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shèng
    sheng4
sheng
 shou / sho
    しょう

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Win / Victory
victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)
(1) win; victory; (2) beautiful scenery; scenic spot; (suf,ctr) (3) (ant: 敗・2) counter for wins; (surname, female given name) Masaru
jina, victorious, from ji, to overcome, surpass.


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    ma1
ma
 bo

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Mama / Mother / Mommy
ma; mom; mother
Nurse, mother.

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    ci2
tz`u
    tzu
 yoshimi
    よしみ

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Mercy / Compassion / Love
compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
(personal name) Yoshimi
Affection (as that of a mother), mercy, compassion, tenderness; mother.

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    mu3
mu
 haha(p); hawa(ok); kaka(ok); omo(ok); iroha(ok); amo(ok)
    はは(P); はわ(ok); かか(ok); おも(ok); いろは(ok); あも(ok)

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Mother
mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
(humble language) (かか was used by children) (See 父) mother
mātṛ, a mother.

ママ

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 mama
    ママ

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Momna
(1) (familiar language) mom; mommy; mum; mummy; mother; mama; mamma; (2) female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

得誌


得志

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dé zhì
    de2 zhi4
te chih

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Dream Come True / Enjoy Success
to accomplish one's ambition; a dream come true; to enjoy success
See: 得志

慈母

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cí mǔ
    ci2 mu3
tz`u mu
    tzu mu
 jibo
    じぼ

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Loving Mother
warm, caring mother
(See 慈父) affectionate mother

成功

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chéng gōng
    cheng2 gong1
ch`eng kung
    cheng kung
 seikou / seko
    せいこう

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Success
to succeed; success; successful; fruitful
(n,vs,vi) (1) success; achievement; (n,vs,vi) (2) succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity; (given name) Seikou

成就

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chéng jiù
    cheng2 jiu4
ch`eng chiu
    cheng chiu
 jouju / joju
    じょうじゅ

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Achievement / Accomplishment
accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about
(n,n-suf,vs,vt,vi) fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion; (given name) Jōju
siddhi: accomplishment, fulfillment, completion, to bring to perfection.

母女

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mǔ nǚ
    mu3 nu:3
mu nü

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Mother and Daughter
mother and daughter; mother-daughter

母娘

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 oyako(gikun); hahako
    おやこ(gikun); ははこ

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Mother and Daughter
mother and daughter

母子

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mǔ zǐ
    mu3 zi3
mu tzu
 boshi(p); hahako; oyako(gikun)
    ぼし(P); ははこ; おやこ(gikun)

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Mother and Son
mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest
mother and child; (place-name) Moushi

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

聖母


圣母

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shèng mǔ
    sheng4 mu3
sheng mu
 seibo / sebo
    せいぼ

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Holy Mother / Saint Mary
goddess
(1) mother of a holy person; (2) {Christn} Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady; (female given name) Maria

まりあ

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 maria
    マリア
(1) (See 聖母マリア) Mary (mother of Jesus) (lat: Maria); the Virgin Mary; (2) Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene; (female given name) Malhia; Maria; Mariya; Marya

大自然

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dà zì rán
    da4 zi4 ran2
ta tzu jan
 daishizen
    だいしぜん

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Mother Nature
nature (the natural world)
nature; Mother Nature

馬利亞


马利亚

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mǎ lì yà
    ma3 li4 ya4
ma li ya

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Maliyah
Maria (name); Mary, mother of Jesus Christ

千慮一得


千虑一得

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qiān lǜ yī dé
    qian1 lu:4 yi1 de2
ch`ien lü i te
    chien lü i te
 senryoittoku; senryonoittoku
    せんりょいっとく; せんりょのいっとく
a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
(expression) (yoji) even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea

滴水穿石

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dī shuǐ chuān shí
    di1 shui3 chuan1 shi2
ti shui ch`uan shih
    ti shui chuan shih

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Dripping Water Penetrates Stone
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

失敗は成功の元

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 shippaihaseikounomoto / shippaihasekonomoto
    しっぱいはせいこうのもと

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Failure is the Origin of Success
(expression) (idiom) failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success

失敗は成功の母

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 shippaihaseikounohaha / shippaihasekonohaha
    しっぱいはせいこうのはは

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Failure is the Mother of Success
(expression) (proverb) (See 失敗は成功のもと・しっぱいはせいこうのもと) failure is the mother of success

失敗是成功之母


失败是成功之母

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shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ
    shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3
shih pai shih ch`eng kung chih mu
    shih pai shih cheng kung chih mu

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Failure is the Mother of Success
Failure is the mother of success.

失敗は成功のもと

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 shippaihaseikounomoto / shippaihasekonomoto
    しっぱいはせいこうのもと
(expression) (idiom) failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success

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gōng
    gong1
kung
 kou / ko
    こう
meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
(1) merit; success; meritorious deed; (2) achievement; accumulated experience; (male given name) Tsutomu
Merit, meritorious; achievement, hence 功力 achieving strength, earnest effort after the good).


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xiào
    xiao4
hsiao
 kou / ko
    こう
variant of 效[xiao4]
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success; (given name) Isao

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chuī
    chui1
ch`ui
    chui
 fuki
    ふき
to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
(surname) Fuki
To blow; puff, praise.

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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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shī
    shi1
shih
 shitsu
    しつ
to lose; to miss; to fail
(1) loss (of something); disadvantage; (2) mistake; error; failure; (3) flaw; defect; (4) (abbreviation) {baseb} (See 失策・2) error
To lose, opp. of 得; to err.

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    du4
tu
 to
to envy (success, talent); jealous
envy

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jìn
    jin4
chin
wife of mother's brother

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    bi3
pi
deceased mother

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    gu1
ku
 shuutome(p); shuuto; shiutome; shiitome(ok) / shutome(p); shuto; shiutome; shitome(ok)
    しゅうとめ(P); しゅうと; しうとめ; しいとめ(ok)
paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
(See 舅) mother-in-law; (personal name) Sachimi
Paternal aunt, husband's sister, a nun; to tolerate; however; leave.

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    yi2
i
mother's sister; aunt

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niáng
    niang2
niang
 musume(p); ko
    むすめ(P); こ
mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate
(1) daughter; (2) girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Lady, wife, mother, aunt.

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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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    po2
p`o
    po
 baba; baba
    ばば; ババ
(bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
(1) (kana only) old woman; (2) (kana only) {cards} (See ババ抜き・1) joker (in old maid); (personal name) Baba
A dame, mother, wife, granny, crone ; translit. pa, ba, va, pha, bha, and similar labial sounds.


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nǎi
    nai3
nai
mother; variant of 奶[nai3]

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zhuǎn
    zhuan3
chuan
(Internet slang) the three 子's that symbolize success in life: a house, a car and a wife (房子[fang2 zi5], 車子|车子[che1 zi5] and 妻子[qi1 zi5]); (archaic) cautious; cowardly

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shì
    shi4
shih
 ji
(bound form) to rely on; (literary) one's mother
to depend on

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jiě
    jie3
chieh
mother

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jìng
    jing4
ching
a mythical animal that eats its mother

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yáo
    yao2
yao
mother-of-pearl


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yáo
    yao2
yao
 you / yo
    よう
jade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl; nacre; precious; used a complementary honorific
(female given name) Yō
Jasper (green), green crystal.

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    ku3
k`u
    ku
 ku
    く
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
(1) pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; difficulty; hardship; (2) {Buddh} (See 八苦) duhkha (suffering)
duḥkha, 豆佉 bitterness; unhappiness, suffering, pain, distress, misery; difficulty. There are lists of two, three, four, five, eight, and ten categories; the two are internal, i. e. physical and mental, and external, i. e. attacks from without. The four are birth, growing old, illness, and death. The eight are these four along with the pain of parting from the loved, of meeting with the hated, of failure in one's aims, and that caused by the five skandhas; cf. 四諦.


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jǐn
    jin3
chin
time of famine or crop failure

お母

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 ofukuro
    おふくろ
(irregular kanji usage) (colloquialism) (kana only) one's mother

お袋

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 ofukuro
    おふくろ
(colloquialism) (kana only) one's mother

テコ

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 deko
    デコ
(1) (abbreviation) (See デコレーション) decoration; ornamental item; (2) (abbreviation) decompensated congestive heart failure; (female given name) Deko; (person) Deko, nickname of Anderson Luis de Souza (1977-), Portuguese soccer player

一失

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 isshitsu
    いっしつ
a loss; a failure; a mistake; an error

一腹

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 ippuku
    いっぷく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) being born of the same mother

一花

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 hitohana
    ひとはな
(1) one flower; single flower; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) success; prosperity; (female given name) Himika

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.

丈母

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zhàng mǔ
    zhang4 mu3
chang mu
 joubo / jobo
    じょうぼ
wife's mother; mother-in-law
(See しゅうとめ) wife's mother; mother-in-law

三惑

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sān huò
    san1 huo4
san huo
 sanwaku; sannaku
    さんわく; さんなく
{Buddh} three mental disturbances
A Tiantai classification of the three delusions, also styled 三煩惱; 三漏; 三垢; 三結; trials or temptations, leakages, uncleannesses, and bonds. The first of the following three is common to all disciples, the two last to bodhisattvas. They arise from (a) 見, 思, 惑 things seen and thought, i.e. illusions from imperfect perception, with temptation to love, hate, etc.; to be rid of these false views and temptations is the discipline and nirvāṇa of ascetic or Hīnayāna Buddhists. Mahāyāna proceeds further in and by its bodhisattva aims, which produce their own difficulties, i.e. (b) 塵沙惑 illusion and temptation through the immense variety of duties in saving men; and (c) 無明惑 illusions and temptations that arise from failure philosophically to understand things in their reality.

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.)

上來


上来

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shàng lái
    shang4 lai2
shang lai
 jōrai
to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
from above

不作

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bù zuò
    bu4 zuo4
pu tso
 fusaku
    ふさく
(1) poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; (2) low quality (e.g. of literary works); (personal name) Fusaku
does not do

不覚

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 fukaku
    ふかく
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) failure; defeat; mistake; blunder; negligence; indiscretion; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) unconsciousness; (given name) Fukaku

不調


不调

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bù tiáo
    bu4 tiao2
pu t`iao
    pu tiao
 fuchou / fucho
    ふちょう
(n,adj-no,adj-na) (1) bad condition; poor condition; disorder; slump; being out of form; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
out of harmony

乳母

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rǔ mǔ
    ru3 mu3
ju mu
 uba; menoto; onba; nyuubo; chiuba; chiomo; chimo; nyuumo; mama / uba; menoto; onba; nyubo; chiuba; chiomo; chimo; nyumo; mama
    うば; めのと; おんば; にゅうぼ; ちうば; ちおも; ちも; にゅうも; まま
wet nurse
wet nurse; nursing mother; (surname) Uba
wet nurse

乾娘


干娘

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gān niáng
    gan1 niang2
kan niang
adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

乾媽


干妈

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gān mā
    gan1 ma1
kan ma
adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

二老

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èr lǎo
    er4 lao3
erh lao
mother and father; parents

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.

亡母

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wáng mǔ
    wang2 mu3
wang mu
 boubo / bobo
    ぼうぼ
deceased mother
(See 亡父) deceased mother; late mother

人梯

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rén tī
    ren2 ti1
jen t`i
    jen ti
human ladder (formed to help sb climb a wall etc); (fig.) person who sacrifices himself for others' success

人母

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rén mǔ
    ren2 mu3
jen mu
 hitobo
    ひとぼ
mother (as a social role)
(place-name, surname) Hitobo

代孕

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dài yùn
    dai4 yun4
tai yün
to serve as a surrogate mother; surrogacy

代母

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dài mǔ
    dai4 mu3
tai mu
 daibo
    だいぼ
godmother; surrogate mother
godmother

令堂

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lìng táng
    ling4 tang2
ling t`ang
    ling tang
 reidou / redo
    れいどう
(honorific) your mother
(polite language) home; mother

令慈

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lìng cí
    ling4 ci2
ling tz`u
    ling tzu
Your esteemed mother (honorific)

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

佛母

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fó mǔ
    fo2 mu3
fo mu
 butsubo
(1) The mother of the Buddha, Mahāmāyā, 摩耶 Māyā, or Mātṛkā. (2) His aunt who was his foster-mother. (3) The Dharma or Law which produced him. (4) The prajñā-pāramitā, mother or begetter of all Buddhas. (5) Other "Buddha-mothers", e.g. 准提佛母; 孔雀佛母, etc. Cf. 佛眼.

佳績


佳绩

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jiā jì
    jia1 ji4
chia chi
good result; success

倒産

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 tousan / tosan
    とうさん
(n,vs,vi) (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

停電


停电

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tíng diàn
    ting2 dian4
t`ing tien
    ting tien
 teiden / teden
    ていでん
to have a power failure; power cut
(n,vs,vi) power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply

先妣

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xiān bǐ
    xian1 bi3
hsien pi
 senpi
    せんぴ
(literary) my late mother
(form) (See 先考) (one's) late mother

先慈

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xiān cí
    xian1 ci2
hsien tz`u
    hsien tzu
(literary) my late mother

入胎

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rù tāi
    ru4 tai1
ju t`ai
    ju tai
 nittai
to enter a mother's womb

全滅

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 zenmetsu
    ぜんめつ
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; being wiped out; (n,vs,vi) (2) total defeat; complete failure

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.

出世

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chū shì
    chu1 shi4
ch`u shih
    chu shih
 shusse
    しゅっせ
to be born; to come into being; to withdraw from worldly affairs
(n,vs,vi) success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence; (surname) Shutsuse
(1) Appearance in the world e. g. the Buddha's appearing. (2) To leave the world; a monk or nun. (3) Beyond, or outside this world, not of this world; of nirvana character.

出線


出线

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chū xiàn
    chu1 xian4
ch`u hsien
    chu hsien
(sports) to go out of bounds; to go over the line; to qualify for the next round of competition; (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade; to achieve success

助產


助产

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zhù chǎn
    zhu4 chan3
chu ch`an
    chu chan
to help a mother give birth

勝出


胜出

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shèng chū
    sheng4 chu1
sheng ch`u
    sheng chu
to come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc); success; victory

勝利


胜利

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shèng lì
    sheng4 li4
sheng li
 masatoshi
    まさとし
victory; CL:個|个[ge4]
(noun/participle) victory; triumph; conquest; success; win; (male given name) Masatoshi
excellent benefit

勝因

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 shouin / shoin
    しょういん
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success

勝算


胜算

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shèng suàn
    sheng4 suan4
sheng suan
 shousan / shosan
    しょうさん
odds of success; stratagem that ensures success; to be sure of success
prospects of victory; chances of success; (personal name) Shousan

北堂

see styles
 hokudou / hokudo
    ほくどう
(1) northern pavilion of a house; (2) mother; (given name) Hokudou

印母

see styles
yìn mǔ
    yin4 mu3
yin mu
 inmo
añjali; the two hands with palms and fingers together— the 'mother' of all manual signs.

及落

see styles
 kyuuraku / kyuraku
    きゅうらく
success or failure (in examinations)

叫響


叫响

see styles
jiào xiǎng
    jiao4 xiang3
chiao hsiang
to gain fame and success

合否

see styles
 gouhi / gohi
    ごうひ
success or failure; result

合格

see styles
hé gé
    he2 ge2
ho ko
 goukaku / gokaku
    ごうかく
to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc)
(n,vs,vi) (1) passing (an exam); pass; success; passing grade; (n,vs,vi) (2) meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification; being found eligible

同母

see styles
 doubo / dobo
    どうぼ
(See 異母) same mother

同腹

see styles
 doufuku / dofuku
    どうふく
born of the same mother; kindred spirits

吹臺


吹台

see styles
chuī tái
    chui1 tai2
ch`ui t`ai
    chui tai
(coll.) to fall through; to result in failure; (of a relationship) to break up

哀子

see styles
āi zǐ
    ai1 zi3
ai tzu
 aiko
    あいこ
son orphaned of his mother
(female given name) Aiko

喇合

see styles
lǎ hé
    la3 he2
la ho
(Protestantism) Rahab, mother of Boaz

嚴慈


严慈

see styles
yán cí
    yan2 ci2
yen tz`u
    yen tzu
strict and compassionate; strict as a father and tender as a mother

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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.
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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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