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地藏 see styles |
dì zàng di4 zang4 ti tsang jizou / jizo じぞう |
Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva (surname) Jizou Ti-tsang, J. Jizō, Kṣitigarbha, 乞叉底蘗沙; Earth-store, Earth-treasury, or Earthwomb. One of the group of eight Dhvani- Bodhisattvas. With hints of a feminine origin, he is now the guardian of the earth. Though associated with Yama as overlord, and with the dead and the hells, his role is that of saviour. Depicted with the alarum staff with its six rings, he is accredited with power over the hells and is devoted to the saving of all creatures between the nirvana of Śākyamuni and the advent of Maitreya the fifth century he has been especially considered as the deliverer from the hells. His central place in China is at Chiu-hua-shan, forty li south-west of Ch'ing-yang in Anhui. In Japan he is also the protector of travellers by land and his image accordingly appears on the roads; bereaved parents put stones by his images to seek his aid in relieving the labours of their dead in the task of piling stones on the banks of the Buddhist Styx; he also helps women in labour. He is described as holding a place between the gods and men on the one hand and the hells on the other for saving all in distress; some say he is an incarnation of Yama. At dawn he sits immobile on the earth 地 and meditates on the myriads of its beings 藏. When represented as a monk, it may be through the influence of a Korean monk who is considered to be his incarnation, and who came to China in 653 and died in 728 at the age of 99 after residing at Chiu-hua-shan for seventy-five years: his body, not decaying, is said to have been gilded over and became an object of worship. Many have confused 眞羅 part of Korea with 暹羅 Siam. There are other developments of Ti-tsang, such as the 六地藏 Six Ti-tsang, i. e. severally converting or transforming those in the hells, pretas, animals, asuras, men, and the devas; these six Ti-tsang have different images and symbols. Ti-tsang has also six messengers 六使者: Yama for transforming those in hell; the pearl-holder for pretas; the strong one or animals; the devīof mercy for asuras; the devī of the treasure for human beings; one who has charge of the heavens for the devas. There is also the 延命地藏 Yanming Ti-tsang, who controls length of days and who is approached, as also may be P'u-hsien, for that Purpose; his two assistants are the Supervisors of good and evil 掌善 and 掌惡. Under another form, as 勝軍地藏 Ti-tsang is chiefly associated with the esoteric cult. The benefits derived from his worship are many, some say ten, others say twenty-eight. His vows are contained in the 地藏菩薩本願經. There is also the 大乘大集地藏十電經 tr. by Xuanzang in 10 juan in the seventh century, which probably influenced the spread of the Ti-tsang cult. |
地車 see styles |
jiguruma じぐるま |
four-wheeled cart for moving heavy objects |
地輪 地轮 see styles |
dì lún di4 lun2 ti lun jirin |
The earth-wheel, one of the 五輪 five circles, i. e. space, wind, water, earth, and above them fire: the five 'wheels' or umbrellas shown on the top of certain stūpas or pagodas. |
地雷 see styles |
dì léi di4 lei2 ti lei jirai じらい |
land mine (CL:顆|颗[ke1]); (fig.) sore point; weak spot (1) land mine; (2) (colloquialism) topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; taboo topic; trigger; (3) (colloquialism) something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap; pitfall |
坐實 坐实 see styles |
zuò shí zuo4 shi2 tso shih |
to serve as evidence for (an accusation etc); to reinforce (a perception); to bear out; to substantiate |
坐繰 see styles |
zaguri ざぐり |
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) reeling by hand (esp. silk); hand filature; (noun/participle) (2) counter sinking (making conical depression so screw-heads don't protrude above surface); spot facing (machining a flat space for bolt head, etc.); spotfacing; (3) hollowing out (e.g. wooden chair seat, scallop pattern on roof, etc.) |
坐蠟 坐蜡 see styles |
zuò là zuo4 la4 tso la |
to be embarrassed; to be put in a difficult situation |
坑外 see styles |
kougai / kogai こうがい |
out of the pit |
垂布 see styles |
chuí bù chui2 bu4 ch`ui pu chui pu suifu |
(cloud) hangs down and spreads out |
埋設 埋设 see styles |
mái shè mai2 she4 mai she maisetsu まいせつ |
to install (water pipes, landmines etc) underground (noun, transitive verb) laying underground (e.g. cables); burying (e.g. pipe) |
埒外 see styles |
rachigai らちがい |
out of bounds; beyond the pale |
執行 执行 see styles |
zhí xíng zhi2 xing2 chih hsing yuukou / yuko ゆうこう |
to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run (noun, transitive verb) (1) (しっこう, しゅぎょう only) execution; carrying out; performance; enforcement; exercise; service; conduct; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (しっこう only) {law} execution; (3) {Buddh} lead monk performing various tasks in a temple; (surname) Yūkou temple executor |
基操 see styles |
jī cāo ji1 cao1 chi ts`ao chi tsao |
(slang) the norm; typical behavior; nothing out of the ordinary; just what you'd expect (often used ironically) (abbr. for 基本操作[ji1 ben3 cao1 zuo4]) |
堀切 see styles |
horizetsu ほりぜつ |
(archaism) man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle); artificial trench; moat; (surname) Horizetsu |
堅材 see styles |
kenzai けんざい |
hard wood |
堆疊 堆叠 see styles |
duī dié dui1 die2 tui tieh |
to pile up; to put layer upon layer; (Tw) (computing) stack |
堆砌 see styles |
duī qì dui1 qi4 tui ch`i tui chi |
lit. to pile up (bricks); to pack; fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases); ornate rhetoric |
報廢 报废 see styles |
bào fèi bao4 fei4 pao fei |
to scrap; to dispose of (something worn-out or damaged) |
報銷 报销 see styles |
bào xiāo bao4 xiao1 pao hsiao |
to submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement; to write off; to wipe out |
塑像 see styles |
sù xiàng su4 xiang4 su hsiang sozou / sozo そぞう |
to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood); a statue created through such a process plaster image; clay figure To model images. |
塗去 涂去 see styles |
tú qù tu2 qu4 t`u ch`ü tu chü |
to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid, ink, paint etc; to paint out; to paint over |
塗潭 涂潭 see styles |
tú tán tu2 tan2 t`u t`an tu tan |
muddy water in a pool or pond |
塞責 塞责 see styles |
sè zé se4 ze2 se tse |
to carry out one's duties perfunctorily; to fulfill one's responsibility |
塩抜 see styles |
shionuki しおぬき |
(noun/participle) desalinating with water; salt removal |
塩析 see styles |
enseki えんせき |
(n,vs,vi) {chem} salting out |
塩水 see styles |
shiomizu しおみず |
salt water; brine; (surname) Shiomizu |
塩汁 see styles |
shottsuru しょっつる shiojiru しおじる |
salted and fermented fish sauce from Akita; (1) salty broth; (2) salt water |
塩湯 see styles |
shioba しおば |
hot salt water (incl. bath); (surname) Shioba |
塩煮 see styles |
shioni しおに |
boiling in salted water (e.g. fish) |
填表 see styles |
tián biǎo tian2 biao3 t`ien piao tien piao |
to fill out a form; to complete a form |
墊底 垫底 see styles |
diàn dǐ dian4 di3 tien ti |
to put something on the bottom; to eat something to tide oneself over until mealtime; to lay the foundation; to come last in the rankings |
増水 see styles |
masumizu ますみず |
(n,vs,vi) (See 減水) rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water; (surname) Masumizu |
墩子 see styles |
dūn zi dun1 zi5 tun tzu |
squat block (of stone, wood etc); ottoman; pouf |
壑溝 壑沟 see styles |
hè gōu he4 gou1 ho kou |
ditch; narrow strip of water; moat |
壓擠 压挤 see styles |
yā jǐ ya1 ji3 ya chi |
to squeeze out; to extrude |
壘砌 垒砌 see styles |
lěi qì lei3 qi4 lei ch`i lei chi |
to build a structure out of layered bricks or stones |
壞色 坏色 see styles |
huài sè huai4 se4 huai se ejiki |
kaṣāya, cf. 袈 a brown colour; but it is described as a neutral colour through the dyeing out of the other colours, i.e. for the monk's 壞色衣 or 壞衲 rag-robe. |
壬午 see styles |
rén wǔ ren2 wu3 jen wu mizunoeuma; jingo みずのえうま; じんご |
nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062 (See 干支・1) Water Horse (19th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1942, 2002, 2062) |
壬子 see styles |
rén zǐ ren2 zi3 jen tzu yoshiko よしこ |
forty-ninth year I1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032 (See 干支・1) Water Rat (49th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1912, 1972, 2032); (female given name) Yoshiko |
壬寅 see styles |
rén yín ren2 yin2 jen yin jinnen じんねん |
thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022 (See 干支・1) Water Tiger (39th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1962, 2022, 2082); (given name) Jinnen |
壬戌 see styles |
rén xū ren2 xu1 jen hsü mizunoeinu; jinjutsu / mizunoenu; jinjutsu みずのえいぬ; じんじゅつ |
fifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042 (See 干支・1) Water Dog (59th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1922, 1982, 2042) |
壬申 see styles |
rén shēn ren2 shen1 jen shen mizunoesaru; jinshin みずのえさる; じんしん |
ninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052 (See 干支・1) Water Monkey (9th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1932, 1992, 2052) |
壬辰 see styles |
rén chén ren2 chen2 jen ch`en jen chen mizunoetatsu; jinshin みずのえたつ; じんしん |
twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072 (See 干支・1) Water Dragon (29th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1952, 2012, 2072) |
売る see styles |
uru うる |
(transitive verb) (1) to sell; (transitive verb) (2) (See 国を売る) to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); (transitive verb) (3) (See 名を売る) to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; (transitive verb) (4) (See 喧嘩を売る,恩を売る) to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.); to provoke; to force on someone |
売切 see styles |
urikire うりきれ |
(adj-no,n) sold-out |
売国 see styles |
baikoku ばいこく |
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason |
壺皿 see styles |
tsubozara つぼざら |
small, deep dish; dice cup |
変哲 see styles |
hentetsu へんてつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) (See 変哲もない) something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary; (given name) Hentetsu |
外す see styles |
hazusu はずす |
(transitive verb) (1) to remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten; to undo; (transitive verb) (2) to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to exclude; to expel; (transitive verb) (3) to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to step out; to slip away; (transitive verb) (4) to dodge (a question, blow, etc.); to evade; to sidestep; to avoid (e.g. peak season); (transitive verb) (5) (ant: 当たる・1) to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.) |
外出 see styles |
wài chū wai4 chu1 wai ch`u wai chu hokade ほかで |
to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) (n,vs,vi) going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.); (place-name) Hokade |
外商 see styles |
wài shāng wai4 shang1 wai shang gaishou / gaisho がいしょう |
foreign businessman; foreign enterprise; foreign company (1) foreign merchant; foreign businessman; foreign company; foreign firm; (2) out-of-store sales; calling on customers to take orders |
外帶 外带 see styles |
wài dài wai4 dai4 wai tai |
take-out (fast food); (outer part of) tire; as well; besides; into the bargain; outer zone |
外廷 see styles |
gaitei / gaite がいてい |
public area of the Imperial Palace where the emperor carries out official business |
外朝 see styles |
gaichou / gaicho がいちょう |
(1) public area of the Imperial Palace where the emperor carries out official business; (2) imperial palace of a foreign country |
外流 see styles |
wài liú wai4 liu2 wai liu |
outflow; to flow out; to drain |
外溢 see styles |
wài yì wai4 yi4 wai i |
(of liquid) to spill out; to overflow; (of gas) to leak out; (fig.) to spill over; to spread (to new areas); (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain; to flow outward (esp. overseas); (fig.) (of talent) to show; to be revealed |
外股 see styles |
sotomomo そともも sotomata そとまた |
outer thigh; (n,adv) (walking with) one's toes turned out; duckfooted |
外輪 see styles |
sotowa そとわ |
(1) outer ring; external ring; (2) (がいりん only) rim (of a wheel); (3) (がいりん only) (See 外車・2) paddle wheel; (4) (そとわ only) (See 内輪・うちわ・4) out-toe walking; duck-footed walking; (surname) Sotowa |
外送 see styles |
wài sòng wai4 song4 wai sung |
to send out; fast food delivered |
外食 see styles |
wài shí wai4 shi2 wai shih gaishoku がいしょく |
to eat out; food brought in from outside; food not purchased within the premises (n,vs,vi) eating out; dining out external sustenance |
多嘴 see styles |
duō zuǐ duo1 zui3 to tsui |
talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly |
大乘 see styles |
dà shèng da4 sheng4 ta sheng oonori おおのり |
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr. [Da4 cheng2] (surname) Oonori Mahāyāna; also called 上乘; 妙乘; 勝乘; 無上乘; 無上上乘; 不惡乘; 無等乘, 無等等乘; 摩訶衍 The great yāna, wain, or conveyance, or the greater vehicle in comparison with the 小乘 Hīnayāna. It indicates universalism, or Salvation for all, for all are Buddha and will attain bodhi. It is the form of Buddhism prevalent in Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and in other places in the Far East. It is also called Northern Buddhism. It is interpreted as 大教 the greater teaching as compared with 小教 the smaller, or inferior. Hīnayāna, which is undoubtedly nearer to the original teaching of the Buddha, is unfairly described as an endeavour to seek nirvana through an ash-covered body, an extinguished intellect, and solitariness; its followers are sravakas and pratyekabuddhas (i.e. those who are striving for their own deliverance through ascetic works). Mahāyāna, on the other hand, is described as seeking to find and extend all knowledge, and, in certain schools, to lead all to Buddhahood. It has a conception of an Eternal Buddha, or Buddhahood as Eternal (Adi-Buddha), but its especial doctrines are, inter alia, (a) the bodhisattvas 菩薩 , i.e. beings who deny themselves final Nirvana until, according to their vows, they have first saved all the living; (b) salvation by faith in, or invocation of the Buddhas or bodhisattvas; (c) Paradise as a nirvana of bliss in the company of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, saints, and believers. Hīnayāna is sometimes described as 自利 self-benefiting, and Mahāyāna as 自利利他 self-benefit for the benefit of others, unlimited altruism and pity being the theory of Mahāyāna. There is a further division into one-yana and three-yanas: the trīyāna may be śrāvaka, pratyeka-buddha, and bodhisattva, represented by a goat, deer, or bullock cart; the one-yāna is that represented by the Lotus School as the one doctrine of the Buddha, which had been variously taught by him according to the capacity of his hearers, v. 方便. Though Mahāyāna tendencies are seen in later forms of the older Buddhism, the foundation of Mahāyāna has been attributed to Nāgārjuna 龍樹. "The characteristics of this system are an excess of transcendental speculation tending to abstract nihilism, and the substitution of fanciful degrees of meditation and contemplation (v. Samādhi and Dhyāna) in place of the practical asceticism of the Hīnayāna school."[Eitel 68-9.] Two of its foundation books are the 起信論and the 妙法蓮華經 but a larnge numberof Mahāyāna sutras are ascribed to the Buddha。. |
大刧 大劫 see styles |
dà jié da4 jie2 ta chieh daikō |
mahākalpa. The great kalpa, from the beginning of a universe till it is destroyed and another begins in its place. It has four kalpas or periods known as vivarta 成刧 the creation period; vivarta‐siddha 住刧 the appearance of sun and moon, i.e. light, and the period of life, human and general; saṃvarta 壤刧 or 滅刧 destruction first by fire, then water, then fire, then deluge, then a great wind, i.e. water during seven small kalpas, fire during 56 and wind one, in all 64; saṃvartatthāhi 増滅刧 total destruction gradually reaching the void. A great kalpa is calculated as eighty small kalpas and to last 1,347,000,000 years. |
大吃 see styles |
dà chī da4 chi1 ta ch`ih ta chih |
to gorge oneself; to pig out |
大外 see styles |
dà wài da4 wai4 ta wai osoto おそと |
abbr. for 大連外國語大學|大连外国语大学[Da4 lian2 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2] {horse} far out wide; far outside; (place-name) Osoto |
大幹 大干 see styles |
dà gàn da4 gan4 ta kan hiromoto ひろもと |
to go all out; to work energetically (personal name) Hiromoto |
大服 see styles |
oohata おおはた |
(1) swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine; (2) (abbreviation) tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year; (surname) Oohata |
大杯 see styles |
taihai たいはい |
large cup |
大用 see styles |
dà yòng da4 yong4 ta yung dayou / dayo だよう |
to put sb in powerful position; to empower (1) (だいよう only) (rare) (See 大便) feces; excrement; (2) (rare) large effect; (personal name) Dayou great function |
大白 see styles |
dà bái da4 bai2 ta pai daihaku だいはく |
(of facts or truth) to become fully revealed; to come to light; (old) wine cup; (coll.) whiting (used in whitewash); (coll.) (neologism, attested by 2020) healthcare worker in a full-body protective suit (from the white robot Baymax in Disney's "Big Hero 6", called "大白" in Chinese) large cup; (place-name) Daihaku |
大盃 see styles |
taihai たいはい |
large cup |
大種 大种 see styles |
dà zhǒng da4 zhong3 ta chung daishu |
The four great seeds, or elements (四大) which enter into all things, i.e. earth, water, fire, and wind, from which, as from seed, all things spring. |
大罵 大骂 see styles |
dà mà da4 ma4 ta ma |
to rain curses (on sb); to let sb have it; to bawl sb out |
大薯 see styles |
daijo; daijo だいじょ; ダイジョ |
(kana only) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam |
大車 大车 see styles |
dà chē da4 che1 ta ch`e ta che ooguruma おおぐるま |
(surname) Ooguruma The great bullock-cart in the parable of the burning house, i.e. Mahāyāna, v. Lotus Sutra. |
天杯 see styles |
tenpai てんぱい |
emperor's gift cup |
天水 see styles |
tiān shuǐ tian1 shui3 t`ien shui tien shui tenmizu てんみず |
see 天水市[Tian1 shui3 Shi4] rain water; (surname) Tenmizu |
天盃 see styles |
tenpai てんぱい |
emperor's gift cup |
天親 天亲 see styles |
tiān qīn tian1 qin1 t`ien ch`in tien chin amachika あまちか |
one's flesh and blood (surname) Amachika Vasubandhu, 伐蘇畔度; 婆藪槃豆 (or 婆修槃豆) (or 婆修槃陀) 'akin to the gods ', or 世親 'akin to the world'. Vasubandhu is described as a native of Puruṣapura, or Peshawar, by Eitel as of Rājagriha, born '900 years after the nirvana', or about A. D. 400; Takakusu suggests 420-500, Peri puts his death not later than 350. In Eitel's day the date of his death was put definitely at A. D. 117. Vasubandhu's great work, the Abhidharmakośa, is only one of his thirty-six works. He is said to be the younger brother of Asaṅga of the Yogācāra school, by whom he was converted from the Sarvāstivāda school of thought to that of Mahāyāna and of Nāgārjuna. On his conversion he would have 'cut out his tongue' for its past heresy, but was dissuaded by his brother, who bade him use the same tongue to correct his errors, whereupon he wrote the 唯識論 and other Mahayanist works. He is called the twenty-first patriarch and died in Ayodhya. |
天鳳 see styles |
tenhoo テンホー |
(mahj) blessing of heaven (chi:); hand in which the dealer goes out on their initial deal |
失傳 失传 see styles |
shī chuán shi1 chuan2 shih ch`uan shih chuan |
(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct |
失口 see styles |
shī kǒu shi1 kou3 shih k`ou shih kou |
slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret |
失序 see styles |
shī xù shi1 xu4 shih hsü |
to get into disarray; to get out of whack |
失控 see styles |
shī kòng shi1 kong4 shih k`ung shih kung |
to go out of control |
失格 see styles |
shī gé shi1 ge2 shih ko shikkaku しっかく |
to overstep the rules; to go out of bounds; disqualification; to lose face; disqualified (noun/participle) (1) disqualification; elimination; incapacity; (noun/participle) (2) being unfit for one's role; being a failure |
失準 失准 see styles |
shī zhǔn shi1 zhun3 shih chun |
not up to scratch; subpar; off; gone awry; (of an instrument) to be out of kilter; (of a forecast) to be off the mark |
失聲 失声 see styles |
shī shēng shi1 sheng1 shih sheng |
to lose one's voice; (to cry out) involuntarily |
失言 see styles |
shī yán shi1 yan2 shih yen shitsugen しつげん |
slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret (n,vs,vi) verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words |
失責 失责 see styles |
shī zé shi1 ze2 shih tse |
breach of responsibility; failure to carry out one's duty |
失靈 失灵 see styles |
shī líng shi1 ling2 shih ling |
out of order (of machine); not working properly; a failing (of a system) |
夷滅 夷灭 see styles |
yí miè yi2 mie4 i mieh |
to massacre; to die out |
奇缺 see styles |
qí quē qi2 que1 ch`i ch`üeh chi chüeh |
very short of (food, clean water etc); extreme shortage; deficit |
奉事 see styles |
fèng shì feng4 shi4 feng shih hōji |
To carry out orders. |
奉体 see styles |
houtai / hotai ほうたい |
(noun/participle) carrying out the will of one's lord |
奔出 see styles |
honshutsu ほんしゅつ |
(n,vs,vi) gushing out |
奔命 see styles |
bēn mìng ben1 ming4 pen ming honmei / honme ほんめい |
to rush about on errands; to be kept on the run (n,vs,vi) wearing oneself out with work |
奔襲 奔袭 see styles |
bēn xí ben1 xi2 pen hsi |
to carry out a long-range raid |
套問 套问 see styles |
tào wèn tao4 wen4 t`ao wen tao wen |
to sound sb out; to find out by tactful indirect questioning |
套現 套现 see styles |
tào xiàn tao4 xian4 t`ao hsien tao hsien |
to convert (an asset) into cash; to cash out |
套話 套话 see styles |
tào huà tao4 hua4 t`ao hua tao hua |
polite phrase; conventional greetings; cliché; to try to worm facts out of sb |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "Put Out a Burning Wood Cart - With a Cup of Water" 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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