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女房

see styles
 nyoubou(p); nyoubo; nyuubou(ok) / nyobo(p); nyobo; nyubo(ok)
    にょうぼう(P); にょうぼ; にゅうぼう(ok)
(1) wife (esp. one's own wife); (2) (にょうぼう, にゅうぼう only) court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace; (3) (にょうぼう, にゅうぼう only) (archaism) woman (esp. as a love interest)

奶素

see styles
nǎi sù
    nai3 su4
nai su
(adjective) lacto-vegetarian

好位

see styles
 koui / koi
    こうい
{horse} favourable position (during a race; e.g. 3rd to 5th place)

好字

see styles
 kouji / koji
    こうじ
auspicious characters (used in people or place names)

好色

see styles
hào sè
    hao4 se4
hao se
 koushoku / koshoku
    こうしょく
to want sex; given to lust; lecherous; lascivious; horny
(n,adj-na,adj-no) lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
a good appearance

妄挙

see styles
 boukyo / bokyo
    ぼうきょ
unreasonable actions; lack of discrimination

妄説

see styles
 bousetsu; mousetsu / bosetsu; mosetsu
    ぼうせつ; もうせつ
fallacy; false report

妖術


妖术

see styles
yāo shù
    yao1 shu4
yao shu
 youjutsu / yojutsu
    ようじゅつ
sorcery
(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery

妙境

see styles
miào jìng
    miao4 jing4
miao ching
 myoukyou / myokyo
    みょうきょう
(rare) beautiful place
wondrous object

妙處


妙处

see styles
miào chù
    miao4 chu4
miao ch`u
    miao chu
ideal place; suitable location; merit; advantage

妥壩


妥坝

see styles
tuǒ bà
    tuo3 ba4
t`o pa
    to pa
former county from 1983 in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet; replaced by Qamdo, Zhag'yab and Jomdo counties in 1999

妻戸

see styles
 tsumado
    つまど
(1) (pair of) wooden doors in the interior of a home; (2) (See 寝殿造) door to a pavilion in a Heian-period palace; (surname) Tsumado

妻黒

see styles
 tsumaguro
    つまぐろ
(1) (kana only) blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus, species of requiem shark mostly found in the Indo-Pacific); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (archaism) black tip

姫鵜

see styles
 himeu; himeu
    ひめう; ヒメウ
(kana only) pelagic cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)

娑婆

see styles
suō pó
    suo1 po2
so p`o
    so po
 shaba; shaba
    しゃば; シャバ
(1) this world; this life; (2) (kana only) (colloquialism) the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); (3) {Buddh} this corrupt world; present world
sahā; that which bears, the earth, v. 地; intp. as bearing, enduring; the place of good and evil; a universe, or great chiliocosm, Where all are subject to transmigration and which a Buddha transforms; it is divided into three regions 三界 and Mahābrahmā Sahāmpati is its lord. Other forms: 娑婆世界; 娑界; 娑媻; 娑訶; 沙訶; 索訶.

嫏嬛

see styles
láng huán
    lang2 huan2
lang huan
mythical place where the Celestial Emperor stores his books; (fig.) library

存檔


存档

see styles
cún dàng
    cun2 dang4
ts`un tang
    tsun tang
to archive; to place on file; saved data (for a video game etc)

孤弱

see styles
 kojaku
    こじゃく
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (archaism) young orphan; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) being alone and weak with no place to go to

學位


学位

see styles
xué wèi
    xue2 wei4
hsüeh wei
 gakui
academic degree; place in school
stage of training

守株

see styles
 shushu
    しゅしゅ
(noun, transitive verb) lack of innovation; stupidity

安分

see styles
ān fèn
    an1 fen4
an fen
content with one's lot; knowing one's place

安土

see styles
ān tǔ
    an1 tu3
an t`u
    an tu
 yasudo
    やすど
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound; (surname) Yasudo
dwell contentedly on one's own native soil

安插

see styles
ān chā
    an1 cha1
an ch`a
    an cha
to place in a certain position; to assign to a job; to plant; resettlement (old)

安撫


安抚

see styles
ān fǔ
    an1 fu3
an fu
to placate; to pacify; to appease

安放

see styles
ān fàng
    an1 fang4
an fang
to lay; to place; to put in a certain place

安置

see styles
ān zhì
    an1 zhi4
an chih
 anchi
    あんち
to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement
(noun, transitive verb) enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to leave (something) peacefully as it is

安頓


安顿

see styles
ān dùn
    an1 dun4
an tun
to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful

定數


定数

see styles
dìng shù
    ding4 shu4
ting shu
constant (math.); quota; fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus); fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck); destiny
See: 定数

定着

see styles
 teichaku / techaku
    ていちゃく
(n,vs,vi) (1) sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; fixing; adherence; (n,vs,vi) (2) becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; taking root; (n,vs,vi) (3) {photo} fixation; fixing

定置

see styles
 teichi / techi
    ていち
(noun/participle) (1) fixing (in place); (can be adjective with の) (2) fixed; stationary

定購


定购

see styles
dìng gòu
    ding4 gou4
ting kou
to order goods; to place an order

客居

see styles
kè jū
    ke4 ju1
k`o chü
    ko chü
to live in a foreign place; to live somewhere as a guest

客殿

see styles
 kyakuden
    きゃくでん
reception hall (in a temple or palace); (surname) Kyakuden

宥和

see styles
 yuuwa / yuwa
    ゆうわ
(n,vs,vi) appeasement; placation; propitiation

宮人


宫人

see styles
gōng rén
    gong1 ren2
kung jen
 miyahito
    みやひと
imperial concubine or palace maid; imperial secretary (old)
(noble) courtier; (place-name) Miyahito

宮内

see styles
 mumiyauchi
    むみやうち
(1) inside the Imperial Palace; (2) (See 宮内省) Department of the Imperial Household; (surname) Mumiyauchi

宮女


宫女

see styles
gōng nǚ
    gong1 nu:3
kung nü
 kyuujo; miyaonna / kyujo; miyaonna
    きゅうじょ; みやおんな
palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4]
female court attendant; court lady

宮室


宫室

see styles
gōng shì
    gong1 shi4
kung shih
 miyamuro
    みやむろ
palace; imperial family; (place-name, surname) Miyamuro
palace chamber

宮居

see styles
 miyai
    みやい
(1) shrine; (2) imperial palace; (n,vs,vi) (3) residing (of an emperor or god); (surname) Miyai

宮崎


宫崎

see styles
gōng qí
    gong1 qi2
kung ch`i
    kung chi
 miyazaki
    みやざき
Miyazaki (Japanese surname and place name)
Miyazaki (city, prefecture); (place-name, surname) Miyazaki

宮掖


宫掖

see styles
gōng yè
    gong1 ye4
kung yeh
palace apartments

宮殿


宫殿

see styles
gōng diàn
    gong1 dian4
kung tien
 kyuuden / kyuden
    きゅうでん
palace; CL:座[zuo4]
palace
lofty palace

宮胎


宫胎

see styles
gōng tāi
    gong1 tai1
kung t`ai
    kung tai
 kutai
The palace-womb, where those who call on Amitābha but are in doubt of him are confined for 500 years, devoid of the riches of Buddha-truth, till born into the Pure Land; idem 疑城胎宮.

宮門

see styles
 miyamon
    みやもん
gate of a palace; (surname) Miyamon

宮闕


宫阙

see styles
gōng què
    gong1 que4
kung ch`üeh
    kung chüeh
 kyuuketsu / kyuketsu
    きゅうけつ
palace
(rare) Imperial palace

害馬


害马

see styles
hài mǎ
    hai4 ma3
hai ma
lit. the black horse of the herd; fig. troublemaker; the black sheep of the family

家鄉


家乡

see styles
jiā xiāng
    jia1 xiang1
chia hsiang
hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]

容身

see styles
róng shēn
    rong2 shen1
jung shen
to find a place where one can fit in; to make one's home; to seek shelter

寂寞

see styles
jì mò
    ji4 mo4
chi mo
 jakubaku
    せきばく
lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent
(1) loneliness; desolation; (adj-t,adv-to,adj-no) (2) lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; (3) harsh (words); cutting (criticism); (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (4) to separate in thought; to consider as independent
quiescent

寄る

see styles
 yoru
    よる
(v5r,vi) (1) to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to; (v5r,vi) (2) to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet; (v5r,vi) (3) to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit; (v5r,vi) (4) (See 年が寄る) to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.); (v5r,vi) (5) (in the form of しわが寄る) to grow (wrinkly); (v5r,vi) (6) (also written as 倚る, 凭る) to lean against; to recline on; (v5r,vi) (7) {sumo} to push one's opponent while holding their belt; (v5r,vi) (8) to decide on a price and come to a deal; (v5r,vi) (9) (archaism) to be swayed by (a person); to yield to

寄予

see styles
jì yǔ
    ji4 yu3
chi yü
to place (hope, importance etc) on; to express; to show; to give

寄場

see styles
 yoriba
    よりば
(1) gathering place; (2) (abbreviation) labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); (3) entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall; (surname) Yoriba

寄望

see styles
jì wàng
    ji4 wang4
chi wang
to place hopes on

寄託


寄托

see styles
jì tuō
    ji4 tuo1
chi t`o
    chi to
 kitaku
    きたく
to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)
(noun, transitive verb) deposit; entrusting

寄頓


寄顿

see styles
jì dùn
    ji4 dun4
chi tun
to place in safe keeping; to leave something with sb

寄養


寄养

see styles
jì yǎng
    ji4 yang3
chi yang
to place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc); to foster; to board out

寒極

see styles
 kankyoku
    かんきょく
a place of extreme cold

寝所

see styles
 nedokoro
    ねどころ
(1) (dated) sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber; (2) (dated) roost; nest

寝殿

see styles
 shinden
    しんでん
(1) (See 寝殿造) main building in a Heian palace; (2) (hist) main residence of an emperor

寶地


宝地

see styles
bǎo dì
    bao3 di4
pao ti
 houchi / hochi
    ほうち
blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc; (term of respect) your place
(surname) Houchi
jeweled land

寶坊


宝坊

see styles
bǎo fáng
    bao3 fang2
pao fang
 hōbō
Precious place, or the abode of the triratna, a monastery.

寶所


宝所

see styles
bǎo suǒ
    bao3 suo3
pao so
 hōsho
The place of precious things, i.e. the perfect nirvana.

寶殿


宝殿

see styles
bǎo diàn
    bao3 dian4
pao tien
king's palace; throne hall
See: 宝殿

射干

see styles
shè gān
    she4 gan1
she kan
blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis); leopard lily

對照


对照

see styles
duì zhào
    dui4 zhao4
tui chao
to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check

對調


对调

see styles
duì diào
    dui4 diao4
tui tiao
to swap places; to exchange roles

對賭


对赌

see styles
duì dǔ
    dui4 du3
tui tu
to place a bet (with sb); to take a risk (with one's time and effort etc, e.g. on a business venture)

小乘

see styles
xiǎo shèng
    xiao3 sheng4
hsiao sheng
 shōjō
Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle; Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras; also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2]
Hīnayāna 希那衍. The small, or inferior wain, or vehicle; the form of Buddhism which developed after Śākyamuni's death to about the beginning of the Christian era, when Mahāyāna doctrines were introduced. It is the orthodox school and more in direct line with the Buddhist succession than Mahāyānism which developed on lines fundamentally different. The Buddha was a spiritual doctor, less interested in philosophy than in the remedy for human misery and perpetual transmigration. He "turned aside from idle metaphysical speculations; if he held views on such topics, he deemed them valueless for the purposes of salvation, which was his goal" (Keith). Metaphysical speculations arose after his death, and naturally developed into a variety of Hīnayāna schools before and after the separation of a distinct school of Mahāyāna. Hīnayāna remains the form in Ceylon, Burma, and Siam, hence is known as Southern Buddhism in contrast with Northern Buddhism or Mahāyāna, the form chiefly prevalent from Nepal to Japan. Another rough division is that of Pali and Sanskrit, Pali being the general literary language of the surviving form of Hīnayāna, Sanskrit of Mahāyāna. The term Hīnayāna is of Mahāyānist origination to emphasize the universalism and altruism of Mahāyāna over the narrower personal salvation of its rival. According to Mahāyāna teaching its own aim is universal Buddhahood, which means the utmost development of wisdom and the perfect transformation of all the living in the future state; it declares that Hīnayāna, aiming at arhatship and pratyekabuddhahood, seeks the destruction of body and mind and extinction in nirvāṇa. For arhatship the 四諦Four Noble Truths are the foundation teaching, for pratyekabuddhahood the 十二因緣 twelve-nidānas, and these two are therefore sometimes styled the two vehicles 二乘. Tiantai sometimes calls them the (Hīnayāna) Tripiṭaka school. Three of the eighteen Hīnayāna schools were transported to China: 倶舍 (Abhidharma) Kośa; 成實 Satya-siddhi; and the school of Harivarman, the律 Vinaya school. These are described by Mahāyānists as the Buddha's adaptable way of meeting the questions and capacity of his hearers, though his own mind is spoken of as always being in the absolute Mahāyāna all-embracing realm. Such is the Mahāyāna view of Hīnayāna, and if the Vaipulya sūtras and special scriptures of their school, which are repudiated by Hīnayāna, are apocryphal, of which there seems no doubt, then Mahāyāna in condemning Hīnayāna must find other support for its claim to orthodoxy. The sūtras on which it chiefly relies, as regards the Buddha, have no authenticity; while those of Hīnayāna cannot be accepted as his veritable teaching in the absence of fundamental research. Hīnayāna is said to have first been divided into minority and majority sections immediately after the death of Śākyamuni, when the sthāvira, or older disciples, remained in what is spoken of as "the cave", some place at Rājagṛha, to settle the future of the order, and the general body of disciples remained outside; these two are the first 上坐部 and 大衆部 q. v. The first doctrinal division is reported to have taken place under the leadership of the monk 大天 Mahādeva (q.v.) a hundred years after the Buddha's nirvāṇa and during the reign of Aśoka; his reign, however, has been placed later than this by historians. Mahādeva's sect became the Mahāsāṅghikā, the other the Sthāvira. In time the two are said to have divided into eighteen, which with the two originals are the so-called "twenty sects" of Hīnayāna. Another division of four sects, referred to by Yijing, is that of the 大衆部 (Arya) Mahāsaṅghanikāya, 上座部 Āryasthavirāḥ, 根本說一切有部 Mūlasarvāstivādaḥ, and 正量部 Saṃmatīyāḥ. There is still another division of five sects, 五部律. For the eighteen Hīnayāna sects see 小乘十八部.

小口

see styles
 koguchi
    こぐち
(1) cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (ant: 大口・おおぐち・3) small amount; small quantity; small sum; (3) beginning; clue; (4) (See 虎口) tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place; (place-name, surname) Koguchi

小庭

see styles
 koniwa
    こにわ
small garden; small place; (surname) Koniwa

小童

see styles
 hichi
    ひち
(archaism) small child (esp. a servant child in the Heian-period imperial palace); (archaism) young person; young servant; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) (derogatory term) boy; child; youth; brat; (kana only) (derogatory term) boy; child; youth; brat; (1) (archaism) girl-in-training (e.g. a geisha-in-training or a girl who performs miscellaneous tasks in a brothel); (2) (archaism) (derogatory term) brat; scamp; rascal; jackanapes; (3) (archaism) disciple; apprentice; (place-name) Hichi

小野

see styles
xiǎo yě
    xiao3 ye3
hsiao yeh
 sanu
    さぬ
Ono (Japanese surname and place name)
(archaism) plain; field; (surname) Sanu

少府

see styles
shào fǔ
    shao4 fu3
shao fu
minister in charge of the palace treasury in imperial China

就役

see styles
 shuueki / shueki
    しゅうえき
(n,vs,vi) (1) being placed on duty; (n,vs,vi) (2) going into commission (of a warship, freighter, etc.); being placed in commission

就木

see styles
jiù mù
    jiu4 mu4
chiu mu
to be placed in a coffin; (fig.) to die

尸城

see styles
shī chéng
    shi1 cheng2
shih ch`eng
    shih cheng
 Shijō
Kuśinagara or Kuśigramaka. 拘尸那城; 拘尸那揭羅; 拘夷那竭; 拘尸城 Explained by 九土生地 the birthplace of nine scholars. An ancient kingdom and city, near Kasiah, 180 miles north of Patna; the place where Śākyamuni died.

尸陀

see styles
shī tuó
    shi1 tuo2
shih t`o
    shih to
 shida
(林) Śītavana, 尸林; 尸陀婆; 尸多婆那; 屍陀 cold grove 寒林, i. e. a place for exposing corpses, a cemetery. It is also styled 恐毘林, 安陀林, 晝暗林; also v. 尸摩賖那 or 深摩舍那 śmaśāna.

居住

see styles
jū zhù
    ju1 zhu4
chü chu
 isumi
    いすみ
to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
(n,vs,vi) residence; living (at, in); abode; (place-name) Isumi

居所

see styles
jū suǒ
    ju1 suo3
chü so
 kyosho
    きょしょ
    idokoro
    いどころ
    idoko
    いどこ
residence
(1) whereabouts; address; (2) place of temporary residence; whereabouts; address

居處


居处

see styles
jū chù
    ju1 chu4
chü ch`u
    chü chu
 kyosho
dwelling place; home
place of abiding

居首

see styles
jū shǒu
    ju1 shou3
chü shou
leading; in first place; top of the list

屍蝋

see styles
 shirou / shiro
    しろう
adipocere; grave wax; greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place (graying)

山手

see styles
 yamanote
    やまのて
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (See 海手) place near the mountains; (2) (See 山の手・1) hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe); (place-name, surname) Yamanote (usual spelling)

山腰

see styles
shān yāo
    shan1 yao1
shan yao
 yamagoshi
    やまごし
the place halfway up a mountain
(surname) Yamagoshi

山陰


山阴

see styles
shān yīn
    shan1 yin1
shan yin
 yamage
    やまげ
Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[Shuo4 zhou1], Shanxi
(1) place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; (2) (やまかげ only) mountain recess; (place-name) Yamage

屹度

see styles
 kitto
    きっと
(ateji / phonetic) (adverb) (1) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent); (2) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) sternly; severely; (3) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight; (4) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (archaism) suddenly; abruptly; instantly

岡本


冈本

see styles
gāng běn
    gang1 ben3
kang pen
 okamotozaki
    おかもとざき
Okamoto (Japanese surname and place name)
(surname) Okamotozaki

岩倉


岩仓

see styles
yán cāng
    yan2 cang1
yen ts`ang
    yen tsang
 iwagura
    いわぐら
Iwakura, Japanese name and place-name
(kana only) caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods; (surname) Iwagura

岱宗

see styles
dài zōng
    dai4 zong1
tai tsung
another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]; Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls

峨眉

see styles
é méi
    e2 mei2
o mei
(used in place names, notably 峨眉山[E2 mei2 Shan1] Mount Emei in Sichuan)

崑崙


昆仑

see styles
kūn lún
    kun1 lun2
k`un lun
    kun lun
 konron
    こんろん
Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang
(place-name) Kunlun mountains
Kunlun, or Pulo Condore Island, or islands generally in the southern seas, hence崑崙子 or崑崙奴 is a native of those islands of black colour, and崑崙國 is described as Java, Sumatra, etc.

崴子

see styles
wǎi zi
    wai3 zi5
wai tzu
bend (in a river, road etc) (used in place names)

川鵜

see styles
 kawau
    かわう
(kana only) great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

巨峰

see styles
jù fēng
    ju4 feng1
chü feng
 kohou / koho
    こほう
Kyoho (grape type)
(1) lofty peak; (2) kyoho (large purple-black grape variety); (given name) Kohou

差替

see styles
 sashikae
    さしかえ
(noun/participle) replacement

巻煎

see styles
 kenchan
    けんちん
    kenchiin / kenchin
    けんちゃん
(1) fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; (2) (abbreviation) Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (3) (archaism) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed

巻繊

see styles
 kenchan
    けんちん
    kenchiin / kenchin
    けんちゃん
(1) fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; (2) (abbreviation) Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (3) (archaism) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed

市井

see styles
shì jǐng
    shi4 jing3
shih ching
 ichinoi
    いちのい
marketplace; town; the street (urban milieu); the haunts of the common people
the street; the town; (place-name) Ichinoi

市場


市场

see styles
shì chǎng
    shi4 chang3
shih ch`ang
    shih chang
 shijou / shijo
    しじょう
marketplace; market; bazaar; (economics) market
(1) market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (2) (usu. read いちば) (See 市場・いちば) (street) market; (place-name, surname) Shijō

市庭

see styles
 ichiniwa
    いちにわ
(out-dated kanji) (1) (town) market; (2) (the) marketplace; (place-name) Ichiniwa

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

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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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