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Variations:
罰一
ばつ一
バツ1

 batsuichi(罰一, batsu一); batsuichi(batsu1); batsuichi
    ばついち(罰一, ばつ一); バツいち(バツ1); バツイチ
(kana only) (joc) (See 戸籍・1) being once divorced; one-time divorcee; one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)

Variations:
羽をたたむ
羽を畳む

 haneotatamu
    はねをたたむ
(exp,v5m) to fold one's wings

Variations:
耳が痛い
耳がいたい

 mimigaitai
    みみがいたい
(exp,adj-i) (1) (idiom) being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); (exp,adj-i) (2) having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

Variations:
耳そろえて
耳揃えて

 mimisoroete
    みみそろえて
(expression) (colloquialism) all at once (usu. of payment); at one go

Variations:
耳に入る
耳にはいる

 miminihairu
    みみにはいる
(exp,v5r) (1) to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance); (exp,v5r) (2) to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

肉を切らせて骨を切る

see styles
 nikuokirasetehoneokiru
    にくをきらせてほねをきる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone

肉を切らせて骨を断つ

see styles
 nikuokirasetehoneotatsu
    にくをきらせてほねをたつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone

Variations:
胴忘れ
胴忘(io)

 douwasure / dowasure
    どうわすれ
(noun/participle) (See ど忘れ) lapse of memory; forgetting for a moment something one knows well; (something) slipping one's mind

Variations:
胸が痛む
胸がいたむ

 munegaitamu
    むねがいたむ
(exp,v5m) (1) to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; (exp,v5m) (2) to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

Variations:
能う限り
あたう限り

 ataukagiri
    あたうかぎり
(exp,adj-no) (See 出来る限り・できるかぎり) as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities

Variations:
脇見運転
わき見運転

 wakimiunten
    わきみうんてん
(noun/participle) looking aside while driving; taking one's eyes off the road ahead while driving

Variations:
腕を振るう
腕を奮う

 udeofuruu / udeofuru
    うでをふるう
(exp,v5u) (idiom) to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

Variations:
腰巾着
腰ぎんちゃく

 koshiginchaku
    こしぎんちゃく
(1) hanger-on; follower; flunky; sycophant; (2) purse strapped round one's waist

Variations:

肚(rK)

 hara
    はら
(1) abdomen; belly; stomach; (2) (See 胎・はら) womb; (3) one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive; (4) courage; nerve; willpower; (5) generosity; magnanimity; (6) feelings; emotions; (7) wide middle part; bulging part; (8) inside; interior; inner part; (9) {physics} (See 節・ふし・5) anti-node; (suf,ctr) (10) counter for hard roe; (suf,ctr) (11) counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)

Variations:
腹をくくる
腹を括る

 haraokukuru
    はらをくくる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

Variations:
腹を括る
腹をくくる

 haraokukuru
    はらをくくる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

Variations:
膝を打つ
ひざを打つ

 hizaoutsu / hizaotsu
    ひざをうつ
(exp,v5t) to express sudden recognition and being impressed; to slap one's knee

Variations:
臍を噛む
ほぞを噛む

 hozookamu
    ほぞをかむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); to bite one's navel

Variations:
自分勝手
自分かって

 jibunkatte; jibungatte(自分勝手)
    じぶんかって; じぶんがって(自分勝手)
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases; one's own free will

Variations:
自由気儘
自由気まま

 jiyuukimama / jiyukimama
    じゆうきまま
(noun or adjectival noun) free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes

臭いものに蝿がたかる

see styles
 kusaimononihaegatakaru
    くさいものにはえがたかる
(exp,v5r) flies are attracted to foul smells; ruffians flock together

Variations:
舌打ち
舌うち

 shitauchi
    したうち
(n,vs,vi) (1) clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; (noun/participle) (2) smacking one's lips (with relish)

Variations:
苔玉
コケ玉(sK)

 kokedama
    こけだま
kokedama; moss ball; plant grown in a ball of soil covered in moss, held together with string

Variations:
苛める
虐める

 ijimeru(p); ijimeru(sk)
    いじめる(P); イジメる(sk)
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to pick on; to tease; to be cruel to; to persecute; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

Variations:
蓄える
貯える

 takuwaeru
    たくわえる
(transitive verb) (1) to store; to save up; to stock up on; to lay in stock; to set aside; (transitive verb) (2) to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to develop (e.g. one's skills); (transitive verb) (3) to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

薑太公釣魚,願者上鉤


姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩

jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
    jiang1 tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 , yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1
chiang t`ai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
    chiang tai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

Variations:

蟲(oK)

 mushi
    むし
(1) insect; bug; cricket; moth; (2) worm; roundworm; (3) (from a traditional belief of an internal insect) (See 虫を殺す) thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; (4) (See 虫気) nervousness; fretfulness; (5) (See 本の虫) person devoted to one thing; single-minded person; (6) valve core; (7) (kana only) {hanaf} (See 虫札) mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)

Variations:
蛮カラ
蛮から
蛮襟

 bankara(蛮kara); bankara(蛮kara, 蛮襟); bankara
    ばんカラ(蛮カラ); ばんから(蛮から, 蛮襟); バンカラ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)

Variations:
行き方
行方(io)

 yukigata; ikigata
    ゆきがた; いきがた
(See 行方・1) (one's) whereabouts

Variations:
行く末
行末(io)

 yukusue
    ゆくすえ
(1) one's future; one's fate; prospects; promise; (2) one's way; one's path

Variations:
襟付き
襟付
襟つき

 eritsuki
    えりつき
(can be adjective with の) (1) collared; having a collar; (2) (rare) (appearance of) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos; (3) (archaism) (as surmised from the appearance of one's collar) (financial) circumstances; lifestyle

Variations:
見計らう
見はからう

 mihakarau
    みはからう
(transitive verb) (1) to choose at one's own discretion; (transitive verb) (2) to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

Variations:
覚ます
醒ます

 samasu
    さます
(transitive verb) (1) to awaken; to arouse from sleep; (transitive verb) (2) to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); (transitive verb) (3) to sober up; (transitive verb) (4) (醒ます only) (See 冷ます・さます・2) to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

Variations:
覚める
醒める

 sameru
    さめる
(v1,vi) (1) to wake; to wake up; (v1,vi) (2) to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia); (v1,vi) (3) to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

Variations:
言い捨てる
言捨てる

 iisuteru / isuteru
    いいすてる
(transitive verb) to say (something) over one's shoulder

Variations:
言い逃れる
言逃れる

 iinogareru / inogareru
    いいのがれる
(transitive verb) to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

Variations:
読み漁る
読みあさる

 yomiasaru
    よみあさる
(transitive verb) to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

Variations:
貧者の一灯
貧者一灯

 hinjanoittou / hinjanoitto
    ひんじゃのいっとう
(exp,n) (yoji) one's mite; widow's mite; one lantern from a poor man (i.e. no-one can give more than the only thing they have)

Variations:
買い漁る
買いあさる

 kaiasaru
    かいあさる
(transitive verb) to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up

Variations:
賜物

賚(rK)

 tamamono
    たまもの
(1) gift; boon; godsend; (2) (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

走馬灯の様に駆け巡る

see styles
 soumatounoyounikakemeguru / somatonoyonikakemeguru
    そうまとうのようにかけめぐる
(exp,v5r) to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)

Variations:
跡取り息子
後取息子

 atotorimusuko
    あととりむすこ
son and heir; son who will succeed one

Variations:
身に余る
身にあまる

 miniamaru
    みにあまる
(exp,v5r) (1) to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; (exp,v5r) (2) to be more than one can handle

Variations:
身をもって
身を以て

 miomotte
    みをもって
(expression) with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand

Variations:
身をよじる
身を捩る

 mioyojiru
    みをよじる
(exp,v5r) to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

Variations:
迎える
邀える

 mukaeru
    むかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; (transitive verb) (2) to call for; to summon; to invite; (transitive verb) (3) to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife); (transitive verb) (4) to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)

Variations:
通り名
通名(io)

 toorina
    とおりな
(1) name one goes by; popular name; assumed name; alias; nickname; (2) house name; (3) name of a street; avenue name

Variations:
連ねる
列ねる

 tsuraneru
    つらねる
(transitive verb) (1) to line up; to put in a row; (transitive verb) (2) (See 名を連ねる・なをつらねる,袂を連ねる・たもとをつらねる) to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to join (e.g. a list); (transitive verb) (3) (See 美辞麗句を連ねる・びじれいくをつらねる,書き連ねる・かきつらねる) to link; to put together; to string together (e.g. compliments); to enumerate; (transitive verb) (4) to take along with; to bring with

Variations:
連れ回す
連れまわす

 tsuremawasu
    つれまわす
(transitive verb) to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

Variations:
遅れる
後れる

 okureru
    おくれる
(v1,vi) (1) (usu. 遅れる) to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue; (v1,vi) (2) (oft. 後れる) to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times); (v1,vi) (3) (oft. 後れる) to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death; (v1,vi) (4) to be slow (of a clock or watch)

Variations:
遊び暮らす
遊び暮す

 asobikurasu
    あそびくらす
(transitive verb) to idle away one's time

Variations:
道に迷う
道にまよう

 michinimayou / michinimayo
    みちにまよう
(exp,v5u) to lose one's way; to get lost

道所存者,乃師所存者


道所存者,乃师所存者

dào suǒ cún zhě , nǎi shī suǒ cún zhě
    dao4 suo3 cun2 zhe3 , nai3 shi1 suo3 cun2 zhe3
tao so ts`un che , nai shih so ts`un che
    tao so tsun che , nai shih so tsun che
If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]).; We should learn from one who knows the way.

Variations:
違くない
違うくない

 chigakunai(違kunai); chigaukunai(違ukunai)
    ちがくない(違くない); ちがうくない(違うくない)
(expression) (1) (colloquialism) (grammatically incorrect negation of 違う) (See 違う・1) isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; (expression) (2) (colloquialism) (as a response to a question containing 違う) no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

Variations:

錢(oK)

 sen
    せん
(1) sen (hundredth of a yen); (2) (See 銭・ぜに・1) coin made of non-precious materials; (3) (obsolete) (See 貫・2) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (4) (archaism) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

Variations:
閊える
支える

 tsukaeru(p); tsukkaeru
    つかえる(P); つっかえる
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to stick; to get stuck; to get caught; to get jammed; to clog; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to be unavailable; to be busy; to be occupied; to be full; (v1,vi) (3) (kana only) to be piled up (e.g. of work); (v1,vi) (4) (kana only) to halt (in one's speech); to stumble (over one's words); to stutter; to stammer; (v1,vi) (5) (kana only) (See 痞える・つかえる) to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain

阿闍世コンプレックス

see styles
 ajasekonpurekkusu
    あじゃせコンプレックス
Ajase complex (feelings of guilt towards one's mother)

Variations:
随に
随意に(iK)

 manimani
    まにまに
(adverb) (kana only) (in form 〜のまにまに) (See ままに) at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)

鞍上人なく鞍下馬なし

see styles
 anjouhitonakuankaumanashi / anjohitonakuankaumanashi
    あんじょうひとなくあんかうまなし
(expression) (obscure) riding a horse so skillfully that it appears as if man and horse have become one

鞍上人無く鞍下馬無し

see styles
 anjouhitonakuankaumanashi / anjohitonakuankaumanashi
    あんじょうひとなくあんかうまなし
(expression) (obscure) riding a horse so skillfully that it appears as if man and horse have become one

Variations:

頂き
戴き

 itadaki
    いただき
(1) (esp. 頂) crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire; (2) (esp. 頂き, 戴き) easy win for one; (3) (esp. 頂き, 戴き) something received

Variations:
項垂れる
うな垂れる

 unadareru
    うなだれる
(v1,vi) (kana only) to hang one's head; to droop one's head

Variations:
頑張り時
がんばり時

 ganbaridoki
    がんばりどき
time to give one's all; time to do one's best; time to shine

頑張る(ateji)

 ganbaru
    がんばる
(v5r,vi) (1) to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; (v5r,vi) (2) to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); (v5r,vi) (3) to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

Variations:
頭が回る
頭がまわる

 atamagamawaru
    あたまがまわる
(exp,v5r) to get one's head around; to think about

Variations:
頭が痛い
頭がいたい

 atamagaitai
    あたまがいたい
(exp,adj-i) (1) having a headache; (exp,adj-i) (2) (idiom) (See 頭の痛い) racking one's brains; troubling over something

頭の上の蠅も追えない

see styles
 atamanouenohaemooenai / atamanoenohaemooenai
    あたまのうえのはえもおえない
(expression) unable even to drive away the flies on one's own head (denoting a helpless person)

Variations:
頭を捻る
頭をひねる

 atamaohineru
    あたまをひねる
(exp,v5r) to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

Variations:
顔を直す
顔をなおす

 kaoonaosu
    かおをなおす
(exp,v5s) to touch up one's makeup

Variations:
飛び石連休
飛石連休

 tobiishirenkyuu / tobishirenkyu
    とびいしれんきゅう
series of holidays with one or two workdays in between

Variations:
食い散らす
食散らす

 kuichirasu
    くいちらす
(transitive verb) (1) to eat untidily; (transitive verb) (2) to eat a bit of everything; (transitive verb) (3) to dabble (in something); to try one's hand at various things

Variations:
首をひねる
首を捻る

 kubiohineru
    くびをひねる
(exp,v5r) to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

Variations:
駆ける
駈ける

 kakeru
    かける
(v1,vi) (1) to run; to dash; to race; (v1,vi) (2) to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (v1,vi) (3) (archaism) to advance (against one's enemy); to charge (on horseback)

Variations:
駆け抜ける
駆抜ける

 kakenukeru
    かけぬける
(v1,vi) to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

鳶に油揚げを攫われる

see styles
 tonbiniaburaageosarawareru / tonbiniaburageosarawareru
    とんびにあぶらあげをさらわれる    tobiniaburaageosarawareru / tobiniaburageosarawareru
    とびにあぶらあげをさらわれる
(exp,v1) to be robbed of one's due; to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite

Variations:
1つ星
一つ星
一ツ星

 hitotsuboshi
    ひとつぼし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) one star (rating); (2) (一つ星 only) evening star; morning star

Variations:
1ミリ
一ミリ
1mm

 ichimiri
    いちミリ
(usu. in neg. sentences as 1ミリも) (not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; one millimeter

Variations:
あーん
ああん
アーン

 aan; aan; aan / an; an; an
    あーん; ああん; アーン
(adv,adv-to,n,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) crying loudly; wailing; bawling

アットホームに出迎える

see styles
 atohoomunidemukaeru
    アットホームにでむかえる
(exp,v1) to greet in a friendly manner; to treat someone as if they were a guest in one's own home

Variations:
あっと驚く
アッと驚く

 attoodoroku
    あっとおどろく
(exp,v5k) to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback

Variations:
あらぬ方向
有らぬ方向

 aranuhoukou / aranuhoko
    あらぬほうこう
(exp,n) wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)

Variations:
いい年
いい歳
好い年

 iitoshi / itoshi
    いいとし
(exp,n) (1) mature age; advanced age; maturity; (exp,n) (2) (See いい年をして) age when one is old enough to know better

Variations:
いつの日か
何時の日か

 itsunohika
    いつのひか
(expression) one of these days; someday; one day

Variations:
イニシャル
イニシアル

 inisharu; inishiaru
    イニシャル; イニシアル
(1) (one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) initial; first

イメージ・トレーニング

 imeeji toreeningu
    イメージ・トレーニング
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out (wasei: image training); mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run

ウエストワンズゴルフ場

see styles
 uesutowanzugorufujou / uesutowanzugorufujo
    ウエストワンズゴルフじょう
(place-name) West One's Golf Links

オールインワンパソコン

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 ooruinwanpasokon
    オールインワンパソコン
{comp} all-in-one personal computer

Variations:
おしどり夫婦
鴛鴦夫婦

 oshidorifuufu / oshidorifufu
    おしどりふうふ
(expression) loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)

Variations:
お下げ
御下げ(sK)

 osage
    おさげ
(kana only) wearing one's hair in braids

Variations:
お互い
御互い(sK)

 otagai
    おたがい
(n,adj-no,adv) (polite language) (See 互い) each other; one another

Variations:
お兄ちゃん
御兄ちゃん

 oniichan / onichan
    おにいちゃん
(1) (familiar language) (one's) older brother; (2) (familiar language) (oft. vocative) lad; sonny

Variations:
お勤め
御勤め(sK)

 otsutome
    おつとめ
(1) (polite language) one's business; (2) reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; (3) bargain; discount; (4) (archaism) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

Variations:
お多福
阿多福
於多福

 otafuku
    おたふく
(derogatory term) (See お多福面) homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman

Variations:
お家芸
御家芸(sK)

 oiegei / oiege
    おいえげい
(1) one's specialty; one's forte; (2) specialty of a kabuki school

Variations:
お布施
御布施(sK)

 ofuse
    おふせ
(noun/participle) (1) (polite language) {Buddh} (See 布施・1) alms-giving; charity; (noun/participle) (2) (polite language) {Buddh} (See 布施・2) offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); (noun/participle) (3) (colloquialism) financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)

Variations:
お座敷遊び
御座敷遊び

 ozashikiasobi
    おざしきあそび
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)

Variations:
お揃い
御揃い(sK)

 osoroi
    おそろい
(1) being together; going together; (can be adjective with の) (2) matching (clothing); going together

Variations:
お約束
御約束(sK)

 oyakusoku
    おやくそく
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (honorific or respectful language) (humble language) (See 約束・1) promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

Variations:
お花畑
御花畑(sK)

 ohanabatake
    おはなばたけ
(1) (polite language) (See 花畑) field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; (2) field of alpine flowers; (3) (colloquialism) (derogatory term) (See 脳内お花畑) fantasy; delusion; having one's head in the clouds

Variations:
お荷物
御荷物(sK)

 onimotsu
    おにもつ
(1) (polite language) (See 荷物・1) baggage; luggage; (2) burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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This page contains 100 results for "Solidarity - Working Together as One" 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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