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地久節

see styles
 chikyuusetsu / chikyusetsu
    ちきゅうせつ
Empress's Birthday (esp. as celebrated prior to WWII)

宿命智

see styles
sù mìng zhì
    su4 ming4 zhi4
su ming chih
 shukumyō chi
buddha-knowledge of the transmigratory forms of all beings.

廢前教


废前教

see styles
fèi qián jiào
    fei4 qian2 jiao4
fei ch`ien chiao
    fei chien chiao
 hai zenkyō
The discarding of previous rules in the Nirvāṇa Sūtra, e.g. previously monks were allowed the three kinds of clean meat; in this sūtra all are forbidden.

打招呼

see styles
dǎ zhāo hu
    da3 zhao1 hu5
ta chao hu
to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice

文山線


文山线

see styles
wén shān xiàn
    wen2 shan1 xian4
wen shan hsien
Taipei Metro Wenshan Line (known as the Muzha Line 木柵線|木栅线[Mu4 zha4 xian4] prior to October 8, 2009)

正位前

see styles
zhèng wèi qián
    zheng4 wei4 qian2
cheng wei ch`ien
    cheng wei chien
 shōizen
prior to a precise position

無前後


无前后

see styles
wú qián hòu
    wu2 qian2 hou4
wu ch`ien hou
    wu chien hou
 mu zengo
no prior or subsequent

血抜き

see styles
 chinuki
    ちぬき
(noun/participle) letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.

要予約

see styles
 youyoyaku / yoyoyaku
    ようよやく
(expression) reservation required; prior booking essential

訓仮名

see styles
 kungana
    くんがな
(See 音仮名・おんがな) kanji used to represent syllables, based on their "kun" readings (prior to the advent of kana)

進歩性

see styles
 shinposei / shinpose
    しんぽせい
inventive step; invention (with respect to prior art)

零基礎


零基础

see styles
líng jī chǔ
    ling2 ji1 chu3
ling chi ch`u
    ling chi chu
no prior study (in an area of learning)

音仮名

see styles
 ongana
    おんがな
(See 訓仮名・くんがな,万葉仮名・まんようがな) kanji used to represent syllables, based on their "on" readings (prior to the advent of kana)

高德納


高德纳

see styles
gāo dé nà
    gao1 de2 na4
kao te na
the Chinese name of American computer scientist Donald Knuth (1938-), adopted prior to his visit to China in 1977

シンケル

see styles
 shinkeru
    シンケル
(1) (rare) singer (ger: Singer); (2) (obsolete) (slang) (slang term used by students prior to World War II) geisha; (personal name) Schinkel

ハリファ

see styles
 harifa
    ハリファ
caliph; chief civil and religious Muslim ruler (prior to 1924); (personal name) Khalifah

三摩耶戒

see styles
 sanmayakai
    さんまやかい
(Buddhist term) precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)

三昧耶戒

see styles
sān mèi yé jiè
    san1 mei4 ye2 jie4
san mei yeh chieh
 samaiya kai
    さんまやかい
(Buddhist term) precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
samaya commandments: the rules to be strictly observed before full ordination in the esoteric sects.

不約而同


不约而同

see styles
bù yuē ér tóng
    bu4 yue1 er2 tong2
pu yüeh erh t`ung
    pu yüeh erh tung
(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement

不謀而合


不谋而合

see styles
bù móu ér hé
    bu4 mou2 er2 he2
pu mou erh ho
to agree without prior consultation; to happen to hold the same view

予告なく

see styles
 yokokunaku
    よこくなく
(adverb) without prior notice

予告無く

see styles
 yokokunaku
    よこくなく
(adverb) without prior notice

事前分布

see styles
 jizenbunpu
    じぜんぶんぷ
(abbreviation) {math} (See 事前確率分布・じぜんかくりつぶんぷ) prior probability distribution; prior distribution; prior

事前協議

see styles
 jizenkyougi / jizenkyogi
    じぜんきょうぎ
prior consultation

事前審査

see styles
 jizenshinsa
    じぜんしんさ
prescreen; pre-screening; prior inspection; preliminary review; pre-vetting

事前抑制

see styles
 jizenyokusei / jizenyokuse
    じぜんよくせい
prior restraint

事前研修

see styles
 jizenkenshuu / jizenkenshu
    じぜんけんしゅう
advance training; prior training

事前確率

see styles
 jizenkakuritsu
    じぜんかくりつ
{math} (See 事後確率) prior probability

介護脱毛

see styles
 kaigodatsumou / kaigodatsumo
    かいごだつもう
removal of pubic hair prior to entering nursing care

住前菩薩


住前菩萨

see styles
zhù qián pú sà
    zhu4 qian2 pu2 sa4
chu ch`ien p`u sa
    chu chien pu sa
 jūzen bosatsu
bodhisattvas prior to the ten abodes

修道院長

see styles
 shuudouinchou / shudoincho
    しゅうどういんちょう
head of a monastic institution; abbot; prior; abbess; prioress; mother superior

先世因緣


先世因缘

see styles
xiān shì yīn yuán
    xian1 shi4 yin1 yuan2
hsien shih yin yüan
 sense innen
causes and conditions from prior lifetimes

先世相應


先世相应

see styles
xiān shì xiāng yìng
    xian1 shi4 xiang1 ying4
hsien shih hsiang ying
 sense sōō
appropriate in prior ages

先世資糧


先世资粮

see styles
xiān shì zī liáng
    xian1 shi4 zi1 liang2
hsien shih tzu liang
 sense shiryō
accumulation from prior lives

先使用権

see styles
 senshiyouken / senshiyoken
    せんしようけん
right of prior use; prior use rights; prior user rights

先取特権

see styles
 senshutokken; sakidoritokken
    せんしゅとっけん; さきどりとっけん
{law} statutory lien; preferential right; prior claim

先斬後奏


先斩后奏

see styles
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
    xian1 zhan3 hou4 zou4
hsien chan hou tsou
lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom); fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities

先有後無


先有后无

see styles
xiān yǒu hòu wú
    xian1 you3 hou4 wu2
hsien yu hou wu
 senu gomu
prior exists, but no subsequent

先業後果


先业后果

see styles
xiān yè hòu guǒ
    xian1 ye4 hou4 guo3
hsien yeh hou kuo
 sengō goka
prior action (karma) and subsequent effect

先立って

see styles
 sakidatte
    さきだって
(expression) (1) (usu. as 〜に先立って) (See 先立つ・さきだつ・2) prior to; before; in advance of; (n,adv) (2) (See 先だって・せんだって) the other day; some time ago; recently

先行技術

see styles
 senkougijutsu / senkogijutsu
    せんこうぎじゅつ
prior art (patents)

先行投資

see styles
 senkoutoushi / senkotoshi
    せんこうとうし
prior investment; upfront investment

先行研究

see styles
 senkoukenkyuu / senkokenkyu
    せんこうけんきゅう
prior research; previous work

先驗概率


先验概率

see styles
xiān yàn gài lǜ
    xian1 yan4 gai4 lu:4
hsien yen kai lü
(math.) prior probability

刈り払い

see styles
 kariharai
    かりはらい
weeding (prior to tree-planting)

前後乖反


前后乖反

see styles
qián hòu guāi fǎn
    qian2 hou4 guai1 fan3
ch`ien hou kuai fan
    chien hou kuai fan
 zengo kehon
contradiction between prior and subsequent

前生緣分


前生缘分

see styles
qián shēng yuán fēn
    qian2 sheng1 yuan2 fen1
ch`ien sheng yüan fen
    chien sheng yüan fen
 zenshō enbun
aspect [of karma] derived from relationships in prior lifetimes

前際倶行


前际倶行

see styles
qián jì jù xíng
    qian2 ji4 ju4 xing2
ch`ien chi chü hsing
    chien chi chü hsing
 zensai kugyō
associated with a prior time

另行通知

see styles
lìng xíng tōng zhī
    ling4 xing2 tong1 zhi1
ling hsing t`ung chih
    ling hsing tung chih
to notify at a different time; to notify later; to give prior notice

回光反照

see styles
huí guāng fǎn zhào
    hui2 guang1 fan3 zhao4
hui kuang fan chao
final radiance of setting sun; fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)

回光返照

see styles
huí guāng fǎn zhào
    hui2 guang1 fan3 zhao4
hui kuang fan chao
final radiance of setting sun; fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)

地前菩薩


地前菩萨

see styles
dì qián pú sà
    di4 qian2 pu2 sa4
ti ch`ien p`u sa
    ti chien pu sa
 jizen bosatsu
bodhisattvas on the stage(s) prior to the grounds (bhūmis)

大化前代

see styles
 taikazendai
    たいかぜんだい
(hist) period in the sixth and seventh centuries prior to the Taika reform

宿住隨念


宿住随念

see styles
sù zhù suí niàn
    su4 zhu4 sui2 nian4
su chu sui nien
 shukujū zuinen
memory of prior lifetimes

宿殖善根

see styles
sù zhí shàn gēn
    su4 zhi2 shan4 gen1
su chih shan ken
 shukushoku zenkon
plant wholesome roots in a prior lifetime

廣電總局


广电总局

see styles
guǎng diàn zǒng jú
    guang3 dian4 zong3 ju2
kuang tien tsung chü
National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局|国家广播电视总局[Guo2 jia1 Guang3 bo1 Dian4 shi4 Zong3 ju2]); formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)

従来技術

see styles
 juuraigijutsu / juraigijutsu
    じゅうらいぎじゅつ
existing technology; conventional technology; prior art

御手洗川

see styles
 mitarashigawa
    みたらしがわ
river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine; (place-name) Mitarashigawa

新年宴会

see styles
 shinnenenkai
    しんねんえんかい
(1) (See 新年会) New Year's party; (2) (hist) New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on January 5, prior to WWII)

既得単位

see styles
 kitokutani
    きとくたんい
advanced standing (in school or college); credit for prior studies

有約在先


有约在先

see styles
yǒu yuē zài xiān
    you3 yue1 zai4 xian1
yu yüeh tsai hsien
to have a prior engagement

法前非得

see styles
fǎ qián fēi dé
    fa3 qian2 fei1 de2
fa ch`ien fei te
    fa chien fei te
 hōzen hitoku
non-acquisition prior to the mental factor

無有前後


无有前后

see styles
wú yǒu qián hòu
    wu2 you3 qian2 hou4
wu yu ch`ien hou
    wu yu chien hou
 mu u zengo
there is neither prior nor subsequent

自語相違


自语相违

see styles
zì yǔ xiāng wéi
    zi4 yu3 xiang1 wei2
tzu yü hsiang wei
 jigo sōi
A manifest contradiction, one of the nine fallacies of a proposition, svārtha-viruddha, e. g. 'my mother is barren.'

譜代大名

see styles
 fudaidaimyou / fudaidaimyo
    ふだいだいみょう
(hist) hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara

通前藏教

see styles
tōng qián zàng jiào
    tong1 qian2 zang4 jiao4
t`ung ch`ien tsang chiao
    tung chien tsang chiao
 tsū zen zōkyō
shared with the prior Tripiṭaka Teaching

これより先

see styles
 koreyorisaki
    これよりさき
(expression) (1) ahead; further on; beyond (this place); (expression) (2) before this; prior to this; earlier

事前の同意

see styles
 jizennodoui / jizennodoi
    じぜんのどうい
(exp,n) prior consent

Variations:
以往
已往

 iou / io
    いおう
(suffix noun) (1) (以往 only) (form) after; ... and later; (suffix noun) (2) (form) before; prior to

優先承購權


优先承购权

see styles
yōu xiān chéng gòu quán
    you1 xian1 cheng2 gou4 quan2
yu hsien ch`eng kou ch`üan
    yu hsien cheng kou chüan
prior purchase right; right of first refusal (ROFR); preemptive right to purchase

Variations:
没前
歿前

 botsuzen
    ぼつぜん
(n,adv) prior to death; during one's lifetime

自語相違過


自语相违过

see styles
zì yǔ xiāng wéi guò
    zi4 yu3 xiang1 wei2 guo4
tzu yü hsiang wei kuo
 jigo sōi ka
error of contradicting one's own prior statements

Variations:
譜代
譜第

 fudai
    ふだい
(1) successive generations; (2) (hist) (abbreviation) (See 譜代大名) hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara

非前後非得

see styles
fēi qián hòu fēi dé
    fei1 qian2 hou4 fei1 de2
fei ch`ien hou fei te
    fei chien hou fei te
non-acquisition that is neither prior nor subsequent to the mental factor

事前確率分布

see styles
 jizenkakuritsubunpu
    じぜんかくりつぶんぷ
{math} (See 事前確率・じぜんかくりつ) prior probability distribution

Variations:
先染め
先染

 sakizome
    さきぞめ
yarn dyeing; thread dyeing; prior dyeing of thread before cloth is woven

力水を付ける

see styles
 chikaramizuotsukeru
    ちからみずをつける
(exp,v1) {sumo} to take and spit the water prior to a bout

息を合わせる

see styles
 ikioawaseru
    いきをあわせる
(exp,v1) {sumo} to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match

此方(rK)

 konata; konta(ok)
    こなた; こんた(ok)
(1) (こなた only) (kana only) (See こちら・1) this way; here; (2) (こなた only) (kana only) the person in question; he; she; him; her; (3) (こなた only) since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future); (pronoun) (4) (こなた only) me; (pronoun) (5) (kana only) you

Variations:
お邪魔
御邪魔

 ojama
    おじゃま
(noun/participle) (polite language) (suru and itasu verb forms are used as set phrases said prior to entering or leaving someone's home) (See 邪魔・1,お邪魔します・おじゃまします) hindrance; intrusion

キャリーバック

see styles
 kyariibakku / kyaribakku
    キャリーバック
(1) {sports} carry-back; bringing the ball back to one's own position (in rugby); (2) {econ} carryback; carrying over a deduction or credit from a prior year to the current year (to reduce income tax)

呼吸を合わせる

see styles
 kokyuuoawaseru / kokyuoawaseru
    こきゅうをあわせる
(exp,v1) {sumo} to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match

Variations:
在りし
有りし

 arishi
    ありし
(pre-noun adjective) (1) (form) prior; past; old; (pre-noun adjective) (2) (form) when one was alive; during one's lifetime

Variations:
カリフ
ハリファ

 karifu; harifa
    カリフ; ハリファ
caliph; chief civil and religious Muslim ruler (prior to 1924)

佛臨涅槃記法住經


佛临涅槃记法住经

see styles
fó lín niè pán jì fǎ zhù jīng
    fo2 lin2 nie4 pan2 ji4 fa3 zhu4 jing1
fo lin nieh p`an chi fa chu ching
    fo lin nieh pan chi fa chu ching
 Butsu rin nehan kihōjū kyō
Sūtra of the Abiding Dharma Recorded Just Prior to Buddha's Nirvāṇa

Variations:
刈払い
刈り払い

 kariharai
    かりはらい
weeding (prior to tree-planting)

國家廣播電視總局


国家广播电视总局

see styles
guó jiā guǎng bō diàn shì zǒng jú
    guo2 jia1 guang3 bo1 dian4 shi4 zong3 ju2
kuo chia kuang po tien shih tsung chü
National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)

大学入学資格検定

see styles
 daigakunyuugakushikakukentei / daigakunyugakushikakukente
    だいがくにゅうがくしかくけんてい
(See 高校卒業程度認定試験) University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)

Variations:
抜き打ち
抜打ち

 nukiuchi
    ぬきうち
(1) drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice

Variations:
三昧耶戒
三摩耶戒

 sanmayakai
    さんまやかい
{Buddh} (See 伝法灌頂,阿闍梨・2) precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)

Variations:
予告なく
予告無く

 yokokunaku
    よこくなく
(adverb) without prior notice

Variations:
前触れ
前ぶれ

 maebure
    まえぶれ
(n,vs,vi) (1) advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; (2) herald; harbinger; forerunner; portent; sign; omen

Variations:
お邪魔
御邪魔(sK)

 ojama
    おじゃま
(n,vs,vi) (polite language) (suru and itasu verb forms are used as set phrases said prior to entering or leaving someone's home) (See 邪魔・1,お邪魔します・おじゃまします) hindrance; intrusion

Variations:
以前
已前(rK)

 izen
    いぜん
(suffix noun) (1) before; prior to; ago; (n,adv) (2) the past; before; previously; former times

Variations:
てな
ってな
てね
ってね

 tena; ttena; tene; ttene
    てな; ってな; てね; ってね
(particle) (1) (used at end of sentence) (apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; (expression) (2) (colloquialism) (spoken abbreviation of と言うような) that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

Variations:


先き(io)

 saki
    さき
(1) point; tip; end; nozzle; (2) head (of a line); front; (3) first; before; ahead (of); (4) (the way) ahead; beyond; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (5) future; (adj-no,n) (6) previous; prior; former; recent; last; (n,n-suf) (7) destination; address; place where you do something; (8) rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part; (9) the other party

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

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