy; spongy

寿司

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 hisashi
    ひさし

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Sushi
(ateji / phonetic) (food term) sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies); (given name) Hisashi

財寶


财宝

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cái bǎo
    cai2 bao3
ts`ai pao
    tsai pao
 zaihō

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Treasure
money and valuables
riches

貴重品

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 kichouhin / kichohin
    きちょうひん

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Precious / Treasure
valuable article; valuables

四無量心


四无量心

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sì wú liàng xīn
    si4 wu2 liang4 xin1
ssu wu liang hsin
 shi muryōshin
catvāri apramāṇāni; the four immeasurables, or infinite Buddha-states of mind, also styled 四等 the four equalities, or universals, and 四梵行 noble acts or characteristics; i. e. four of the twelve 禪 dhyānas: 慈無量心 boundless kindness, maitrī, or bestowing of joy or happiness; 悲無量心 boundless pity, karuṇā, to save from suffering; 喜無量心 boundless joy, muditā, on seeing others rescued from suffering; 捨無量心 limitless indifference, upekṣā, i. e. rising above these emotions, or giving up all things, e. g. distinctions of friend and enemy, love and hate, etc. The esoteric sect has a special definition of its own, connecting each of the four with 普賢; 虛 空 藏; 觀自在; or 盧 空 庫.

生老病死

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shēng lǎo bìng sǐ
    sheng1 lao3 bing4 si3
sheng lao ping ssu
 shouroubyoushi / shorobyoshi
    しょうろうびょうし

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Birth Old-Age Sickness Death
lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die (idiom); fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)
(yoji) {Buddh} the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)
Birth, age, sickness, death, the 四苦 four afflictions that are the lot of every man. The five are the above four and 苦 misery, or suffering.

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liè
    lie4
lieh
 narabu
    ならぶ
to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row
(1) row; line; file; column; queue; rank; procession; (2) company (of someone); group; ranks; (3) {math} sequence; (counter) (4) counter for rows; (given name) Narabu
line, row

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zhuó
    zhuo2
cho
 masaru
    まさる
outstanding
(1) table; desk; (counter) (2) (たく only) counter for tables, desks, etc.; (3) (しょく only) {Buddh} offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); (4) (しょく only) (abbreviation) (See 卓香炉) tabletop incense burner; (given name) Masaru
Lofty, tall erect.

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xiè
    xie4
hsieh
 oroshi
    おろし
to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of
wholesale; (irregular okurigana usage) (n-suf,n) (1) dropping; unloading; removing; (2) grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; (3) (abbreviation) grater; (4) using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.); (place-name) Oroshi

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    ji2
chi
 zoku
variant of 即[ji2]; promptly
To draw up to, or near; approach; forthwith; to be; i.e. alias; if, even if; 就是. It is intp. as 和融 united together; 不二not two, i.e. identical; 不離 not separate, inseparable. It resembles implication, e.g. the afflictions or passions imply, or are, bodhi; births-and-deaths imply, or are, nirvana; the indication being that the one is contained in or leads to the other. Tiantai has three definitions: (1) The union, or unity, of two things, e.g. 煩惱 and 菩提, i.e. the passions and enlightenment, the former being taken as the 相 form, the latter 性 spirit, which two are inseparable; in other words, apart from the subjugation of the passions there is no enlightenment. (2) Back and front are inseparables; also (3) substance and quality, e.g. water and wave.

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zhòu
    zhou4
chou
 ju
    じゅ
incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb
(1) spell; curse; (2) (Buddhist term) dharani; mantra
dhāraṇī 陀羅尼; mantra; an incantation, spell, oath, curse; also a vow with penalties for failure. Mystical, or magical, formulae employed in Yoga. In Lamaism they consist of sets of Tibetan words connected with Sanskrit syllables. In a wider sense dhāraṇī is a treatise with mystical meaning, or explaining it.

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ǎn
    an3
an
 on
    おん
(interjection) oh!; (dialect) to stuff something in one's mouth; (used in buddhist transliterations) om
(interjection) (See オーム) om (ritual chant in Hinduism, etc.); aum
oṃ; auṃ; 'a word of solemn affirmation and respectful assent (sometimes translated by yes, verily, so be it, and in this sense compared with Amen). 'M. W. It is 'the mystic name for the Hindu triad', and has other significations. It was adopted by Buddhists, especially by the Tantric school, as a mystic spell, and as an object of meditation. It forms the first syllable of certain mystical combinations, e. g. 唵?呢叭 061971 吽 oṃ maṇi padme huṃ, which is a formula of the Lamaistic branch, said to be a prayer to Padmapani; each of the six syllables having its own mystic power of salvation from the lower paths of transmigration, etc.; the formula is used in sorcery, auguries, etc.; other forms of it are 唵?呢鉢頭迷吽; 唵麽抳鉢訥銘吽.

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zhuō
    zhuo1
cho
table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc

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jiān
    jian1
chien
 sen
    せん
to pan fry; to sauté
(kana only) {food} jeon (fried dish of meat, vegetables, etc. coated in flour and egg) (kor:); (given name) Sen
To simmer, fry.


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huì
    hui4
hui
to braise; to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water

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tián
    tian2
t`ien
    tien
 hatazaki
    はたざき
used in Japanese names with phonetic value hatake, bata etc; dry field (i.e. not paddy field)
(1) field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation; (n,suf) (2) field (of specialization); sphere; area; (3) (colloquialism) womb; birth; birthplace; field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation; (surname) Hatazaki

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 hatano
    はたの
(1) field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation; (n,suf) (2) field (of specialization); sphere; area; (3) (colloquialism) womb; birth; birthplace; field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation; (surname) Hatano

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    ca3
ts`a
    tsa
shredder; grater (kitchen implement for grating vegetables); grindstone

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gēng
    geng1
keng
 atsumono
    あつもの
thick soup
broth made of fish and vegetables
soup


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kuài
    kuai4
k`uai
    kuai
 namasu
    なます
chopped meat or fish
(food term) (kana only) dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar

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mào
    mao4
mao
select; vegetables

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    ru2
ju
to eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell; vegetables; roots (inextricably attached to the plant)

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cài
    cai4
ts`ai
    tsai
 nano
    なの
vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2]); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor; (coll.) (one's) type
(1) greens; vegetables; (2) rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed; (female given name) Nano
vegetables

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    zu1
tsu
marshland; swamp; salted or pickled vegetables; to mince; to shred; to mince human flesh and bones; Taiwan pr. [ju1]


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xūn
    xun1
hsün
 kun
    くん
used in 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4]
(1) strong-smelling vegetable (esp. garlic, onion, Chinese chives, Chinese scallion, Japanese garlic); (2) pungent vegetable (esp. ginger and water pepper)
Strongly smelling vegetables, e.g. onions, garlic, leeks, etc., forbidden to Buddhist vegetarians; any non-vegetarian food.

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    su4
su
(literary) vegetables

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shū
    shu1
shu
 sho
vegetables
vegetarian food

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hòng
    hong4
hung
(literary) luxuriant; flourishing; (literary) bud; (dialect) long stem of certain vegetables

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    ji1
chi
fragment; salted vegetables; spices


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cái
    cai2
ts`ai
    tsai
 takara
    たから
money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
(n,n-suf) (1) fortune; riches; (n,n-suf) (2) goods; (3) (abbreviation) (See 財団法人・ざいだんほうじん) incorporated foundation; (surname) Takara
vasu; artha. Wealth, riches.


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niàng
    niang4
niang
to ferment; to brew; to make honey (of bees); to lead to; to form gradually; wine; stuffed vegetables (cooking method)

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cài
    cai4
ts`ai
    tsai
 kotoha
    ことは
used in 采邑[cai4 yi4] and 采地[cai4 di4]
(abbreviation) (See 采配・1) baton (of command); (female given name) Kotoha
Vegetables.


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zhǎ
    zha3
cha
 sushi
    すし
salted fish; dish made with ground vegetables, flour and other condiments
(food term) sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

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    qi2
ch`i
    chi
 sushi
    すし
sushi; grouper (Portuguese: garoupa); Epinephelus septemfasciatus
(food term) sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)


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kuài
    kuai4
k`uai
    kuai
 namasu
    なます
used in 鱠魚|鲙鱼[kuai4 yu2]; minced or diced fish (variant of 膾|脍[kuai4])
(food term) (kana only) dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar


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    ji1
chi
finely chopped meat or vegetables; powdered or fragmentary

あ段

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 adan
    あだん
(linguistics terminology) row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "a"

い段

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 idan
    いだん
(linguistics terminology) row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"

う段

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 udan
    うだん
(linguistics terminology) row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "u"

え段

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 edan
    えだん
(linguistics terminology) row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e"

お段

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 odan
    おだん
(linguistics terminology) row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "o"

さく

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 zaku
    ざく
{food} assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion); (place-name) Dzag

しぃ

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 shii / shi
    しい
(interjection) (1) (See しっ・1) shh! (used to silence someone); sh!; (interjection) (2) (See しっ・2) shoo! (used to drive off an approaching animal, etc.); (suf,adj-i) (3) (after a noun, the -nai stem of a verb, or repetitive syllables) -ish; -like; -looking; (female given name) Shii

ちり

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 chiri
    ちり
(See ちり鍋) dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce; (place-name) Chili; (female given name) Chiri

一中

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yī zhōng
    yi1 zhong1
i chung
 icchuu / icchu
    いっちゅう
(given name) Icchuu
A hall of spread tables; idem一普.

一門


一门

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yī mén
    yi1 men2
i men
 ichimon
    いちもん
(1) family; clan; kin; (2) sect; school; adherents; followers; disciples; (3) {sumo} group of related sumo stables; (surname) Hitokado
The one door out of mortality into nirvāṇa, i.e. the Pure-land door.

七喩

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qī yú
    qi1 yu2
ch`i yü
    chi yü
 shichiyu
The seven parables of the Lotus Sutra.

三施

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sān shī
    san1 shi1
san shih
 sanse
The three forms of giving: (1) (a) one's goods; (b) the Law or Truth; (c) courage, or confidence: 智度論 11. (2) (a) goods; (b) worship; (c) preaching. (3) (a) food; (b) valuables; (c) life.

中手

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 nakante
    なかんて
(1) mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; (2) (anat) metacarpus; (place-name) Nakante

中生

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 nakao
    なかお
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; (surname) Nakao

中稲

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 nakaine
    なかいね
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; (surname) Nakaine

乾菜


干菜

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gān cài
    gan1 cai4
kan ts`ai
    kan tsai
 kansai
    かんさい
dried vegetable
dried vegetables

五目

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 gomoku
    ごもく
(1) mixture of ingredients (originally five); (2) (abbreviation) (See 五目飯・ごもくめし,五目鮨・ごもくずし,五目そば・ごもくそば) mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); (3) (abbreviation) (See 五目並べ) gomoku (game); five in a row; go-bang; (place-name) Gome

五菜

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 gosai
    ごさい
(1) the five vegetables (garlic chive, Japanese leek, green onion, wasabi and mame); (2) (meal of) five dishes

五葷


五荤

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wǔ hūn
    wu3 hun1
wu hun
 gokun
    ごくん
(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
(See 五辛) five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
idem 五辛.

什菜

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shí cài
    shi2 cai4
shih ts`ai
    shih tsai
mixed vegetables

今様

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 imayou / imayo
    いまよう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; (2) (abbreviation) (See 今様歌) verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables

他寳

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tā bǎo
    ta1 bao3
t`a pao
    ta pao
The valuables of another person; other valuables.

伊索

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yī suǒ
    yi1 suo3
i so
Aesop (trad. 620-560 BC), Greek slave and storyteller, supposed author of Aesop's fables

六字

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liù zì
    liu4 zi4
liu tzu
 mutsuji
    むつじ
(given name) Mutsuji
The six words or syllables, 南無阿彌陀佛 Namo Amitābha.

冬菜

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dōng cài
    dong1 cai4
tung ts`ai
    tung tsai
 fuyuna
    ふゆな
preserved dried cabbage or mustard greens
(1) winter vegetables; winter greens; (2) tang cai; tong choi; tong choy; (female given name) Fuyuna

出貨


出货

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chū huò
    chu1 huo4
ch`u huo
    chu huo
to take money or valuables out of storage; to recover; to ship goods; to extract (chemicals from solution)

刈包

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guà bāo
    gua4 bao1
kua pao
popular Taiwan snack, similar to a hamburger, steamed bun stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, peanut powder and cilantro

初句

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chū jù
    chu1 ju4
ch`u chü
    chu chü
 shoku
    しょく
first five syllables (of a tanka); first line (of a poem)
the first phrase

剥焼

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 sukiyaki
    すきやき
(food term) sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

副菜

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fù cài
    fu4 cai4
fu ts`ai
    fu tsai
 fukusai
    ふくさい
side dish; side order
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)

加薬

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 kayaku
    かやく
(1) (kana only) spices; condiments; seasoning; (2) {med} adjuvant (in Chinese medicine); addition of an adjuvant; (3) (ksb:) (See 五目飯) meat, fish, vegetables, etc. added to rice or udon (e.g. to make gomoku meshi)

千木

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 chigizaki
    ちぎざき
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables; (surname) Chigizaki

半熟

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bàn shú
    ban4 shu2
pan shu
 hanjuku
    はんじゅく
half-cooked; (of vegetables) parboiled; (of steak) medium; (of eggs) soft-boiled
(adj-no,n) (1) half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; (adj-no,n) (2) half-ripe; unripe

卸し

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 oroshi
    おろし
(n-suf,n) (1) dropping; unloading; removing; (2) grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; (3) (abbreviation) grater; (4) using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.); wholesale

卸す

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 orosu
    おろす
(transitive verb) (1) to sell wholesale; (transitive verb) (2) to grate (e.g. vegetables); (transitive verb) (3) to cut up fish

原汁

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yuán zhī
    yuan2 zhi1
yüan chih
juice (extracted from fresh fruit or vegetables); stock (obtained by simmering meat)

口訣


口诀

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kǒu jué
    kou3 jue2
k`ou chüeh
    kou chüeh
 kuketsu
mnemonic chant; rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc)
Orally transmitted decisions or instructions.

古漬

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 furuzuke
    ふるづけ
well-pickled (vegetables, etc.)

另冊


另册

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lìng cè
    ling4 ce4
ling ts`e
    ling tse
the Other List (Qing dynasty register of outlaws); a blacklist of undesirables

合子

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hé zi
    he2 zi5
ho tzu
 aiko
    あいこ
pasty (i.e. pastry stuffed with meat or vegetables)
(female given name) Aiko

名流

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míng liú
    ming2 liu2
ming liu
 meiryuu / meryu
    めいりゅう
gentry; celebrities
celebrities; notables

囲い

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 kakoi
    かこい
(1) enclosure; fence; wall; pen; paling; (2) storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); (3) partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; (4) (abbreviation) (See 囲い者) mistress; (5) {shogi} castle; strong defensive position

囲う

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 kakou / kako
    かこう
(transitive verb) (1) to enclose; to surround; to encircle; to fence; to wall in; (transitive verb) (2) to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to hide; to protect; (transitive verb) (3) to keep (e.g. a mistress); (transitive verb) (4) to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.); to preserve; (transitive verb) (5) (archaism) to protect

園頭


园头

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yuán tóu
    yuan2 tou2
yüan t`ou
    yüan tou
 sonogashira
    そのがしら
(surname) Sonogashira
A gardener, or head of a monastery-garden, either for pleasure, or for vegetables.

圓實


圆实

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yuán shí
    yuan2 shi2
yüan shih
 enjitsu
    えんじつ
(surname) Enjitsu
Perfect reality; the Tiantai perfect doctrine which enables one to attain reality or Buddhahood at once.

埋設


埋设

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mái shè
    mai2 she4
mai she
 maisetsu
    まいせつ
to install (water pipes, landmines etc) underground
(noun, transitive verb) laying underground (e.g. cables); burying (e.g. pipe)

大匙

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 oosaji
    おおさじ
tablespoon

太僕


太仆

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tài pú
    tai4 pu2
t`ai p`u
    tai pu
ministerial title in imperial China (in the Qin and Han dynasties, the minister responsible for the imperial stables)

寄鍋

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 yosenabe
    よせなべ
(irregular okurigana usage) pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder

山幸

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 yamasachi
    やまさち
(See 海幸) food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land

律儀


律仪

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lǜ yí
    lv4 yi2
lü i
 ritsugi
    りちぎ
(noun or adjectival noun) honesty; faithfulness; conscientiousness; integrity
Rules and ceremonies, an intuitive apprehension of which, both written and unwritten, enables the individual to act properly under all circumstances.

律詩


律诗

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lǜ shī
    lu:4 shi1
lü shih
 risshi
    りっし
regular verse; strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming
lüshi; form of Chinese poetry with eight lines of seven or five characters

手箱

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 tebako
    てばこ
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.

扳回

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bān huí
    ban1 hui2
pan hui
to pull back; to regain (one's dignity etc); to recover from (an adverse situation); to turn the tables

拖鏈


拖链

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tuō liàn
    tuo1 lian4
t`o lien
    to lien
cable carrier (used to protect cables and hoses attached to a machine); tow chain

捲逃


卷逃

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juǎn táo
    juan3 tao2
chüan t`ao
    chüan tao
to bundle up valuables and abscond

掘る

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 horu
    ほる
(transitive verb) (1) to dig; to excavate; to hollow; (transitive verb) (2) to delve into; (transitive verb) (3) to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) (slang) (vulgar) to top; to take the active role in anal sex (with another man)

搾菜

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 zaashai / zashai
    ザーツァイ
    zaasai / zasai
    ザーサイ
(food term) (kana only) Szechuan pickles (chi:); Sichuan vegetables; zha cai; pickled mustard plant stem

擇菜


择菜

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zhái cài
    zhai2 cai4
chai ts`ai
    chai tsai
to pick the edible part of vegetables

新漬

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 shinzuke
    しんづけ
freshly pickled vegetables

新香

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 araka
    あらか
(See お新香) pickled vegetables; pickles; (female given name) Araka

旨煮

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 umani
    うまに
(food term) fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

時蔬


时蔬

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shí shū
    shi2 shu1
shih shu
seasonal vegetables

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.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

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