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內外塵沙


内外尘沙

see styles
nèi wài chén shā
    nei4 wai4 chen2 sha1
nei wai ch`en sha
    nei wai chen sha
 naige jinja
the innumerable details in and out of saṃsāra

兩側對稱


两侧对称

see styles
liǎng cè duì chèn
    liang3 ce4 dui4 chen4
liang ts`e tui ch`en
    liang tse tui chen
bilateral symmetry

八大元老

see styles
bā dà yuán lǎo
    ba1 da4 yuan2 lao3
pa ta yüan lao
"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2]; abbr. to 八老[Ba1 lao3]

八字方針


八字方针

see styles
bā zì fāng zhēn
    ba1 zi4 fang1 zhen1
pa tzu fang chen
a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan; (esp.) the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by Li Fuchun 李富春[Li3 Fu4 chun1] in 1961: 調整、鞏固、充實、提高|调整、巩固、充实、提高 "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"

八重眞寶


八重眞宝

see styles
bā zhòng zhēn bǎo
    ba1 zhong4 zhen1 bao3
pa chung chen pao
 hachijū(no)shinpō
The eight weighty and truly precious things, i.e. the eight metals, which depend for evaluation on gold, the highest and greatest, used to illustrate the Buddha as supreme and the other classes in grades beneath him. Also 八重無價, i.e. the eight priceless things.

六反震動


六反震动

see styles
liù fǎn zhèn dòng
    liu4 fan3 zhen4 dong4
liu fan chen tung
 rokuho nshindō
six earthquakes

六塵境界


六尘境界

see styles
liù chén jìng jiè
    liu4 chen2 jing4 jie4
liu ch`en ching chieh
    liu chen ching chieh
 roku jin kyōgai
six objective realms

六字真言

see styles
liù zì zhēn yán
    liu4 zi4 zhen1 yan2
liu tzu chen yen
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)

六種震動


六种震动

see styles
liù zhǒng zhèn dòng
    liu4 zhong3 zhen4 dong4
liu chung chen tung
 rokushu shindō
The six earthquakes, or earth-shakings, also 六種動相, of which there are three different categories. I, Those at the Buddha's conception, birth, enlightenment, first preaching, when Māra besought him to live, and at his nirvana; some omit the fifth and after 'birth' add 'leaving home '. II. The six different kinds of shaking of the chiliocosm, or universe, when the Buddha entered into the samādhi of joyful wandering, see 大品般若經 1, i. e. east rose and west sank, and so on with w. e., n. s., s. n., middle and borders, borders and middle. III. Another group is shaking, rising, waving, reverberating, roaring, arousing, the first three referring to motion, the last three to sounds; see the above 般若經; which in later translations gives shaking, rising, reverberating, beating, roaring, crackling.

六變震動


六变震动

see styles
liù biàn zhèn dòng
    liu4 bian4 zhen4 dong4
liu pien chen tung
 rokuhen shindō
six kinds of earthquake

出纏眞如


出缠眞如

see styles
chū chán zhēn rú
    chu1 chan2 zhen1 ru2
ch`u ch`an chen ju
    chu chan chen ju
 shutsuden shinnyo
The unfettered, or free bhūtatathatā, as contrasted with the 在纏眞如.

劉家夼鎮


刘家夼镇

see styles
liú jiā kuǎng zhèn
    liu2 jia1 kuang3 zhen4
liu chia k`uang chen
    liu chia kuang chen
Liujiakuang township in Muping district 牟平區|牟平区, Yantai, Shandong

劬嬪大臣


劬嫔大臣

see styles
qú pín dà chén
    qu2 pin2 da4 chen2
ch`ü p`in ta ch`en
    chü pin ta chen
 Kuhin Daishin
Minister Kapphiṇa

勝流眞如


胜流眞如

see styles
shèng liú zhēn rú
    sheng4 liu2 zhen1 ru2
sheng liu chen ju
 shōru shinnyo
ubiquity of thusness

北上廣深


北上广深

see styles
běi shàng guǎng shēn
    bei3 shang4 guang3 shen1
pei shang kuang shen
Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen (abbr. for 北京[Bei3 jing1] + 上海[Shang4 hai3] + 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1] + 深圳[Shen1 zhen4])

北京晨報


北京晨报

see styles
běi jīng chén bào
    bei3 jing1 chen2 bao4
pei ching ch`en pao
    pei ching chen pao
Beijing Morning Post, newspaper published 1998-2018

北辰菩薩


北辰菩萨

see styles
běi chén pú sà
    bei3 chen2 pu2 sa4
pei ch`en p`u sa
    pei chen pu sa
 Hokushin bosatsu
The Bodhisattva 妙見 Miaojian of Ursa Major.

十二時辰


十二时辰

see styles
shí èr shí chen
    shi2 er4 shi2 chen5
shih erh shih ch`en
    shih erh shih chen
twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy

十二眞如

see styles
shí èr zhēn rú
    shi2 er4 zhen1 ru2
shih erh chen ju
 jūni shinnyo
The twelve aspects of the bhūtatathhatā or the ultimate, which is also styled the 十二無為 "inactive" or nirvana-like: and the 十二空 "void" or immaterial: (1) The chen ju itself; (2) 法界 as the medium of all things; (3) 法性 as the nature of all things; (4) 不虛妄性 its reality contra the unreality of phenomena; (5) 不變異性 its immutability contra mortality and phenomenal variation; (6) 平等性 as universal or undifferentiated; (7) 離生性 as immortal, i.e. apart from birth and death, or creation and destruction; (8) 法定 as eternal, its nature ever sure; (9) 法住 as the abode of all things; (10) 實際 as the bounds of all reality; (11) 虛空界 as the realm of space, the void, or immateriality; (12)不思議界 as the realm beyond thought or expression.

十八應眞


十八应眞

see styles
shí bā yìng zhēn
    shi2 ba1 ying4 zhen1
shih pa ying chen
 jūhachi ōshin
The eighteen arhats.

十國春秋


十国春秋

see styles
shí guó chūn qiū
    shi2 guo2 chun1 qiu1
shih kuo ch`un ch`iu
    shih kuo chun chiu
History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吳任臣|吴任臣[Wu2 Ren4 chen2], 114 scrolls

千真萬確


千真万确

see styles
qiān zhēn wàn què
    qian1 zhen1 wan4 que4
ch`ien chen wan ch`üeh
    chien chen wan chüeh
absolutely true (idiom); manifold; true from many points of view

千變萬軫


千变万轸

see styles
qiān biàn wàn zhěn
    qian1 bian4 wan4 zhen3
ch`ien pien wan chen
    chien pien wan chen
constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)

半真半假

see styles
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
    ban4 zhen1 ban4 jia3
pan chen pan chia
(idiom) half true and half false

卽事而眞

see styles
jí shì ér zhēn
    ji2 shi4 er2 zhen1
chi shih erh chen
 sokuji nishin
phenomena are no different from reality

反璞歸真


反璞归真

see styles
fǎn pú guī zhēn
    fan3 pu2 gui1 zhen1
fan p`u kuei chen
    fan pu kuei chen
variant of 返璞歸真|返璞归真[fan3 pu2 gui1 zhen1]

受欲塵者


受欲尘者

see styles
shòu yù chén zhě
    shou4 yu4 chen2 zhe3
shou yü ch`en che
    shou yü chen che
 juyokujin sha
one who indulges in objects of desire

可心如意

see styles
kě xīn rú yì
    ke3 xin1 ru2 yi4
k`o hsin ju i
    ko hsin ju i
see 稱心如意|称心如意[chen4 xin1 ru2 yi4]

司馬承幀


司马承帧

see styles
sī mǎ chéng zhēn
    si1 ma3 cheng2 zhen1
ssu ma ch`eng chen
    ssu ma cheng chen
Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty

同床共枕

see styles
tóng chuáng gòng zhěn
    tong2 chuang2 gong4 zhen3
t`ung ch`uang kung chen
    tung chuang kung chen
to share the bed; (fig.) to be married

吠嚧遮那


吠路者那

see styles
fèi lú zhēn à
    fei4 lu2 zhen1 a4
fei lu chen a
 Hairoshana
Vairocana v. 毘.

吠路者那

see styles
fèi lù zhěn à
    fei4 lu4 zhen3 a4
fei lu chen a
 Hairoshana
Vairocana

吹枕邊風


吹枕边风

see styles
chuī zhěn biān fēng
    chui1 zhen3 bian1 feng1
ch`ui chen pien feng
    chui chen pien feng
to sway (sb) through pillow talk

哭聲震天


哭声震天

see styles
kū shēng zhèn tiān
    ku1 sheng1 zhen4 tian1
k`u sheng chen t`ien
    ku sheng chen tien
(idiom) the cries of grief shake the heavens

善自珍攝


善自珍摄

see styles
shàn zì zhēn shè
    shan4 zi4 zhen1 she4
shan tzu chen she
take good care of yourself! (idiom)

單純皰疹


单纯疱疹

see styles
dān chún pào zhěn
    dan1 chun2 pao4 zhen3
tan ch`un p`ao chen
    tan chun pao chen
herpes simplex (med.)

四眞實義


四眞实义

see styles
sì zhēn shí yì
    si4 zhen1 shi2 yi4
ssu chen shih i
 shi shinjitsu gi
four levels of acceptance of reality

四種眞實


四种眞实

see styles
sì zhǒng zhēn shí
    si4 zhong3 zhen1 shi2
ssu chung chen shih
 shishu shinjitsu
four levels of apprehension of reality

回嗔作喜

see styles
huí chēn zuò xǐ
    hui2 chen1 zuo4 xi3
hui ch`en tso hsi
    hui chen tso hsi
to go from anger to happiness (idiom)

圓眞國師


圆眞国师

see styles
yuán zhēn guó shī
    yuan2 zhen1 guo2 shi1
yüan chen kuo shih
 Enshin Kokushi
Wonjin guksa

在真空中

see styles
zài zhēn kōng zhōng
    zai4 zhen1 kong1 zhong1
tsai chen k`ung chung
    tsai chen kung chung
in a vacuum

在纏眞如


在缠眞如

see styles
zài chán zhēn rú
    zai4 chan2 zhen1 ru2
tsai ch`an chen ju
    tsai chan chen ju
 zaiden shinnyo
bound thusness

地震學家


地震学家

see styles
dì zhèn xué jiā
    di4 zhen4 xue2 jia1
ti chen hsüeh chia
seismologist; earthquake scientist

地震烈度

see styles
dì zhèn liè dù
    di4 zhen4 lie4 du4
ti chen lieh tu
earthquake intensity (measure of its destructive power)

地震速報


地震速报

see styles
dì zhèn sù bào
    di4 zhen4 su4 bao4
ti chen su pao
real-time report of earthquake data; earthquake alert

堅貞不屈


坚贞不屈

see styles
jiān zhēn bù qū
    jian1 zhen1 bu4 qu1
chien chen pu ch`ü
    chien chen pu chü
faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast

塵中格外


尘中格外

see styles
chén zhōng gé wài
    chen2 zhong1 ge2 wai4
ch`en chung ko wai
    chen chung ko wai
 jinchū kakugai
mundane and transmundane

塵埃落定


尘埃落定

see styles
chén āi luò dìng
    chen2 ai1 luo4 ding4
ch`en ai lo ting
    chen ai lo ting
lit. the dust has settled (idiom); fig. to get sorted out; to be finalized

塵塵三昧


尘尘三昧

see styles
chén chén sān mèi
    chen2 chen2 san1 mei4
ch`en ch`en san mei
    chen chen san mei
 jinjin zanmai
The samādhi in which, in a moment of time, entry is made into all samādhis.

塵塵刹土


尘尘刹土

see styles
chén chén chà tǔ
    chen2 chen2 cha4 tu3
ch`en ch`en ch`a t`u
    chen chen cha tu
 jinjin setsudo
Numberless lands; also in every grain, or atom, there is a whole realm.

塵沙無知


尘沙无知

see styles
chén shā wú zhī
    chen2 sha1 wu2 zhi1
ch`en sha wu chih
    chen sha wu chih
 jinja muchi
delusions caused by innumerable details

壬辰倭亂


壬辰倭乱

see styles
rén chén wō luàn
    ren2 chen2 wo1 luan4
jen ch`en wo luan
    jen chen wo luan
Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598
See: 壬辰倭乱

壽王墳鎮


寿王坟镇

see styles
shòu wáng fén zhèn
    shou4 wang2 fen2 zhen4
shou wang fen chen
Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市[Cheng2 de2 shi4], Hebei

外交大臣

see styles
wài jiāo dà chén
    wai4 jiao1 da4 chen2
wai chiao ta ch`en
    wai chiao ta chen
Foreign Secretary; (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

大政方針


大政方针

see styles
dà zhèng fāng zhēn
    da4 zheng4 fang1 zhen1
ta cheng fang chen
major policy of the national government

大柴旦鎮


大柴旦镇

see styles
dà chái dàn zhèn
    da4 chai2 dan4 zhen4
ta ch`ai tan chen
    ta chai tan chen
Da Qaidam town in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai

大海撈針


大海捞针

see styles
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
    da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1
ta hai lao chen
lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

大珍寶聚


大珍宝聚

see styles
dà zhēn bǎo jù
    da4 zhen1 bao3 ju4
ta chen pao chü
 dai chinbō shu
great heap of [rare] jewels

天眞獨朗


天眞独朗

see styles
tiān zhēn dú lǎng
    tian1 zhen1 du2 lang3
t`ien chen tu lang
    tien chen tu lang
 tenshin dokurō
The fundamental reality or bhūtatathatā, is the only illumination. It is a dictum of 道邃 Daosui of the Tang to the famous Japanese monk 傳教 Dengyō. The apprehension of this fundamental reality makes all things clear, including the universality of Buddha- hood. It also interprets the phrase 一心三觀 that 空中假 the void, the 'mean ', the seeming, are all aspects of the one mind.

天真爛漫


天真烂漫

see styles
tiān zhēn làn màn
    tian1 zhen1 lan4 man4
t`ien chen lan man
    tien chen lan man
 tenshinranman
    てんしんらんまん
(idiom) innocent and unaffected
(adj-na,adj-t,adv-to,n) (yoji) naivete; simplicity; innocence

奇珍異寶


奇珍异宝

see styles
qí zhēn yì bǎo
    qi2 zhen1 yi4 bao3
ch`i chen i pao
    chi chen i pao
rare treasure (idiom)

如坐針氈


如坐针毡

see styles
rú zuò zhēn zhān
    ru2 zuo4 zhen1 zhan1
ju tso chen chan
lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom); fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation

如數家珍


如数家珍

see styles
rú shǔ jiā zhēn
    ru2 shu3 jia1 zhen1
ju shu chia chen
lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom); fig. to be very familiar with a matter

妙眞如性

see styles
miào zhēn rú xìng
    miao4 zhen1 ru2 xing4
miao chen ju hsing
 myō shinnyo shō
The profound nature of the bhūtatathatā, the totality, or fundamental nature, of all things.

委靡不振

see styles
wěi mǐ bù zhèn
    wei3 mi3 bu4 zhen4
wei mi pu chen
variant of 萎靡不振[wei3 mi3 bu4 zhen4]

威震天下

see styles
wēi zhèn tiān xià
    wei1 zhen4 tian1 xia4
wei chen t`ien hsia
    wei chen tien hsia
to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)

字斟句酌

see styles
zì zhēn jù zhuó
    zi4 zhen1 ju4 zhuo2
tzu chen chü cho
weighing every word

孰真孰假

see styles
shú zhēn shú jiǎ
    shu2 zhen1 shu2 jia3
shu chen shu chia
what is true and what is fake

安立眞如

see styles
ān lì zhēn rú
    an1 li4 zhen1 ru2
an li chen ju
 anryū shinnyo
posited teaching of suchness

安立眞實


安立眞实

see styles
ān lì zhēn shí
    an1 li4 zhen1 shi2
an li chen shih
 anryū shinjitsu
posited reality

安難陳護


安难陈护

see styles
ān nán chén
    an1 nan2 chen2 hu4
an nan ch`en hu
    an nan chen hu
 An Nan Chin Go
Sthiramati, Nanda, Dignāga, and Dharmapala

官不容針


官不容针

see styles
guān bù róng zhēn
    guan1 bu4 rong2 zhen1
kuan pu jung chen
 kan ni wa hari wo irezu
officially, a needle cannot fit

定海神針


定海神针

see styles
dìng hǎi shén zhēn
    ding4 hai3 shen2 zhen1
ting hai shen chen
another name for 金箍棒[jin1 gu1 bang4], the Monkey King's golden cudgel; (fig.) stabilizing force

客塵煩惱


客尘烦恼

see styles
chén fán nǎo
    ke4 chen2 fan2 nao3
k`o ch`en fan nao
    ko chen fan nao
 kakujin bonnō
adventitious afflictions

寢苫枕塊


寝苫枕块

see styles
qǐn shān zhěn kuài
    qin3 shan1 zhen3 kuai4
ch`in shan chen k`uai
    chin shan chen kuai
bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom); the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period

寥若晨星

see styles
liáo ruò chén xīng
    liao2 ruo4 chen2 xing1
liao jo ch`en hsing
    liao jo chen hsing
rare as morning stars (idiom); few and far between; sparse

實相眞如


实相眞如

see styles
shí xiàng zhēn rú
    shi2 xiang4 zhen1 ru2
shih hsiang chen ju
 jitsusō shinnyo
true thusness

對稱破缺


对称破缺

see styles
duì chèn pò quē
    dui4 chen4 po4 que1
tui ch`en p`o ch`üeh
    tui chen po chüeh
symmetry breaking (physics)

對稱空間


对称空间

see styles
duì chèn kōng jiān
    dui4 chen4 kong1 jian1
tui ch`en k`ung chien
    tui chen kung chien
symmetric space (math.)

小營盤鎮


小营盘镇

see styles
xiǎo yíng pán zhèn
    xiao3 ying2 pan2 zhen4
hsiao ying p`an chen
    hsiao ying pan chen
Xiaoyingpan township in Börtala Shehiri or Bole City 博樂市|博乐市, Xinjiang

山珍海味

see styles
shān zhēn hǎi wèi
    shan1 zhen1 hai3 wei4
shan chen hai wei
exotic delicacies; luxury foodstuff from distant locations

山珍海錯


山珍海错

see styles
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
    shan1 zhen1 hai3 cuo4
shan chen hai ts`o
    shan chen hai tso
rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies

帶狀皰疹


带状疱疹

see styles
dài zhuàng pào zhěn
    dai4 zhuang4 pao4 zhen3
tai chuang p`ao chen
    tai chuang pao chen
shingles; herpes zoster (medicine)

幾可亂真


几可乱真

see styles
jī kě luàn zhēn
    ji1 ke3 luan4 zhen1
chi k`o luan chen
    chi ko luan chen
to seem almost genuine; easily mistaken for the real thing

弄假成真

see styles
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
    nong4 jia3 cheng2 zhen1
nung chia ch`eng chen
    nung chia cheng chen
pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true

引線穿針


引线穿针

see styles
yǐn xiàn chuān zhēn
    yin3 xian4 chuan1 zhen1
yin hsien ch`uan chen
    yin hsien chuan chen
to thread a needle; (fig.) to act as a go-between

彌足珍貴


弥足珍贵

see styles
mí zú zhēn guì
    mi2 zu2 zhen1 gui4
mi tsu chen kuei
extremely precious; valuable

微塵含千


微尘含千

see styles
wéi chén hán qiān
    wei2 chen2 han2 qian1
wei ch`en han ch`ien
    wei chen han chien
 mijin gonsen
a single particle of dust containing the whole trichiliocosm

德國麻疹


德国麻疹

see styles
dé guó má zhěn
    de2 guo2 ma2 zhen3
te kuo ma chen
German measles; rubella

心眞如門


心眞如门

see styles
xīn zhēn rú mén
    xin1 zhen1 ru2 men2
hsin chen ju men
 shin shinnyo mon
The mind as bhūtatathatā, one of the 二門 of the 起信論 Awakening of Faith.

心細如塵


心细如尘

see styles
xīn xì rú chén
    xin1 xi4 ru2 chen2
hsin hsi ju ch`en
    hsin hsi ju chen
(idiom) meticulous; very careful or attentive

忠貞不渝


忠贞不渝

see styles
zhōng zhēn bù yú
    zhong1 zhen1 bu4 yu2
chung chen pu yü
unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant

性薄塵穢


性薄尘秽

see styles
xìng bó chén huì
    xing4 bo2 chen2 hui4
hsing po ch`en hui
    hsing po chen hui
 shōhaku jin'e
weak (light, insipid) defilements

情真意切

see styles
qíng zhēn yì qiè
    qing2 zhen1 yi4 qie4
ch`ing chen i ch`ieh
    ching chen i chieh
(idiom) sincere; heartfelt

惛沉掉擧

see styles
hūn chén diào jǔ
    hun1 chen2 diao4 ju3
hun ch`en tiao chü
    hun chen tiao chü
 konjin tōkyo
laxity and excitement

成佛眞子

see styles
chéng fó zhēn zǐ
    cheng2 fo2 zhen1 zi3
ch`eng fo chen tzu
    cheng fo chen tzu
 jō butsu shinshi
become a true son [disciple] of the buddha

成道之辰

see styles
chéng dào zhī chén
    cheng2 dao4 zhi1 chen2
ch`eng tao chih ch`en
    cheng tao chih chen
 jōdō no shin
occasion of the attainment of the way

我空眞如

see styles
wǒ kōng zhēn rú
    wo3 kong1 zhen1 ru2
wo k`ung chen ju
    wo kung chen ju
 gakū shinnyo
The Hīnayāna doctrine of impersonality in the absolute, that in truth there is no ego; this position abrogates moral responsibility, cf. 原人論.

所知眞如

see styles
suǒ zhī zhēn rú
    suo3 zhi1 zhen1 ru2
so chih chen ju
 shochi shinnyo
thusness that is known

所言眞實


所言眞实

see styles
suǒ yán zhēn shí
    suo3 yan2 zhen1 shi2
so yen chen shih
 shogun shinjitsu
what is said is true

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

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