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上下 see styles |
shàng xià shang4 xia4 shang hsia jouge / joge じょうげ |
the top and bottom of something; the full vertical extent of something; from top to bottom; to go up and down; before and after (as in 上下文[shang4 xia4 wen2] "context"); (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so; (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦[shang4 xia4 he2 mu4] "harmony between superiors and subordinates"); all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4] "the entire nation"); relative superiority (as in 不相上下[bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4] "evenly matched") (1) top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down; (n,vs,vi) (2) going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating; (n,vs,vi) (3) going and coming back; (4) upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people; (5) first and second volumes; (6) {cloth} top and bottom; two-piece (outfit); (place-name, surname) Jōge above and below |
上前 see styles |
shàng qián shang4 qian2 shang ch`ien shang chien kamimae かみまえ |
to advance; to step forward (1) (See 下前) part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); (2) (See 上米・うわまい・1) percentage; commission; (surname) Kamimae |
上司 see styles |
shàng si shang4 si5 shang ssu jouji / joji じょうじ |
boss; superior (See 部下,目上) (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups; (personal name) Jōji |
上報 上报 see styles |
shàng bào shang4 bao4 shang pao |
to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter |
上士 see styles |
shàng shì shang4 shi4 shang shih joushi / joshi じょうし |
(hist) high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period) The superior disciple, who becomes perfect in (spiritually) profiting himself and others. The 中士 profits self but not others; the 下士 neither. |
上家 see styles |
shàng jiā shang4 jia1 shang chia jouya / joya じょうや |
preceding player (in a game) {mahj} (See 下家・しもチャ,対面・トイメン・1) left-hand opponent (chi: shàngjiā); player to one's left; (surname) Jōya |
上岸 see styles |
shàng àn shang4 an4 shang an kamigishi かみぎし |
to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) (surname) Kamigishi |
上崗 上岗 see styles |
shàng gǎng shang4 gang3 shang kang |
to take up one's post; to go on duty; to take up a job |
上巻 see styles |
uemaki うえまき |
(See 下巻,中巻) first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one; (surname) Uemaki |
上役 see styles |
uwayaku うわやく |
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior |
上心 see styles |
shàng xīn shang4 xin1 shang hsin jōshin |
carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on something mental state of the formless meditation heaven |
上気 see styles |
jouki / joki じょうき |
(n,vs,vi) flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head |
上綱 上纲 see styles |
shàng gāng shang4 gang1 shang kang kamitsuna かみつな |
(n,n-suf) (1) (じょうこう only) {biol} superclass; (2) (archaism) {Buddh} (See 僧綱) top-ranking priest in the Office of Monastic Affairs; (surname) Kamitsuna The "higher bond' or superior, the 上座 or Sthavira, among the three directors of a monastery. v. 三綱. |
上肩 see styles |
shàng jiān shang4 jian1 shang chien jōken |
Upper shoulder, i.e. the left or superior; one worthy of respect. |
上臉 上脸 see styles |
shàng liǎn shang4 lian3 shang lien |
to turn red in the face (while drinking); to become smug (when complimented) |
上路 see styles |
shàng lù shang4 lu4 shang lu jouji / joji じょうじ |
to start on a journey; to be on one's way (surname) Jōji |
上身 see styles |
shàng shēn shang4 shen1 shang shen jōshin |
upper part of the body; to put on (clothes on the upper body); (of a spirit, disease, misfortune etc) to afflict one; to possess one upper body |
上輩 上辈 see styles |
shàng bèi shang4 bei4 shang pei jōhai |
ancestors; one's elders Superior, or highest class, idem 上品. |
上長 see styles |
kaminaga かみなが |
one's superior; senior; elder; (place-name, surname) Kaminaga |
上門 上门 see styles |
shàng mén shang4 men2 shang men joumon / jomon じょうもん |
to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family {biol} superphylum; (surname) Jōmon |
上間 上间 see styles |
shàng jiān shang4 jian1 shang chien jouma / joma じょうま |
(surname) Jōma The superior rooms, i.e. on the right as one enters a monastery, the 下間 are on the left. |
下々 see styles |
shimosou / shimoso しもそう |
the lower classes; the common people; (place-name) Shimosou |
下三 see styles |
xià sān xia4 san1 hsia san gesan |
lower three |
下下 see styles |
xià xià xia4 xia4 hsia hsia gege しもじも |
the lower classes; the common people least of the least |
下前 see styles |
shimomae しもまえ |
(See 上前・1) part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); (place-name, surname) Shimomae |
下化 see styles |
xià huà xia4 hua4 hsia hua geke |
(下化衆生) Below, to transform all beings, one of the great vows of a bodhisattva. 上求菩提 above, to seek bodhi. Also 下濟衆生. |
下品 see styles |
xià pǐn xia4 pin3 hsia p`in hsia pin shimoshina しもしな |
(noun or adjectival noun) vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude; (place-name) Shimoshina The three lowest of the nine classes born in the Amitābha Pure Land, v. 無量壽經. These three lowest grades are (1) 下品上生 The highest of the three lowest classes who enter the Pure Land of Amitābha, i.e. those who have committed all sins except dishonouring the sūtras. If at the end of life the sinner clasps hands and says "Namo Amitābha", such a one will be born in His precious lake. (2) 下品中生 The middle class consists of those who have broken all the commandments, even stolen from monks and abused the law. If at death such a one hears of the great power of Amitābha, and assents with but a thought, he will be received into paradise. (3) 下品下生 The lowest class, because of their sins, should have fallen into the lowest gati, but by invoking the name of Amitābha, they can escape countless ages of reincarnation and suffering and on dying will behold a lotus flower like the sun, and, by the response of a single thought, will enter the Pure Land of Amitābha. |
下地 see styles |
xià dì xia4 di4 hsia ti shimoji しもぢ |
to go down to the fields; to get up from bed; to leave one's sickbed; to be born (1) groundwork; foundation; (2) inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge (of); grounding (in); (3) undercoat; first coat; (4) (See お下地) soy sauce; (surname) Shimoji The lower regions of the 九地 q. v.; also the lower half of the 十地 in the fifty-two grades of bodhisattva development. |
下家 see styles |
xià jiā xia4 jia1 hsia chia shimoya しもや |
player whose turn comes next (in a game); next one; my humble home {mahj} (See 上家・かみチャ,対面・トイメン・1) right-hand opponent (chi: xiàjiā); player to one's right; (surname) Shimoya |
下巻 see styles |
shimomaki しもまき |
(See 上巻,中巻) second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume; (place-name) Shimomaki |
下情 see styles |
xià qíng xia4 qing2 hsia ch`ing hsia ching kajou / kajo かじょう |
feelings of the masses; my situation (humble speech) condition of the common people feelings of ordinary people |
下意 see styles |
kai かい |
the feelings of the people |
下手 see styles |
xià shǒu xia4 shou3 hsia shou shimode しもで |
to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (ant: 上手・じょうず・1) unskillful; poor; awkward; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) imprudent; untactful; (place-name) Shimode |
下放 see styles |
xià fàng xia4 fang4 hsia fang kahou / kaho かほう |
to delegate; to decentralize; to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside (hist) (See 下放運動・かほううんどう) movements for sending young people to the countryside in China (1937, 1957, 1968) |
下様 see styles |
shimozama しもざま |
lower classes; common people |
下民 see styles |
gemin; kamin げみん; かみん |
(1) the lower classes; the masses; the common people; (2) (derogatory term) underclass; riffraff |
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. |
下篇 see styles |
gehen げへん |
second volume (of two); third volume (of three) |
下編 see styles |
gehen げへん |
second volume (of two); third volume (of three) |
下跪 see styles |
xià guì xia4 gui4 hsia kuei |
to kneel; to go down on one's knees |
下轉 下转 see styles |
xià zhuǎn xia4 zhuan3 hsia chuan geten |
The downward turn, in transmigration. Primal ignorance or unenlightenment 無明acting against the primal, true, or Buddha-nature causes transmigration. The opposite is上轉 when the good prevails over the evil. 下轉is sometimes used for 下化 to save those below. |
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. |
不倫 不伦 see styles |
bù lún bu4 lun2 pu lun furin ふりん |
(of a relationship) improper (adulterous, incestuous, teacher-student etc); unseemly (n,vs,vi,adj-na,adj-no) adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality |
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 |
不空 see styles |
bù kōng bu4 kong1 pu k`ung pu kung fukuu / fuku ふくう |
(given name, person) Fukuu Amogha, Amoghavajra. 不空三藏; 智藏; 阿目佉跋折羅 Not empty (or not in vain) vajra. The famous head of the Yogācāra school in China. A Singhalese of northern brahmanic descent, having lost his father, he came at the age of 15 with his uncle to 東海, the eastern sea, or China, where in 718 he became a disciple of 金剛智 Vajrabodhi. After the latter's death in 732, and at his wish, Eliot says in 741, he went to India and Ceylon in search of esoteric or tantric writings, and returned in 746, when he baptized the emperor Xuan Tsung. He was especially noted for rain-making and stilling storms. In 749 he received permission to return home, but was stopped by imperial orders when in the south of China. In ?756 under Su Tsung he was recalled to the capital. His time until 771 was spent translating and editing tantric books in 120 volumes, and the Yogacara 密教 rose to its peak of prosperity. He died greatly honoured at 70 years of age, in 774, the twelfth year of Tai Tsung, the third emperor under whom he had served. The festival of feeding the hungry spirits 孟蘭勝會 is attributed to him. His titles of 智藏 and 不空三藏 are Thesaurus of Wisdom and Amogha Tripitaka. |
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 |
不覺 不觉 see styles |
bù jué bu4 jue2 pu chüeh fukaku |
unconsciously Unenlightened, uncomprehending, without 'spiritual' insight, the condition of people in general, who mistake the phenomenal for the real, and by ignorance beget karma, reaping its results in the mortal round of transmigration; i. e. people generally. |
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 |
不集 see styles |
bù jí bu4 ji2 pu chi fushū |
does not gather |
世人 see styles |
shì rén shi4 ren2 shih jen sejin; yohito せじん; よひと |
people (in general); people around the world; everyone the people; the public; the world people of the world |
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. |
世論 世论 see styles |
shì lùn shi4 lun4 shih lun seron よろん |
public opinion worldly discussions; ordinary unenlightened ways of description or definition; also styled 惡論 evil discussions, especially when applied to the hedonistic lokāyatika teachings, v. 路迦. |
世間 世间 see styles |
shì jiān shi4 jian1 shih chien sema せま |
world; earth world; society; people; the public; (personal name) Sema The world; in the world; the finite impermanent world, idem 世界. |
丙糖 see styles |
bǐng táng bing3 tang2 ping t`ang ping tang |
triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 you2 quan2] |
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 |
両三 see styles |
ryousan / ryosan りょうさん |
two or three |
両人 see styles |
ryounin / ryonin りょうにん |
both people |
両口 see styles |
ryouguchi / ryoguchi りょうぐち |
both openings; two people; couple; (surname) Ryōguchi |
両君 see styles |
ryoukun / ryokun りょうくん |
(1) (usu. referring to males of equal or lower status) two people; (2) two monarchs; two rulers |
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 ... |
中人 see styles |
zhōng rén zhong1 ren2 chung jen nakahito なかひと |
go-between; mediator; intermediary (used when indicating admission fees, passenger fares, etc.) (See 小人・しょうにん,大人・だいにん) child in elementary or middle school; (surname) Nakahito |
中元 see styles |
zhōng yuán zhong1 yuan2 chung yüan nakamoto なかもと |
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased (1) 15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; (2) (See お中元) mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts; (surname) Nakamoto The fifteenth of the seventh moon; see 孟蘭盆. |
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 |
中唄 中呗 see styles |
zhōng bài zhong1 bai4 chung pai chūbai |
Chanting of 梵唄 Buddhist hymns is divided into three kinds 初, 中, and 後. |
中宗 see styles |
zhōng zōng zhong1 zong1 chung tsung nakamune なかむね |
(surname) Nakamune The school or principle of the mean, represented by the 法相宗 Dharmalakṣaṇa school, which divides the Buddha's teaching into three periods, the first in which he preached 有 existence, the second 空 non-existence, the third 中 neither, something 'between' or above them, e. g. a realm of pure spirit, vide the 深密經 Saṃdhinirmocana-sūtra and the Lotus Sutra. |
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 |
中巻 see styles |
nakamaki なかまき |
(See 上巻,下巻) second volume (of three); second book; volume two; book two; (surname) Nakamaki |
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 |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "When Three People Gather - One Becomes a Teacher" 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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