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達磨


达磨

see styles
dá mó
    da2 mo2
ta mo
 daruma
    だるま

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Daruma / Damo
(1) (kana only) daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted; (2) (kana only) Bodhidharma; (3) (kana only) prostitute; (personal name) Daruma
dharma; also 達摩; 達麼; 達而麻耶; 曇摩; 馱摩 tr. by 法. dharma is from dhara, holding, bearing, possessing, etc.; and means 'that which is to be held fast or kept, ordinance, statute, law, usage, practice'; 'anything right.' M.W. It may be variously intp. as (1) characteristic, attribute, predicate; (2) the bearer, the transcendent substratum of single elements of conscious life; (3) element, i.e. a part of conscious life; (4) nirvāṇa, i.e. the Dharma par excellence, the object of Buddhist teaching; (5) the absolute, the real; (6) the teaching or religion of Buddha; (7) thing, object, appearance. Also, Damo, or Bodhidharma, the twenty-eighth Indian and first Chinese patriarch, who arrived in China A.D. 520, the reputed founder of the Chan or Intuitional School in China. He is described as son of a king in southern India; originally called Bodhitara. He arrived at Guangdong, bringing it is said the sacred begging-bowl, and settled in Luoyang, where he engaged in silent meditation for nine years, whence he received the title of wall-gazing Brahman 壁觀婆羅門, though he was a kṣatriya. His doctrine and practice were those of the 'inner light', independent of the written word, but to 慧可 Huike, his successor, he commended the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra as nearest to his views. There are many names with Dharma as initial: Dharmapāla, Dharmagupta, Dharmayaśas, Dharmaruci, Dharmarakṣa, Dharmatrāta, Dharmavardhana, etc.

金星

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jīn xīng
    jin1 xing1
chin hsing
 kinboshi
    きんぼし

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Venus / Gold Star
gold star; stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc)
(1) dazzling victory; (2) {sumo} win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion; (surname) Kinboshi
Śukra, the planet Venus.

降福

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jiàng fú
    jiang4 fu2
chiang fu

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Heaven Blessing
blessings from heaven

饕餮

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tāo tiè
    tao1 tie4
t`ao t`ieh
    tao tieh
 toutetsu / totetsu
    とうてつ

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Taotie
ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king; zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes; gluttonous; sumptuous (banquet)
(1) (hist) taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties); (2) (archaism) covetousness; greed; avarice
intense desire

體會


体会

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tǐ huì
    ti3 hui4
t`i hui
    ti hui

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Knowledge from Experience
to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience

鳥居


鸟居

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niǎo jū
    niao3 ju1
niao chü
 torigoi
    とりごい
torii (gateway of a Shinto shrine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鳥居 "torii")
torii (Shinto shrine archway); (surname) Torigoi

ガイジ

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 gaiji
    ガイジ
(slang) (derogatory term) (from 障害児) (See 障害児・しょうがいじ) retard; moron; cripple

からに

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 karani
    からに
(expression) (1) (as 〜てからに at sentence end) expresses displeasure or disapproval; (expression) (2) just from (doing); simply by

タウン

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 daun
    ダウン

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Towne
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) (ant: アップ・1) fall; decrease; drop; going down; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) {boxing} knocking down; flooring; being knocked down; being floored; (n,vs,vi) (3) being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); being knocked out (from alcohol); being out of it; collapsing; (n,vs,vi) (4) {comp} going down (of a computer system, server, etc.); crashing; (5) {baseb} (number of) outs; (6) {sports} (ant: アップ・6) being down (in points, games, etc.); being behind; trailing; (7) {sports} down (in American football); (8) down (feathers); (9) (abbreviation) (See ダウンジャケット) down jacket; (personal name) Daun; Down

チャド

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 chado
    チャド

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Chad
chad (from punched card or punched tape); (place-name) Chad; Tchad

デバン

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 deban
    デバン

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Devan
(noun/participle) (kana only) (abbreviation) unloading goods from a container truck, etc.

なんす

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 nansu
    ナンス
(auxiliary verb) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) (feminine speech) (probably from なさいます, primarily used by prostitutes in brothels) to do; (personal name) Nance

パキる

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 pakiru
    パキる
(v5r,vi) (slang) (from the antidepressant パキシル) to get high; to become inebriated

ハミる

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 hamiru
    ハミル
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) (slang) (from 場を見る) to mark a stage, movie set, etc. with tape to indicate positions of actors, furniture, equipment, etc.; to block a set; (personal name) Hamill

マール

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 maaru / maru
    マール

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Merle
(1) maar (broad, shallow volcanic crater) (fre:, ger: Maar); (2) marc (brandy distilled from pomace wine); (3) (See 泥灰岩) marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock); (place-name) Marl (Germany); Maar; Mahl; Mahr

リート

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 riido / rido
    リード

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Riet
(noun, transitive verb) (1) lead; leading; taking the lead; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {sports} leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; (noun, transitive verb) (3) {baseb} lead (from a base); (4) lead (of an article); lede; (5) lead (wire); (6) leash; lead; (7) (See セールスリード) (sales) lead; prospective client; (place-name) Lead; Reade; Read; Reed; Ried

レイス

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 reisu / resu
    レイス

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Reis
(noun/participle) (1) raising (bet); (noun/participle) (2) raising (object); lifting; (noun/participle) (3) raising (topic); bringing up; (noun/participle) (4) raising (children); rearing; (noun/participle) (5) raising (building); erecting; (noun/participle) (6) raising (from the dead, e.g. in a computer game); (personal name) Leith; Leys; Raysse; Reiss

今から

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 imakara
    いまから

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From this Moment Forward
(adverb) from now; from this moment; henceforth

八正道

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bā zhèng dào
    ba1 zheng4 dao4
pa cheng tao
 hasshōdō
    はっしょうどう

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The Noble Eightfold Path
the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)
(Buddhist term) noble eightfold path
(八正道分) Āryamārga. The eight right or correct ways, the "eightfold noble path" for the arhat to nirvāṇa; also styled 八道船, 八正門, 八由行, 八游行, 八聖道支, 八道行, 八直行, 八直道. The eight are: (1) 正見Samyag-dṛṣṭi, correct views in regard to the Four Axioms, and freedom from the common delusion. (2) 正思 Samyak-saṁkalpa, correct thought and purpose. (3) 正語 Samyag-vāc, correct speech, avoidance of false and idle talk. (4) 正業 Samyak-karmānta, correct deed, or conduct, getting rid of all improper action so as to dwell in purity. (5) 正命 Smnyag-ājīva, correct livelihood or occupation, avoiding the five immoral occupations. (6) 正精進 Samyag-vyāyāma, correct zeal, or energy in uninterrupted progress in the way of nirvāṇa. (7) 正念 Samyak-smṛti, correct remembrance, or memory, which retains the true and excludes the false. (8) 正定 Samyak-samadhi, correct meditation, absorption, or abstraction. The 正 means of course Buddhist orthodoxy, anything contrary to this being 邪 or heterodox, and wrong.

吉迪恩

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jí dí ēn
    ji2 di2 en1
chi ti en

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Gideon
Gideon (name, from Judges 6:11 onward); also written 基甸

巴羅佐


巴罗佐

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bā luó zuǒ
    ba1 luo2 zuo3
pa lo tso

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Barroso
José Manuel Durão Barroso (1956-), Portuguese politician, prime minister of Portugal 2002-04, president of EU Commission from 2004-2014

森林浴

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sēn lín yù
    sen1 lin2 yu4
sen lin yü
 shinrinyoku
    しんりんよく

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Forest Bathing
forest bathing: spending time in a forest, walking or deep-breathing etc, as therapy (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 森林浴 "shinrin'yoku")
forest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits

欲しい

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 hoshii / hoshi
    ほしい

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I Want You
(adjective) (1) (See 欲しがる) wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; (adj-i,aux-adj) (2) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

特魯多


特鲁多

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tè lǔ duō
    te4 lu3 duo1
t`e lu to
    te lu to

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Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau (1919-2000), prime minister of Canada 1980-1984 and 1968-1979; Justin Trudeau (1971-), prime minister of Canada from 2015

盧瑟福


卢瑟福

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lú sè fú
    lu2 se4 fu2
lu se fu

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Rutherford
Rutherford (name); Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), early nuclear physicist from New Zealand

米歇爾


米歇尔

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mǐ xiē ěr
    mi3 xie1 er3
mi hsieh erh

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Mishel
Michel or Mitchell (name); George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009

菩提樹


菩提树

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pú tí shù
    pu2 ti2 shu4
p`u t`i shu
    pu ti shu
 bodaiju
    ぼだいじゅ
peepul (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; sacred fig
(1) Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree); (2) (See インドボダイジュ) sacred fig (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; bo tree; peepal tree; pipal tree; (given name) Bodaiju
bodhidruma, bodhitaru, bodhivṛkṣa; the wisdom-tree, i.e. that under which Śākyamuni attained his enlightenment, and became Buddha. The Ficus religiosa is the pippala, or aśvattha, wrongly identified by Faxian as the palm-tree; it is described as an evergreen, to have been 400 feet high, been cut down several times, but in the Tang dynasty still to be 40 or 50 feet high. A branch of it is said to have been sent by Aśoka to Ceylon, from which sprang the celebrated Bo-tree still flourishing there.

觀世音


观世音

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guān shì yīn
    guan1 shi4 yin1
kuan shih yin
 Kanzeon
    かんぜおん

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Guan Shi Yin: Protector Of Life
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
(out-dated kanji) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Regarder of the world's sounds, or cries, the so-called Goddess of Mercy; also known as 觀音; 觀世音善薩; 觀自在 (觀世自在); 觀尹; 光世音 (the last being the older form). Avalokiteśvara, v. 阿 8. Originally represented as a male, the images are now generally those of a female figure. The meaning of the term is in doubt; it is intp. as above, but the term 觀自在 (觀世自在) accords with the idea of Sovereign Regarder and is not associated with sounds or cries. Guanyin is one of the triad of Amida, is represented on his left, and is also represented as crowned with Amida; but there are as many as thirty-three different forms of Guanyin, sometimes with a bird, a vase, a willow wand, a pearl, a 'thousand' eyes and hands, etc., and, when as bestower of children, carrying a child. The island of Putuo (Potala) is the chief centre of Guanyin worship, where she is the protector of all in distress, especially of those who go to sea. There are many sūtras, etc., devoted to the cult, but its provenance and the date of its introduction to China are still in doubt. Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sūtra is devoted to Guanyin, and is the principal scripture of the cult; its date is uncertain. Guanyin is sometimes confounded with Amitābha and Maitreya. She is said to be the daughter of king Śubhavyūha 妙莊王, who had her killed by 'stifling because the sword of the executioner broke without hurting her. Her spirit went to hell; but hell changed into paradise. Yama sent her back to life to save his hell, when she was miraculously transported on a Lotus flower to the island of Poo-too'. Eitel.

阿斯蘭


阿斯兰

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ā sī lán
    a1 si1 lan2
a ssu lan

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Aslan
Aslan (from the Narnia chronicles)

默克爾


默克尔

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mò kè ěr
    mo4 ke4 er3
mo k`o erh
    mo ko erh

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Merkle
Angela Merkel (1954-), German CDU politician, chancellor from 2005

かまちょ

see styles
 kamacho
    かまちょ
(expression) (slang) (abbreviation) (from かまってちょうだい) please pay attention to me; please entertain me

カルメラ

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 karumera
    カルメラ

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Carmela
honeycomb toffee (por: caramelo); sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda; (personal name) Carmela

サビラン

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 sabiran
    サビラン
(colloquialism) (from さびしい + ランチ) eating lunch alone (esp. at the office); sad lunch

ソフィー

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 zofii / zofi
    ゾフィー

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Sophy
(1) (feminine speech) Sophie; (2) (product) Zoffy (from Ultra Series); (female given name) Sophie; (product name) Zoffy (from Ultra Series)

タプリー

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 tapurii / tapuri
    タプリー

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Tapley
(abbreviation) {mahj} (See ダブル立直・ダブルリーチ・1) declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared; (personal name) Tapley; Tapply

チャプタ

see styles
 chaputa
    チャプタ
chapter

ヒーラー

see styles
 piiraa / pira
    ピーラー
(1) (See 皮むき器・1) peeler (kitchen utensil); (2) peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)

ピクシー

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 pikushii / pikushi
    ピクシー

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Pixy
pixie (mythical creatures from Cornish folklore)

ブルマー

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 burumaa / buruma
    ブルマー
(1) long female underwear (from bloomers); (2) shorts with elasticized cuffs (were used by women as sportswear) (elasticised); gym shorts; (personal name) Bulmer

ホルター

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 borudaa / boruda
    ボルダー
low-lying land reclaimed from the sea (dut: polder); (place-name) Boulder

上善若水

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shàng shàn ruò shuǐ
    shang4 shan4 ruo4 shui3
shang shan jo shui

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Ultimate Goodness of Water
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])

不動解脫


不动解脱

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bù dòng jiě tuō
    bu4 dong4 jie3 tuo1
pu tung chieh t`o
    pu tung chieh to
 fudō gedatsu

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Immovable Liberation
liberation from being disturbed (by the illusions of life).

不念舊惡


不念旧恶

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bù niàn jiù è
    bu4 nian4 jiu4 e4
pu nien chiu o

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Forgive and Forget
do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget

博斯沃思

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bó sī wò sī
    bo2 si1 wo4 si1
po ssu wo ssu

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Bosworth
Bosworth (name); Stephen Bosworth (1939-), US academic and diplomat, special representative for policy on North Korea from 2009

四無量心


四无量心

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sì wú liàng xīn
    si4 wu2 liang4 xin1
ssu wu liang hsin
 shi muryōshin
catvāri apramāṇāni; the four immeasurables, or infinite Buddha-states of mind, also styled 四等 the four equalities, or universals, and 四梵行 noble acts or characteristics; i. e. four of the twelve 禪 dhyānas: 慈無量心 boundless kindness, maitrī, or bestowing of joy or happiness; 悲無量心 boundless pity, karuṇā, to save from suffering; 喜無量心 boundless joy, muditā, on seeing others rescued from suffering; 捨無量心 limitless indifference, upekṣā, i. e. rising above these emotions, or giving up all things, e. g. distinctions of friend and enemy, love and hate, etc. The esoteric sect has a special definition of its own, connecting each of the four with 普賢; 虛 空 藏; 觀自在; or 盧 空 庫.

愛別離苦


爱别离苦

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ài bié lí kǔ
    ai4 bie2 li2 ku3
ai pieh li k`u
    ai pieh li ku
 aibetsuriku
    あいべつりく
(Buddhism) the pain of parting with what (or whom) one loves, one of the eight distresses 八苦[ba1 ku3]
(yoji) {Buddh} the pain of separation from loved ones
The suffering of being separated from those whom one loves. v. 八苦.

捨生取義


舍生取义

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shě shēng qǔ yì
    she3 sheng1 qu3 yi4
she sheng ch`ü i
    she sheng chü i
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles

死而無悔


死而无悔

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sǐ ér wú huǐ
    si3 er2 wu2 hui3
ssu erh wu hui

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Die Without Regret
to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)

沈魚落雁


沉鱼落雁

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chén yú luò yàn
    chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4
ch`en yü lo yen
    chen yü lo yen
 chingyorakugan
    ちんぎょらくがん

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Beautiful Woman Proverb
variant of 沉魚落雁|沉鱼落雁[chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4]
(yoji) charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame

河東獅吼


河东狮吼

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hé dōng shī hǒu
    he2 dong1 shi1 hou3
ho tung shih hou

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The Roar of the Lioness
lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom); fig. refers to a shrewish wife or a henpecked husband

波羅末陀


波罗末陀

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bō luó mò tuó
    bo1 luo2 mo4 tuo2
po lo mo t`o
    po lo mo to
 haramada

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Paramartha
paramārtha, the highest truth, ultimate truth, reality, fundamental meaning, 眞諦. Paramārtha, name of a famous monk from Western India, Guṇarata, v. 拘, whose title was 眞諦三藏; reached China 547 or 548, but the country was so disturbed that he set of to return by sea; his ship was driven back to Canton, where he translated some fifty works.

温故知新

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 onkochishin
    おんこちしん
(yoji) developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past

溫故知新


温故知新

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wēn gù zhī xīn
    wen1 gu4 zhi1 xin1
wen ku chih hsin
to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects); to recall the past to understand the future
See: 温故知新

知彼知己

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zhī bǐ zhī jǐ
    zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3
chih pi chih chi

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Know Thy Enemy, Know Thyself
to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

見義勇為


见义勇为

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jiàn yì yǒng wéi
    jian4 yi4 yong3 wei2
chien i yung wei

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Courage to do what is right
(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action

見賢思齊


见贤思齐

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jiàn xián sī qí
    jian4 xian2 si1 qi2
chien hsien ssu ch`i
    chien hsien ssu chi

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Learn from Wisdom
see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous; Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.

賓至如歸


宾至如归

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bīn zhì rú guī
    bin1 zhi4 ru2 gui1
pin chih ju kuei

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Make Guests Feel at Home
guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc); a home away from home

釋迦牟尼


释迦牟尼

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shì jiā móu ní
    shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2
shih chia mou ni
 Shakamuni

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Shakyamuni / The Buddha
Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)
釋迦文 (釋迦文尼); 釋伽文 Śākyamuni, the saint of the Śākya tribe. muni is saint, holy man, sage, ascetic monk; it is: intp. as 仁 benevolent, charitable, kind, also as 寂默 one who dwells in seclusion. After '500 or 550' previous incarnations, Śākyamuni finally attained to the state of Bodhisattva, was born in the Tuṣita heaven, and descended as a white elephant, through her right side, into the womb of the immaculate Māyā, the purest woman on earth; this was on the 8th day of the 4th month; next year on the 8th day of the 2nd month he was born from her right side painlessly as she stood under a tree in the Lumbinī garden. For the subsequent miraculous events v. Eitel. also the 神通遊戲經 (Lalitavistara), the 釋迦如來成道記, etc. Simpler statements say that he was born the son of Śuddhodana, of the kṣatriya caste, ruler of Kapilavastu, and Māyā his wife; that Māyā died seven days later, leaving him to be brought up by her sister Prājapati; that in due course he was married to Yaśodharā who bore him a son, Rāhula; that in search of truth he left home, became an ascetic, severely disciplined himself, and finally at 35 years of age, under a tree, realized that the way of release from the chain of rebirth and death lay not in asceticism but in moral purity; this he explained first in his four dogmas, v. 四諦 and eightfold noble way 八正道, later amplified and developed in many sermons. He founded his community on the basis of poverty, chastity, and insight or meditation, ad it became known as Buddhism, as he became known as Buddha, the enlightened. His death was probably in or near 487 B.C., a few years before that of Confucius in 479. The sacerdotal name of his family is Gautama, said to be the original name of the whole clan, Śākya being that of his branch, v. 瞿, 喬.; his personal name was Siddhārtha, or Sarvārthasiddha, v. 悉.

香格里拉

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xiāng gé lǐ lā
    xiang1 ge2 li3 la1
hsiang ko li la

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Shangri-la
Shangri-la, the beautiful, idyllic land of James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon"; a paradise on earth; Shangri-La, a county-level city in Yunnan that takes its name from the fictional land of the 1933 novel

ブルーマー

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 puruumaa / puruma
    プルーマー

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Bloomer
(1) long female underwear (from bloomers); (2) shorts with elasticized cuffs (were used by women as sportswear) (elasticised); gym shorts; (personal name) Plomer; Plumer

西科爾斯基


西科尔斯基

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xī kē ěr sī jī
    xi1 ke1 er3 si1 ji1
hsi k`o erh ssu chi
    hsi ko erh ssu chi

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Sikorski
Sikorski (name); Radosław Sikorski (1950-), Polish conservative politician, foreign minister of Poland from 2007

霍爾布魯克


霍尔布鲁克

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huò ěr bù lǔ kè
    huo4 er3 bu4 lu3 ke4
huo erh pu lu k`o
    huo erh pu lu ko

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Holbrook
Holbrook (name); Richard C.A. Holbrooke (1941-2010), US diplomat, influential in brokering 1995 Dayton Bosnian peace deal, US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2009

百聞不如一見


百闻不如一见

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bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn
    bai3 wen2 bu4 ru2 yi1 jian4
pai wen pu ju i chien

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Seeing is Believing
seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others; seeing is believing

猿も木から落ちる

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 sarumokikaraochiru
    さるもきからおちる

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Even Monkeys Fall From Trees
(exp,v1) (proverb) even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods

ging
    ging1
ging
uptight; obstinate; to awkwardly force oneself to do something (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [king], often written as ㄍㄧㄥ, no generally accepted hanzi form)

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 na
    な
(particle) (1) (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb) don't; (particle) (2) (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb) do; (interjection) (3) (See なあ) hey; listen; you; (particle) (4) (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end) now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know; (particle) (5) (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end) wow; ooh

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shàng
    shang4
shang
 noboru
    のぼる
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
(suffix) (1) from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; with respect to; in terms of; as a matter of; in view of; so far as ... is concerned; (suffix) (2) on; above; on top of; aboard (a ship or vehicle); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) the best; top; first class; first grade; (4) (See 下・2,中・6) first volume (of a two or three-volume set); first book; (expression) (5) (written on a gift's wrapping paper) with my compliments; (surname) Noboru
uttarā 嗢呾羅; above upper, superior; on; former. To ascend, offer to a superior.

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xià
    xia4
hsia
 shimo
    しも
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
(1) (ant: 上・かみ・1) lower reaches (of a river); (2) bottom; lower part; (3) lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); urine; menses; (4) end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan); (can be adjective with の) (5) dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.); (place-name, surname) Shimo
hīna, adhara. Below, lower, inferior, low; to descend, let down, put down.

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miǎn
    mian3
mien
hidden from view; barrier to ward off arrows

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    hu1
hu
 sachio
    さちお
(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
(personal name) Sachio
what? how?

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tíng
    ting2
t`ing
    ting
 tei / te
    てい
pavilion; booth; kiosk; erect
(1) arbor; arbour; bower; pavilion; (suffix) (2) (てい only) suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; (suffix) (3) (てい only) suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant; (surname) Tei

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wèi
    wei4
wei
 tadashi
    ただし
position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential
(1) (orig. from 座居, meaning "seat") throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat; (2) (See 位階) government position; court rank; (3) social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung; (4) grade (of quality, etc.); level; tier; rank; (5) (See 桁・2) position of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands); digit; (decimal) place; (personal name) Tadashi
Position, seat, throne.

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    di1
ti
 tei / te
    てい
low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
(prefix) low (level, value, price, etc.)
To let down, lower.

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    di4
ti
 tei / te
    てい
variant of 弟[di4]
face; looks; vestiges; trace; (personal name) Tei

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bèi
    bei4
pei
 bai
    ばい
(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) double; twice (as much); (counter) (2) times (as much); -fold; (counter) (3) (e.g. 40倍 = 1 in 40) 1-nth; 1 to n; 1 in n; (surname) Bai
Double, double-fold, a fold; to turn from or against, to revolt.

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piān
    pian1
p`ien
    pien
 hen
    へん
to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations
(e.g. 言 in 話) (See 旁・つくり) left-hand radical of a character
To or on one side, deflected, one-sided, biased, partial, prejudiced.


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zhēn
    zhen1
chen
 tei / te
    てい
to scout; to spy; to detect
(given name) Tei


亿

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    yi4
i
 haruka
    はるか
100 million
(numeric) hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8; (female given name) Haruka
A number varying from the Chinese 100,000 to a Buddhist 1,000,000, 10,000,000, and 100,000,000.


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chǔ
    chu3
ch`u
    chu
 chiyo
    ちよ
(bound form) to store up; to keep in reserve; heir to the throne; Taiwan pr. [chu2]
(net-sl) (from 信者) (See 信者・2) fanboy; fanatic; superfan; (surname) Chiyo


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duì
    dui4
tui
 tooru
    とおる
to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp; ☱
dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: swamp, west); (given name) Tooru

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    ru4
ju
 kaeru
    かえる
to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
(suf,ctr) (archaism) counter for soakings (of fabric in a dye); (surname) Kaeru
To enter, entry, entrance; come, bring or take in; at home; awaken to the truth; begin to understand; to relate the mind to reality and thus evolve knowledge.

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chū
    chu1
ch`u
    chu
 de
    で
to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
(n,n-suf) (1) coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the Sun or the Moon); (n,n-suf) (2) attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on; (n,n-suf) (3) start; beginning; (n,n-suf) (4) origins; background; person (or item) originating from ...; graduate of ...; native of ...; member of ... (lineage); (n,n-suf) (5) architectural member that projects outward; (n,n-suf) (6) highest point of the stern of a ship; (n,n-suf) (7) (kana only) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb as 〜出がある or 〜出がない, etc.) amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something; (surname) De
To go out, come forth, put forth; exit; beyond.


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bié
    bie2
pieh
 wake
    わけ
to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])
(hist) (See 姓・かばね・1) lord (hereditary title for imperial descendants in outlying regions); (personal name) Wake
Separate, divide, part from, other, different, differentiate, special.

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    ti1
t`i
    ti
 teki
    てき
to scrape the meat from bones; to pick (teeth etc); to weed out
cutting


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    ji4
chi
(bound form) a compound made by mixing ingredients (esp. a medicinal or chemical product); (bound form) small piece of dough cut from a rolled log, used for making mantou (steamed buns) or dumplings; classifier for a dose of medicine

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páo
    pao2
p`ao
    pao
 fukube
    ふくべ
    hisago
    ひさご
    hisako
    ひさこ
bottle gourd; Lagenaria vulgaris
(1) (kana only) Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit; (2) Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa (variety of bottle gourd); (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) (archaism) gourd; calabash; bottle gourd; (2) dried gourd, used as flask

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    xi4
hsi
"cover" or "conceal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 23) (distinguished from 匚[fang1])

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wàn
    wan4
wan
 manji
    まんじ
swastika, a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism
swastika (esp. a counterclockwise swastika as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; (given name) Manji
sauvastika, 塞縛悉底迦; also styled 室利靺瑳 śrīvatsa, lucky sign, Viṣṇu's breast-curl or mark, tr. by 海雲 sea-cloud, or cirrhus. Used as a fancy form of 萬 or 萬; and is also written in a form said to resemble a curl. It is the 4th of the auspicious signs in the footprint of Buddha, and is a mystic diagram of great antiquity. To be distinguished from 卐svastika, the crampons of which turn to the right.

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    zu2
tsu
 sosu
    そす
soldier; servant; to finish; to die; finally; at last; pawn in Chinese chess
(1) (hist) low-ranking soldier; (n-suf,n) (2) (abbreviation) (See 卒業・1) graduation; (n-suf,n-pref) (3) (abbreviation) (See 卒業・2) moving on (from); outgrowing (something); (4) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 卒族) low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); (5) (abbreviation) (See 卒去) death (of a noble, etc.); (given name) Sosu
suddenly

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juàn
    juan4
chüan
 kan
scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll
roll

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    ji2
chi
 zoku
variant of 即[ji2]; promptly
To draw up to, or near; approach; forthwith; to be; i.e. alias; if, even if; 就是. It is intp. as 和融 united together; 不二not two, i.e. identical; 不離 not separate, inseparable. It resembles implication, e.g. the afflictions or passions imply, or are, bodhi; births-and-deaths imply, or are, nirvana; the indication being that the one is contained in or leads to the other. Tiantai has three definitions: (1) The union, or unity, of two things, e.g. 煩惱 and 菩提, i.e. the passions and enlightenment, the former being taken as the 相 form, the latter 性 spirit, which two are inseparable; in other words, apart from the subjugation of the passions there is no enlightenment. (2) Back and front are inseparables; also (3) substance and quality, e.g. water and wave.

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qīng
    qing1
ch`ing
    ching
 akira
    あきら
high ranking official (old); term of endearment between spouses (old); (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old); honorific (old)
(pronoun) (1) (honorific or respectful language) (masculine speech) (archaism) (used to address someone of equal or lower status) you; (pronoun) (2) (honorific or respectful language) (archaism) (used by a ruler to address a subject) you; (given name) Akira
you

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    qu4
ch`ü
    chü
 kyo
to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do something; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
Go, go away; gone, past; depart, leave; to remove, dismiss; the 去 tone.

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    he2
ho
 takagou / takago
    たかごう
to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2]
(1) gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; (2) gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; (3) one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; (4) {astron} (See 衝・3) conjunction; (5) (See 合計) sum; total; (6) {phil} (See 総合・1,正反合) synthesis (in dialectics); (7) minor premise (in hetuvidya); (counter) (8) counter for covered containers; (counter) (9) counter for matches, battles, etc.; (surname) Takagou
Bring together, unite, unison, in accord.

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pǐn
    pin3
p`in
    pin
 shina
    しな
(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank; kind; type; variety; character; disposition; nature; temperament; to taste something; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute)
(1) court rank; (suffix) (2) {Buddh} (sometimes pronounced ぼん, ぽん as a suffix) (See 九品・1) level; grade; (suffix) (3) {Buddh} chapter; section; volume; (surname) Shina
varga, 跋渠 class, series, rank, character; a chapter of a sutra.

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ǎn
    an3
an
 on
    おん
(interjection) oh!; (dialect) to stuff something in one's mouth; (used in buddhist transliterations) om
(interjection) (See オーム) om (ritual chant in Hinduism, etc.); aum
oṃ; auṃ; 'a word of solemn affirmation and respectful assent (sometimes translated by yes, verily, so be it, and in this sense compared with Amen). 'M. W. It is 'the mystic name for the Hindu triad', and has other significations. It was adopted by Buddhists, especially by the Tantric school, as a mystic spell, and as an object of meditation. It forms the first syllable of certain mystical combinations, e. g. 唵?呢叭 061971 吽 oṃ maṇi padme huṃ, which is a formula of the Lamaistic branch, said to be a prayer to Padmapani; each of the six syllables having its own mystic power of salvation from the lower paths of transmigration, etc.; the formula is used in sorcery, auguries, etc.; other forms of it are 唵?呢鉢頭迷吽; 唵麽抳鉢訥銘吽.

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huí
    hui2
hui
 meguri
    めぐり
to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); time; classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book)
(counter) (1) counter for occurrences; (2) a time; an instance; (3) inning (baseball); round; game; (n,n-suf) (4) (colloquialism) episode; chapter; instalment; (5) (abbreviation) (See 回族) Hui (people); (6) (abbreviation) (See 回教) Islam; (surname) Meguri
turn

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kǎn
    kan3
k`an
    kan
 kita
    きた
pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water; ☵
(1) (archaism) pit; hole; (2) kan (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: water, north); (surname) Kita

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kūn
    kun1
k`un
    kun
 mamoru
    まもる
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷; ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest); (given name) Mamoru
earth

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    di1
ti
 tei / te
    てい
dike; Taiwan pr. [ti2]
bank; embankment; dike; (surname) Tei

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