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是騾子是馬,拉出來遛遛


是骡子是马,拉出来遛遛

shì luó zi shì mǎ , lā chū lai liù liu
    shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , la1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5
shih lo tzu shih ma , la ch`u lai liu liu
    shih lo tzu shih ma , la chu lai liu liu
see 是騾子是馬,牽出來遛遛|是骡子是马,牵出来遛遛[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5]

是騾子是馬,牽出來遛遛


是骡子是马,牵出来遛遛

shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu
    shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5
shih lo tzu shih ma , ch`ien ch`u lai liu liu
    shih lo tzu shih ma , chien chu lai liu liu
lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom); fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating; to show what one is made of

留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒


留得青山在,不怕没柴烧

liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
    liu2 de5 qing1 shan1 zai4 , bu4 pa4 mei2 chai2 shao1
liu te ch`ing shan tsai , pu p`a mei ch`ai shao
    liu te ching shan tsai , pu pa mei chai shao
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

百勝難慮敵,三折乃良醫


百胜难虑敌,三折乃良医

bǎi shèng nán lǜ dí , sān zhé nǎi liáng yī
    bai3 sheng4 nan2 lu:4 di2 , san1 zhe2 nai3 liang2 yi1
pai sheng nan lü ti , san che nai liang i
(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫|刘禹锡[Liu2 Yu3 xi1]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor; (fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes

緣起流轉止息相應增上慧住


缘起流转止息相应增上慧住

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yuán qǐ liú zhuǎn zhǐ xī xiāng yìng zēng shàng huì zhù
    yuan2 qi3 liu2 zhuan3 zhi3 xi1 xiang1 ying4 zeng1 shang4 hui4 zhu4
yüan ch`i liu chuan chih hsi hsiang ying tseng shang hui chu
    yüan chi liu chuan chih hsi hsiang ying tseng shang hui chu
 enki ruten shisoku sōō zōjō e jū
abode of superior insight that is associated with the cessation of dependently-arisen transmigration

藥師琉璃光如來本願功德經


药师琉璃光如来本愿功德经

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yào shī liú lí guāng rú lái běn yuàn gōng dé jīng
    yao4 shi1 liu2 li2 guang1 ru2 lai2 ben3 yuan4 gong1 de2 jing1
yao shih liu li kuang ju lai pen yüan kung te ching
 Yakushi rurikō nyorai hongan kōtoku kyō
Original Vows of the Medicine-Master Tathāgata of Lapis Light

藥師琉璃光如來本願功悳經


药师琉璃光如来本愿功悳经

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yào shī liú lí guāng rú lái běn yuàn gōng dé jīng
    yao4 shi1 liu2 li2 guang1 ru2 lai2 ben3 yuan4 gong1 de2 jing1
yao shih liu li kuang ju lai pen yüan kung te ching
 Yakushi rurikō nyorai hongan kōtoku kyō
Original Vows of the Medicine-Master Tathāgata of Lapis Light

藥師瑠璃光七佛本願功悳經


药师瑠璃光七佛本愿功悳经

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yào shī liú lí guāng qī fó běn yuàn gōng dé jīng
    yao4 shi1 liu2 li2 guang1 qi1 fo2 ben3 yuan4 gong1 de2 jing1
yao shih liu li kuang ch`i fo pen yüan kung te ching
    yao shih liu li kuang chi fo pen yüan kung te ching
 Yakushi rurikō shichibutsu hongan kōtoku kyō
Original Vows of the Seven Medicine-Master Buddhas of Lapis Light

元興寺伽藍緣起幷流記資材帳


元兴寺伽蓝缘起幷流记资材帐

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yuán xīng sì qié lán yuán qǐ bìng liú jì zī cái zhàng
    yuan2 xing1 si4 qie2 lan2 yuan2 qi3 bing4 liu2 ji4 zi1 cai2 zhang4
yüan hsing ssu ch`ieh lan yüan ch`i ping liu chi tzu ts`ai chang
    yüan hsing ssu chieh lan yüan chi ping liu chi tzu tsai chang
 Gangōji Garan Engi Narabini Ruki Shizaichō
Composite Register of the History and Materials of the Gangō Temple Complex

家醜不可外傳,流言切莫輕信


家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信

jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
    jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 chuan2 , liu2 yan2 qie4 mo4 qing1 xin4
chia ch`ou pu k`o wai ch`uan , liu yen ch`ieh mo ch`ing hsin
    chia chou pu ko wai chuan , liu yen chieh mo ching hsin
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.

法隆寺伽藍緣起幷流記資材帳


法隆寺伽蓝缘起幷流记资材帐

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fǎ lóng sì qié lán yuán qǐ bìng liú jì zī cái zhàng
    fa3 long2 si4 qie2 lan2 yuan2 qi3 bing4 liu2 ji4 zi1 cai2 zhang4
fa lung ssu ch`ieh lan yüan ch`i ping liu chi tzu ts`ai chang
    fa lung ssu chieh lan yüan chi ping liu chi tzu tsai chang
 Hōryūji Garan Engi Narabini Ruki Shizaichō
A Composite Register of the History and Materials of the Hōryū Temple Complex

有意栽花花不發,無心插柳柳成陰


有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴

yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn
    you3 yi4 zai1 hua1 hua1 bu4 fa1 , wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin1
yu i tsai hua hua pu fa , wu hsin ch`a liu liu ch`eng yin
    yu i tsai hua hua pu fa , wu hsin cha liu liu cheng yin
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it

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

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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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