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国民党 see styles |
kokumintou / kokuminto こくみんとう |
(1) (abbreviation) (See 立憲国民党) Constitutional Nationalist Party (1910-1922); (2) (See 中国国民党) Guomindang (Chinese Nationalist Party); Kuomintang |
土地公 see styles |
tǔ dì gōng tu3 di4 gong1 t`u ti kung tu ti kung |
Tudi Gong, the local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion) |
土地神 see styles |
tǔ dì shén tu3 di4 shen2 t`u ti shen tu ti shen tochi jin |
local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion) (same as 土地公|土地公[Tu3 di4 Gong1]) The local guardian deity of the soil or locality, deus loci; in the classics and government sacrifices known as 社; as guardian deity of the grave 后土. The 土地堂 is the shrine of this deity as ruler of the site of a monastery, and is usually east of the main hall. On the 2nd and 16th of each month a 土地諷經 or reading of a sutra should be done at the shrine. |
土曜日 see styles |
tǔ yào rì tu3 yao4 ri4 t`u yao jih tu yao jih doyoubi / doyobi どようび |
Saturday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy) (n,adv) Saturday |
土茯苓 see styles |
dobukuryou / dobukuryo どぶくりょう |
(rare) (See 山帰来) Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla, used esp. to refer to its dried rhizome, used in Chinese medicine) |
土豆網 土豆网 see styles |
tǔ dòu wǎng tu3 dou4 wang3 t`u tou wang tu tou wang |
Tudou, a Chinese video-sharing website |
土負貝 see styles |
dobugai どぶがい |
(kana only) Chinese pond mussel (Sinanodonta woodiana) |
地方戲 地方戏 see styles |
dì fāng xì di4 fang1 xi4 ti fang hsi |
local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc |
地積單 地积单 see styles |
dì jī dān di4 ji1 dan1 ti chi tan |
unit of area (e.g. 畝|亩[mu3], Chinese acre) |
塌棵菜 see styles |
tā kē cài ta1 ke1 cai4 t`a k`o ts`ai ta ko tsai |
Brassica narinosa (broadbeaked mustard); Chinese flat cabbage |
Variations: |
ken けん |
(archaism) xun (ancient Chinese musical instrument resembling a clay ocarina) |
壓歲錢 压岁钱 see styles |
yā suì qián ya1 sui4 qian2 ya sui ch`ien ya sui chien |
money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve |
士大夫 see styles |
shì dà fū shi4 da4 fu1 shih ta fu shitaifu したいふ |
scholar officials (hist) Chinese scholar-bureaucrat; Chinese scholar-official |
Variations: |
ko こ |
hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol) |
夏商周 see styles |
xià shāng zhōu xia4 shang1 zhou1 hsia shang chou |
Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties |
夏蜜柑 see styles |
natsumikan なつみかん |
Chinese citron (Citrus natsudaidai); bitter summer orange (mandarin) |
多瓣蒜 see styles |
duō bàn suàn duo1 ban4 suan4 to pan suan |
Chinese elephant garlic |
大中華 大中华 see styles |
dà zhōng huá da4 zhong1 hua2 ta chung hua |
Greater China; refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics); refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas |
大乘經 大乘经 see styles |
dà shèng jīng da4 sheng4 jing1 ta sheng ching daijō kyō |
Mahāyāna sutras, the sūtra-piṭaka. Discourses ascribed to the Buddha, presumed to be written in India and translated into Chinese. These are divided into five classes corresponding to the Mahāyāna theory of the Buddha's life: (1) Avataṃsaka, 華嚴 the sermons first preached by Śākyamuni after enlightenment; (2) Vaipulya, 方等; (3) Prajñā Pāramitā, 般若; (4) Saddharma Puṇḍarīka, 法華; and last (5) Mahāparinirvāṇa, 涅槃. Another list of Mahāyāna sutras is 般若; 寳積; 大集; 華嚴 and 涅槃. The sutras of Hīnayāna are given as the Agamas 阿含, etc. |
大五碼 大五码 see styles |
dà wǔ mǎ da4 wu3 ma3 ta wu ma |
Big5 Chinese character coding (developed by Taiwanese companies from 1984) |
大和尚 see styles |
dà hé shàng da4 he2 shang4 ta ho shang dai oshō |
Great monk, senior monk, abbot ; a monk of great virtue and old age. Buddhoṣingha, (Fotu cheng 佛圖澄), who came to China A.D. 310, was so styled by his Chinese disciple 石子龍 Shizi long. |
大和芋 see styles |
yamatoimo やまといも |
(1) Chinese yam (variety of Dioscorea opposita); (2) Japanese yam (variety of Dioscorea japonica) |
大明曆 大明历 see styles |
dà míng lì da4 ming2 li4 ta ming li |
the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之 |
大梵天 see styles |
dà fàn tiān da4 fan4 tian1 ta fan t`ien ta fan tien Daibon ten |
Mahābrahman; Brahma; 跋羅吸摩; 波羅賀磨; 梵覽摩; 梵天王; 梵王; 梵. Eitel says: "The first person of the Brahminical Trimūrti, adopted by Buddhism, but placed in an inferior position, being looked upon not as Creator, but as a transitory devatā whom every Buddhistic saint surpasses on obtaining bodhi. Notwithstanding this, the Saddharma-puṇḍarīka calls Brahma 'the father of all living beings'" 一切衆生之父. Mahābrahman is the unborn or uncreated ruler over all, especially according to Buddhism over all the heavens of form, i.e. of mortality. He rules over these heavens, which are of threefold form: (a) Brahma (lord), (b) Brahma-purohitas (ministers), and (c) Brahma-pāriṣadyāh (people). His heavens are also known as the middle dhyāna heavens, i.e. between the first and second dhyānas. He is often represented on the right of the Buddha. According to Chinese accounts the Hindus speak of him (1) as born of Nārāyaṇa, from Brahma's mouth sprang the brahmans, from his arms the kṣatriyas, from his thighs the vaiśyas, and from his feet the śūdras; (2) as born from Viṣṇu; (3) as a trimūrti, evidently that of Brahma, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, but Buddhists define Mahābrahma's dharmakāya as Maheśvara (Śiva), his saṃbhogakāya as Nārāyaṇa, and his nirmāṇakāya as Brahmā. He is depicted as riding on a swan, or drawn by swans. |
大白菜 see styles |
dà bái cài da4 bai2 cai4 ta pai ts`ai ta pai tsai |
bok choy; Chinese cabbage; Brassica pekinensis; CL:棵[ke1] |
大茴香 see styles |
dà huí xiāng da4 hui2 xiang1 ta hui hsiang daiuikyou; daiuikyou / daiuikyo; daiuikyo だいういきょう; ダイウイキョウ |
Chinese anise; star anise (kana only) star anise (Illicium verum) |
大草鶯 大草莺 see styles |
dà cǎo yīng da4 cao3 ying1 ta ts`ao ying ta tsao ying |
(bird species of China) Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus) |
大蠑螈 大蝾螈 see styles |
dà róng yuán da4 rong2 yuan2 ta jung yüan |
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus) |
大衆部 大众部 see styles |
dà zhòng bù da4 zhong4 bu4 ta chung pu daishubu だいしゅぶ |
(See 上座部) Mahasamghika (early Buddhist movement) 摩調僧祇部 Mahāsāṅghikāḥ, the school of the community, or majority; one of the chief early divisions, cf. 上坐部 Mahāsthavirāḥ or Sthavirāḥ, i.e. the elders. There are two usages of the term, first, when the sthavira, or older disciples assembled in the cave after the Buddha's death, and the others, the 大衆, assembled outside. As sects, the principal division was that which took place later. The Chinese attribute this division to the influence of 大天 Mahādeva, a century after the Nirvāṇa, and its subsequent five subdivisions are also associated with his name: they are Pūrvasailāḥ, Avaraśailāḥ, Haimavatāḥ, Lokottara-vādinaḥ, and Prajñapti-vādinaḥ; v. 小乘. |
大辯天 大辩天 see styles |
dà biàn tiān da4 bian4 tian1 ta pien t`ien ta pien tien Daiben ten |
Sarasvatī 大辯才天 (大辯才女); 大辯功德天 (大辯才功德天); 薩羅婆縛底; 薩羅酸底 A river, 'the modern Sursooty'; the goddess of it, who 'was persuaded to descend from heaven and confer her invention of language and letters on the human race by the sage Bhārata, whence one of her names is Bharatī'; sometimes assumes the form of a swan; eloquence, or literary elegance is associated with her. Cf. M. W. Known as the mother of speech, eloquence, letters, and music. Chinese texts describe this deity sometimes as male, but generally as female, and under several forms. As 'goddess of music and poetry' she is styled 妙 (or 美 ) 音天; 妙音樂天; 妙音佛母. She is represented in two forms, one with two arms and a lute, another with eight arms. Sister of Yama. 'A consort of both Brahmā and Mañjuśrī,' Getty. In Japan, when with a lute, Benten is a form of Saravastī, colour white, and riding a peacock. Tib. sbyaṅs-can-ma, or ṅag-gi-lha-mo; M. kele-yin iikin tegri; J. ben-zai-ten, or benten. |
大過年 大过年 see styles |
dà guò nián da4 guo4 nian2 ta kuo nien |
Chinese New Year |
大麥地 大麦地 see styles |
dà mài dì da4 mai4 di4 ta mai ti |
place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters |
天地會 天地会 see styles |
tiān dì huì tian1 di4 hui4 t`ien ti hui tien ti hui |
Tiandihui (Chinese fraternal organization) |
天師道 see styles |
tenshidou / tenshido てんしどう |
(hist) (See 五斗米道) Way of the Celestial Masters (ancient Chinese Daoist movement orig. known as The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice) |
天門冬 天门冬 see styles |
tiān mén dōng tian1 men2 dong1 t`ien men tung tien men tung tenmondou / tenmondo てんもんどう |
asparagus (See 草杉蔓) dried Chinese asparagus root |
太史令 see styles |
tài shǐ lìng tai4 shi3 ling4 t`ai shih ling tai shih ling |
grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han) |
太極劍 太极剑 see styles |
tài jí jiàn tai4 ji2 jian4 t`ai chi chien tai chi chien |
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play |
失羅婆 失罗婆 see styles |
shī luó pó shi1 luo2 po2 shih lo p`o shih lo po Shiraba |
śravaṇā, a constellation identified with the Ox, or 9th Chinese constellation, in Aries and Sagittarius. |
奇異果 奇异果 see styles |
qí yì guǒ qi2 yi4 guo3 ch`i i kuo chi i kuo |
kiwi fruit; Chinese gooseberry |
女兒紅 女儿红 see styles |
nǚ ér hóng nu:3 er2 hong2 nü erh hung |
kind of Chinese wine |
女媧氏 女娲氏 see styles |
nǚ wā shì nu:3 wa1 shi4 nü wa shih |
Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology) |
如意棒 see styles |
nyoibou / nyoibo にょいぼう |
(from the 16th century Chinese novel "Journey to the West") magic staff |
威妥瑪 威妥玛 see styles |
wēi tuǒ mǎ wei1 tuo3 ma3 wei t`o ma wei to ma |
Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), British diplomat and sinologist, originator of the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system |
娃々菜 see styles |
wawasai わわさい |
baby Chinese cabbage (chi:); wawasai cabbage; variety of small Chinese cabbage |
娃娃魚 娃娃鱼 see styles |
wá wa yú wa2 wa5 yu2 wa wa yü |
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) |
媽姐揚 see styles |
bosaage / bosage ぼさあげ |
(obscure) ceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period) |
孔夫子 see styles |
kǒng fū zǐ kong3 fu1 zi3 k`ung fu tzu kung fu tzu koufuushi / kofushi こうふうし |
Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (honorific or respectful language) (See 孔子) Confucius |
孔方兄 see styles |
kǒng fāng xiōng kong3 fang1 xiong1 k`ung fang hsiung kung fang hsiung |
(coll., humorous) money (so named because in former times, Chinese coins had a square hole in the middle) |
字音語 see styles |
jiongo じおんご |
(See 漢語・1) Sino-Japanese word; word using Chinese-derived readings |
孟浩然 see styles |
mèng hào rán meng4 hao4 ran2 meng hao jan moukouzen / mokozen もうこうぜん |
Meng Haoran (689-740), Tang Dynasty Poet (person) Meng Hao-ran (Chinese poet, 689-740 CE) |
季羨林 季羡林 see styles |
jì xiàn lín ji4 xian4 lin2 chi hsien lin |
Ji Xianlin (1911-2009), Chinese linguist and Indologist |
孫繼海 孙继海 see styles |
sūn jì hǎi sun1 ji4 hai3 sun chi hai |
Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008) |
宋祖英 see styles |
sòng zǔ yīng song4 zu3 ying1 sung tsu ying |
Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer |
客家語 客家语 see styles |
kè jiā yǔ ke4 jia1 yu3 k`o chia yü ko chia yü hakkago ハッカご |
Hakka (a Chinese dialect) Hakka (language) |
寫意畫 写意画 see styles |
xiě yì huà xie3 yi4 hua4 hsieh i hua |
freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style |
寶塔菜 宝塔菜 see styles |
bǎo tǎ cài bao3 ta3 cai4 pao t`a ts`ai pao ta tsai |
Chinese artichoke (Stachys affinis), perennial plant with an edible rhizome |
対馬音 see styles |
tsushimaon つしまおん |
Wu dynasty reading of Chinese characters |
寿星桃 see styles |
juseitou; juseitou / juseto; juseto じゅせいとう; ジュセイトウ |
(kana only) (See 唐桃) Prunus persica var. densa (Chinese variety of peach) |
對稱軸 对称轴 see styles |
duì chèn zhóu dui4 chen4 zhou2 tui ch`en chou tui chen chou |
axis of symmetry; central axis (in Chinese architecture) |
小兒經 小儿经 see styles |
xiǎo ér jīng xiao3 er2 jing1 hsiao erh ching |
Xiao'erjing, refers to the use of the Arabic alphabet to write Chinese |
小白菜 see styles |
xiǎo bái cài xiao3 bai2 cai4 hsiao pai ts`ai hsiao pai tsai |
bok choy; Chinese cabbage; Brassica chinensis; CL:棵[ke1] |
小籠包 小笼包 see styles |
xiǎo lóng bāo xiao3 long2 bao1 hsiao lung pao shouronpou; shooronpoo; shaoronpa / shoronpo; shooronpoo; shaoronpa ショウロンポウ; ショーロンポー; シャオロンパ |
steamed dumpling xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun) (chi: xiǎolóngbāo); soup dumpling |
小粉紅 小粉红 see styles |
xiǎo fěn hóng xiao3 fen3 hong2 hsiao fen hung |
young Chinese cyber-nationalists |
小綬鶏 see styles |
kojukei; kojukei / kojuke; kojuke こじゅけい; コジュケイ |
(kana only) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus) |
尖頭鱥 尖头鱥 see styles |
jiān tóu guì jian1 tou2 gui4 chien t`ou kuei chien tou kuei |
Chinese minnow (Phoxinus oxycephalus) |
尚方劍 尚方剑 see styles |
shàng fāng jiàn shang4 fang1 jian4 shang fang chien |
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill |
尚書經 尚书经 see styles |
shàng shū jīng shang4 shu1 jing1 shang shu ching |
Book of History; a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the times of Confucius |
屁糞葛 see styles |
hekusokazura; hekusokazura へくそかずら; ヘクソカズラ |
(kana only) skunkvine (Paederia foetida); stinkvine; Chinese fever vine |
山楂糕 see styles |
shān zhā gāo shan1 zha1 gao1 shan cha kao |
haw jelly, a sweet jelly popular in northern China, made from Chinese hawthorn fruit |
山水詩 山水诗 see styles |
shān shuǐ shī shan1 shui3 shi1 shan shui shih |
shanshui poetry, genre of Classical Chinese poetry |
山海経 see styles |
sengaikyou / sengaikyo せんがいきょう |
(work) Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text); (wk) Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text) |
岩蓮華 see styles |
iwarenge; iwarenge いわれんげ; イワレンゲ |
(kana only) Chinese dunce cap (species of succulent plant, Orostachys iwarenge) |
崔明慧 see styles |
cuī míng huì cui1 ming2 hui4 ts`ui ming hui tsui ming hui |
Christine Choy (1964-), Chinese-American film director |
工尺譜 工尺谱 see styles |
gōng chě pǔ gong1 che3 pu3 kung ch`e p`u kung che pu koushakufu / koshakufu こうしゃくふ |
traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes {music} Gongche notation; gongchepu |
左字頭 左字头 see styles |
zuǒ zì tóu zuo3 zi4 tou2 tso tzu t`ou tso tzu tou |
"top of 左 character" component in Chinese characters |
左宗棠 see styles |
zuǒ zōng táng zuo3 zong1 tang2 tso tsung t`ang tso tsung tang sasoutou / sasoto さそうとう |
Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader (person) Sa Soutou (1812-1885) |
Variations: |
shi し |
zhi (large bowl-shaped ancient Chinese cup with two handles) |
平寶蓋 平宝盖 see styles |
píng bǎo gài ping2 bao3 gai4 p`ing pao kai ping pao kai |
name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14); see also 冖[mi4] |
年三十 see styles |
nián sān shí nian2 san1 shi2 nien san shih |
last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve |
広島菜 see styles |
hiroshimana ひろしまな |
Hiroshima cabbage (var. of Chinese cabbage) |
張二鴻 张二鸿 see styles |
zhāng èr hóng zhang1 er4 hong2 chang erh hung |
Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[Zhang1 Rong2] (1952-), British-Chinese writer, author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Ye3 Tian1 e2] and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事|毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5] |
張國燾 张国焘 see styles |
zhāng guó tāo zhang1 guo2 tao1 chang kuo t`ao chang kuo tao |
Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938 |
張大千 张大千 see styles |
zhāng dà qiān zhang1 da4 qian1 chang ta ch`ien chang ta chien |
Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century |
張太雷 张太雷 see styles |
zhāng tài léi zhang1 tai4 lei2 chang t`ai lei chang tai lei |
Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party |
張愛玲 张爱玲 see styles |
zhāng ài líng zhang1 ai4 ling2 chang ai ling |
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist |
張純如 张纯如 see styles |
zhāng chún rú zhang1 chun2 ru2 chang ch`un ju chang chun ju |
Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of "The Rape of Nanking" |
張自忠 张自忠 see styles |
zhāng zì zhōng zhang1 zi4 zhong1 chang tzu chung |
Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War |
張蔭桓 张荫桓 see styles |
zhāng yìn huán zhang1 yin4 huan2 chang yin huan |
Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat |
後世方 see styles |
goseihou; kouseihou; gosehou / goseho; koseho; goseho ごせいほう; こうせいほう; ごせほう |
(See 古医方) Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings |
徐繼畬 徐继畲 see styles |
xú jì yú xu2 ji4 yu2 hsü chi yü |
Xu Jiyu (1795-1873), Chinese geographer |
従容録 see styles |
shouyouroku / shoyoroku しょうようろく |
(work) Book of Serenity (12th century collection of koans, compiled by Chinese monk Hongzhi Zhengjue); (wk) Book of Serenity (12th century collection of koans, compiled by Chinese monk Hongzhi Zhengjue) |
愛玉子 爱玉子 see styles |
ài yù zǐ ai4 yu4 zi3 ai yü tzu aigyokushi; oogyoochii; aigyokushi / aigyokushi; oogyoochi; aigyokushi あいぎょくし; オーギョーチー; アイギョクシ |
jelly fig seed (Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang) (kana only) (オーギョーチー is from Chinese) Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang (variety of climbing fig) |
慣用音 see styles |
kanyouon / kanyoon かんようおん |
popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese) |
戴秉國 戴秉国 see styles |
dài bǐng guó dai4 bing3 guo2 tai ping kuo |
Dai Bingguo (1941-), a Chinese politician and professional diplomat |
戸走り see styles |
tobashiri とばしり |
(1) runner (of a sliding door); (2) (See 水蝋蝋) tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax |
打出手 see styles |
dǎ chū shǒu da3 chu1 shou3 ta ch`u shou ta chu shou |
to fling back weapons hurled at one by attackers (acrobatic performance in Chinese opera); to come to blows; to start a fight |
拔罐法 see styles |
bá guàn fǎ ba2 guan4 fa3 pa kuan fa |
fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin); ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics) |
指事字 see styles |
zhǐ shì zì zhi3 shi4 zi4 chih shih tzu |
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character |
指南車 指南车 see styles |
zhǐ nán chē zhi3 nan2 che1 chih nan ch`e chih nan che shinansha しなんしゃ |
a mechanical compass invented by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之 (hist) ancient Chinese vehicle with a compass whose needle always pointed south |
提壺蘆 提壶芦 see styles |
tí hú lú ti2 hu2 lu2 t`i hu lu ti hu lu |
unidentified type of bird referred to in ancient Chinese poems |
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
license.
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.
We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.
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.
The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.