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Simple Dictionary Definition |
布路沙 see styles |
bù lù shā bu4 lu4 sha1 pu lu sha furosha |
puruṣa, 布嚕沙; 補盧沙 man, mankind, a man, Man as Nārayāṇa the soul and origin of the universe, the soul, the Soul, Supreme Being, God, see M. W.; intp. as 人 and 丈夫 man, and an adult man, also by 士夫 master or educated man, 'explained by 神我, literally the spiritual self. A metaphysical term; the spirit which together with nature (自性 svabhāva), through the successive modifications (轉變) of guṇa (求那 attributes or qualities), or the active principles (作者), produces all forms of existence (作一切物). ' Eitel. |
思擇力 思择力 see styles |
sī zé lì si1 ze2 li4 ssu tse li shitakuriki |
Power in thought and selection (of correct principles). |
根本智 see styles |
gēn běn zhì gen1 ben3 zhi4 ken pen chih konpon chi |
Fundamental, original, or primal wisdom, source of all truth and virtue; knowledge of fundamental principles; intuitive knowledge or wisdom, in contrast with acquired wisdom. |
榮辱觀 荣辱观 see styles |
róng rǔ guān rong2 ru3 guan1 jung ju kuan |
precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful (in particular, refers to the Socialist Concepts on Honors and Disgraces, PRC official moral principles promulgated from 2006); abbr. for 社會主義榮辱觀|社会主义荣辱观; also known as the Eight Honors and Eight Shames 八榮八恥|八荣八耻[Ba1 Rong2 Ba1 Chi3] |
無定見 see styles |
muteiken / muteken むていけん |
(noun or adjectival noun) lacking fixed principles; inconsistent; fickle |
理唯識 理唯识 see styles |
lǐ wéi shì li3 wei2 shi4 li wei shih ri yuishiki |
consciousness-only in principles |
瑜伽宗 see styles |
yú jiā zōng yu2 jia1 zong1 yü chia tsung Yuga Shū |
see 唯識宗|唯识宗[Wei2 shi2 zong1] The Yogācāra, Vijñānavāda, Tantric, or esoteric sect. The principles of Yoga are accredited to Patañjali in the second century B.C., later founded as a school in Buddhism by Asaṅga, fourth century A.D. Cf. 大教. Xuanzang became a disciple and advocate of this school. [Note: The information given above by Soothill and Hodous contains serious errors. Please see this entry in the Digital Dictionary of Buddhism for correction.] |
起信論 起信论 see styles |
qǐ xìn lùn qi3 xin4 lun4 ch`i hsin lun chi hsin lun Kishinron |
Śraddhotpada Śāstra; it is one of the earliest remaining Mahāyāna texts and is attributed to Aśvaghoṣa; cf. 馬鳴; two tr. have been made, one by Paramārtha in A. D. 554, another by Śikṣānanda, circa 700; the first text is more generally accepted, as Chih-i, the founder of Tiantai, was Paramārtha's amanuensis, and 法藏 Fazang (643-712) made the standard commentary on it, the 起信論義記, though he had assisted Śikṣānanda in his translation. It gives the fundamental principles of Mahāyāna, and was tr. into English by Teitaro Suzuki (1900), also by T. Richard. There are several commentaries and treatises on it. |
迷理惑 see styles |
mí lǐ huò mi2 li3 huo4 mi li huo meiri waku |
afflictions of error in regard to principles of reality |
金剛界 金刚界 see styles |
jīn gāng jiè jin1 gang1 jie4 chin kang chieh kongoukai / kongokai こんごうかい |
(1) {Buddh} (See 胎蔵界・たいぞうかい・1) Vajradhatu; Diamond Realm; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 金剛界曼荼羅・こんごうかいまんだら) Vajradathu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala vajradhātu, 金界 The 'diamond', or vajra, element of the universe; it is the 智 wisdom of Vairocana in its indestructibility and activity; it arises from the garbhadhātu 胎藏界q.v., the womb or store of the Vairocana 理 reason or principles of such wisdom, v. 理智. The two, garbhadhātu and vajradhātu, are shown by the esoteric school, especially in the Japanese Shingon, in two maṇḍalas, i.e. groups or circles, representing in various portrayals the ideas arising from the two, fundamental concepts. vajradhātu is intp. as the 智 realm of intellection, and garbhadhātu as the 理 substance underlying it, or the matrix; the latter is the womb or fundamental reason of all things, and occupies the eastern position as 'cause' of the vajradhātu, which is on the west as the resultant intellectual or spiritual expression. But both are one as are Reason and Wisdom, and Vairocana (the illuminator, the 大日 great sun) presides over both, as source and supply. The vajradhātu represents the spiritual world of complete enlightenment, the esoteric dharmakāya doctrine as contrasted with the exoteric nirmāṇakāya doctrine. It is the sixth element 識 mind, and is symbolized by a triangle with the point downwards and by the full moon, which represents 智 wisdom or understanding; it corresponds to 果 fruit, or effect, garbhadhātu being 因 or cause. The 金剛王五部 or five divisions of the vajradhātu are represented by the Five dhyāni-buddhas, thus: centre 大日Vairocana; east 阿閦 Akṣobhya; south 寶生Ratnasambhava; west 阿彌陀 Amitābha; north 不 空 成就 Amoghasiddhi, or Śākyamuni. They are seated respectively on a lion, an elephant, a horse, a peacock, and a garuda. v. 五佛; also 胎. |
阿梨耶 see styles |
ā lí yé a1 li2 ye2 a li yeh ariya |
ārya, 阿利宜; 阿棃宜; 阿黎宜; 阿犁宜; 阿離宜; 阿哩夜; 阿略 or 阿夷; 梨耶 loyal, honourable, noble, āryan, 'a man who has thought on the four chief principles of Buddhism and lives according to them,' intp. by 尊 honourable, and 聖 sage, wise, saintly, sacred. Also, ulūka, an owl. |
一般原則 一般原则 see styles |
yī bān yuán zé yi1 ban1 yuan2 ze2 i pan yüan tse ippangensoku いっぱんげんそく |
general principle general principles; broad principles |
三個代表 三个代表 see styles |
sān gè dài biǎo san1 ge4 dai4 biao3 san ko tai piao |
the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduced by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民[Jiang1 Ze2 min2] in 2000 and enshrined in the Constitution in 2004 |
三民主義 三民主义 see styles |
sān mín zhǔ yì san1 min2 zhu3 yi4 san min chu i sanminshugi さんみんしゅぎ |
Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s) (Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People |
三種三觀 三种三观 see styles |
sān zhǒng sān guān san1 zhong3 san1 guan1 san chung san kuan sanshu sangan |
The three types of meditation on the principles of the 三諦 q.v., i.e. the dogmas of 空, 假, 中. |
三綱五常 三纲五常 see styles |
sān gāng wǔ cháng san1 gang1 wu3 chang2 san kang wu ch`ang san kang wu chang |
three principles and five virtues (idiom); the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信) |
主義主張 see styles |
shugishuchou / shugishucho しゅぎしゅちょう |
(yoji) one's principles and position |
事理三千 see styles |
shì lǐ sān qiān shi4 li3 san1 qian1 shih li san ch`ien shih li san chien jiri sansen |
The three thousand phenomenal activities and three thousand principles, a term of the Tiantai School. |
五種唯識 五种唯识 see styles |
wǔ zhǒng wéi shì wu3 zhong3 wei2 shi4 wu chung wei shih goshu yuishiki |
The five kinds of weishi, or idealistic representation in the sutras and śāstras as summed up by Cien 慈恩 of the 法相宗 Dharmalakṣana school: (1) 境唯識 wisdom or insight in objective conditions; (2) 教唯識 in interpretation; (3) 理唯識 in principles; (4) 行唯識 in meditation and practice; (5) 果唯識 in the fruits or results of Buddhahood. The first four are objective, the fifth subject. |
八綱辨證 八纲辨证 see styles |
bā gāng biàn zhèng ba1 gang1 bian4 zheng4 pa kang pien cheng |
pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM) |
動作原理 see styles |
dousagenri / dosagenri どうさげんり |
operating principles |
十善正法 see styles |
shí shàn zhèng fǎ shi2 shan4 zheng4 fa3 shih shan cheng fa jūzen shōbō |
(十善) The ten good characteristics, or virtues, defined as the non-committal of the 十惡 ten evils, q. v. Tiantai has two groups, one of ceasing 止 to do evil, the other of learning to do well 行. |
十大弟子 see styles |
shí dà dì zǐ shi2 da4 di4 zi3 shih ta ti tzu juudaideshi / judaideshi じゅうだいでし |
{Buddh} the ten great disciples (of Buddha) The ten chief discip1es of Śākyamuni, each of whom was master of one power or gift. Śāriputra of wisdom; Maudgalyāyana of supernatural powers; Mahākāśyapa of discipline; Aniruddha of 天眼 deva vision; Subhūti of explaining the void or immaterial; Pūrṇa of expounding the law; Kātyāyana of its fundamental principles; Upāli of maintaining the rules; Rāhula of the esoteric; and Ānanda of hearing and remembering. |
四優檀那 四优檀那 see styles |
sì yōu tán nà si4 you1 tan2 na4 ssu yu t`an na ssu yu tan na shi udanna |
yu-t'an-na, ? udāna, the four dogmas: all is impermanent, all is suffering, there is no ego, nirvana. |
孫文主義 see styles |
sonbunshugi そんぶんしゅぎ |
(See 三民主義) (Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People |
実践躬行 see styles |
jissenkyuukou / jissenkyuko じっせんきゅうこう |
(n,vs,vt,vi) (yoji) acting up to one's principles |
志操堅固 see styles |
shisoukengo / shisokengo しそうけんご |
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) being faithful to one's principles; being of firm purpose and deep commitment; constancy; true blue |
悪木盗泉 see styles |
akubokutousen / akubokutosen あくぼくとうせん |
(expression) (yoji) a virtuous person should not commit an act that offends their moral principles no matter how hard pressed they may be |
振り翳す see styles |
furikazasu ふりかざす |
(transitive verb) (1) to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; (2) to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles |
操を守る see styles |
misaoomamoru みさおをまもる |
(exp,v5r) to adhere to one's principles; to preserve one's chastity |
普遍原理 see styles |
fuhengenri ふへんげんり |
universal principle; universal principles |
朝令暮改 see styles |
choureibokai / chorebokai ちょうれいぼかい |
(n,vs,vi) (yoji) an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles |
根本原理 see styles |
konpongenri こんぽんげんり |
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules |
民族主義 民族主义 see styles |
mín zú zhǔ yì min2 zu2 zhu3 yi4 min tsu chu i minzokushugi みんぞくしゅぎ |
nationalism; national self-determination; principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers); racism nationalism |
民權主義 民权主义 see styles |
mín quán zhǔ yì min2 quan2 zhu3 yi4 min ch`üan chu i min chüan chu i |
democracy; civil liberties; principle of democracy, the second of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning widespread popular involvement in affairs of state) |
民生主義 民生主义 see styles |
mín shēng zhǔ yì min2 sheng1 zhu3 yi4 min sheng chu i |
principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade) |
永字八法 see styles |
eijihappou / ejihappo えいじはっぽう |
(yoji) (so named because all strokes are found in the character 永) Eight Principles of Yong; principles for writing the eight basic brush strokes in Chinese characters |
生財有道 生财有道 see styles |
shēng cái yǒu dào sheng1 cai2 you3 dao4 sheng ts`ai yu tao sheng tsai yu tao |
lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom); fig. to have a knack for good business; knowing how to accumulate wealth; good at feathering one's own nest |
界外事教 see styles |
jiè wài shì jiào jie4 wai4 shi4 jiao4 chieh wai shih chiao kaige (no) jikyō |
Tiantai's term for the 別教, which concerned itself with the practice of the bodhisattva life, a life not limited to three regions of reincarnation, but which had not attained to its fundamental principles. |
科學執政 科学执政 see styles |
kē xué zhí zhèng ke1 xue2 zhi2 zheng4 k`o hsüeh chih cheng ko hsüeh chih cheng |
governance based on rationality, evidence and scientific principles |
節を売る see styles |
setsuouru / setsuoru せつをうる |
(exp,v5r) to sell one's principles; to sell one's honor; to prostitute oneself |
節を守る see styles |
setsuomamoru せつをまもる |
(exp,v5r) to stick to one's principles |
節を折る see styles |
setsuooru せつをおる |
(exp,v5r) (from the Strategies of the Warring States) to compromise one's principles; to betray one's principles |
経営理念 see styles |
keieirinen / keerinen けいえいりねん |
management philosophy; management principles; managerial creed |
経済原論 see styles |
keizaigenron / kezaigenron けいざいげんろん |
principles of economics |
薬食同源 see styles |
yakushokudougen / yakushokudogen やくしょくどうげん |
(See 医食同源) proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles |
處世原則 处世原则 see styles |
chǔ shì yuán zé chu3 shi4 yuan2 ze2 ch`u shih yüan tse chu shih yüan tse |
a maxim; one's principles |
處事原則 处事原则 see styles |
chǔ shì yuán zé chu3 shi4 yuan2 ze2 ch`u shih yüan tse chu shih yüan tse |
a maxim; one's principles |
行動指針 see styles |
koudoushishin / kodoshishin こうどうししん |
guidelines for action; personal principles |
見利忘義 见利忘义 see styles |
jiàn lì wàng yì jian4 li4 wang4 yi4 chien li wang i |
(idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit |
觀察義禪 观察义禅 see styles |
guān chá yì chán guan1 cha2 yi4 chan2 kuan ch`a i ch`an kuan cha i chan kansatsugi zen |
meditation that investigates reality-principles |
訪求正法 访求正法 see styles |
fǎng qiú zhèng fǎ fang3 qiu2 zheng4 fa3 fang ch`iu cheng fa fang chiu cheng fa hōgu shōbō |
investigating true principles |
農本主義 see styles |
nouhonshugi / nohonshugi のうほんしゅぎ |
principles underpinning an agriculturally based economy |
迷理無明 迷理无明 see styles |
mí lǐ wú míng mi2 li3 wu2 ming2 mi li wu ming meiri mumyō |
nescience in the form of obscuration of underlying principles |
道徳堅固 see styles |
doutokukengo / dotokukengo どうとくけんご |
(noun or adjectival noun) of strict morals (moral principles); highly moral |
道理世俗 see styles |
dào lǐ shì sú dao4 li3 shi4 su2 tao li shih su dōri sezoku |
conventionality based on real principles |
隔歷三諦 隔历三谛 see styles |
gé lì sān dì ge2 li4 san1 di4 ko li san ti kyakureki santai |
To differentiate and apprehend the three distinctive principles 空假中 noumenon, phenomenon, and the mean. |
隨風倒柳 随风倒柳 see styles |
suí fēng dǎo liǔ sui2 feng1 dao3 liu3 sui feng tao liu |
lit. a willow that bends with the wind; one with no fixed principles (idiom) |
風水都市 see styles |
fuusuitoshi / fusuitoshi ふうすいとし |
(See 風水・1) city built according to the principles of fengshui |
中道第一義 中道第一义 see styles |
zhōng dào dì yī yì zhong1 dao4 di4 yi1 yi4 chung tao ti i i chūdō daiichi gi |
The 'mean' is the first and chief of all principles, nothing is outside it. |
十八不共法 see styles |
shí bā bù gòng fǎ shi2 ba1 bu4 gong4 fa3 shih pa pu kung fa jūhachi fugū hō |
the eighteen distinctive characteristics as defined by Hīnayāna are his 十力, 四無畏, 三念住 and his 大悲; the Mahāyāna eighteen are perfection of body; of speech; of memory; impartiality or universality; ever in samādhi; entre self-abnegation; never diminishing will (to save); zeal; thought; wisdom; salvation; insight into salvation; deeds and mind accordant with wisdom; also his speech; also his mind; omniscience in regard to the past; also to the present; and to the future.; āveṇikadharma, or buddhadharma, the eighteen different characteristics of a Buddha as compared with bodhisattvas, i.e. his perfection of body (or person), mouth (or speech), memory, impartiality to all, serenity, self-sacrifice, unceasing desire to save, unfagging zeal therein unfailing thought thereto, wisdom in it, powers of deliverance, the principles of it, revealing perfect wisdom in deed, in word, in thought, perfect knowledge of past, future, and present, v. 智度論 26. |
振りかざす see styles |
furikazasu ふりかざす |
(transitive verb) (1) to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; (2) to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles |
振り翳ざす see styles |
furikazasu ふりかざす |
(transitive verb) (1) to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; (2) to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles |
普勸坐禪儀 普劝坐禅仪 see styles |
pǔ quàn zuò chán yí pu3 quan4 zuo4 chan2 yi2 p`u ch`üan tso ch`an i pu chüan tso chan i Fukan zazen gi |
Universal Promotion of the Principles of Meditation |
王法正理經 王法正理经 see styles |
wáng fǎ zhèng lǐ jīng wang2 fa3 zheng4 li3 jing1 wang fa cheng li ching Ōhō shōri kyō |
Sūtra of [Maitreya's] Correct Principles of Royal Rule |
節を曲げる see styles |
setsuomageru せつをまげる |
(exp,v1) to compromise one's principles; to betray one's principles |
非核三原則 see styles |
hikakusangensoku ひかくさんげんそく |
Japan's three antinuclear principles (against producing, possessing and allowing the entry of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory) |
企業会計原則 see styles |
kigyoukaikeigensoku / kigyokaikegensoku きぎょうかいけいげんそく |
corporate accounting principles |
六句義勝論派 六句义胜论派 see styles |
liù jù yì shèng lùn pài liu4 ju4 yi4 sheng4 lun4 pai4 liu chü i sheng lun p`ai liu chü i sheng lun pai rokukōgi shōronha |
six principles of the Vaiśeṣikas |
四項基本原則 四项基本原则 see styles |
sì xiàng jī běn yuán zé si4 xiang4 ji1 ben3 yuan2 ze2 ssu hsiang chi pen yüan tse |
the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism |
為五斗米折腰 为五斗米折腰 see styles |
wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo wei4 wu3 dou3 mi3 zhe2 yao1 wei wu tou mi che yao |
(allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate); (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary |
節を曲げない see styles |
setsuomagenai せつをまげない |
(exp,adj-i) remaining firm; sticking by one's principles; not budging an inch |
武器輸出三原則 see styles |
bukiyushutsusangensoku ぶきゆしゅつさんげんそく |
Three Principles on arms exports |
和平共處五項原則 和平共处五项原则 see styles |
hé píng gòng chǔ wǔ xiàng yuán zé he2 ping2 gong4 chu3 wu3 xiang4 yuan2 ze2 ho p`ing kung ch`u wu hsiang yüan tse ho ping kung chu wu hsiang yüan tse |
Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence; 1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India |
和尚打傘，無法無天 和尚打伞，无法无天 |
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān he2 shang5 da3 san3 , wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1 ho shang ta san , wu fa wu t`ien ho shang ta san , wu fa wu tien |
lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3]); fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven; lawless |
防衛装備移転三原則 see styles |
boueisoubiitensangensoku / boesobitensangensoku ぼうえいそうびいてんさんげんそく |
three principles on transfer of defense equipment and technology |
Variations: |
michi みち |
(1) road; path; street; lane; passage; (2) route; way; (3) distance; journey; (4) road (e.g. to victory); course; (5) way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles; (6) teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; (7) field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality; (8) means; way; method |
Variations: |
fumu ふむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to step on; to tread on; to trample on; (transitive verb) (2) to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit; (transitive verb) (3) to experience; to undergo; (transitive verb) (4) to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete; (transitive verb) (5) to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise; (transitive verb) (6) (See 韻を踏む) to rhyme; (transitive verb) (7) to succeed to (e.g. the throne) |
一切如來眼色如明照三摩地 一切如来眼色如明照三摩地 see styles |
yī qiè rú lái yǎn sè rú míng zhào sān mó dì yi1 qie4 ru2 lai2 yan3 se4 ru2 ming2 zhao4 san1 mo2 di4 i ch`ieh ju lai yen se ju ming chao san mo ti i chieh ju lai yen se ju ming chao san mo ti issai nyorai genshiki nyomyō shō sanmaji |
A Vairocana-samādhi, in which the light of the Tathāgata-eye streams forth radiance. Vairocana by reason of this samādhi is accredited with delivering the "true word' which sums up all the principles and practices of the masters. |
原理とパラメータのアプローチ see styles |
genritoparameetanoapuroochi げんりとパラメータのアプローチ |
principles and parameters approach |
Variations: |
furikazasu ふりかざす |
(transitive verb) (1) to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; (transitive verb) (2) to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles |
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tsuranukitoosu(p); nukitoosu(貫ki通su)(ok) つらぬきとおす(P); ぬきとおす(貫き通す)(ok) |
(transitive verb) (1) (See 貫く・つらぬく・1) to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; (transitive verb) (2) (See 貫く・つらぬく・3) to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence) |
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misaootateru みさおをたてる |
(exp,v1) (1) to adhere firmly to one's principles; (exp,v1) (2) to keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse |
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furikazasu ふりかざす |
(transitive verb) (1) to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; (transitive verb) (2) to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles |
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misaootateru みさおをたてる |
(exp,v1) (1) to adhere firmly to one's principles; (exp,v1) (2) to keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 85 results for "Sun Tzu Principles" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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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