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誰彼

see styles
 darekare
    だれかれ
    tarekare
    たれかれ
(pn,adj-no) this or that person; anybody; many people

誰誰

see styles
 daredare
    だれだれ
(pronoun) (1) so-and-so; (2) who?; which people?

課金


课金

see styles
kè jīn
    ke4 jin1
k`o chin
    ko chin
 kakin
    かきん
tax levied on a conquered people by an army; fee for a divination session; variant of 氪金[ke4 jin1], in-app purchase (gaming)
(n,vs,vi) (1) charging (a fee); billing; charge; (n,vs,vi) (2) (colloquialism) paying for virtual goods or premium features (in a video game, on a social networking service, etc.); microtransaction

談資


谈资

see styles
tán zī
    tan2 zi1
t`an tzu
    tan tzu
something that people like to chat about; topic of idle conversation

論藏


论藏

see styles
lùn zàng
    lun4 zang4
lun tsang
 ronzō
Thesaurus of discussions or discourses, the Abhidharma Piṭaka, one of the three divisions of the Tripiṭaka. It comprises the philosophical works. The first compilation is accredited to Mahā-Kāśyapa, disciple of Buddha, but the work is of a later period. The Chinese version is in three sections: 大乘論 the Mahāyāna philosophy; 小乘論 the Hīnayāna philosophy; 宋元續入藏諸論 The Song and Yuan Addenda, A.D. 960-1368.

諸々

see styles
 moromoro
    もろもろ
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

諸人


诸人

see styles
zhū rén
    zhu1 ren2
chu jen
 moroto
    もろと
many people; everyone; all sorts of people; (personal name) Moroto
you

諸君


诸君

see styles
zhū jun
    zhu1 jun1
chu chün
 shokun
    しょくん
Gentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen!
(1) you (people); (interjection) (2) (making appeal, etc.) gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends; everyone

諸根


诸根

see styles
zhū gēn
    zhu1 gen1
chu ken
 morone
    もろね
(surname) Morone
All roots, powers, or organs, e.g. (1) faith, energy, memory, meditation, wisdom; (2) eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body.

諸諸

see styles
 moromoro
    もろもろ
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

謨賀


谟贺

see styles
mó hè
    mo2 he4
mo ho
 boga
moha, intp. as 痴 unconsciousness, delusion ignorance, foolishness, infatuation. M.W. It is used in the sense of unenlightenment, and is one of the three poisons 貪瞋痴, i.e. the ignorant, unenlightened state which is deceived by appearances, taking the seeming for real. Also 幕何.

謹呈

see styles
 kintei / kinte
    きんてい
(noun, transitive verb) (when giving a gift, esp. if one's own work) humbly presenting; respectfully presenting

證智


证智

see styles
zhèng zhì
    zheng4 zhi4
cheng chih
 shō chi
adhigamavābodha. Experiential knowledge; realization; the attainment of truth by the bodhisattva in the first stage.

識情


识情

see styles
shì qíng
    shi4 qing2
shih ch`ing
    shih ching
 shikijō
cognition of ordinary unenlightened people

譯介


译介

see styles
yì jiè
    yi4 jie4
i chieh
to introduce (a book etc) to people who don't read the language in which it was written by translating it

護摩


护摩

see styles
hù mó
    hu4 mo2
hu mo
 goma
    ごま
{Buddh} homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
homa, also 護磨; 呼麽 described as originally a burnt offering to Heaven; the esoterics adopted the idea of worshipping with fire, symbolizing wisdom as fire burning up the faggots of passion and illusion; and therewith preparing nirvāṇa as food, etc.; cf. 大日經; four kinds of braziers are used, round, semi-circular, square, and octagonal; four, five, or six purposes are recorded i.e. śāntika, to end calamities; pauṣṭika (or puṣṭikarman) for prosperity; vaśīkaraṇa, 'dominating,' intp. as calling down the good by means of enchantments; abhicaraka, exorcising the evil; a fifth is to obtain the loving protection of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas; a sixth divides puṣṭikarman into two parts, the second part being length of life; each of these six has its controlling Buddha and bodhisattvas, and different forms and accessories of worship.

變聲


变声

see styles
biàn shēng
    bian4 sheng1
pien sheng
voice change (at puberty); to alter one's voice (deliberately); to sound different (when angry etc)

讒奏

see styles
 zansou / zanso
    ざんそう
(noun/participle) (archaism) slandering (someone) when reporting to the Emperor

豆干

see styles
dòu gān
    dou4 gan1
tou kan
pressed tofu; dried tofu (ingredient of Chinese cuisine made by pressing, drying and flavoring tofu to produce a firm chewy block, typically cut into thin strips when preparing a dish)

財攝


财摄

see styles
cái shè
    cai2 she4
ts`ai she
    tsai she
 zaishō
providing [people] with [necessary] possessions

貧民


贫民

see styles
pín mín
    pin2 min2
p`in min
    pin min
 hinmin
    ひんみん
poor people
poor people; the poor

貴公

see styles
 takahiro
    たかひろ
(pronoun) you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors); (personal name) Takahiro

貴女

see styles
 kijo
    きじょ
(pronoun) (1) (honorific or respectful language) (used in letters when addressing a woman) you; (2) noblewoman; lady

貴賤


贵贱

see styles
guì jiàn
    gui4 jian4
kuei chien
 kizen
    きせん
noble and lowly; high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism
high and low; all ranks
Dear and cheap; noble and base; your and my.

資糧


资粮

see styles
zī liáng
    zi1 liang2
tzu liang
 shiryō
saṃbhāra; supplies for body or soul, e.g. food, almsgiving, wisdom, etc.

賎民

see styles
 senmin
    せんみん
lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people

賜教


赐教

see styles
cì jiào
    ci4 jiao4
tz`u chiao
    tzu chiao
(honorific) to impart one's wisdom; to enlighten

賢聖


贤圣

see styles
xián shèng
    xian2 sheng4
hsien sheng
 kensei / kense
    けんせい
(personal name) Kensei
Those who are noted for goodness, and those who are also noted for wisdom, or insight; the xian are still of ordinary human standard, the sheng transcend them in wisdom and character; the attainments from 見道 upwards are those of the sheng; the xian is on the moral plane, and has not eliminated illusion; the sheng has cut of illusion and has insight into absolute reality. The Mahāyāna has three stages for the xian and ten for the sheng; the Hīnayāna has seven for each.

賤民


贱民

see styles
jiàn mín
    jian4 min2
chien min
 senmin
    せんみん
social stratum below the level of ordinary people; untouchable; dalit (India caste)
lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people

賽六

see styles
 sairoku
    さいろく
(1) (archaism) kid; brat; (2) Edo term used to debase people from Kansai

贅六

see styles
 zeeroku
    ぜえろく
    zeiroku / zeroku
    ぜいろく
(archaism) Edo term used to debase people from Kansai

赤兔

see styles
chì tù
    chi4 tu4
ch`ih t`u
    chih tu
Red Hare, famous horse of the warlord Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4] in the Three Kingdoms era

赤子

see styles
chì zǐ
    chi4 zi3
ch`ih tzu
    chih tzu
 sekishi
    せきし
newborn baby; the people (of a country)
(1) (archaism) (See 赤子・あかご) baby; (2) (archaism) (metaphorically the Emperor's children) subject; people; (female given name) Sekishi
an infant

赤短

see styles
 akatan
    あかたん
(in hanafuda) the collection of the three red poetry ribbon cards

赭羯

see styles
zhě jié
    zhe3 jie2
che chieh
 Shaka
Tchakas. A race of people near Samarkand who furnished excellent soldiers.' Eitel.

超員


超员

see styles
chāo yuán
    chao1 yuan2
ch`ao yüan
    chao yüan
overcrowded with people; overstaffed

越州

see styles
 esshuu / esshu
    えっしゅう
Esshū (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo); (given name) Esshuu

趕海


赶海

see styles
gǎn hǎi
    gan3 hai3
kan hai
(dialect) to gather seafood at the beach while the tide is out; to comb the beach for shellfish, crabs or other marine life

趙翼


赵翼

see styles
zhào yì
    zhao4 yi4
chao i
Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家

趙雲


赵云

see styles
zhào yún
    zhao4 yun2
chao yün
 chouun / choun
    ちょううん
Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
(personal name) Chōun

踏青

see styles
tà qīng
    ta4 qing1
t`a ch`ing
    ta ching
 tousei / tose
    とうせい
lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green); spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April
outing in spring; (given name) Tousei

躡足


蹑足

see styles
niè zú
    nie4 zu2
nieh tsu
to walk on tiptoe; to step on sb's foot; to join (a trade, profession etc); to associate with (a certain group of people)

身三

see styles
shēn sān
    shen1 san1
shen san
 shinsan
three bodily sins

身共

see styles
 midomo
    みども
(pronoun) (archaism) (used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors) I; me

身業


身业

see styles
shēn yè
    shen1 ye4
shen yeh
 shingō
The karma operating in the body; the body as representing the fruit of action in previous existence. One of the three karmas, the other two referring to speech and thought.

車匿


车匿

see styles
chē nì
    che1 ni4
ch`e ni
    che ni
 Shanoku
闡鐸迦 Chandaka, the driver of Śākyamuni when he left his home.

軋り

see styles
 kishiri
    きしり
(1) (kana only) creaking; squeaking; grating; grinding; rasping; (2) (kana only) friction (between people)

輩出


辈出

see styles
bèi chū
    bei4 chu1
pei ch`u
    pei chu
 haishutsu
    はいしゅつ
to come forth in large numbers
(n,vs,vt,vi) producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other

輩類


辈类

see styles
bèi lèi
    bei4 lei4
pei lei
 hairui
people of a certain kind

輪空


轮空

see styles
lún kōng
    lun2 kong1
lun k`ung
    lun kung
(sports) bye; to get a bye; (of an employee) to be not scheduled at work for a period of time (when working shifts)

轉輪


转轮

see styles
zhuàn lún
    zhuan4 lun2
chuan lun
 tenrin
rotating disk; wheel; rotor; cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism
cakravartī, "a ruler the wheels of whose chariot roll everywhere without hindrance." M.W. Revolving wheels; to turn a wheel: also 轉輪王 (轉輪聖王); 輪王; 轉輪聖帝, cf. 斫. The symbol is the cakra or disc, which is of four kinds indicating the rank, i.e. gold, silver, copper, or iron, the iron cakravartī ruling over one continent, the south; the copper, over two, east and south: the silver, over three, east, west, and south; the golden being supreme over all the four continents. The term is also applied to the gods over a universe, and to a buddha as universal spiritual king, and as preacher of the supreme doctrine. Only a cakravartī possesses the 七寳 saptaratna and 1, 000 sons. The cakra, or discus, is also a missile used by a cakravartī for overthrowing his enemies. Its origin is probably the sun with its myriad rays.

辰那

see styles
chén nà
    chen2 na4
ch`en na
    chen na
 jinna
jina, victorious, applied to a Buddha, a saint, etc.; forms part of the names of 辰那呾邏多 Jinatrāta; 辰那弗多羅 Jinaputra; 辰那飯荼 Jinabandhu; three Indian monks in China, the first and last during the seventh century.

辷る

see styles
 suberu
    すべる
(v5r,vi) (1) to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip; (2) to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); (3) to drop; to go down; to come down; to fall (e.g. in status)

辺張

see styles
 penchan
    ペンチャン
{mahj} (See 辺張待ち・ペンチャンまち) one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9) (chi:)

近流

see styles
 konru; kinru
    こんる; きんる
(hist) (See 三流・さんる) banishment (to a nearby province); the least severe of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system

逐語

see styles
 chikugo
    ちくご
(See 逐語訳,逐語的・ちくごてき) following a text word by word (e.g. when translating)

通字

see styles
 tsuuji / tsuji
    つうじ
distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage

通念

see styles
 tsuunen / tsunen
    つうねん
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea

通慧

see styles
tōng huì
    tong1 hui4
t`ung hui
    tung hui
 tsūe
Supernatural powers and wisdom, the former being based on the latter.

通教

see styles
tōng jiào
    tong1 jiao4
t`ung chiao
    tung chiao
 michinori
    みちのり
(given name) Michinori
Tiantai classified Buddhist schools into four periods 藏, 通, 別, and 圓. The 藏 Piṭaka school was that of Hīnayāna. The 通Tong, interrelated or intermediate school, was the first stage of Mahāyāna, having in it elements of all the three vehicles, śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, and bodhisattva. Its developing doctrine linked it with Hīnayāna on the one hand and on the other with the two further developments of the 別 'separate', or 'differentiated' Mahāyāna teaching, and the 圓 full-orbed, complete, or perfect Mahāyāna. The 通教 held the doctrine of the Void, but had not arrived at the doctrine of the Mean.

通物

see styles
 toorimono
    とおりもの
(irregular okurigana usage) demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by

通行

see styles
tōng xíng
    tong1 xing2
t`ung hsing
    tung hsing
 tsuukou / tsuko
    つうこう
to go through; to pass through; to be in general use
(n,vs,vi) (1) passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; (n,vs,vi) (2) common usage; widespread use
The thoroughfare, or path which leads to nirvāṇa.

造就

see styles
zào jiù
    zao4 jiu4
tsao chiu
to bring up; to train; to contribute to; achievements (usually of young people)

造福

see styles
zào fú
    zao4 fu2
tsao fu
to benefit (e.g. the people)

連中

see styles
 renchuu(p); renjuu; renjuu / renchu(p); renju; renju
    れんちゅう(P); れんじゅう; れんぢゅう
(1) (familiar or derogatory) company; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack; guys; group; folks; (2) (れんじゅう, れんぢゅう only) troupe; company (of musicians)

連濁

see styles
 rendaku
    れんだく
(n,vs,vi) (e.g. はな (花) + ひ (火) → はなび (花火)) rendaku; sequential voicing; in Japanese, an unvoiced sound becoming voiced when it is the initial consonant of the non-initial portion of a compound or prefixed word

連麥


连麦

see styles
lián mài
    lian2 mai4
lien mai
(of two people in different locations) to sing or otherwise perform together using communications technology

進發


进发

see styles
jìn fā
    jin4 fa1
chin fa
(of a group of people or a convoy of vehicles) to set off

進行


进行

see styles
jìn xíng
    jin4 xing2
chin hsing
 nobuyuki
    のぶゆき
(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
(n,vs,vi) (1) moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; making headway; (n,vs,vi) (3) progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); (4) {music} progression (e.g. chord progression); (given name) Nobuyuki

進退


进退

see styles
jìn tuì
    jin4 tui4
chin t`ui
    chin tui
 shintai(p); shindai(ok)
    しんたい(P); しんだい(ok)
to advance or retreat; knowing when to come and when to leave; a sense of propriety
(noun/participle) (1) advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; movement; (noun/participle) (2) course of action; behaviour; conduct; attitude; (noun/participle) (3) remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
advancing and regressing; vacillation

運載


运载

see styles
yùn zài
    yun4 zai4
yün tsai
 unsai
to transport; to carry (goods, materials or people)
to carry

遐跡


遐迹

see styles
xiá jì
    xia2 ji4
hsia chi
 geshaku
stories of ancient people
distant traces

道慧

see styles
dào huì
    dao4 hui4
tao hui
 dōe
the wisdom of the (Buddha-)Path

道智

see styles
dào zhì
    dao4 zhi4
tao chih
 michitoshi
    みちとし
(male given name) Michitoshi
Religious wisdom; the wisdom which understands the principles of mārga, the eightfold path.

道識


道识

see styles
dào shì
    dao4 shi4
tao shih
 dōshiki
The knowledge of religion; the wisdom, or insight, attained through Buddhism.

達智


达智

see styles
dá zhì
    da2 zhi4
ta chih
 datsuchi
penetrating wisdom

達磨


达磨

see styles
dá mó
    da2 mo2
ta mo
 daruma
    だるま
(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.

遠人


远人

see styles
yuǎn rén
    yuan3 ren2
yüan jen
 onnin
an estranged person; sb who is alienated; people far from home
a person from far away

遠勞


远劳

see styles
yuǎn láo
    yuan3 lao2
yüan lao
(courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey; you will be making a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a faraway place)

遠流

see styles
 onru; enru
    おんる; えんる
(hist) (See 三流・さんる) banishment (to a location far from the capital); the harshest of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system

選民


选民

see styles
xuǎn mín
    xuan3 min2
hsüan min
 senmin
    せんみん
voter; constituency; electorate
the chosen people

遺言


遗言

see styles
yí yán
    yi2 yan2
i yen
 yuigon
    ゆいごん
words of the deceased; last words of the dying; wisdom of past sages
(n,vs,vt,vi) will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
will

邀集

see styles
yāo jí
    yao1 ji2
yao chi
to invite a group of people (to assemble for a gathering)

還價


还价

see styles
huán jià
    huan2 jia4
huan chia
to make a counteroffer when haggling; to bargain

還暦

see styles
 kanreki
    かんれき
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle

還相


还相

see styles
huán xiàng
    huan2 xiang4
huan hsiang
 gensō
To return to the world, from the Pure Land, to save its people; i.e. one of the forms of 迴向 q.v.

邊控


边控

see styles
biān kòng
    bian1 kong4
pien k`ung
    pien kung
border control (abbr. for 邊境控制|边境控制[bian1 jing4 kong4 zhi4]); to place sb on a border control list (a list of people to be detained if they attempt to enter or leave the country)

邊民


边民

see styles
biān mín
    bian1 min2
pien min
people living on the frontiers; inhabitants of a border area

邑義


邑义

see styles
yì yì
    yi4 yi4
i i
 yūgi
assembly of people

那個


那个

see styles
nà ge
    na4 ge5
na ko
that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to something embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc); (euph.) menstruation; sex; also pr. [nei4 ge5]

那吒


那咤

see styles
nà zhà
    na4 zha4
na cha
 Nata
Naṭa, said to be the eldest son of Vaiśravaṇa, and represented with three faces, eight arms, a powerful demon-king.

邪扇

see styles
xié shàn
    xie2 shan4
hsieh shan
 jasen
Heterodox fanning, i. e. to influence people by false doctrines.

邪智

see styles
xié zhì
    xie2 zhi4
hsieh chih
 jachi
    じゃち
knowledge applied to evil purposes
mistaken wisdom

部民

see styles
 bemin; bumin
    べみん; ぶみん
(hist) (See 部) people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period)

郭泉

see styles
guō quán
    guo1 quan2
kuo ch`üan
    kuo chüan
Guo Quan, formerly Professor of Nanjing Normal University, sacked after founding New People's Party of China 中國新民黨|中国新民党

郷党

see styles
 kyoutou / kyoto
    きょうとう
people from one's hometown

鄉人


乡人

see styles
xiāng rén
    xiang1 ren2
hsiang jen
 gōnin
villager; fellow villager
Country people, people of one's village.

鄉親


乡亲

see styles
xiāng qīn
    xiang1 qin1
hsiang ch`in
    hsiang chin
fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home

鄋瞞


鄋瞒

see styles
sōu mán
    sou1 man2
sou man
name of a state and its people in Shangdong in late Spring and Autumn period

酋長


酋长

see styles
qiú zhǎng
    qiu2 zhang3
ch`iu chang
    chiu chang
 shuuchou / shucho
    しゅうちょう
headman (of primitive people); tribal chief; used as translation for foreign leaders, e.g. Indian Rajah or Arab Sheik or Emir
chieftain

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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