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<...1011121314151617181920...>| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
豊干 see styles |
bukan ぶかん |
(person) Fenggan (Tang-era Chinese monk) |
豎提 竖提 see styles |
shù tí shu4 ti2 shu t`i shu ti |
stroke𠄌 in Chinese characters (e.g. 以[yi3]) |
豎直 竖直 see styles |
shù zhí shu4 zhi2 shu chih |
vertical; to erect; to set upright; vertical stroke in Chinese characters; young servant (old) |
豎筆 竖笔 see styles |
shù bǐ shu4 bi3 shu pi |
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) |
豎鉤 竖钩 see styles |
shù gōu shu4 gou1 shu kou |
vertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters) |
象形 see styles |
xiàng xíng xiang4 xing2 hsiang hsing shoukei / shoke しょうけい |
pictogram; one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters; Chinese character derived from a picture; sometimes called hieroglyph (noun - becomes adjective with の) hieroglyphics; type of character representing pictures; (surname) Ogata |
貼吧 贴吧 see styles |
tiē bā tie1 ba1 t`ieh pa tieh pa |
Baidu Tieba, lit. "Baidu Post Bar", a Chinese online forum hosted by Baidu Inc. |
貼旦 贴旦 see styles |
tiē dàn tie1 dan4 t`ieh tan tieh tan |
female supporting actress in a Chinese opera |
貼生 贴生 see styles |
tiē shēng tie1 sheng1 t`ieh sheng tieh sheng |
male supporting actor in a Chinese opera |
賈誼 贾谊 see styles |
jiǎ yì jia3 yi4 chia i kagi かぎ |
Jia Yi (200-168 BC), Chinese poet and statesman of the Western Han Dynasty (personal name) Kagi |
贛語 赣语 see styles |
gàn yǔ gan4 yu3 kan yü kango かんご |
Gan dialect, spoken in Jiangxi Province Gan Chinese (language) |
赤匪 see styles |
chì fěi chi4 fei3 ch`ih fei chih fei |
red bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw)) |
起句 see styles |
kiku きく |
opening line; opening line of a (Chinese) poem |
趙國 赵国 see styles |
zhào guó zhao4 guo2 chao kuo |
Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC) |
趙薇 赵薇 see styles |
zhào wēi zhao4 wei1 chao wei |
Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star |
趙高 赵高 see styles |
zhào gāo zhao4 gao1 chao kao choukou / choko ちょうこう |
Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty (personal name) Chōkou |
跨院 see styles |
kuà yuàn kua4 yuan4 k`ua yüan kua yüan |
lateral court (in a Chinese house) |
跳棋 see styles |
tiào qí tiao4 qi2 t`iao ch`i tiao chi |
Chinese checkers |
蹴鞠 see styles |
cù jū cu4 ju1 ts`u chü tsu chü kemari; shuukiku / kemari; shukiku けまり; しゅうきく |
cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer) kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan |
身毒 see styles |
shēn dú shen1 du2 shen tu Shindoku しんどく |
(archaism) (former Chinese name for) India Sindhu, Scinde, v. 印度. |
躲年 see styles |
duǒ nián duo3 nian2 to nien |
to avoid going home for the Chinese New Year (for any of various reasons: because one finds the festivities onerous in some way, or because it would be seen as inauspicious for one to attend, or, in former times, to avoid creditors, since it was the custom to have debts settled before New Year's Day, and once into the New Year, debtors got a reprieve) |
軍棋 军棋 see styles |
jun qí jun1 qi2 chün ch`i chün chi |
land battle chess, Chinese board game similar to Stratego |
軫宿 轸宿 see styles |
zhěn sù zhen3 su4 chen su Shinshuku みつかけぼし |
Chinese "Chariot" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) (Skt. Aṣāḍhā) |
軽声 see styles |
keisei / kese けいせい |
neutral tone (in spoken Chinese) |
轉注 转注 see styles |
zhuǎn zhù zhuan3 zhu4 chuan chu |
transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character with meanings influenced by other words; sometimes called mutually explanatory character |
辣油 see styles |
raayu / rayu ラーユ |
(Chinese) chili oil (chi: layou); chile oil; chilli oil |
辣韭 see styles |
rakkyou / rakkyo らっきょう rakkyo らっきょ |
(1) (kana only) Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek |
辣韮 see styles |
rakkyou / rakkyo らっきょう rakkyo らっきょ |
(1) (kana only) Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek |
辭海 辞海 see styles |
cí hǎi ci2 hai3 tz`u hai tzu hai |
Cihai, encyclopedic dictionary of Chinese first published in 1936 |
農曆 农历 see styles |
nóng lì nong2 li4 nung li |
the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar |
近代 see styles |
jìn dài jin4 dai4 chin tai kindai きんだい |
the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919); capitalist times (pre-1949) (1) present day; modern times; recent times; (2) (hist) (See 明治維新) early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II); (female given name) Chikayo in recent times |
返り see styles |
kaeri かえり |
(1) turning over; flipping over; (2) reply; response; (3) marks indicating the Japanese meaning of the texts of Chinese classics; (4) lapel |
送氣 送气 see styles |
sòng qì song4 qi4 sung ch`i sung chi |
aspiration (phonetics, explosion of breath on consonants distinguishing Chinese p, t from b, d) |
逐水 see styles |
zhú shuǐ zhu2 shui3 chu shui |
to relieve oedema through purging or diuresis (Chinese medicine) |
通事 see styles |
touji / toji とうじ |
(1) translation (esp. in court); interpretation; (2) Edo-era translation of Dutch and Chinese; (surname) Touji |
通詞 see styles |
tsuuji / tsuji つうじ |
(1) translation (esp. in court); interpretation; (2) Edo-era translation of Dutch and Chinese; (place-name) Tsuuji |
通辞 see styles |
tsuuji / tsuji つうじ |
(1) translation (esp. in court); interpretation; (2) Edo-era translation of Dutch and Chinese |
造字 see styles |
zào zì zao4 zi4 tsao tzu zouji / zoji ぞうじ |
to create Chinese characters; cf Six Methods of forming Chinese characters 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] kanji formation; character coinage |
連寫 连写 see styles |
lián xiě lian2 xie3 lien hsieh |
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper; (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces) |
連山 连山 see styles |
lián shān lian2 shan1 lien shan renzan れんざん |
Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning (1) mountain range; (2) (hist) Lian Shan (Xia-period method of Chinese divination); (surname) Ren'yama |
連書 连书 see styles |
lián shū lian2 shu1 lien shu |
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper; (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces) |
進士 进士 see styles |
jìn shì jin4 shi4 chin shih shinshi; shinji; shiji(ok) しんし; しんじ; しじ(ok) |
successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination; palace graduate (1) (See 科挙) palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; (2) (See 式部省) examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination; (surname) Niigata |
過年 过年 see styles |
guò nián guo4 nian2 kuo nien |
to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
道芝 see styles |
michishiba みちしば |
(1) roadside grass; roadside weeds; (2) guidance (sometimes esp. referring to guidance in love); guidepost; guide; (3) (See 力芝) Chinese fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides); (place-name) Michishiba |
達磨 达磨 see styles |
dá mó da2 mo2 ta mo daruma(p); daruma だるま(P); ダルマ |
(1) (kana only) daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted; (2) (kana only) Bodhidharma; (3) prostitute; (personal name) Daruma dharma; also 達摩; 達麼; 達而麻耶; 曇摩; 馱摩 tr. by 法. dharma is from dhara, holding, bearing, possessing, etc.; and means 'that which is to be held fast or kept, ordinance, statute, law, usage, practice'; 'anything right.' M.W. It may be variously intp. as (1) characteristic, attribute, predicate; (2) the bearer, the transcendent substratum of single elements of conscious life; (3) element, i.e. a part of conscious life; (4) nirvāṇa, i.e. the Dharma par excellence, the object of Buddhist teaching; (5) the absolute, the real; (6) the teaching or religion of Buddha; (7) thing, object, appearance. Also, Damo, or Bodhidharma, the twenty-eighth Indian and first Chinese patriarch, who arrived in China A.D. 520, the reputed founder of the Chan or Intuitional School in China. He is described as son of a king in southern India; originally called Bodhitara. He arrived at Guangdong, bringing it is said the sacred begging-bowl, and settled in Luoyang, where he engaged in silent meditation for nine years, whence he received the title of wall-gazing Brahman 壁觀婆羅門, though he was a kṣatriya. His doctrine and practice were those of the 'inner light', independent of the written word, but to 慧可 Huike, his successor, he commended the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra as nearest to his views. There are many names with Dharma as initial: Dharmapāla, Dharmagupta, Dharmayaśas, Dharmaruci, Dharmarakṣa, Dharmatrāta, Dharmavardhana, etc. |
遠志 远志 see styles |
yuǎn zhì yuan3 zhi4 yüan chih tooshi とおし |
far-reaching ambition; lofty ideal; milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine (given name) Tooshi |
邯鄲 邯郸 see styles |
hán dān han2 dan1 han tan kantan かんたん |
Handan prefecture-level city in Hebei; also Handan county tree cricket (Oecanthus longicauda); (place-name) Handan; Hantan (Chinese city in Heibei province) |
郎中 see styles |
láng zhōng lang2 zhong1 lang chung |
doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful) |
郎平 see styles |
láng píng lang2 ping2 lang p`ing lang ping |
Jenny Lang Ping (1960-), Chinese volleyball player, coach of USA women's national team since 2005 |
郎朗 see styles |
láng lǎng lang2 lang3 lang lang |
Lang Lang (1982-), Chinese concert pianist |
部首 see styles |
bù shǒu bu4 shou3 pu shou bushu ぶしゅ |
radical of a Chinese character radical (of a kanji character) |
郭嘉 see styles |
kakuka かくか |
(person) Guo Jia (2nd century CE Chinese commander) |
都護 都护 see styles |
dū hù du1 hu4 tu hu togo とご |
(old) highest administrative post in border areas; governor of a march (1) (hist) (See 都護府) Protector General (Tang-period Chinese official); (2) (hist) (See 按察使) travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara and Heian-period position) |
鄧析 邓析 see styles |
dèng xī deng4 xi1 teng hsi |
Deng Xi (545-501 BC), Chinese philosopher and rhetorician, the first lawyer of ancient China |
鄭碼 郑码 see styles |
zhèng mǎ zheng4 ma3 cheng ma |
Zheng coding; original Chinese character coding based on component shapes, created by Zheng Yili 鄭易里|郑易里[Zheng4 Yi4 li3], underlying most stroke-based Chinese input methods; also called common coding 字根通用碼|字根通用码[zi4 gen1 tong1 yong4 ma3] |
酒虫 see styles |
sakamushi; sakemushi; shuchuu / sakamushi; sakemushi; shuchu さかむし; さけむし; しゅちゅう |
(from 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740) mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol) |
酷派 see styles |
kù pài ku4 pai4 k`u p`ai ku pai |
Coolpad Group Ltd, Chinese company |
酸桃 see styles |
sumomo すもも |
(kana only) Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum |
酸菜 see styles |
suān cài suan1 cai4 suan ts`ai suan tsai |
pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage |
醉蝦 醉虾 see styles |
zuì xiā zui4 xia1 tsui hsia |
drunken shrimp (Chinese dish based on shrimps marinated in Chinese wine) |
釋迦 释迦 see styles |
shì jiā shi4 jia1 shih chia shaka しゃか |
sugar apple (Annona squamosa) (personal name) Shaka (釋迦婆) Śakra.; Śākya. the clan or family of the Buddha, said to be derived from śāka, vegetables, but intp. in Chinese as powerful, strong, and explained by 能 powerful, also erroneously by 仁charitable, which belongs rather to association with Śākyamuni. The clan, which is said to have wandered hither from the delta of the Indus, occupied a district of a few thousand square miles lying on the slopes of the Nepalese hills and on the plains to the south. Its capital was Kapilavastu. At the time of Buddha the clan was under the suzerainty of Kośala, an adjoining kingdom Later Buddhists, in order to surpass Brahmans, invented a fabulous line of five kings of the Vivartakalpa headed by Mahāsammata 大三末多; these were followed by five cakravartī, the first being Mūrdhaja 頂生王; after these came nineteen kings, the first being Cetiya 捨帝, the last Mahādeva 大天; these were succeeded by dynasties of 5,000, 7,000, 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 15,000 kings; after which long Gautama opens a line of 1,100 kings, the last, Ikṣvāku, reigning at Potala. With Ikṣvāku the Śākyas are said to have begun. His four sons reigned at Kapilavastu. 'Śākyamuni was one of his descendants in the seventh generation.' Later, after the destruction of Kapilavastu by Virūḍhaka, four survivors of the family founded the kingdoms of Udyana, Bamyam, Himatala, and Sāmbī. Eitel. |
里弄 see styles |
lǐ lòng li3 long4 li lung |
lanes and alleys; neighborhood; lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families |
重文 see styles |
chóng wén chong2 wen2 ch`ung wen chung wen juubun / jubun じゅうぶん |
repetitious passage; multiple variants of Chinese characters (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) {gramm} compound sentence; sentenced formed of two independent clauses; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (abbreviation) (See 重要文化財) important cultural property; important cultural asset; (given name) Shigebumi |
重疊 重叠 see styles |
chóng dié chong2 die2 ch`ung tieh chung tieh |
to overlap; to superimpose; to telescope; to run together; to duplicate; one over another; superposition; an overlap; redundancy; reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 散散步[san4 san4 bu4] to have a stroll) |
金威 see styles |
jīn wēi jin1 wei1 chin wei |
Kingway (Chinese beer brand) |
金文 see styles |
jīn wén jin1 wen2 chin wen kinbun きんぶん |
inscription in bronze; bell-cauldron inscription Chinese bronze inscriptions; type of lettering used on metal objects, especially in China during the Yin and Zhou dynasties; (surname) Kanebun |
金盾 see styles |
kinjun きんじゅん |
Golden Shield Project; Chinese network-security project which operates the Great Firewall of China |
鉄線 see styles |
tessen てっせん |
(1) iron (steel) wire; (2) Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower |
銅錘 铜锤 see styles |
tóng chuí tong2 chui2 t`ung ch`ui tung chui |
mace (weapon); (Chinese opera) "tongchui" (painted face role) (abbr. for 銅錘花臉|铜锤花脸[tong2 chui2 hua1 lian3]) |
錯字 错字 see styles |
cuò zì cuo4 zi4 ts`o tzu tso tzu |
incorrect character; typo (in Chinese text) |
鍾き see styles |
shouki / shoki しょうき |
(1) Shoki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; (2) Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft) |
鍾馗 钟馗 see styles |
zhōng kuí zhong1 kui2 chung k`uei chung kuei shouki / shoki しょうき |
Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits); (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil (1) Shoki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; (2) Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft) |
鎖吶 锁呐 see styles |
suǒ nà suo3 na4 so na |
suona, Chinese shawm; see 嗩吶|唢呐 |
鑼鼓 锣鼓 see styles |
luó gǔ luo2 gu3 lo ku |
gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments |
長庚 长庚 see styles |
cháng gēng chang2 geng1 ch`ang keng chang keng |
Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk |
長征 长征 see styles |
cháng zhēng chang2 zheng1 ch`ang cheng chang cheng chousei / chose ちょうせい |
expedition; long journey (noun/participle) (1) lengthy military expedition; (2) (hist) Long March (China, 1934-1936); (3) Long March (series of Chinese launch vehicles) |
長芋 see styles |
nagaimo ながいも |
(kana only) Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas) |
長薯 see styles |
nagaimo ながいも |
(kana only) Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas) |
長袍 长袍 see styles |
cháng páo chang2 pao2 ch`ang p`ao chang pao chōhō |
chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe); gown; robe; CL:件[jian4] full-sleeved gown |
開元 开元 see styles |
kāi yuán kai1 yuan2 k`ai yüan kai yüan kaimoto かいもと |
Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity (surname) Kaimoto The Kaiyuan period of the Tang emperor Xuanzong, A.D. 713-741; during which the monk 智昇 Zhisheng in 730 issued his 'complete list of all the translations of Buddhist books into the Chinese language from the year A.D. 67 up to the date of publication, embracing the labours of 176 individuals, the whole amounting to 2,278 separate works, many of which, however, were at that time already lost.' Wylie. Its title was開元釋教錄. He also issued the 開元釋教錄略出, an abbreviated version. |
開打 开打 see styles |
kāi dǎ kai1 da3 k`ai ta kai ta |
(of a sports competition or match) to commence; (of a war or battle) to break out; to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera); to brawl; to come to blows |
開襟 开襟 see styles |
kāi jīn kai1 jin1 k`ai chin kai chin kaikin かいきん |
buttoned Chinese tunic; unbuttoned (to cool down) (n,vs,adj-no) open-necked (shirt) |
關格 关格 see styles |
guān gé guan1 ge2 kuan ko |
blocked or painful urination, constipation and vomiting (Chinese medicine) |
阮咸 see styles |
ruǎn xián ruan3 xian2 juan hsien genkan げんかん |
see 阮[ruan3] ruanxian (4 or 5-stringed Chinese lute); ruan; (personal name) Genkan |
防人 see styles |
sakimori; boujin / sakimori; bojin さきもり; ぼうじん |
(1) (hist) soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; (2) (ぼうじん only) (hist) Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty; (given name) Sakimori |
防已 see styles |
tsuzurafuji つづらふじ |
(1) (kana only) Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum); (2) complex inter-relationship (as in the struggle between two types of vine over one piece of land) |
防風 防风 see styles |
fáng fēng fang2 feng1 fang feng boufuu; boufuu / bofu; bofu ぼうふう; ボウフウ |
to protect from wind; fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata), its root used in TCM (1) (ぼうふう only) protection against wind; (2) (kana only) Saposhnikovia divaricata (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine); (3) (kana only) (See ハマボウフウ) Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine) |
阿來 阿来 see styles |
ā lái a1 lai2 a lai |
Alai (1959-), ethnic Tibetan Chinese writer, awarded Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2000 for his novel 塵埃落定|尘埃落定[Chen2 ai1 luo4 ding4] "Red Poppies" |
阿潘 see styles |
ā pān a1 pan1 a p`an a pan Ahan |
Apan, name of the 'first' Chinese Buddhist nun, of Luoyang in Henan. |
降火 see styles |
jiàng huǒ jiang4 huo3 chiang huo |
to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine) |
陣皮 see styles |
chinpi ちんぴ |
(irregular kanji usage) dried citrus peel (esp. of a satsuma mandarin) used as seasoning and in traditional Chinese medicine; chenpi |
陳厚 陈厚 see styles |
chén hòu chen2 hou4 ch`en hou chen hou |
Peter Chen Ho (1931-1970), Chinese actor |
陳沖 陈冲 see styles |
chén chōng chen2 chong1 ch`en ch`ung chen chung |
Joan Chen (1961-), Chinese born American actress |
陶謙 see styles |
touken / token とうけん |
(person) Tao Qian (2nd century CE Chinese commander and politician) |
陸客 陆客 see styles |
lù kè lu4 ke4 lu k`o lu ko |
(Tw) (neologism c. 2008) mainland Chinese tourist |
陸機 陆机 see styles |
lù jī lu4 ji1 lu chi rikuki りくき |
Lu Ji (261-303), Chinese writer and literary critic (person) Lu Ji (261CE-303CE); Lu Chi |
陸羽 陆羽 see styles |
lù yǔ lu4 yu3 lu yü rikuu / riku りくう |
Lu Yu (733-804), Chinese writer from Tang dynasty, known for his obsession with tea (person) Luk (Lu) Yu |
隸書 隶书 see styles |
lì shū li4 shu1 li shu |
clerical script; official script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
雅樂 雅乐 see styles |
yǎ yuè ya3 yue4 ya yüeh uta うた |
formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou; Korean a'ak; Japanese gagaku (surname, female given name) Uta |
集部 see styles |
jí bù ji2 bu4 chi pu |
non-canonical text; Chinese literary work not included in official classics; apocryphal |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "Chinese" 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
This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's
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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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.
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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.
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