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Variations:
出処進退
出所進退

 shusshoshintai
    しゅっしょしんたい
(yoji) staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move

出物腫れ物所嫌わず

see styles
 demonoharemonotokorokirawazu
    でものはれものところきらわず
(expression) (proverb) when you've got to go, you've got to go; farts and boils aren't choosy about where (or when) to appear

分久必合,合久必分

fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
    fen1 jiu3 bi4 he2 , he2 jiu3 bi4 fen1
fen chiu pi ho , ho chiu pi fen
lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (proverb, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4]); fig. things are constantly changing

Variations:
切り札
切札

 kirifuda
    きりふだ
(1) {cards} trump; trump card; (2) ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

Variations:
切磋琢磨
切瑳琢磨

 sessatakuma
    せっさたくま
(n,vs,vi) (1) (yoji) diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; (n,vs,vi) (2) (yoji) mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

Variations:

 toge(p); toge
    とげ(P); トゲ
(1) thorn; spine; prickle; (2) splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); (3) biting words

Variations:
削がれる
殺がれる

 sogareru
    そがれる
(v1,vi) (kana only) (passive form of 削ぐ) (See そぐ・3) to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled

前人栽樹,後人乘涼


前人栽树,后人乘凉

qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
    qian2 ren2 zai1 shu4 , hou4 ren2 cheng2 liang2
ch`ien jen tsai shu , hou jen ch`eng liang
    chien jen tsai shu , hou jen cheng liang
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

前車之覆,後車之鑒


前车之覆,后车之鉴

qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn
    qian2 che1 zhi1 fu4 , hou4 che1 zhi1 jian4
ch`ien ch`e chih fu , hou ch`e chih chien
    chien che chih fu , hou che chih chien
lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor; learn from past mistake; once bitten twice shy

前門打虎,後門打狼


前门打虎,后门打狼

qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
    qian2 men2 da3 hu3 , hou4 men2 da3 lang2
ch`ien men ta hu , hou men ta lang
    chien men ta hu , hou men ta lang
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

前門拒虎,後門進狼


前门拒虎,后门进狼

qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
    qian2 men2 ju4 hu3 , hou4 men2 jin4 lang2
ch`ien men chü hu , hou men chin lang
    chien men chü hu , hou men chin lang
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

Variations:
勢いづく
勢い付く

 ikioizuku
    いきおいづく
(v5k,vi) to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart; to cheer up

Variations:
勢い付く
勢いづく

 ikioizuku
    いきおいづく
(v5k,vi) to gather strength; to take heart

Variations:
勿体ぶる
勿体振る

 mottaiburu
    もったいぶる
(v5r,vi) (kana only) to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

Variations:
十八番
御箱

 ohako; juuhachiban(十八番)(p) / ohako; juhachiban(十八番)(p)
    おはこ; じゅうはちばん(十八番)(P)
(1) one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte; (2) (じゅうはちばん only) No. 18; eighteenth; (3) (じゅうはちばん only) (abbreviation) (See 歌舞伎十八番) repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

十年樹木,百年樹人


十年树木,百年树人

shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
    shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 , bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2
shih nien shu mu , pai nien shu jen
(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people

千軍易得,一將難求


千军易得,一将难求

qiān jun yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
    qian1 jun1 yi4 de2 , yi1 jiang4 nan2 qiu2
ch`ien chün i te , i chiang nan ch`iu
    chien chün i te , i chiang nan chiu
Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)

千里之行,始於足下


千里之行,始于足下

qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià
    qian1 li3 zhi1 xing2 , shi3 yu2 zu2 xia4
ch`ien li chih hsing , shih yü tsu hsia
    chien li chih hsing , shih yü tsu hsia
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step; fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one

Variations:
半跏趺坐
半跏趺座

 hankafuza
    はんかふざ
(See 結跏趺坐・けっかふざ) half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh

Variations:
厨子
廚子(oK)

 zushi
    ずし
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) (See 厨子棚) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (See 厨子甕) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

Variations:
厨子
廚子(sK)

 zushi
    ずし
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) (See 厨子棚) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (See 厨子甕) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

Variations:
双璧
双壁(iK)

 souheki / soheki
    そうへき
(1) (two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; (2) (orig. meaning) pair of bright jewels

Variations:
取っとき
取っ置き

 tottoki
    とっとき
(adj-no,n) (1) (kana only) reserve; spare; (adj-no,n) (2) (kana only) treasured; valued; (adj-no,n) (3) (kana only) (See とっておき・1) (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

取其精華,去其糟粕


取其精华,去其糟粕

qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò
    qu3 qi2 jing1 hua2 , qu4 qi2 zao1 po4
ch`ü ch`i ching hua , ch`ü ch`i tsao p`o
    chü chi ching hua , chü chi tsao po
take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan); keep what is good, discard the rest; You need to be selective when studying.; In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.

Variations:
口に合う
口にあう

 kuchiniau
    くちにあう
(exp,v5u) to be palatable; to suit one's taste

Variations:
口を出す
口をだす

 kuchiodasu
    くちをだす
(exp,v5s) to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

Variations:
口寂しい
口淋しい

 kuchisabishii; kuchizamishii; kuchisamishii / kuchisabishi; kuchizamishi; kuchisamishi
    くちさびしい; くちざみしい; くちさみしい
(adjective) craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth

Variations:
口減らし
口べらし

 kuchiberashi
    くちべらし
(n,vs,vi) reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

Variations:
古古古米
古々々米

 kokokomai
    こここまい
(See 古米) rice remaining from the harvest three years ago

Variations:
台詞
科白(rK)

 serifu(gikun); daishi(台詞); serifu
    せりふ(gikun); だいし(台詞); セリフ
(1) (kana only) (spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; (2) (kana only) comment; remark; phrase; words; (3) (kana only) stock phrase; set phrase; cliché; platitude

吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸


吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸

see styles
chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān
    chi1 bu4 dao4 pu2 tao5 shuo1 pu2 tao5 suan1
ch`ih pu tao p`u t`ao shuo p`u t`ao suan
    chih pu tao pu tao shuo pu tao suan
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them

吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡


吃着碗里,看着锅里

chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
    chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3
ch`ih che wan li , k`an che kuo li
    chih che wan li , kan che kuo li
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom); not content with what one already has; (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye

Variations:
同族嫌悪
同属嫌悪

 douzokukeno / dozokukeno
    どうぞくけんお
disliking people similar to oneself

Variations:
名声赫々
名声赫赫

 meiseikakkaku; meiseikakukaku / mesekakkaku; mesekakukaku
    めいせいかっかく; めいせいかくかく
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) of great renown; highly illustrious; at the zenith of one's fame

Variations:
向こう傷
向こう疵

 mukoukizu / mukokizu
    むこうきず
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound

Variations:
向付け
向付
向附

 mukouzuke / mukozuke
    むこうづけ
(1) {food} (See 懐石・1) dish placed on the far side of the serving table (kaiseki cuisine); side dishes at a banquet (e.g. sashimi, salad, vinegared dish; not rice or soup); (2) {sumo} resting one's forehead on the chest of one's opponent and grabbing his belt

呼之即來,揮之即去


呼之即来,挥之即去

hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù
    hu1 zhi1 ji2 lai2 , hui1 zhi1 ji2 qu4
hu chih chi lai , hui chih chi ch`ü
    hu chih chi lai , hui chih chi chü
to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant; always at sb's beck and call

Variations:
命を張る
命をはる

 inochioharu
    いのちをはる
(exp,v5r) to put one's life on the line

Variations:
唐鋤星
犂星
参宿

 karasukiboshi; shinshuku(参宿)
    からすきぼし; しんしゅく(参宿)
(rare) (See 参・しん) Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Variations:
唸り
呻り(rK)

 unari
    うなり
(1) groan; moan; (2) growl; snarl; roar; howl; bellow; (3) hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz; drone; wiz; (4) device attached to a kite that makes a humming sound when the kite is flown; (5) {physics} beat (acoustic interference)

Variations:
單槍匹馬
単槍匹馬

 tansouhitsuba / tansohitsuba
    たんそうひつば
(expression) (yoji) doing something on one's own without another's help

Variations:
噤む
鉗む(rK)

 tsugumu
    つぐむ
(transitive verb) (kana only) (usu. as 口を〜) (See 口をつぐむ) to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent

Variations:
四つ這い
四つばい

 yotsubai
    よつばい
(See 四つん這い) crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees

Variations:
四当五落
4当5落

 yontougoraku / yontogoraku
    よんとうごらく
(expression) sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams)

Variations:
国元
国許
国もと

 kunimoto
    くにもと
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

Variations:
垂れ流し
たれ流し

 tarenagashi
    たれながし
(noun/participle) (1) incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; (noun/participle) (2) discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence

堪能(ateji)

 tannou / tanno
    たんのう
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) proficient; skilled; skillful; good; accomplished; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with); having one's fill (of)

Variations:

寝ぐら(iK)

 negura
    ねぐら
(1) (kana only) roost; nest; (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) pad; crib; one's home; sleeping place

Variations:
変わり鬼
かわり鬼

 kawarioni
    かわりおに
(child. language) (See 鬼ごっこ) (game of) tag in which the tagged player becomes "it"

Variations:
外目
外め(sK)

 sotome
    そとめ
(1) appearance; how one looks to others; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) towards the outside; outside part

Variations:
大勢
大ぜい

 oozei(p); taizei / ooze(p); taize
    おおぜい(P); たいぜい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) crowd of people; great number of people; (n,adv) (2) in great numbers

大難不死,必有後福


大难不死,必有后福

dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú
    da4 nan4 bu4 si3 , bi4 you3 hou4 fu2
ta nan pu ssu , pi yu hou fu
one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)

太公釣魚,願者上鉤


太公钓鱼,愿者上钩

tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
    tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 , yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1
t`ai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
    tai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

失之東隅,收之桑榆


失之东隅,收之桑榆

shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
    shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2
shih chih tung yü , shou chih sang yü
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

女三人寄れば姦しい

see styles
 onnasanninyorebakashimashii / onnasanninyorebakashimashi
    おんなさんにんよればかしましい
(expression) (proverb) three women make a market

如何しても(rK)

 doushitemo / doshitemo
    どうしても
(exp,adv) (1) (kana only) by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely; (exp,adv) (2) (kana only) whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly; (exp,adv) (3) (kana only) (with. neg. verb) on no account; by no means; (exp,adv) (4) (kana only) in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually

如何とでも(sK)

 doutodemo / dotodemo
    どうとでも
(adverb) (kana only) whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

Variations:
如来
如來(oK)

 nyorai
    にょらい
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)

Variations:
妻子眷属
妻子眷族

 saishikenzoku
    さいしけんぞく
(yoji) one's wife, children, and other relations; one's whole family

婚姻要件具備証明書

see styles
 koninyoukengubishoumeisho / koninyokengubishomesho
    こんいんようけんぐびしょうめいしょ
certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage; certification of one's legal capacity to be married

Variations:
子々孫々
子子孫孫

 shishisonson; shishisonzon
    ししそんそん; ししそんぞん
(yoji) one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity

子で子にならぬ時鳥

see styles
 kodekoninaranuhototogisu
    こでこにならぬほととぎす
(expression) (idiom) (obscure) no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child

Variations:
子子孫孫
子々孫々

 shishisonson
    ししそんそん
(yoji) one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity

Variations:
子種
子胤(rK)

 kodane
    こだね
(1) child; offspring; issue; (2) (See 精子) sperm; (one's) seed

Variations:
学び取る
学びとる

 manabitoru
    まなびとる
(transitive verb) to collect information; to gather knowledge

Variations:
宗教2世
宗教二世

 shuukyounisei / shukyonise
    しゅうきょうにせい
second-generation believers; people following their parents' religion

Variations:
家族思い
家族想い

 kazokuomoi
    かぞくおもい
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family

Variations:
寝ぼけ声
寝惚け声

 nebokegoe
    ねぼけごえ
half-awake voice; sleepy voice; voice of when one has just woken up

寵愛昂じて尼にする

see styles
 chouaikoujiteamanisuru / choaikojiteamanisuru
    ちょうあいこうじてあまにする
(exp,vs-i) (obscure) to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun

寵愛昂じて尼になす

see styles
 chouaikoujiteamaninasu / choaikojiteamaninasu
    ちょうあいこうじてあまになす
(exp,v5s) (idiom) (rare) to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun

Variations:
専断
擅断(rK)

 sendan
    せんだん
(n,vs,vt,adj-na,adj-no) arbitrary decision; using one's own discretion; acting on one's own authority

Variations:
専門バカ
専門馬鹿

 senmonbaka
    せんもんばか
ignorance outside of one's own field; overspecialization; one-trick pony

小洞不堵,大洞吃苦

xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ
    xiao3 dong4 bu4 du3 , da4 dong4 chi1 ku3
hsiao tung pu tu , ta tung ch`ih k`u
    hsiao tung pu tu , ta tung chih ku
lit. a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom); fig. a stitch in time saves nine

Variations:
尻に敷く
尻にしく

 shirinishiku
    しりにしく
(exp,v5k) to dominate (usu. one's husband)

Variations:
尻餅
尻もち
尻餠

 shirimochi
    しりもち
(1) (See 尻餅をつく) falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; (2) mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

山外有山,天外有天

shān wài yǒu shān , tiān wài yǒu tiān
    shan1 wai4 you3 shan1 , tian1 wai4 you3 tian1
shan wai yu shan , t`ien wai yu t`ien
    shan wai yu shan , tien wai yu tien
(idiom) however good something is, there is always something better; in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself

Variations:
岡目八目
傍目八目

 okamehachimoku
    おかめはちもく
(1) (yoji) bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; (2) (yoji) onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead

Variations:
差し
指し

 sashi; sashi
    さし; サシ
(1) between (e.g. two people); face to face; (2) hindrance; impediment; (3) (kana only) {noh} arrhythmic section of recitative; (4) {hanaf;mahj} playing with only 2 players; (prefix) (5) prefix used for stress or emphasis; (counter) (6) counter for traditional dance songs

Variations:
帰りがけ
帰り掛け

 kaerigake
    かえりがけ
(n,adv) (1) on the way back; (n,adv) (2) when about to go back

Variations:
幅にする
巾にする

 habanisuru
    はばにする
(exp,vs-i) (1) (archaism) to do as one wishes; to get one's way; (exp,vs-i) (2) (archaism) to be proud; to boast

Variations:
年頃
年ごろ

 toshigoro
    としごろ
(1) approximate age; apparent age; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age of adulthood; (3) (after a modifying phrase) age (when ...); (adv,adj-no) (4) (dated) for years (past); for a long time

幼吾幼,以及人之幼

yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu
    you4 wu2 you4 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 you4
yu wu yu , i chi jen chih yu
to care for other's children as one's own

Variations:
座りだこ
座り胼胝

 suwaridako
    すわりだこ
(See 正座・せいざ) calluses (on one's ankles, insteps, etc.) caused by sitting seiza

Variations:
座を立つ
座を起つ

 zaotatsu
    ざをたつ
(exp,v5t) to leave one's seat

Variations:
延べ人数
のべ人数

 nobeninzuu / nobeninzu
    のべにんずう
(1) (See 延べ人員・1) total number of man-days; (2) (See 延べ人員・2) total number of people (personnel, passengers, etc.)

Variations:
弱りきる
弱り切る

 yowarikiru
    よわりきる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; (v5r,vi) (2) to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by); to be fed up (with)

Variations:
弾き歌い
弾き唄い

 hikiutai
    ひきうたい
singing while playing (the guitar, piano, etc.); singing to one's own accompaniment

Variations:
後が無い
後がない

 atoganai
    あとがない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

得道多助,失道寡助

dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù
    de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4 , shi1 dao4 gua3 zhu4
te tao to chu , shih tao kua chu
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)

Variations:
御国自慢
お国自慢

 okunijiman
    おくにじまん
boasting of one's hometown

Variations:
復唱
復誦(rK)

 fukushou / fukusho
    ふくしょう
(noun, transitive verb) reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

Variations:
心底
真底(rK)

 shinsoko; shintei / shinsoko; shinte
    しんそこ; しんてい
(1) bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; real intentions; (adverb) (2) (しんそこ only) from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly; sincerely

Variations:
心身一如
身心一如

 shinshinichinyo; shinjinichinyo
    しんしんいちにょ; しんじんいちにょ
(yoji) body and mind as one; mind-body unity

Variations:
怒り出す
怒りだす

 okoridasu; ikaridasu
    おこりだす; いかりだす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

Variations:
思い立つ
思いたつ

 omoitatsu
    おもいたつ
(transitive verb) to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

恋に上下の隔てなし

see styles
 koinijougenohedatenashi / koinijogenohedatenashi
    こいにじょうげのへだてなし
(expression) (proverb) love makes people equal; love is a leveler; love is blind

Variations:
恩がある
恩が有る

 ongaaru / ongaru
    おんがある
(exp,v5r-i) to be in one's debt

Variations:
息を継ぐ
息をつぐ

 ikiotsugu
    いきをつぐ
(exp,v5g) (1) to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; (exp,v5g) (2) to take a rest; to take a break

情けは人の為ならず

see styles
 nasakehahitonotamenarazu
    なさけはひとのためならず
(expression) (proverb) the good you do for others is good you do yourself; compassion is not for other people's benefit

Variations:
意匠惨憺
意匠惨澹

 ishousantan / ishosantan
    いしょうさんたん
(yoji) taxing one's ingenuity in devising something; agonizing over designing or creating something; making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something

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

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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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