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下水 see styles |
xià shui xia4 shui5 hsia shui shimomizu しもみず |
offal; viscera; tripe (1) water flowing underneath; one's true feelings; (2) (as in 泰) kanji "water" radical at bottom (radical 85); (surname) Shimomizu |
下種 下种 see styles |
xià zhǒng xia4 zhong3 hsia chung shimodane しもだね |
(adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) low-life; sleazebag; boor; (2) person of humble rank; humble person; peasant; menial; churl; petty official; (place-name) Shimodane To sow the seed; to preach, or teach. Tiantai defines three periods: (1) 種 when the seed of Buddha's teaching is sown in the heart; (2) 熟 when it ripens; (3) 脫 when it is stripped or harvested, i. e when one abandons all things. |
下衆 下众 see styles |
xià zhòng xia4 zhong4 hsia chung geshu げす |
(adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) low-life; sleazebag; boor; (2) person of humble rank; humble person; peasant; menial; churl; petty official The seven lower orders of disciples, who with the monks and nuns in full orders make the 九衆. |
下跪 see styles |
xià guì xia4 gui4 hsia kuei |
to kneel; to go down on one's knees |
下酒 see styles |
xià jiǔ xia4 jiu3 hsia chiu |
to be appropriate to have with alcohol; to down one's drink |
下間 下间 see styles |
xià jiān xia4 jian1 hsia chien shimoma しもま |
(surname) Shimoma The inferior rooms of a monastery, on the left as one enters. |
下飯 下饭 see styles |
xià fàn xia4 fan4 hsia fan shimomeshi しもめし |
to eat one's rice with an accompanying dish (to make the rice more palatable); (of a dish) to go well with rice (surname) Shimomeshi |
不一 see styles |
bù yī bu4 yi1 pu i fuichi ふいつ |
to vary; to differ (1) Very sincerely yours; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) different not one |
不二 see styles |
bù èr bu4 er4 pu erh fuji ふじ |
the only (choice, way etc); undivided (loyalty) {Buddh} advaitam (non-duality); (surname, female given name) Fuji advaya. No second, non-duality, the one and undivided, the unity of all things, the one reality、 the universal Buddha-nature. There are numerous combinations, e. g. 善惡不二 good and evil are not a dualism: nor are 有 and 空 the material and immaterial, nor are 迷 and 悟 delusion and awareness— all these are of the one Buddha-nature. |
不光 see styles |
bù guāng bu4 guang1 pu kuang |
not the only one; not only |
不力 see styles |
bù lì bu4 li4 pu li |
not to do one's best; not to exert oneself |
不可 see styles |
bù kě bu4 ke3 pu k`o pu ko yobazu よばず |
cannot; should not; must not (adj-no,adj-na,n,n-suf) (1) wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable; (adj-no,adj-na,n,n-suf) (2) not allowed; not possible; (3) failing grade; (place-name) Yobazu May not, can not: unpermissible, for-bidden; unable. Buke, the name of a monk of the 靈妙寺 Ling Miao monastery in the Tang dynasty, a disciple of Subha-karāṣimha, and one of the founders of 眞言 Shingon. |
不吝 see styles |
bù lìn bu4 lin4 pu lin |
not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc) |
不善 see styles |
bù shàn bu4 shan4 pu shan fuzen ふぜん |
bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive evil; sin; vice; mischief Not good; contrary to the right and harmful to present and future life, e. g. 五逆十惡. |
不孝 see styles |
bù xiào bu4 xiao4 pu hsiao fukou(p); fukyou / fuko(p); fukyo ふこう(P); ふきょう |
unfilial (noun or adjectival noun) (1) undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (ふきょう only) (archaism) (See 八虐) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) (ふきょう only) (archaism) disowning one's child unfilial |
不學 不学 see styles |
bù xué bu4 xue2 pu hsüeh fugaku |
aśaikṣa; no longer studying, graduated, one who has attained. |
不屑 see styles |
bù xiè bu4 xie4 pu hsieh |
to disdain to do something; to think something not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity |
不廻 不迴 see styles |
bù huí bu4 hui2 pu hui fue |
Anagamin. He who does not return; one exempt from transmigration. |
不怠 see styles |
bù dài bu4 dai4 pu tai |
unremitting in one's efforts |
不想 see styles |
bù xiǎng bu4 xiang3 pu hsiang |
unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
不戦 see styles |
fusen ふせん |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) war renunciation; anti-war; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) {sumo} bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers |
不料 see styles |
bù liào bu4 liao4 pu liao |
unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
不期 see styles |
bù qī bu4 qi1 pu ch`i pu chi fuki ふき |
unexpectedly; to one's surprise unexpected; accidental |
不死 see styles |
bù sǐ bu4 si3 pu ssu fushi ふし |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) immortality; eternal life; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (usu. in RPGs, etc.) undeath; undead Undying, immortal. |
不義 不义 see styles |
bù yì bu4 yi4 pu i fugi ふぎ |
injustice (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) immorality; injustice; misconduct; impropriety; perfidy; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) adultery; infidelity; cuckoldry; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (archaism) (See 八虐) murdering one's teacher or a government official unjust |
不肖 see styles |
bù xiào bu4 xiao4 pu hsiao fushou / fusho ふしょう |
(literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy (adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); (pronoun) (2) (humble language) I; me; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (3) (form) (used self-referentially) incompetent; unskilled; inexperienced; foolish; (noun or adjectival noun) (4) (archaism) unfortunate; unlucky; (given name) Fushou does not reject |
不起 see styles |
bù qǐ bu4 qi3 pu ch`i pu chi fuki ふき |
(adj-no,n) (obsolete) incurable (illness); bedridden (for the rest of one's days) does not manifest; does not give rise to |
不遂 see styles |
bù suì bu4 sui4 pu sui fuzui |
to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way not done |
不道 see styles |
bù dào bu4 dao4 pu tao fudou; budou; butou / fudo; budo; buto ふどう; ぶどう; ぶとう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (archaism) (See 無道) inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked; (2) (archaism) (See 八虐) barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse) immoral |
世事 see styles |
shì shì shi4 shi4 shih shih seji; seiji / seji; seji せじ; せいじ |
affairs of life; things of the world worldly affairs; ways of the world worldly affair |
世仁 see styles |
shì rén shi4 ren2 shih jen yohito よひと |
(given name) Yohito one who is benevolent towards the world |
世伯 see styles |
shì bó shi4 bo2 shih po |
uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend |
世俗 see styles |
shì sú shi4 su2 shih su sezoku; seizoku / sezoku; sezoku せぞく; せいぞく |
profane; secular; worldly (1) worldly things; common customs; ordinary life; popular taste; (2) the world; the (common) people; the masses; (3) (See 世俗主義) secularity laukika; common or ordinary things, custom, experiences, common or worldly ways or views). |
世原 see styles |
shì yuán shi4 yuan2 shih yüan sebara せばら |
(personal name) Sebara one who is the origin of the world |
世尊 see styles |
shì zūn shi4 zun1 shih tsun seson せそん |
World Honored One; Revered One of the World (Buddha) World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha) lokajyeṣṭha, world's most Venerable, or lokanātha, lord of worlds. 盧迦委斯諦; 路迦那他 World-honoured, an epithet of every Buddha. Also a tr. of Bhagavat, v. 婆. |
世相 see styles |
shì xiàng shi4 xiang4 shih hsiang sesou / seso せそう |
the ways of the world social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society World-state, or condition; appearances, phenomena. |
世福 see styles |
shì fú shi4 fu2 shih fu sefuku |
Earthly happiness, arising from the ordinary good living of those unenlightened by Buddhism, one of the 三福; also, the blessings of this world. |
世話 see styles |
sewa せわ |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) care; looking after; help; assistance; aid; (2) trouble; bother; (noun, transitive verb) (3) good offices; recommendation; introduction; (4) everyday life; everyday affairs; everyday language; (5) (abbreviation) (See 世話物) sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life) |
世路 see styles |
shì lù shi4 lu4 shih lu seiro; sero / sero; sero せいろ; せろ |
path of life; the world The ways, or procedure, of the world: the phenomenal. |
世途 see styles |
toshimichi としみち |
(See 世路) path of life; the world; (personal name) Toshimichi |
丟官 丢官 see styles |
diū guān diu1 guan1 tiu kuan |
(of an official) to lose one's job |
丟手 丢手 see styles |
diū shǒu diu1 shou3 tiu shou |
to wash one's hands of something; to have nothing further to do with something |
両面 see styles |
ryanmen リャンメン |
{mahj} (See 両面待ち・リャンメンまち) double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand |
並未 并未 see styles |
bìng wèi bing4 wei4 ping wei |
(used to stress that something did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ...; has not actually ... |
中分 see styles |
zhōng fēn zhong1 fen1 chung fen nakawake なかわけ |
to part one's hair in the middle (noun, transitive verb) (archaism) dividing into two halves; (surname) Nakawake |
中卒 see styles |
chuusotsu / chusotsu ちゅうそつ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (abbr. of 中学校卒業（者）) having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate |
中奥 see styles |
nakaoku なかおく |
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life; (place-name, surname) Nakaoku |
中宿 see styles |
nakasuka なかすか |
(1) (archaism) inn where one rests on the way; (2) (archaism) (See 出合い宿) inn that serves as a meeting place for lovers; (3) (archaism) (See 引き手茶屋) inn that introduces clients to prostitutes; (surname) Nakasuka |
中尊 see styles |
zhōng zūn zhong1 zun1 chung tsun chuuzon; chuuson / chuzon; chuson ちゅうぞん; ちゅうそん |
{Buddh} (See 三尊・さんぞん・1,脇侍・きょうじ) central image (e.g. in a Buddha triad) The central honored one— in any group of Buddhas, e. g. 不動尊 among the five 明王. |
中嶽 中岳 see styles |
zhōng yuè zhong1 yue4 chung yüeh nakatake なかたけ |
Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] (surname) Nakatake |
中年 see styles |
zhōng nián zhong1 nian2 chung nien chuunen / chunen ちゅうねん |
middle age (noun - becomes adjective with の) middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years middle years |
中座 see styles |
nakaza なかざ |
(noun/participle) leaving one's seat; temporarily excusing oneself (from a meeting, meal, etc.); stepping outside; leaving before an affair is over; (place-name, surname) Nakaza |
中庸 see styles |
zhōng yōng zhong1 yong1 chung yung nakatsune なかつね |
golden mean (Confucianism); (literary) (of person) mediocre; ordinary (n,adj-no,adj-na) (1) middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; middle path; (2) (See 四書) the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books); (personal name) Nakatsune Doctrine of the Mean |
中意 see styles |
zhòng yì zhong4 yi4 chung i chūi |
to take one's fancy; to be to one's liking the gist |
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 |
nakao なかお |
(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 |
中聽 中听 see styles |
zhōng tīng zhong1 ting1 chung t`ing chung ting |
pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news); to one's liking; music to one's ears; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1] |
中般 see styles |
zhōng pán zhong1 pan2 chung p`an chung pan chūhan |
One of the five kinds of those who never recede but go on to parinirvāṇa, cf. 不還. |
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 |
中觀 中观 see styles |
zhōng guān zhong1 guan1 chung kuan chū gan |
Meditation on the Mean, one of the 三觀; also meditation on the absolute which unites all opposites. There are various forms of such meditation, that of the 法相宗, the 三論宗, the 天台宗. v. 中論. |
中輩 中辈 see styles |
zhōng bèi zhong1 bei4 chung pei chūhai |
The middle stage of the 三輩 referred to in the 無量壽經 i. e. the middle class of those in the next life; also 中輩生. |
中陰 中阴 see styles |
zhōng yīn zhong1 yin1 chung yin nakakage なかかげ |
{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. |
中飽 中饱 see styles |
zhōng bǎo zhong1 bao3 chung pao |
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to line one's pockets with public funds |
串崗 串岗 see styles |
chuàn gǎng chuan4 gang3 ch`uan kang chuan kang |
to leave one's post while on duty |
丸帯 see styles |
maruobi まるおび |
one-piece sash |
丸裸 see styles |
maruhadaka まるはだか |
(noun or adjectival noun) nude; utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit |
丹田 see styles |
dān tián dan1 tian2 tan t`ien tan tien nida にだ |
pubic region; point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques); (surname) Nida The pubic region, 2 1; 2 inches below the navel. |
主人 see styles |
zhǔ rén zhu3 ren2 chu jen shujin しゅじん |
master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4] (1) (See ご主人) head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; (2) one's husband; (3) (one's) employer; (one's) master; (4) host; hostess; (personal name) Shujin |
主催 see styles |
shusai しゅさい |
(noun, transitive verb) sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging |
主恩 see styles |
shuon しゅおん |
the favor (favour) of one's master |
主意 see styles |
zhǔ yi zhu3 yi5 chu i shui しゅい |
plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] (1) central meaning; principal meaning; main idea; (2) (See 主意主義) prioritizing of will (over reason or emotion); (3) one's lord's will; one's master's intention |
主打 see styles |
zhǔ dǎ zhu3 da3 chu ta |
principal; main; flagship (product); title (track); to specialize in; to take as one's priority; to primarily focus on |
主旨 see styles |
zhǔ zhǐ zhu3 zhi3 chu chih shushi しゅし |
gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect |
主業 主业 see styles |
zhǔ yè zhu3 ye4 chu yeh shugyou / shugyo しゅぎょう |
main business one's main profession |
主用 see styles |
shuyou / shuyo しゅよう |
(1) one's master's business; (2) (obsolete) necessary business; major errands |
主腦 主脑 see styles |
zhǔ nǎo zhu3 nao3 chu nao |
leader; the one in control; main (part, character etc) |
主著 see styles |
shucho しゅちょ |
one's chief (literary) work; main work |
主見 主见 see styles |
zhǔ jiàn zhu3 jian4 chu chien |
one's own view; definite opinion |
主観 see styles |
shukan しゅかん |
(1) subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; (2) one's personal opinion; one's own idea |
主銷 主销 see styles |
zhǔ xiāo zhu3 xiao1 chu hsiao |
kingpin (vehicle part); to focus one's marketing efforts on (a region, product etc) |
久曠 久旷 see styles |
jiǔ kuàng jiu3 kuang4 chiu k`uang chiu kuang |
to leave uncultivated for a long time; by extension, to neglect one's work; to remain single |
么二 幺二 see styles |
yāo èr yao1 er4 yao erh |
one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice); a prostitute |
之れ see styles |
kore これ |
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (2) (humble language) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); (3) now; (4) (archaism) here; (5) (archaism) I (me); (6) (archaism) certainly |
之一 see styles |
zhī yī zhi1 yi1 chih i yukikazu ゆきかず |
one of (something); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc) (personal name) Yukikazu |
乗艦 see styles |
joukan / jokan じょうかん |
(n,vs,vi) (1) boarding a warship; serving on a warship; (2) warship in which one serves |
乗馬 see styles |
joume / jome じょうめ |
(n,vs,vi) (1) horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; (2) mount; riding horse; saddle horse; horse one is riding; (place-name) Jōme |
乙音 see styles |
one おね |
(female given name) One |
九品 see styles |
jiǔ pǐn jiu3 pin3 chiu p`in chiu pin kuhon くほん |
(1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 浄土・1) nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; (2) (くほん only) (See 九品浄土) Amitabha's Pure Land; (3) (くほん only) (See 九品蓮台) nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land; (given name) Kuhon Nine classes, or grades, i.e. 上上, 上中, 上下 upper superior, middle superior, lower superior, and so on with 中 and 下. They are applied in many ways, e.g. 上品上生 the highest type of incarnate being, to 下品下生, the lowest, with corresponding karma; see 九品淨土. Each grade may also be subdivided into nine, thus making a list of eighty-one grades, with similar further subdivision ad infinitum. |
九地 see styles |
jiǔ dì jiu3 di4 chiu ti kuji くじ |
very low land; (surname) Kuji The nine lands, i.e. the 欲界 realm of desire or sensuous realm the four 色界 realms of form or material forms; and the four 無色界 formless realms, or realms beyond form; v. 九有, 九有情居, 禪 and 定. The nine realms are:—(1) 欲界五趣地; the desire realm with its five gati, i.e. hells, hungry ghosts, animals, men, and devas. In the four form-realms are:— (2) 離生喜樂地 Paradise after earthly life, this is also the first dhyāna, or subject of meditation, 初禪. (3) 定生喜樂地 Paradise of cessation of rebirth, 二禪. (4) 離喜妙樂地 Land of wondrous joy after the previous joys, 三禪. (5) 捨念淸淨地 The Pure Land of abandonment of thought, or recollection (of past delights), 四禪. The four formless, or infinite realms, catur arūpa dhātu, are:—(6) 空無邊處地 ākāśānantyā-yatanam, the land of infinite space; also the first samādhi, 第一定. (7) 識無邊處地 vijñānānamtyāyatanam, the land of omniscience, or infinite perception, 二定. (8) 無所有處地 ākiñcanyāyatana, the land of nothingness, 三定. (9) 非想非非想處地 naivasaṁjñānā-saṁjñāyatana, the land (of knowledge) without thinking or not thinking, or where there is neither consciousness nor unconsciousness, i.e. above either; this is the 四定. Eitel says that in the last four, "Life lasts 20,000 great kalpas in the 1st, 40,000 in the 2nd, 60,000 in the 3rd, and 80,000 great kalpas in the 4th of these heavens." |
九想 see styles |
jiǔ xiǎng jiu3 xiang3 chiu hsiang kusō |
(九想觀) or 九相 navasaṃjñā. Meditation on a corpse in order to curb desire; one of the meditations on the unclean: vyādhmātakasaṃjñā, its tumefaction; vinīlakas., its blue, mottled colour; vipadumakas., its decay; vilohitakas., its mess of blood,etc.; vipūyakas., its discharges and rotten flesh; vikhāditakas., its being devoured by birds and beasts; vikṣiptakas., its dismembering; asthis., its bones; vidagdhakas., their being burnt and returning to dust. |
九輪 九轮 see styles |
jiǔ lún jiu3 lun2 chiu lun kurin くりん |
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial; (given name) Kurin The nine wheels or circles on the top of a pagoda, also called 空輪the wheels of space; the nine should only be on the stūpa of a Buddha, others are entitled to as many as eight and a few as one. |
乞已 see styles |
qǐ yǐ qi3 yi3 ch`i i chi i kotsui |
finishing one's rounds of begging for food |
乞食 see styles |
qǐ shí qi3 shi2 ch`i shih chi shih kojiki(p); kotsujiki(ok) こじき(P); こつじき(ok) |
to beg for food (1) (sensitive word) beggar; (n,vs,vi) (2) begging To beg for food, one of the twelve dhūtas prescribing outward conduct of the monk; mendicancy is the 正命 right livelihood of a monk, to work for a living is 邪命 an improper life: mendicancy keeps a monk humble, frees him from the cares of life, and offers the donors a field of blessedness; but he may not ask for food. |
乳兒 乳儿 see styles |
rǔ ér ru3 er2 ju erh |
nursing infant; child less than one year old |
乾盃 see styles |
kanpai かんぱい |
(out-dated kanji) (noun/participle) (1) toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); (2) drinking one's glass dry; (interjection) (3) cheers |
亂丟 乱丢 see styles |
luàn diū luan4 diu1 luan tiu |
to discard in the wrong place (cigarette butts etc); to leave one's things lying around |
了い see styles |
jimai じまい shimai しまい |
(suffix) (1) (kana only) ending; quitting; closing; (2) (kana only) indicates disappointment for not having done what one wanted or intended to do; end; close; finish; termination |
了債 了债 see styles |
liǎo zhài liao3 zhai4 liao chai |
to repay one's debt |
事兒 事儿 see styles |
shì r shi4 r5 shih r |
one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled; (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding; trying; troublesome; erhua variant of 事[shi4]; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] |
事教 see styles |
shì jiào shi4 jiao4 shih chiao jikyō |
Teaching dealing with phenomena. The characterization by Tiantai of the Tripiṭaka or Hīnayāna teaching as 界内事教 within the three realms of desire, form, and formlessness; and the 別教 'different teaching' as 界外事教 outside or superior to those realms; the one dealt with the activities of time and sense, the other transcended these but was still involved in the transient; the 別教 was initial Mahāyāna incompletely developed. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "One Life-One Chance" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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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