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大婆喝那

see styles
dà pó hēn à
    da4 po2 hen1 a4
ta p`o hen a
    ta po hen a
 dai bakana
100 quadrillions

大学進学

see styles
 daigakushingaku
    だいがくしんがく
continuing one's education into university

大安吉日

see styles
 taiankichijitsu; taiankichinichi
    たいあんきちじつ; たいあんきちにち
(yoji) very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)

大張聲勢


大张声势

see styles
dà zhāng shēng shì
    da4 zhang1 sheng1 shi4
ta chang sheng shih
to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity

大方廣佛


大方广佛

see styles
dà fāng guǎng fó
    da4 fang1 guang3 fo2
ta fang kuang fo
 dai hōkō butsu
The 本尊 fundamental honoured one of the 華嚴經, described as the Buddha who has realized the universal law.

大智度論


大智度论

see styles
dà zhì dù lùn
    da4 zhi4 du4 lun4
ta chih tu lun
 Dai chido ron
A śāstra ascribed to Nāgārjuna on the greater Prajna-paramita sutra; the sastra was tr. by Kumārajīva, A.D. 397―415, in 100 chuan.

大曼荼羅


大曼荼罗

see styles
dà màn tú luó
    da4 man4 tu2 luo2
ta man t`u lo
    ta man tu lo
 daimandara
    だいまんだら
{Buddh} (See 四種曼荼羅・ししゅまんだら) great mandala (in Shingon); mandala with an image of each deity
(大曼) The great maṇḍala; one of four groups of Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the esoteric school. The esoteric word 阿 "a " is styled the great maṇḍala-king.

大有文章

see styles
dà yǒu wén zhāng
    da4 you3 wen2 zhang1
ta yu wen chang
some deeper meaning in this; more to it than meets the eye; there's something behind all this

大有裨益

see styles
dà yǒu bì yì
    da4 you3 bi4 yi4
ta yu pi i
bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful; of great service; to help greatly; to serve one well

大死底人

see styles
dà sǐ dǐ rén
    da4 si3 di3 ren2
ta ssu ti jen
 daishi tei nin
One who has swept away completely all illusions, or all consciousness; also 大休歇底.

大海十相

see styles
dà hǎi shí xiàng
    da4 hai3 shi2 xiang4
ta hai shih hsiang
 daikai jūsō
The ten aspects of the ocean, the Huayan sutra adds two more to the eight 大海八不思議, i.e. all other waters lose their names in it; its vastness of expanse.

大滿願義


大满愿义

see styles
dà mǎn yuàn yì
    da4 man3 yuan4 yi4
ta man yüan i
 Daimangangi
One of the sixteen bodhisattvas of the southern quarter, born by the will of Vairocana.

大白光神

see styles
dà bái guāng shén
    da4 bai2 guang1 shen2
ta pai kuang shen
 Dai byakkō jin
鬱多羅迦神 ? Uttaraka. The deva of the Himālayas, one of the retinue of the 十二神.

大義名分

see styles
 taigimeibun / taigimebun
    たいぎめいぶん
(1) (yoji) just cause; good reason; pretext; justification; (2) (yoji) duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

大義滅親


大义灭亲

see styles
dà yì miè qīn
    da4 yi4 mie4 qin1
ta i mieh ch`in
    ta i mieh chin
to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it

大聲疾呼


大声疾呼

see styles
dà shēng jí hū
    da4 sheng1 ji2 hu1
ta sheng chi hu
to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention; to make one's views known
See: 大声疾呼

大自在天

see styles
dà zì zài tiān
    da4 zi4 zai4 tian1
ta tzu tsai t`ien
    ta tzu tsai tien
 daijizaiten
    だいじざいてん
{Buddh} Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
Maheśvara, 摩醯首濕伐羅 or Śiva, lord of the present chiliocosm, or universe; he is described under two forms, one as the prince of demons, the other as divine, i.e. 毘舍闍 Piśācamaheśvara and 淨居 Śuddhāvāsa- or Śuddhodanamaheśvara. As Piśāca, head of the demons, he is represented with three eyes and eight arms, and riding on a white bull; a bull or a linga being his symbol. The esoteric school takes him for the transformation body of Vairocana, and as appearing in many forms, e.g. Viṣṇu, Nārāyana (i.e. Brahmā), etc. His wife (śakti) is Bhīmā, or 大自在天婦. As Śuddhāvāsa, or Pure dwelling, he is described as a bodhisattva of the tenth or highest degree, on the point of entering Buddhahood. There is dispute as to whether both are the same being, or entirely different. The term also means the sixth or highest of the six desire heavens.

大興善寺


大兴善寺

see styles
dà xīng shàn sì
    da4 xing1 shan4 si4
ta hsing shan ssu
 daikouzenji / daikozenji
    だいこうぜんじ
(personal name) Daikouzenji
The great goodness-promoting monastery, one of the ten great Tang monasteries at Changan, commenced in the Sui dynasty.

大覺世尊


大觉世尊

see styles
dà jué shì zūn
    da4 jue2 shi4 zun1
ta chüeh shih tsun
 daikaku seson
The World-honored One of the great enlightenment, an appellation of the Buddha.

大輪金剛


大轮金刚

see styles
dà lún jīn gāng
    da4 lun2 jin1 gang1
ta lun chin kang
 Dairin kongō
One of the thirty-three bodhisattvas in the 金剛手 court of the Garbhadhātu group, destroyer of delusion. Also 大輪明王.

大開眼界


大开眼界

see styles
dà kāi yǎn jiè
    da4 kai1 yan3 jie4
ta k`ai yen chieh
    ta kai yen chieh
(idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly

大限到來


大限到来

see styles
dà xiàn dào lái
    da4 xian4 dao4 lai2
ta hsien tao lai
to die; one's allocated lifespan is accomplished

大限臨頭


大限临头

see styles
dà xiàn lín tóu
    da4 xian4 lin2 tou2
ta hsien lin t`ou
    ta hsien lin tou
facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life; with one foot in the grave

大顯神通


大显神通

see styles
dà xiǎn shén tōng
    da4 xian3 shen2 tong1
ta hsien shen t`ung
    ta hsien shen tung
to display one's remarkable skill or prowess; to give full play to one's brilliant abilities

大顯身手


大显身手

see styles
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
    da4 xian3 shen1 shou3
ta hsien shen shou
(idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities

大風呂敷

see styles
 ooburoshiki
    おおぶろしき
(1) large furoshiki; (2) big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet; rodomontade

大飽口福


大饱口福

see styles
dà bǎo kǒu fú
    da4 bao3 kou3 fu2
ta pao k`ou fu
    ta pao kou fu
to eat one's fill; to have a good meal

大飽眼福


大饱眼福

see styles
dà bǎo yǎn fú
    da4 bao3 yan3 fu2
ta pao yen fu
to feast one's eyes

大鳴大放


大鸣大放

see styles
dà míng dà fàng
    da4 ming2 da4 fang4
ta ming ta fang
(idiom) to freely air one's views; to be heard far and wide; to attract a lot of attention

天下第一

see styles
tiān xià dì yī
    tian1 xia4 di4 yi1
t`ien hsia ti i
    tien hsia ti i
 tenkadaiichi / tenkadaichi
    てんかだいいち
first under heaven; number one in the country
(noun - becomes adjective with の) the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country

天叢雲剣

see styles
 amanomurakumonotsurugi; amenomurakumonotsurugi
    あまのむらくものつるぎ; あめのむらくものつるぎ
(See 三種の神器・1) Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (heavenly gathering of clouds sword; one of the three Imperial regalia); Ame-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi

天旋地轉


天旋地转

see styles
tiān xuán dì zhuàn
    tian1 xuan2 di4 zhuan4
t`ien hsüan ti chuan
    tien hsüan ti chuan
the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning; fig. huge changes in the world

天涯比隣

see styles
 tengaihirin
    てんがいひりん
(expression) (yoji) a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment; feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood

天狗俳諧

see styles
 tenguhaikai
    てんぐはいかい
(See 天狗・1) parlour game in which three people each write one line of a 5-7-5 poem (without seeing the other lines; often producing humorous results); tengu haiku

天眞獨朗


天眞独朗

see styles
tiān zhēn dú lǎng
    tian1 zhen1 du2 lang3
t`ien chen tu lang
    tien chen tu lang
 tenshin dokurō
The fundamental reality or bhūtatathatā, is the only illumination. It is a dictum of 道邃 Daosui of the Tang to the famous Japanese monk 傳教 Dengyō. The apprehension of this fundamental reality makes all things clear, including the universality of Buddha- hood. It also interprets the phrase 一心三觀 that 空中假 the void, the 'mean ', the seeming, are all aspects of the one mind.

天真流露

see styles
 tenshinryuuro / tenshinryuro
    てんしんりゅうろ
manifestation (revelation) of one's natural sincerity (naivete)

天神尾根

see styles
 tenjinone
    てんじんおね
(place-name) Tenjin'one

天造地設


天造地设

see styles
tiān zào dì shè
    tian1 zao4 di4 she4
t`ien tsao ti she
    tien tsao ti she
lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom); ideal; perfect; (of a match) made in heaven; to be made for one another

天須菩提


天须菩提

see styles
tiān xū pú tí
    tian1 xu1 pu2 ti2
t`ien hsü p`u t`i
    tien hsü pu ti
 Ten Shubodai
Deva Subhūti, one of three Subhūtis, disciples of the Buddha; said to have been so called because of his love of fine clothing and purity of life.

太公兵法

see styles
tài gōng bīng fǎ
    tai4 gong1 bing1 fa3
t`ai kung ping fa
    tai kung ping fa
alternative name for 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China

太魯閣族


太鲁阁族

see styles
tài lǔ gé zú
    tai4 lu3 ge2 zu2
t`ai lu ko tsu
    tai lu ko tsu
Taroko, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

夫婦茶碗

see styles
 meotojawan
    めおとぢゃわん
pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls

夫子自道

see styles
fū zǐ zì dào
    fu1 zi3 zi4 dao4
fu tzu tzu tao
appearing to be praising others while actually praising yourself; one's criticism of others exposes one's own faults

央掘摩羅


央掘摩罗

see styles
yāng jué mó luó
    yang1 jue2 mo2 luo2
yang chüeh mo lo
 Ōkutsumara
(央掘); 央仇魔羅; 央崛鬘; 盎崛利摩羅 (or 鴦崛利摩羅) (or 鴦窶利摩羅) Aṇgulimālya, Śivaitic fanatics who ' made assassination a religious act', and wore finger-bones as a chaplet. One who had assassinated 999, and was about to assassinate his mother for the thousandth, is said to have been then converted by the Buddha.

失地回復

see styles
 shicchikaifuku
    しっちかいふく
(yoji) the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending

失張失智


失张失智

see styles
shī zhāng shī zhì
    shi1 zhang1 shi1 zhi4
shih chang shih chih
out of one's mind

夾起尾巴


夹起尾巴

see styles
jiā qǐ wěi ba
    jia1 qi3 wei3 ba5
chia ch`i wei pa
    chia chi wei pa
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; fig. to back down; in a humiliating situation

奄奄一息

see styles
yǎn yǎn yī xī
    yan3 yan3 yi1 xi1
yen yen i hsi
dying; at one's last gasp

奇を衒う

see styles
 kioterau
    きをてらう
(exp,v5u) to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)

奏鳴曲式


奏鸣曲式

see styles
zòu míng qǔ shì
    zou4 ming2 qu3 shi4
tsou ming ch`ü shih
    tsou ming chü shih
sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)

套期保值

see styles
tào qī bǎo zhí
    tao4 qi1 bao3 zhi2
t`ao ch`i pao chih
    tao chi pao chih
to hedge (one's bets); to defend against risk

奮闘努力

see styles
 funtoudoryoku / funtodoryoku
    ふんとうどりょく
(noun/participle) (yoji) try one's best; all-out effort; strenuous efforts

女になる

see styles
 onnaninaru
    おんなになる
(exp,v5r) (1) to become an adult woman; to come of age; (exp,v5r) (2) to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active

女性遍歴

see styles
 joseihenreki / josehenreki
    じょせいへんれき
one's history of love affairs with women

女房孝行

see styles
 nyouboukoukou / nyobokoko
    にょうぼうこうこう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) being devoted to one's wife; uxorious

好き勝手

see styles
 sukikatte
    すきかって
(adjectival noun) doing whatever one pleases

好き放題

see styles
 sukihoudai / sukihodai
    すきほうだい
(adj-na,adj-no,n) self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

好活當賞


好活当赏

see styles
hǎo huó dāng shǎng
    hao3 huo2 dang1 shang3
hao huo tang shang
(coll.) bravo; nice one; lovely

好自為之


好自为之

see styles
hǎo zì wéi zhī
    hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1
hao tzu wei chih
to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself; you're on your own

好說歹說


好说歹说

see styles
hǎo shuō dǎi shuō
    hao3 shuo1 dai3 shuo1
hao shuo tai shuo
(idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible

好高騖遠


好高骛远

see styles
hào gāo wù yuǎn
    hao4 gao1 wu4 yuan3
hao kao wu yüan
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom); to aim too high

如世尊言

see styles
rú shì zūn yán
    ru2 shi4 zun1 yan2
ju shih tsun yen
 nyo seson gon
as the world-honored one said...

如何せん

see styles
 ikansen
    いかんせん
(adverb) (1) (kana only) to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; (expression) (2) (kana only) (form) (as 〜をいかんせん) what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

如何とも

see styles
 doutomo / dotomo
    どうとも
(adverb) (kana only) whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

如來滅後


如来灭后

see styles
rú lái miè hòu
    ru2 lai2 mie4 hou4
ju lai mieh hou
 nyorai metsu go
after the extinction of the thus-come one

如來神力


如来神力

see styles
rú lái shén lì
    ru2 lai2 shen2 li4
ju lai shen li
 nyorai jinriki
supernatural powers of the thus-come one

如其所好

see styles
rú qí suǒ hào
    ru2 qi2 suo3 hao4
ju ch`i so hao
    ju chi so hao
as one pleases (idiom)

如其所欲

see styles
rú qí suǒ yù
    ru2 qi2 suo3 yu4
ju ch`i so yü
    ju chi so yü
 nyo ki shoyoku
as one desires

如喪考妣


如丧考妣

see styles
rú sàng kǎo bǐ
    ru2 sang4 kao3 bi3
ju sang k`ao pi
    ju sang kao pi
lit. as if in mourning for one's parents (idiom); fig. (often pejorative) inconsolable; distraught

如意算盤


如意算盘

see styles
rú yì suàn pán
    ru2 yi4 suan4 pan2
ju i suan p`an
    ju i suan pan
counting one's chickens before they are hatched

如意自在

see styles
 nyoijizai
    にょいじざい
(n,adj-na,adj-no) freely; in complete control of; with complete freedom; at will; as one pleases

如數家珍


如数家珍

see styles
rú shǔ jiā zhēn
    ru2 shu3 jia1 zhen1
ju shu chia chen
lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom); fig. to be very familiar with a matter

如日中天

see styles
rú rì zhōng tiān
    ru2 ri4 zhong1 tian1
ju jih chung t`ien
    ju jih chung tien
lit. like the sun at noon (idiom); fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc

如自所言

see styles
rú zì suǒ yán
    ru2 zi4 suo3 yan2
ju tzu so yen
 nyo ji shogon
just as one says

如釋重負


如释重负

see styles
rú shì zhòng fù
    ru2 shi4 zhong4 fu4
ju shih chung fu
as if relieved from a burden (idiom); to have a weight off one's mind

如願以償


如愿以偿

see styles
rú yuàn yǐ cháng
    ru2 yuan4 yi3 chang2
ju yüan i ch`ang
    ju yüan i chang
to have one's wish fulfilled

如魚得水


如鱼得水

see styles
rú yú dé shuǐ
    ru2 yu2 de2 shui3
ju yü te shui
like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings

如鯁在喉


如鲠在喉

see styles
rú gěng zài hóu
    ru2 geng3 zai4 hou2
ju keng tsai hou
lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure

妙法一乘

see styles
miào fǎ yī shèng
    miao4 fa3 yi1 sheng4
miao fa i sheng
 myōhō ichijō
The One Vehicle of the wonderful dharma, or perfect Mahāyāna.

妙法蓮華


妙法莲华

see styles
miào fǎ lián huá
    miao4 fa3 lian2 hua2
miao fa lien hua
 myōhō renge
法華 The wonderful truth as found in the Lotus Sutra. the One Vehicle Sutra; which is said to contain 實法 Buddha's complete truth as compared with his previous 權法 or 方便法, i.e. partial, or expedient teaching, but both are included in this perfect truth. The sutra is the Saddhamapuṇḍarīka 正法華經 or (添品妙法蓮華經) 妙法蓮華經, also known as 薩曇芥陀利經, of which several translations in whole or part were made from Sanskrit into Chinese, the most popular being by Kumārajīva. It was the special classic of the Tiantai school, which is sometimes known as the 蓮宗 Lotus school, and it profoundly influenced Buddhist doctrine in China, Japan, and Tibet. The commentaries and treatises on it are very numerous; two by Chih-i 智顗 of the Tiantai school being the妙法蓮華經文句 and the 玄義.

妻子眷属

see styles
 saishikenzoku
    さいしけんぞく
(yoji) one's wife, children, and other relations; one's whole family

妻鈍ジー

see styles
 sainorojii; sainorojii / sainoroji; sainoroji
    さいのろジー; サイノロジー
(dated) (joc) (See サイコロジー) uxoriousness; being easy on one's wife; man who is easy on his wife

姉ちゃん

see styles
 neechan
    ねえちゃん
(1) (familiar language) (See 姉さん・1) (one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; (2) girl

姑置勿論


姑置勿论

see styles
gū zhì wù lùn
    gu1 zhi4 wu4 lun4
ku chih wu lun
(idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment

姓名判断

see styles
 seimeihandan / semehandan
    せいめいはんだん
fortunetelling based on writing or pronunciation of one's name

威尊命賤


威尊命贱

see styles
wēi zūn mìng jiàn
    wei1 zun1 ming4 jian4
wei tsun ming chien
(idiom) the dignity of authority is above life; one must be willing to sacrifice one's life rather than disobey a military order

威神之尊

see styles
wēi shén zhī zūn
    wei1 shen2 zhi1 zun1
wei shen chih tsun
 ijin no son
the supreme one who has imposing supernatural dignity

威鳳一羽


威凤一羽

see styles
wēi fèng yī yǔ
    wei1 feng4 yi1 yu3
wei feng i yü
lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole

娑多吉哩

see styles
suō duō jí lī
    suo1 duo1 ji2 li1
so to chi li
 Shatakiri
? Śatakri, name of one of the yakṣa generals.

嫉惡如仇


嫉恶如仇

see styles
jí è rú chóu
    ji2 e4 ru2 chou2
chi o ju ch`ou
    chi o ju chou
(idiom) to hate evil as one hates an enemy

嫌が上に

see styles
 iyagaueni
    いやがうえに
(irregular kanji usage) (exp,adv) even more; all the more

嫌肥挑瘦

see styles
xián féi tiāo shòu
    xian2 fei2 tiao1 shou4
hsien fei t`iao shou
    hsien fei tiao shou
to choose something over another to suit one's own convenience

子々孫々

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 shishisonson
    ししそんそん
(yoji) one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity

子供の頃

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 kodomonokoro
    こどものころ
(exp,adj-no) as a child; when one was a child; childhood

子子孫孫


子子孙孙

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zǐ zǐ sūn sūn
    zi3 zi3 sun1 sun1
tzu tzu sun sun
 shishisonson
    ししそんそん
(idiom) one's posterity
(yoji) one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity

子孫繁栄

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 shisonhanei / shisonhane
    しそんはんえい
perpetuation of one's descendants

孑立無依


孑立无依

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jié lì wú yī
    jie2 li4 wu2 yi1
chieh li wu i
to stand alone; to have no one to rely on

孔雀明王

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kǒng qiǎo míng wáng
    kong3 qiao3 ming2 wang2
k`ung ch`iao ming wang
    kung chiao ming wang
 kujakumyouou / kujakumyoo
    くじゃくみょうおう
{Buddh} Mahamayuri (deity usu. depicted riding a peacock)
Peacock king, ' a former incarnation of Śākyamuni, when as a peacock he sucked from a rock water of miraculous healing power; now one of the mahārāja bodhisattvas, with four arms, who rides on a peacock; his full title is 佛母大金曜孔雀明王. There is another 孔雀王 with two arms.

存在意義

see styles
 sonzaiigi / sonzaigi
    そんざいいぎ
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

孝悌忠信

see styles
xiào tì zhōng xìn
    xiao4 ti4 zhong1 xin4
hsiao t`i chung hsin
    hsiao ti chung hsin
Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity; piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends

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

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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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