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歌い鳥

see styles
 utaidori
    うたいどり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

沓手鳥

see styles
 hototogisu
    ほととぎす
    kutsutedori
    くつてどり
(kana only) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

沓直鳥

see styles
 hototogisu
    ほととぎす
    kutsutedori
    くつてどり
(kana only) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

浅羽鳥

see styles
 asahadori
    あさはどり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

無常鳥

see styles
 mujouchou / mujocho
    むじょうちょう
(rare) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

田長鳥

see styles
 taosadori
    たおさどり
(rare) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

百声鳥

see styles
 momokoedori
    ももこえどり
(rare) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

禿尖鼠

see styles
 chibitogarinezumi; chibitogarinezumi
    ちびとがりねずみ; チビトガリネズミ
(kana only) Eurasian least shrew (Sorex minutissimus); lesser pygmy shrew

秋唐松

see styles
 akikaramatsu; akikaramatsu
    あきからまつ; アキカラマツ
(kana only) Thalictrum minus var. hypoleucum (variety of lesser meadow rue)

約淨天


约淨天

see styles
yuē jìng tiān
    yue1 jing4 tian1
yüeh ching t`ien
    yüeh ching tien
 Yakujō ten
heaven of lesser purity

荒地鼠

see styles
 arechinezumi; arechinezumi
    あれちねずみ; アレチネズミ
(kana only) lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus)

裂ぱく

see styles
 reppaku
    れっぱく
(1) cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; (2) shrieking sound; woman's scream; loud scream; (3) cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

長臂猿


长臂猿

see styles
cháng bì yuán
    chang2 bi4 yuan2
ch`ang pi yüan
    chang pi yüan
gibbon; Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)

雁が音

see styles
 karigane
    かりがね
(1) call of a wild goose; (2) (kana only) wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); (3) tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)

雁ケ音

see styles
 karigane
    かりがね
(1) call of a wild goose; (2) (kana only) wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); (3) tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)

霍公鳥

see styles
 hototogisu
    ほととぎす
(kana only) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

高良薑


高良姜

see styles
gāo liáng jiāng
    gao1 liang2 jiang1
kao liang chiang
Thai ginger; lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga)

黃爪隼


黄爪隼

see styles
huáng zhuǎ sǔn
    huang2 zhua3 sun3
huang chua sun
(bird species of China) lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)

黄昏鳥

see styles
 tasogaredori
    たそがれどり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

カリガネ

see styles
 karigane
    カリガネ
(1) call of a wild goose; (2) (kana only) wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); (3) tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)

トゲイモ

see styles
 togeimo / togemo
    トゲイモ
(kana only) lesser yam (Dioscorea esculenta)

五百小乘

see styles
wǔ bǎi xiǎo shèng
    wu3 bai3 xiao3 sheng4
wu pai hsiao sheng
 gohyaku shōjō
five hundred lesser vehicle (schools)

偶さか鳥

see styles
 tamasakadori
    たまさかどり
(obscure) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

囘小向大


回小向大

see styles
huí xiǎo xiàng dà
    hui2 xiao3 xiang4 da4
hui hsiao hsiang ta
 eshō kōdai
To turn from Hīnayāna to Mahāyāna.

大小二乘

see styles
dà xiǎo èr shèng
    da4 xiao3 er4 sheng4
ta hsiao erh sheng
 daishō nijō
The two vehicles, Mahāyāna and Hinayana; v. 大乘 and 小乘.

大小二惑

see styles
dà xiǎo èr huò
    da4 xiao3 er4 huo4
ta hsiao erh huo
 daishō niwaku
two categories of affliction of greater and lesser

姫長元坊

see styles
 himechougenbou; himechougenbou / himechogenbo; himechogenbo
    ひめちょうげんぼう; ヒメチョウゲンボウ
(kana only) lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)

射干玉鳥

see styles
 nubatamadori
    ぬばたまどり
(rare) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

小乘三印

see styles
xiǎo shèng sān yìn
    xiao3 sheng4 san1 yin4
hsiao sheng san yin
 shōjō san'in
The three characteristic marks of all Hīnayāna sūtras: the impermanence of phenomena, the unreality of the ego, and nirvāṇa.

小乘三藏

see styles
xiǎo shèng sān zàng
    xiao3 sheng4 san1 zang4
hsiao sheng san tsang
 shōjō sanzō
Tripiṭaka of the Lesser Vehicle

小乘九部

see styles
xiǎo shèng jiǔ bù
    xiao3 sheng4 jiu3 bu4
hsiao sheng chiu pu
 shōjō kubu
The nine classes of works belonging to the Hīnayāna, i.e. the whole of the twelve discourses; the Vaipulya, or broader teaching; and the Vyākaraṇa, or prophesies.

小乘二部

see styles
xiǎo shèng èr bù
    xiao3 sheng4 er4 bu4
hsiao sheng erh pu
 shōjō nibu
The 上座部 Sthaviravādin, School of Presbyters, and 大衆部 Sarvāstivādin, q.v.

小乘佛教

see styles
xiǎo chéng fó jiào
    xiao3 cheng2 fo2 jiao4
hsiao ch`eng fo chiao
    hsiao cheng fo chiao
 shōjō bukkyō
lesser vehicle Buddhism

小乘四門


小乘四门

see styles
xiǎo shèng sì mén
    xiao3 sheng4 si4 men2
hsiao sheng ssu men
 shōjō shimon
Tiantai's division of Hīnayāna into four schools or doctrines: (1) 有門 Of reality, the existence of all phenomena, the doctrine of being (cf. 發智六足論, etc.); (2) 空門 of unreality, or non-existence (cf. 成實論); (3) 亦有亦空門 of both, or relativity of existence and non-existence (cf. 毘勒論); (4) 非有非空 of neither, or transcending existence and non-existence (cf. 迦旃延經).

小乘外道

see styles
xiǎo shèng wài dào
    xiao3 sheng4 wai4 dao4
hsiao sheng wai tao
 shōjō gedō
Hīnayāna and the heretical sects; also, Hīnayāna is a heretical sect.

小千世界

see styles
xiǎo qiān shì jiè
    xiao3 qian1 shi4 jie4
hsiao ch`ien shih chieh
    hsiao chien shih chieh
 shōsen sekai
(小千) A small chiliocosm, consisting of a thousand worlds each with its Mt. Sumeru, continents, seas, and ring of iron mountains; v. 三千大千世界.

小白額雁


小白额雁

see styles
xiǎo bái é yàn
    xiao3 bai2 e2 yan4
hsiao pai o yen
(bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)

小美洲鴕


小美洲鸵

see styles
xiǎo měi zhōu tuó
    xiao3 mei3 zhou1 tuo2
hsiao mei chou t`o
    hsiao mei chou to
(ornithology) lesser rhea; Darwin's rhea (Rhea pennata)

小黃腳鷸


小黄脚鹬

see styles
xiǎo huáng jiǎo yù
    xiao3 huang2 jiao3 yu4
hsiao huang chiao yü
(bird species of China) lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

彈偏折小


弹偏折小

see styles
dàn piān zhé xiǎo
    dan4 pian1 zhe2 xiao3
tan p`ien che hsiao
    tan pien che hsiao
 dampen sesshō
to criticize the limited and refute the lesser [teachings]

彈偏析小


弹偏析小

see styles
dàn piān xī xiǎo
    dan4 pian1 xi1 xiao3
tan p`ien hsi hsiao
    tan pien hsi hsiao
 danhen shakushō
to criticize the biased and refute the lesser [teachings]

有高有下

see styles
yǒu gāo yǒu xià
    you3 gao1 you3 xia4
yu kao yu hsia
 ukō uge
has greater and lesser

本高迹下

see styles
běn gāo jī xià
    ben3 gao1 ji1 xia4
pen kao chi hsia
 honkō jakuge
The higher (Buddha) manifesting himself in lower form, e. g. as a bodhisattva.

樂小法者


乐小法者

see styles
lè xiǎo fǎ zhě
    le4 xiao3 fa3 zhe3
le hsiao fa che
 raku shōbōsha
one who is content with lesser vehicle teachings

死出田長

see styles
 shidetaosa
    しでたおさ
(archaism) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

波利多首

see styles
bō lì duō shǒu
    bo1 li4 duo1 shou3
po li to shou
 haritashu
heaven of lesser purity

渡瀬地鼠

see styles
 watasejinezumi; watasejinezumi
    わたせじねずみ; ワタセジネズミ
(kana only) lesser Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura watasei); Watase's shrew

烏灰銀鷗


乌灰银鸥

see styles
wū huī yín ōu
    wu1 hui1 yin2 ou1
wu hui yin ou
(bird species of China) lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)

白喉林鶯


白喉林莺

see styles
bái hóu lín yīng
    bai2 hou2 lin2 ying1
pai hou lin ying
(bird species of China) lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca)

目大千鳥

see styles
 medaichidori; medaichidori
    めだいちどり; メダイチドリ
(kana only) lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)

神楽蝙蝠

see styles
 kagurakoumori; kagurakoumori / kagurakomori; kagurakomori
    かぐらこうもり; カグラコウモリ
(kana only) lesser great leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros turpis); lesser roundleaf bat; lesser leaf-nosed bat

端黒雀蜂

see styles
 tsumagesuzumebachi; tsumagurosuzumebachi
    つまげすずめばち; ツマグロスズメバチ
(kana only) lesser banded hornet (Vespa affinis)

米粒詰草

see styles
 kometsubutsumekusa; kometsubutsumekusa
    こめつぶつめくさ; コメツブツメクサ
(kana only) lesser hop trefoil (Trifolium dubium); suckling clover

美洲小鴕


美洲小鸵

see styles
měi zhōu xiǎo tuó
    mei3 zhou1 xiao3 tuo2
mei chou hsiao t`o
    mei chou hsiao to
Lesser Rhea; Darwin's Rhea; Rhea pennata

遊增地獄


遊增地狱

see styles
yóu zēng dì yù
    you2 zeng1 di4 yu4
yu tseng ti yü
 yuzō jigoku
The sixteen subsidiary hells of each of the eight hot hells.

魂迎え鳥

see styles
 tamamukaedori
    たまむかえどり
(rare) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

黑額伯勞


黑额伯劳

see styles
hēi é bó láo
    hei1 e2 bo2 lao2
hei o po lao
(bird species of China) lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor)

ぎんやんま

see styles
 ginyanma
    ぎんやんま
(kana only) lesser emperor (species of dragonfly, Anax parthenope)

コアカゲラ

see styles
 koakagera
    コアカゲラ
(kana only) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)

コジネズミ

see styles
 kojinezumi
    コジネズミ
(kana only) Asian lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura shantungensis)

たまさか鳥

see styles
 tamasakadori
    たまさかどり
(obscure) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

トゲドコロ

see styles
 togedokoro
    トゲドコロ
lesser yam (Dioscorea esculenta)

ホトトギス

see styles
 hototogisu
    ホトトギス
(kana only) toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta); (kana only) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

ヨタダドリ

see styles
 yotadadori
    ヨタダドリ
(obscure) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

下乘涅槃障

see styles
xià shèng niè pán zhàng
    xia4 sheng4 nie4 pan2 zhang4
hsia sheng nieh p`an chang
    hsia sheng nieh pan chang
 gejō nehan shō
hindrance of the lesser vehicle notion of nirvāṇa

Variations:
女波
女浪

 menami
    めなみ
smaller waves; lesser waves

小アルカナ

see styles
 shouarukana / shoarukana
    しょうアルカナ
minor arcana (of a tarot deck); lesser arcana

小乘二十部

see styles
xiǎo shèng èr shí bù
    xiao3 sheng4 er4 shi2 bu4
hsiao sheng erh shih pu
 shōjō nijūbu
twenty schools of lesser vehicle Buddhism

小乘偏漸戒


小乘偏渐戒

see styles
xiǎo shèng piān jiàn jiè
    xiao3 sheng4 pian1 jian4 jie4
hsiao sheng p`ien chien chieh
    hsiao sheng pien chien chieh
 shōjō henzen kai
The Hīnayāna partial and gradual method of obeying laws and commandments, as compared with the full and immediate salvation of Mahāyāna.

小乘十八部

see styles
xiǎo shèng shí bā bù
    xiao3 sheng4 shi2 ba1 bu4
hsiao sheng shih pa pu
 shōjō jūhachi bu
A Chinese list of the "eighteen" sects of the Hīnayāna, omitting Mahāsāṅghikāḥ, Sthavira, and Sarvāstivādah as generic schools: I. 大衆部 The Mahāsāṅghikāḥ is divided into eight schools as follows: (1) 一說部 Ekavyavahārikāḥ; (2) 說出世部 Lokottaravādinaḥ; (3) 雞胤部 Kaukkuṭikāḥ (Gokulikā); (4) 多聞部 Bahuśrutīyāḥ; (5) 說假部 Prajñāptivadinaḥ; (6) 制多山部 Jetavaniyāḥ, or Caityaśailāḥ; (7) 西山住部 Aparaśailāḥ; (8) 北山住部 Uttaraśailāḥ. II. 上坐部 Āryasthavirāḥ, or Sthāviravādin, divided into eight schools: (1) 雪山部 Haimavatāḥ. The 說一切有部 Sarvāstivādaḥ gave rise to (2) 犢子部 Vātsīputrīyāḥ, which gave rise to (3) 法上部 Dharmottarīyāḥ; (4) 賢冑部 Bhadrayānīyāḥ; (5) 正量部 Saṃmatīyāḥ; and (6) 密林山 Saṇṇagarikāḥ; (7) 化地部 Mahīśāsakāḥ produced (8) 法藏部 Dharmaguptāḥ. From the Sarvāstivādins arose also (9) 飮光部 Kāśyaḥpīyā and (10) 經量部 Sautrāntikāḥ. v. 宗輪論. Cf Keith, 149-150. The division of the two schools is ascribed to Mahādeva a century after the Nirvāṇa. Under I the first five are stated as arising two centuries after the Nirvāṇa, and the remaining three a century later, dates which are unreliable. Under II, the Haimavatāḥ and the Sarvāstivādaḥ are dated some 200 years after the Nirvāṇa; from the Sarvāstivādins soon arose the Vātsīputrīyas, from whom soon sprang the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth; then from the Sarvāstivādins there arose the seventh which gave rise to the eighth, and again, nearing the 400th year, the Sarvāstivādins gave rise to the ninth and soon after the tenth. In the list of eighteen the Sarvāstivādah is not counted, as it split into all the rest.

小口蓋動脈

see styles
 shoukougaidoumyaku / shokogaidomyaku
    しょうこうがいどうみゃく
{anat} lesser palatine artery

小型類人猿

see styles
 kogataruijinen
    こがたるいじんえん
(See 大型類人猿) lesser ape

Variations:
小弯
小彎

 shouwan / showan
    しょうわん
{anat} lesser curvature (of the stomach); curvatura ventriculi minor

小斑啄木鳥


小斑啄木鸟

see styles
xiǎo bān zhuó mù niǎo
    xiao3 ban1 zhuo2 mu4 niao3
hsiao pan cho mu niao
(bird species of China) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor)

小煩惱地法


小烦恼地法

see styles
xiǎo fán nǎo dì fǎ
    xiao3 fan2 nao3 di4 fa3
hsiao fan nao ti fa
 shō bonnō chi hō
upakleśabhūmikāh. The ten lesser evils or illusions, or temptations, one of the five groups of mental conditions of the seventy-five Hīnayāna elements. They are the minor moral defects arising from 無明 unenlightenment; i.e. 忿 anger, 覆 hidden sin, 慳 stinginess, 嫉 envy, 惱 vexation, 害 ill-will, 恨 hate, 謟 adulation, 誑 deceit, 憍 pride.

小菊頭蝙蝠

see styles
 kokikugashirakoumori; kokikugashirakoumori / kokikugashirakomori; kokikugashirakomori
    こきくがしらこうもり; コキクガシラコウモリ
(kana only) little Japanese horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cornutus); Japanese lesser horseshoe bat

小赤啄木鳥

see styles
 koakagera; koakagera
    こあかげら; コアカゲラ
(kana only) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)

小鳳頭燕鷗


小凤头燕鸥

see styles
xiǎo fèng tóu yàn ōu
    xiao3 feng4 tou2 yan4 ou1
hsiao feng t`ou yen ou
    hsiao feng tou yen ou
(bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)

小黑領噪鶥


小黑领噪鹛

see styles
xiǎo hēi lǐng zào méi
    xiao3 hei1 ling3 zao4 mei2
hsiao hei ling tsao mei
(bird species of China) lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger)

Variations:
少陰
小陰

 shouin / shoin
    しょういん
the lesser yin (in yin-yang)

Variations:
少陽
小陽

 shouyou / shoyo
    しょうよう
the lesser yang (in yin-yang)

根上下智力

see styles
gēn shàng xià zhì lì
    gen1 shang4 xia4 zhi4 li4
ken shang hsia chih li
 kon jōge chiriki
One of a buddha's ten powers, to know the capacities of all beings, their nature and karma.

樂著小乘法


乐着小乘法

see styles
yào zhuó xiǎo shèng fǎ
    yao4 zhuo2 xiao3 sheng4 fa3
yao cho hsiao sheng fa
 gyōjaku shōjō hō
enamored by lesser vehicle teachings

死出の田長

see styles
 shidenotaosa
    しでのたおさ
(exp,n) (archaism) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

波栗多首婆

see styles
bō lì duō shǒu pó
    bo1 li4 duo1 shou3 po2
po li to shou p`o
    po li to shou po
 Haritashuba
heaven of lesser purity

白喉短翅鶇


白喉短翅鸫

see styles
bái hóu duǎn chì dōng
    bai2 hou2 duan3 chi4 dong1
pai hou tuan ch`ih tung
    pai hou tuan chih tung
(bird species of China) lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris)

白斑軍艦鳥


白斑军舰鸟

see styles
bái bān jun jiàn niǎo
    bai2 ban1 jun1 jian4 niao3
pai pan chün chien niao
(bird species of China) lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)

黃冠啄木鳥


黄冠啄木鸟

see styles
huáng guān zhuó mù niǎo
    huang2 guan1 zhuo2 mu4 niao3
huang kuan cho mu niao
(bird species of China) lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)

アキカラマツ

see styles
 akikaramatsu
    アキカラマツ
(kana only) Thalictrum minus var. hypoleucum (variety of lesser meadow rue)

アレチネズミ

see styles
 arechinezumi
    アレチネズミ
(kana only) lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus)

オヤナシドリ

see styles
 oyanashidori
    オヤナシドリ
(kana only) (obscure) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

かけたかの鳥

see styles
 kaketakanotori
    かけたかのとり
(exp,n) (rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

コフラミンゴ

see styles
 kofuramingo
    コフラミンゴ
(kana only) lesser flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor)

コミチバシリ

see styles
 komichibashiri
    コミチバシリ
(kana only) lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox)

メダイチドリ

see styles
 medaichidori
    メダイチドリ
(kana only) lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)

大なり小なり

see styles
 dainarishounari / dainarishonari
    だいなりしょうなり
(expression) to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

小スンダ列島

see styles
 shousundarettou / shosundaretto
    しょうスンダれっとう
(place-name) Lesser Sunda Islands

小フラミンゴ

see styles
 kofuramingo; kofuramingo
    こフラミンゴ; コフラミンゴ
(kana only) lesser flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor)

小乘阿毘達磨


小乘阿毘达磨

see styles
xiǎo shèng ā pí dá mó
    xiao3 sheng4 a1 pi2 da2 mo2
hsiao sheng a p`i ta mo
    hsiao sheng a pi ta mo
 shōjō abidatsuma
lesser-vehicle abhidharma

Variations:
裂ぱく
裂帛

 reppaku
    れっぱく
(1) cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; (2) shrieking sound; woman's scream; loud scream; (3) (See ホトトギス) cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

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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