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不幸

see styles
bù xìng
    bu4 xing4
pu hsing
 fukou / fuko
    ふこう
misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; (2) death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

不生

see styles
bù shēng
    bu4 sheng1
pu sheng
 fushou / fusho
    ふしょう
(place-name) Fushou
anutpatti; anutpāda. Non-birth: not to be reborn, exempt from rebirth; arhan is mistakenly interpreted as 'not born', meaning not born again into mortal worlds. The 'nir' in nirvana is also erroneously said to mean 'not born'; certain schools say that nothing ever has been born, or created, for all is eternal. The Shingon word 'a' is interpreted as symbolizing the uncreated. The unborn or uncreated is a name for the Tathāgata, who is not born, but eternal ; hence by implication the term means "eternal". ādi, which means"at first, " "beginning","primary", is also interpreted as 不生 uncreated.

世伯

see styles
shì bó
    shi4 bo2
shih po
uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend

世母

see styles
shì mǔ
    shi4 mu3
shih mu
wife of father's elder brother (old)

中古

see styles
zhōng gǔ
    zhong1 gu3
chung ku
 chuuko(p); chuuburu / chuko(p); chuburu
    ちゅうこ(P); ちゅうぶる
medieval; Middle Ages; Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties; Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English); used; second-hand
(can be adjective with の) (1) used; second-hand; old; (2) (ちゅうこ only) Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period); (surname) Chuuko

中夭

see styles
zhōng yāo
    zhong1 yao1
chung yao
 chuuyou / chuyo
    ちゅうよう
dying young
premature death

中有

see styles
zhōng yǒu
    zhong1 you3
chung yu
 chuuu / chuu
    ちゅうう
{Buddh} (See 中陰,四有) bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
One of the 四有, i. e. the antarā-bhāva or intermediate state of existence between death and reincarnation; hence 中有之旅 is an unsettled being in search of a new habitat or reincarnation; v. 中陰.

中男

see styles
 chuunan / chunan
    ちゅうなん
(1) (See 次男・じなん) one's second son; (2) (archaism) (See 少丁) man between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō system); (personal name) Nakao

中蘊


中蕴

see styles
zhōng yùn
    zhong1 yun4
chung yün
 chuuun / chuun
    ちゅううん
{Buddh} (See 中陰) bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
intermediate aggregate

中陰


中阴

see styles
zhōng yīn
    zhong1 yin1
chung yin
 chuuin / chuin
    ちゅういん
{Buddh} bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days); (place-name) Nakakage
The intermediate existence between death and reincarnation, a stage varying from seven to forty-nine days, when the karma-body will certainly be reborn; v. 中有.

丹後

see styles
 tango
    たんご
(hist) Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture); (s,f) Tango; (place-name) Tango (old name for north Kyoto Prefecture)

久故

see styles
jiǔ gù
    jiu3 gu4
chiu ku
 kyuugo / kyugo
    きゅうご
(surname) Kyūgo
old

久病

see styles
jiǔ bìng
    jiu3 bing4
chiu ping
my old illness; chronic condition

久遠


久远

see styles
jiǔ yuǎn
    jiu3 yuan3
chiu yüan
 kuon; kyuuen / kuon; kyuen
    くおん; きゅうえん
old; ancient; far away
(noun - becomes adjective with の) eternity; (surname) Hisatoo
very long time

乙女

see styles
 otome
    をとめ
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old; (female given name) Otome; Wotome

九星

see styles
 kyuusei / kyuse
    きゅうせい
(See 陰陽道,一白・いっぱく・1,二黒・じこく,三碧・さんぺき,四緑・しろく,五黄・ごおう,六白・ろっぱく,七赤・しちせき,八白・はっぱく,九紫・きゅうし) nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope; (surname) Kuboshi

九死

see styles
 kyuushi / kyushi
    きゅうし
narrowly averting death

乞休

see styles
qǐ xiū
    qi3 xiu1
ch`i hsiu
    chi hsiu
to request permission to resign from an official position (old)

乳兒


乳儿

see styles
rǔ ér
    ru3 er2
ju erh
nursing infant; child less than one year old

了當


了当

see styles
liǎo dàng
    liao3 dang4
liao tang
frank; outspoken; ready; settled; in order; (old) to deal with; to handle

二九

see styles
èr jiǔ
    er4 jiu3
erh chiu
 niku
    にく
(obsolete) eighteen; (surname) Futaku
eighteen [years old]

二十

see styles
èr shí
    er4 shi2
erh shih
 nijuu / niju
    にじゅう
twenty; 20
(1) 20 years old; (2) (archaism) twenty; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) twenty; twenty; (surname) Nijuu
viṃśati. Twenty.

二忍

see styles
èr rěn
    er4 ren3
erh jen
 ninin
The two patiences or endurances: 衆生忍 patience towards all under all circumstances; 無生(法)忍 calm rest, as a bodhisattva、in the assurance of no (re-) birth, i.e. in immortality. Also 安受苦忍 patience under suffering, and 觀察法忍 imperturbable examination of or meditation in the law or of all things. Also, physical and mental patience, or endurance.

二更

see styles
èr gēng
    er4 geng1
erh keng
 nikou / niko
    にこう
second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
(archaism) second watch (approx. 9pm to 11pm)

二死

see styles
èr sǐ
    er4 si3
erh ssu
 nishi
    にし
{baseb} two out; two down (and one to go)
two kinds of death

二苦

see styles
èr kǔ
    er4 ku3
erh k`u
    erh ku
 ni ku
Two kinds of suffering: within, e.g. sickness, sorrow; from without, e.g. calamities.

五七

see styles
wǔ qī
    wu3 qi1
wu ch`i
    wu chi
 goshichi
    ごしち
memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
(1) five and seven; (2) (abbreviation) (See 五七日) 35th day after a person's death

五刑

see styles
wǔ xíng
    wu3 xing2
wu hsing
 gokei / goke
    ごけい
imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4]; Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3]
(1) (hist) five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death); (2) (hist) (See 律令制) five punishments (of the ritsuryō system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)

五更

see styles
wǔ gēng
    wu3 geng1
wu keng
 gokou / goko
    ごこう
fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
(archaism) the five night watches; fifth watch of the night (approx. 3am to 5am); (surname) Gokou
The five night watches; also the fifth watch.

五果

see styles
wǔ guǒ
    wu3 guo3
wu kuo
 goka
    ごか
(1) five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); (2) (Buddhist term) five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; (3) (Buddhist term) five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life
The five fruits, or effects; there are various groups, e. g. I. (1) 異熟果 fruit ripening divergently, e. g. pleasure and goodness are in different categories; present organs accord in pain or pleasure with their past good or evil deeds; (2) 等流果 fruit of the same order, e. g. goodness reborn from previous goodness; (3) 土用果 present position and function fruit, the rewards of moral merit in previous lives; (4) 增上果 superior fruit, or position arising from previous earnest endeavor and superior capacity: (5) 離繋果 fruit of freedom from all bonds, nirvana fruit. II. Fruit, or rebirth: (1) 識 conception (viewed psychologically); (2) 名色 formation mental and physical; (3) 六處 the six organs of perception complete; (4) 觸 their birth and contact with the world; (5) 受 consciousness. III. Five orders of fruit, with stones, pips, shells (as nuts), chaff-like (as pine seeds), and with pods.

五福

see styles
wǔ fú
    wu3 fu2
wu fu
 gofuku
    ごふく
(from the Book of Documents) the five blessings (health, wealth, longevity, love of virtue and dying a natural death); (place-name, surname) Gofuku
five blessings

五罪

see styles
 gozai
    ござい
(1) (hist) (See 五刑・2) five punishments (of the ritsuryō system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death); (2) (hist) (See 五刑・1) five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death)

五衰

see styles
wǔ shuāi
    wu3 shuai1
wu shuai
 gosui
    ごすい
{Buddh} five signs of the impending death of a heavenly being
The five signs of decay or approaching death, of which descriptions vary. e. g. uncontrolled discharges, flowers on the head wither. unpleasant odor, sweating armpits, uneasiness (or anxiety); Nirvana Sutra 19.

交椅

see styles
jiāo yǐ
    jiao1 yi3
chiao i
old-style wooden folding armchair, typically featuring a footrest; (fig.) position in a hierarchy

京師


京师

see styles
jīng shī
    jing1 shi1
ching shih
 keishi / keshi
    けいし
capital of a country (literary)
capital; metropolis; old Kyoto; (surname) Keishi
the capital

人丁

see styles
rén dīng
    ren2 ding1
jen ting
number of people in a family; population; (old) adult males; male servants

人犯

see styles
rén fàn
    ren2 fan4
jen fan
criminal; culprit; suspect (old)

人瑞

see styles
rén ruì
    ren2 rui4
jen jui
very old person; venerable old person

人生

see styles
rén shēng
    ren2 sheng1
jen sheng
 jinsei / jinse
    じんせい
life (one's time on earth)
(one's) life; (female given name) Hitoha
human birth

今作

see styles
 konsaku
    こんさく
(1) this work; this title; (2) (archaism) modern work not based on old styles

仏滅

see styles
 butsumetsu
    ぶつめつ
(1) Buddha's death; (2) (See 六曜) very unlucky day (in the traditional calendar)

他屋

see styles
 taya
    たや
(1) (archaism) home in which a woman stays during her period (or while giving birth); (2) (archaism) period; menstruation; menses; (surname) Taya

他界

see styles
tā jiè
    ta1 jie4
t`a chieh
    ta chieh
 takai
    たかい
(1) death; the next world; (vs,vi) (2) to pass away; to die
the other world

仡那

see styles
yìn à
    yin4 a4
yin a
 kitsuna
繕摩 jāuman, 生 jāti, birth, production; rebirth as man, animal, etc.; life, position assigned by birth; race, being; the four methods of birth are egg, womb, water, and transformation.

代字

see styles
dài zì
    dai4 zi4
tai tzu
abbreviated name of an entity (e.g. 皖政, a short name for 安徽省人民政府); code name; (old) pronoun

代謝


代谢

see styles
dài xiè
    dai4 xie4
tai hsieh
 taisha
    たいしゃ
replacement; substitution; metabolism (biol.)
(1) metabolism; (n,vs,vi) (2) renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
transition

令む

see styles
 shimu
    しむ
(v5m,aux-v) (kana only) (archaism) to make happen (old causative verbal ending)

令狐

see styles
líng hú
    ling2 hu2
ling hu
old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2yi1 Xian4], Shanxi); two-character surname Linghu

仮死

see styles
 kashi
    かし
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation

仵作

see styles
wǔ zuò
    wu3 zuo4
wu tso
coroner (old)

任病

see styles
rèn bìng
    ren4 bing4
jen ping
 ninbyō
naturalism sickness

仿古

see styles
fǎng gǔ
    fang3 gu3
fang ku
pseudo-classical; modeled on antique; in the old style

伙夫

see styles
huǒ fū
    huo3 fu1
huo fu
mess cook (old)

伯爵

see styles
bó jué
    bo2 jue2
po chüeh
 hakushaku
    はくしゃく
earl; count; earldom or countship (old)
(See 五等爵) count; earl

伶人

see styles
líng rén
    ling2 ren2
ling jen
 reijin / rejin
    れいじん
(old) actor; actress
court musician; minstrel; (place-name) Reinin

住相

see styles
zhù xiàng
    zhu4 xiang4
chu hsiang
 sumiai
    すみあい
(surname) Sumiai
sthiti; abiding, being, the state of existence, one of the four characteristics of all beings and things, i.e. birth, existence, change (or decay), death (or cessation).

住腳


住脚

see styles
zhù jiǎo
    zhu4 jiao3
chu chiao
(old) to halt; to stop

何為


何为

see styles
hé wèi
    he2 wei4
ho wei
(old) why

余習

see styles
 yoshuu / yoshu
    よしゅう
old remaining customs

余芳

see styles
 yohou / yoho
    よほう
lingering fragrance; continuing fame (after death)

佛刹

see styles
fó chà
    fo2 cha4
fo ch`a
    fo cha
 bussetsu
buddhakṣetra. 佛紇差怛羅 Buddha realm, land or country; see also 佛土, 佛國. The term is absent from Hīnayāna. In Mahāyāna it is the spiritual realm acquired by one who reaches perfect enlightenment, where he instructs all beings born there, preparing them for enlightenment. In the schools where Mahāyāna adopted an Ādi-Buddha, these realms or Buddha-fields interpenetrated each other, since they were coexistent with the universe. There are two classes of Buddhakṣetra: (1) in the Vairocana Schools, regarded as the regions of progress for the righteous after death; (2) in the Amitābha Schools, regarded as the Pure Land; v. McGovern, A Manual of Buddhist Philosophy, pp. 70-2.

佛國


佛国

see styles
fó guó
    fo2 guo2
fo kuo
 bukkoku
buddhakṣetra. The country of the Buddha's birth. A country being transformed by a Buddha, also one already transformed; v. 佛土 and 佛刹.

佛土

see styles
fó tǔ
    fo2 tu3
fo t`u
    fo tu
 butsudo
buddhakṣetra. 佛國; 紇差怛羅; 差多羅; 刹怛利耶; 佛刹 The land or realm of a Buddha. The land of the Buddha's birth, India. A Buddha-realm in process of transformation, or transformed. A spiritual Buddha-realm. The Tiantai Sect evolved the idea of four spheres: (1) 同居之國土 Where common beings and saints dwell together, divided into (a) a realm where all beings are subject to transmigration and (b) the Pure Land. (2) 方便有餘土 or 變易土 The sphere where beings are still subject to higher forms of transmigration, the abode of Hīnayāna saints, i.e. srota-āpanna 須陀洹; sakṛdāgāmin 斯陀含; anāgāmin 阿那含; arhat 阿羅漢. (3) 實報無障礙 Final unlimited reward, the Bodhisattva realm. (4) 常寂光土 Where permanent tranquility and enlightenment reign, Buddha-parinirvāṇa.

佛滅


佛灭

see styles
fó miè
    fo2 mie4
fo mieh
 butsumetsu
(佛滅度) Buddha's nirvana; it is interpreted as the extinction of suffering, or delusion, and as transport across the 苦海 bitter sea of mortality, v. 滅.

佛生

see styles
fó shēng
    fo2 sheng1
fo sheng
 butsushou / butsusho
    ぶつしょう
(surname) Butsushou
birth of the Buddha

佛誕


佛诞

see styles
fó dàn
    fo2 dan4
fo tan
 buttan
Buddha's birth

作病

see styles
zuò bìng
    zuo4 bing4
tso ping
 sakubyou / sakubyo
    さくびょう
feigned illness
contrivance sickness

併売

see styles
 heibai / hebai
    へいばい
(noun/participle) (1) concurrent selling (e.g. of old and new models); selling (related products) alongside each other; (noun/participle) (2) selling (the same product) in more than one place (e.g. online and in store)

使む

see styles
 shimu
    しむ
(v5m,aux-v) (kana only) (archaism) to make happen (old causative verbal ending)

來日


来日

see styles
lái rì
    lai2 ri4
lai jih
 rainichi
future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days
next day

便嬛

see styles
pián xuān
    pian2 xuan1
p`ien hsüan
    pien hsüan
(old) graceful

保呈

see styles
bǎo chéng
    bao3 cheng2
pao ch`eng
    pao cheng
document guaranteeing the words or actions of a third party (old)

倭人

see styles
wō rén
    wo1 ren2
wo jen
 wajin
    わじん
dwarf; (old) (derog.) Japanese person
(archaism) Japanese person (term esp. used in ancient China, etc.); (given name) Wajin

倭軍


倭军

see styles
wō jun
    wo1 jun1
wo chün
Japanese army (derog.) (old)

假死

see styles
jiǎ sǐ
    jia3 si3
chia ssu
suspended animation; feigned death; to play dead

健者

see styles
 shitatakamono
    したたかもの
(1) strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; wily fox; desperate character; formidable woman; (2) strong man; brave man

備後

see styles
 bingo
    びんご
(hist) Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture); (place-name, surname) Bingo; old name for east Hiroshima Prefecture

催命

see styles
cuī mìng
    cui1 ming4
ts`ui ming
    tsui ming
to press sb to death; fig. to pressurize sb continually

傷病

see styles
 shoubyou / shobyo
    しょうびょう
injuries and sickness; wounds and illness

僕歐


仆欧

see styles
pú ōu
    pu2 ou1
p`u ou
    pu ou
(old) waiter (loanword from "boy"); attendant

僮族

see styles
zhuàng zú
    zhuang4 zu2
chuang tsu
old term for 壯族|壮族, Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi

儒生

see styles
rú shēng
    ru2 sheng1
ju sheng
 jusei / juse
    じゅせい
Confucian scholar (old)
Confucian scholar

優伶


优伶

see styles
yōu líng
    you1 ling2
yu ling
(old) performing artist; actor; actress

優生


优生

see styles
yōu shēng
    you1 sheng1
yu sheng
 yuusei / yuse
    ゆうせい
outstanding student; to give birth to healthy babies (typically involving prenatal screening and the abortion of offspring with a severe abnormality); to enhance the genetic quality of a population; eugenics
(See 優生学) eugenics; (female given name) Yumi

元老

see styles
yuán lǎo
    yuan2 lao3
yüan lao
 genrou / genro
    げんろう
senior figure; elder; doyen
(1) elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; authority; (2) (hist) genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

先哲

see styles
xiān zhé
    xian1 zhe2
hsien che
 sentetsu
    せんてつ
the wise and learned individuals of the past
ancient wise men
先達 One who has preceded (me) in understanding, or achievement.

先腹

see styles
 sakibara; senpuku; senbara(ok)
    さきばら; せんぷく; せんばら(ok)
(1) (See 後腹・あとばら・3) child from an earlier wife; (2) (さきばら only) (See 追い腹) preceding one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku)

先途

see styles
 sendo
    せんど
crisis in a battle; death; (place-name) Sendo

光州

see styles
guāng zhōu
    guang1 zhou1
kuang chou
 kuwanju
    クワンジュ
Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan; Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea
(place-name) Gwangju (South Korea); Kwangju

兔唇

see styles
tù chún
    tu4 chun2
t`u ch`un
    tu chun
hare lip (birth defect)

入寂

see styles
rù jí
    ru4 ji2
ju chi
 nyuujaku / nyujaku
    にゅうじゃく
(n,vs,vi) death of a priest; nirvana; spiritual liberty
To inter into rest, or nirvana; also, to die. Also 入滅 or 入寂滅.

入滅


入灭

see styles
rù miè
    ru4 mie4
ju mieh
 nyuumetsu / nyumetsu
    にゅうめつ
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} entering Nirvana; death (of Buddha, high priest, saint, etc.)
idem 入寂.

內傳


内传

see styles
nèi zhuàn
    nei4 zhuan4
nei chuan
biography recounting apocryphal anecdotes and rumors; (old) book of exegesis of a classic

八不

see styles
bā bù
    ba1 bu4
pa pu
 hachifu
The eight negations of Nagarjuna, founder of the Mādhyamika or Middle School 三論宗. The four pairs are "neither birth nor death, neither end nor permanence, neither identity nor difference, neither coming nor going." These are the eight negations; add "neither cause nor effect"and there are the 十不 ten negations; v. 八迷.

八字

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bā zì
    ba1 zi4
pa tzu
 yaji
    やじ
the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
(surname) Yaji
The eight leading characters of the 聖行 chapter in the Nirvāṇa sūtra 生滅滅巳寂滅爲樂, the teaching of the sūtra is death, or nirvāṇa, as entry into joy.

八覺


八觉

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bā jué
    ba1 jue2
pa chüeh
 hachikaku
The eight (wrong) perceptions or thoughts, i.e. desire; hate; vexation (with others); 親里 home-sickness; patriotism (or thoughts of the country's welfare); dislike of death; ambition for one's clan or family; slighting or being rude to others. 華嚴經 13.

八迷

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bā mí
    ba1 mi2
pa mi
 hachimei
The eight misleading terms, which form the basis of the logic of the 中論, i.e. 生 birth, 滅 death, 去 past, 來 future, 一 identity, 異 difference, 斷 annihilation, 常 perpetuity (or eternity). The 三論宗 regards these as unreal; v. 八不中道.

八魔

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bā mó
    ba1 mo2
pa mo
 hachima
The eight Māras, or destroyers: 煩惱魔 the māras of the passions; 陰魔 the skandha-māras, v. 五陰; 死魔 death-māra ; 他化自在天魔 the māra-king. The above four are ordinarily termed the four māras: the other four are the four Hīnayāna delusions of śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas, i.e. 無常 impermanence; 無樂 joylessness; 無我 impersonality; 無淨 impurity; cf. 八顚倒.

公公

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gōng gong
    gong1 gong5
kung kung
husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch

兵児

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 heko
    へこ
(Kagoshima dialect) young man (between 15 and 25 years old)

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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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