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哈密 see styles |
hā mì ha1 mi4 ha mi Gōmitsu |
see 哈密市[Ha1mi4 Shi4] Hami, 'an ancient city and kingdom in Central Asia north-east of lake Lop in Lat. 43゜3 N., Long, 93°10 E.' Eitel. From Han to Tang times known as I-wu 伊吾, now called Kumul by Turki Mohammadans. For more than 1500 years, owing to its location and supply of water, Hami was a bridgehead for the expansion and control of the outposts of the Chinese empire in Central Asia. |
哪怕 see styles |
nǎ pà na3 pa4 na p`a na pa |
even; even if; even though; no matter how |
哭窮 哭穷 see styles |
kū qióng ku1 qiong2 k`u ch`iung ku chiung |
to bewail one's poverty; to complain about being hard up; to pretend to be poor |
哽噎 see styles |
gěng yē geng3 ye1 keng yeh |
to choke on one's food; to be choked up emotionally, unable to speak |
唄う see styles |
utau うたう |
(v5u,vt,vi) (1) to sing; (transitive verb) (2) to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem |
唐傘 see styles |
karakasa からかさ |
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-paper umbrella parasol; (place-name) Karakasa |
唐堯 唐尧 see styles |
táng yáo tang2 yao2 t`ang yao tang yao |
Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4] |
唐寅 see styles |
táng yín tang2 yin2 t`ang yin tang yin touin / toin とういん |
Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子 (personal name) Touin |
唐猫 see styles |
karaneko からねこ |
(archaism) cat (esp. one imported from China) |
唐竹 see styles |
karadake からだけ |
(kana only) Chinese temple bamboo (Sinobambusa tootsik); tootsik bamboo; (place-name) Karadake |
唯一 see styles |
wéi yī wei2 yi1 wei i yuuichi / yuichi ゆういち |
only; sole (adj-no,n,adv) only; sole; unique; (given name) Yūichi only one |
唯二 see styles |
wéi èr wei2 er4 wei erh tadaji ただじ |
(slang) (adjective) (of one thing) one of the only two; (of two things) the only two (given name) Tadaji |
唯粉 see styles |
wéi fěn wei2 fen3 wei fen |
fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band |
唯飯 唯饭 see styles |
wéi fàn wei2 fan4 wei fan |
fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band |
唱う see styles |
utau うたう |
(v5u,vt,vi) (1) to sing; (transitive verb) (2) to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem |
唱商 see styles |
chàng shāng chang4 shang1 ch`ang shang chang shang |
one's ability to give a convincing performance of a song |
唾餘 唾余 see styles |
tuò yú tuo4 yu2 t`o yü to yü |
crumbs from the table of one's master; castoffs; bits of rubbish; idle talk; casual remarks |
唿哨 see styles |
hū shào hu1 shao4 hu shao |
to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth); nowadays written 呼哨 |
啃老 see styles |
kěn lǎo ken3 lao3 k`en lao ken lao |
(coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood |
商祺 see styles |
shāng qí shang1 qi2 shang ch`i shang chi |
business is auspicious; conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well! |
商賈 商贾 see styles |
shāng gǔ shang1 gu3 shang ku shōko |
merchant A trader, one of the vaiśya caste. |
問候 问候 see styles |
wèn hòu wen4 hou4 wen hou |
to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) |
問名 问名 see styles |
wèn míng wen4 ming2 wen ming |
to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride; one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family |
問好 问好 see styles |
wèn hǎo wen4 hao3 wen hao |
to say hello to; to send one's regards to |
問安 问安 see styles |
wèn ān wen4 an1 wen an monan もんあん |
to pay one's respects; to give regards to (form) inquiry about another's well-being |
問診 问诊 see styles |
wèn zhěn wen4 zhen3 wen chen monshin もんしん |
(TCM) interrogation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3] (noun, transitive verb) {med} interview (with a doctor); history taking |
啞羊 哑羊 see styles |
yǎ yáng ya3 yang2 ya yang ayō |
(啞羊僧) A dumb sheep (monk), stupid, one who does not know good from bad, nor enough to repent of sin. |
啟齒 启齿 see styles |
qǐ chǐ qi3 chi3 ch`i ch`ih chi chih |
to open one's mouth; to start talking |
啷當 啷当 see styles |
lāng dāng lang1 dang1 lang tang |
(of age) more or less; or so; and so on |
善人 see styles |
shàn rén shan4 ren2 shan jen yoshihito よしひと |
philanthropist; charitable person; well-doer (1) good person; virtuous person; (2) good-natured person; gullible person; (given name) Yoshihito A good man, especially one who believes in Buddhist ideas of causality and lives a good life. |
善友 see styles |
shàn yǒu shan4 you3 shan yu yoshitomo よしとも |
(rare) good friend; (personal name) Yoshitomo kalyāṇamitra, 'a friend of virtue, a religious counsellor,' M. W.; a friend in the good life, or one who stimulates to goodness. |
喇嘛 see styles |
lǎ ma la3 ma5 la ma rama らま |
lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism (ateji / phonetic) (kana only) lama (tib: bla-ma) Lama, the Lamaistic form of Buddhism found chiefly in Tibet, and Mongolia, and the smaller Himālayan States. In Tibet it is divided into two schools, the older one wearing red robes, the later, which was founded by Tson-kha-pa in the fifteenth century, wearing yellow; its chiefs are the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, respectively. |
喇舌 see styles |
lǎ jī la3 ji1 la chi |
(Tw) French kissing; to waggle one's tongue around (from Taiwanese 抐舌, Tai-lo pr. [lā-tsi̍h]) |
喉越 see styles |
nodogoshi のどごし |
(irregular okurigana usage) feeling of food or drink going down one's throat |
喘氣 喘气 see styles |
chuǎn qì chuan3 qi4 ch`uan ch`i chuan chi |
to breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp; to take a breather; to catch one's breath |
喚ぶ see styles |
yobu よぶ |
(transitive verb) (1) to call out (to); to call; to invoke; (2) to summon (a doctor, etc.); (3) to invite; (4) to designate; to name; to brand; (5) to garner (support, etc.); to gather; (6) (archaism) to take as one's wife |
喜好 see styles |
xǐ hào xi3 hao4 hsi hao nobuyoshi のぶよし |
to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference (personal name) Nobuyoshi |
喜忍 see styles |
xǐ rěn xi3 ren3 hsi jen ki nin |
The 'patience' of joy, achieved on beholding by faith Amitābha and his Pure Land; one of the 三忍. |
喪偶 丧偶 see styles |
sàng ǒu sang4 ou3 sang ou |
(literary) to be bereaved of one's spouse |
喪命 丧命 see styles |
sàng mìng sang4 ming4 sang ming |
to lose one's life |
喪妻 丧妻 see styles |
sàng qī sang4 qi1 sang ch`i sang chi |
to be bereaved of one's wife |
喪志 丧志 see styles |
sàng zhì sang4 zhi4 sang chih |
to become demoralized; to lose one's sense of purpose |
喪父 丧父 see styles |
sàng fù sang4 fu4 sang fu |
to be orphaned of one's father |
喪生 丧生 see styles |
sàng shēng sang4 sheng1 sang sheng |
to die; to lose one's life |
喪盡 丧尽 see styles |
sàng jìn sang4 jin4 sang chin |
to completely lose (one's dignity, vitality etc) |
喪膽 丧胆 see styles |
sàng dǎn sang4 dan3 sang tan |
panic-stricken; scared out of one's wits |
喪身 丧身 see styles |
sàng shēn sang4 shen1 sang shen |
to lose one's life |
單人 单人 see styles |
dān rén dan1 ren2 tan jen |
one person; single (room, bed etc) |
單個 单个 see styles |
dān ge dan1 ge5 tan ko |
single; alone; individually; an odd one |
單側 单侧 see styles |
dān cè dan1 ce4 tan ts`e tan tse |
one-sided; unilateral |
單傳 单传 see styles |
dān chuán dan1 chuan2 tan ch`uan tan chuan tanden |
to have only one heir in a generation (of a family, clan etc); to be learned from only one master (of a skill, art etc) direct transmission |
單前 单前 see styles |
dān qián dan1 qian2 tan ch`ien tan chien tanzen |
In front of one's listed name, i.e. in one's allotted place. |
單射 单射 see styles |
dān shè dan1 she4 tan she |
(math.) one-to-one function; injective map |
單幹 单干 see styles |
dān gàn dan1 gan4 tan kan |
to work on one's own; to work single-handed; individual farming |
單意 单意 see styles |
dān yì dan1 yi4 tan i |
unambiguous; having only one meaning |
單戀 单恋 see styles |
dān liàn dan1 lian4 tan lien |
unrequited love; one-sided love |
單手 单手 see styles |
dān shǒu dan1 shou3 tan shou |
one hand; single-handed |
單方 单方 see styles |
dān fāng dan1 fang1 tan fang |
unilateral; one-sided; home remedy; folk prescription(same as 丹方); single-drug prescription (same as 奇方[ji1 fang1], one of the seven kinds of prescriptions of Chinese medicine 七方[qi1 fang1]); metaphorically. a good solution |
單本 单本 see styles |
dān běn dan1 ben3 tan pen tanbon |
a sūtra that has only one translation |
單獨 单独 see styles |
dān dú dan1 du2 tan tu |
alone; by oneself; on one's own |
單眼 单眼 see styles |
dān yǎn dan1 yan3 tan yen |
ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye); one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye) |
單程 单程 see styles |
dān chéng dan1 cheng2 tan ch`eng tan cheng |
one-way (ticket) |
單行 单行 see styles |
dān xíng dan1 xing2 tan hsing |
to come individually; to treat separately; separate edition; one-way traffic |
單質 单质 see styles |
dān zhì dan1 zhi4 tan chih |
simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond) |
單過 单过 see styles |
dān guò dan1 guo4 tan kuo |
to live independently; to live on one's own |
單非 单非 see styles |
dān fēi dan1 fei1 tan fei |
a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen |
單飛 单飞 see styles |
dān fēi dan1 fei1 tan fei |
to fly solo; (fig.) (of a band member) to go solo; (of an employee) to leave and start up one's own company |
嗔目 see styles |
chēn mù chen1 mu4 ch`en mu chen mu |
glare; angry look; to open one's eyes wide; to stare angrily; to glare; to glower |
嗜み see styles |
tashinami たしなみ |
(1) (kana only) taste (in goods, etc.); (2) (kana only) manners; etiquette; (3) (kana only) modesty; restraint; prudence; (4) (kana only) knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.); accomplishments; (5) (kana only) taking care of one's personal appearance |
嗜む see styles |
tashinamu; tashimu(ok) たしなむ; たしむ(ok) |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to have an interest in (e.g. a hobby); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour) |
嘖嘖 啧啧 see styles |
zé zé ze2 ze2 tse tse |
to click one's tongue |
嘱望 see styles |
shokubou / shokubo しょくぼう |
(noun/participle) (having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on |
嘱目 see styles |
shokumoku しょくもく |
(noun/participle) paying attention to; catching one's eye |
嘴尖 see styles |
zuǐ jiān zui3 jian1 tsui chien |
sharp-tongued; to have a keen sense of taste; to be picky about one's food |
嘴欠 see styles |
zuǐ qiàn zui3 qian4 tsui ch`ien tsui chien |
(coll.) unable to control one's tongue; prone to say something nasty |
嘴炮 see styles |
zuǐ pào zui3 pao4 tsui p`ao tsui pao |
(Internet slang) to mouth off; to shoot one's mouth off; sb who does that |
嘴瓢 see styles |
zuǐ piáo zui3 piao2 tsui p`iao tsui piao |
(coll.) to get one's words mixed up; to misspeak |
嘴裡 嘴里 see styles |
zuǐ lǐ zui3 li3 tsui li |
mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words |
噤む see styles |
tsugumu つぐむ |
(transitive verb) (kana only) to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent |
嚢中 see styles |
nouchuu / nochu のうちゅう |
in a bag or one's purse |
嚥氣 咽气 see styles |
yàn qì yan4 qi4 yen ch`i yen chi |
to die; to breathe one's last |
嚼む see styles |
kamu かむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to bite; to chew; to gnaw; (2) to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore); (3) to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together; (4) to be involved in; (5) to fumble one's words (during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; (6) (archaism) to strongly confute; to argue down; to rebuke; to scold harshly |
囈語 呓语 see styles |
yì yǔ yi4 yu3 i yü geigo / gego げいご |
to talk in one's sleep; crazy talk delirious talk; nonsense |
囘向 回向 see styles |
huí xiàng hui2 xiang4 hui hsiang ekō |
迴向 pariṇāmanā. To turn towards; to turn something from one person or thing to another; transference of merit); the term is intp. by 轉趣 turn towards; it is used for works of supererogation, or rather, it means the bestowing on another, or others, of merits acquired by oneself, especially the merits acquired by a bodhisattva or Buddha for the salvation of all, e. g. the bestowing of his merits by Amitābha on all the living. There are other kinds, such as the turning of acquired merit to attain further progress in bodhi, or nirvana. 囘事向理 to turn (from) practice to theory; 囘自向他 to turn from oneself to another; 囘因向果 To turn from cause to effect. 囘世而向出世 to turn from this world to what is beyond this world, from the worldly to the unworldly. |
囘鶻 囘鹘 see styles |
huí gú hui2 gu2 hui ku Ekotsu |
高車; 高昌. M067729彝 Uighurs, M067729胡; A branch of the Turks first heard of in the seventh century in the Orkhon district where they remained until A. D. 840, when they were defeated and driven out by the Kirghiz; one group went to Kansu, where they remained until about 1020; another group founded a kingdom in the Turfan country which survived until Mongol times. They had an alphabet which was copied from the Soghdian. Chingis Khan adopted it for writing Mongolian. A. D. 1294 the whole Buddhist canon was translated into Uighur. |
四一 see styles |
sì yī si4 yi1 ssu i yoichi よいち |
{cards} (See おいちょかぶ) scoring combination of a 4 and a 1 in oicho-kabu; (given name) Yoichi The four 'ones', or the unity contained (according to Tiantai) in the 方便品 of the Lotus Sutra; i. e. 教一 its teaching of one Vehicle; 行一 its sole bodhisattva procedure; 人一 its men all and only as bodhisattvas; 理一 its one ultimate truth of the reality of all existence. |
四三 see styles |
yomi よみ |
(1) {hanaf} (See 手役) one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; (2) three and a four (in dice games); (personal name) Yomi |
四依 see styles |
sì yī si4 yi1 ssu i shi e |
The four necessaries, or things on which the religious rely. (1) 行四依 The four of ascetic practitioners— rag clothing; begging for food; sitting under trees; purgatives and diuretics as moral and spiritual means; these are also termed 四聖種. (2) 法四依 The four of the dharma: i. e. the truth, which is eternal, rather than man, even its propagator; the sutras of perfect meaning i. e. of the 道實相 the truth of the 'middle' way; the meaning, or spirit, not the letter; wisdom 智, i.e. Buddha-wisdom rather than mere knowledge 識. There are other groups. Cf. 四事. |
四兵 see styles |
sì bīng si4 bing1 ssu ping shihei |
catur-an.gabalakāya; the four divisions of a cakravarti's troops— elephant, hastikāya; horse, aśvakāya; chariot, rathakāya; and foot, pattikāya. |
四國 四国 see styles |
sì guó si4 guo2 ssu kuo shikoku しこく |
Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan) (surname) Shikoku |
四塔 see styles |
sì tǎ si4 ta3 ssu t`a ssu ta shitō |
The four stūpas at the places of Buddha's birth, Kapilavastu; enlightenment, Magadha: preaching, Benares; and parinirvāṇa, Kuśinagara. Four more are located in the heavens of the Travastriṃśas gods, one each tor his hair, nails, begging bowl, and teeth, E., S., W., N., respectively. |
四德 see styles |
sì dé si4 de2 ssu te shitoku |
four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends; the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功 The four nirvana virtues, or values, according to the Mahāyāna Nirvana Sutra: (1) 常德 permanence or eternity; (2) 樂德 joy; (3) 我德 personality or the soul; (4) 淨德 purity. These four important terms, while denied in the lower realms, are affirmed by the sutra in the transcendental, or nirvana-realm. |
四恩 see styles |
sì ēn si4 en1 ssu en shion しおん |
{Buddh} four gratitudes (to one's parents, all living beings, one's sovereign and the Three Jewels); four obligations; (surname) Shion four kinds of compassion |
四教 see styles |
sì jiào si4 jiao4 ssu chiao shikyō |
Four teachings, doctrines, or schools; five groups are given, whose titles are abbreviated to 光天曉苑龍: (1) 光宅四教 The four schools of 法雲 Fayun of the 光宅 Guangzhai monastery are the four vehicles referred to in the burning house parable of the Lotus Sutra, i. e. śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, bodhisattva, and the final or one vehicle teaching. (2) 天台四教 The Tiantai four are 藏通, 別, and 圓, v. 八教. (3) 曉公四教 The group of 元曉 Wŏnhyo of 海東 Haedong are the 三乘別教 represented by the 四諦緣起經; 三乘通教 represented by the 般若深密教; 一乘分教 represented by the 究網經; and 一乘滿教 represented by the 華嚴經. (4) 苑公四教 The group of 慧苑 Huiyuan: the schools of unbelievers, who are misled and mislead; of śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas who know only the phenomenal bhūtatathatā; of novitiate bodhisattvas who know only the noumenal bhūtatathatā; and of fully developed bodhisattvas, who know both. (5) 龍樹四教 Nāgārjuna's division of the canon into 有 dealing with existence, or reality, cf. the 四阿含; 空 the Void, cf. 般若經; 亦有亦 空 both, cf. 深密經; and 非有非 空 neither, cf. 中論. |
四波 see styles |
sì bō si4 bo1 ssu po shi ha |
An abbreviation for 四波羅蜜菩薩. The four female attendants on Vairocana in the Vajradhātu, evolved from him, each of them a 'mother' of one of the four Buddhas of the four quarters; v. 四佛, etc. |
四知 see styles |
sì zhī si4 zhi1 ssu chih shichi |
The four who know the workings of one's mind for good or evil— heaven, earth, one's intimates, and oneself. |
四禪 四禅 see styles |
sì chán si4 chan2 ssu ch`an ssu chan shizen |
(四禪天) The four dhyāna heavens, 四靜慮 (四靜慮天), i. e. the division of the eighteen brahmalokas into four dhyānas: the disciple attains to one of these heavens according to the dhyāna he observes: (1) 初禪天 The first region, 'as large as one whole universe' comprises the three heavens, Brahma-pāriṣadya, Brahma-purohita, and Mahābrahma, 梵輔, 梵衆, and 大梵天; the inhabitants are without gustatory or olfactory organs, not needing food, but possess the other four of the six organs. (2) 二禪天 The second region, equal to 'a small chiliocosmos' 小千界, comprises the three heavens, according to Eitel, 'Parīttābha, Apramāṇābha, and Ābhāsvara, ' i. e. 少光 minor light, 無量光 infinite light, and 極光淨 utmost light purity; the inhabitants have ceased to require the five physical organs, possessing only the organ of mind. (3) 三禪天 The third region, equal to 'a middling chiliocosmos '中千界, comprises three heavens; Eitel gives them as Parīttaśubha, Apramāṇaśubha, and Śubhakṛtsna, i. e. 少淨 minor purity, 無量淨 infinite purity, and 徧淨 universal purity; the inhabitants still have the organ of mind and are receptive of great joy. (4) 四禪天 The fourth region, equal to a great chiliocosmos, 大千界, comprises the remaining nine brahmalokas, namely, Puṇyaprasava, Anabhraka, Bṛhatphala, Asañjñisattva, Avṛha, Atapa, Sudṛśa, Sudarśana, and Akaniṣṭha (Eitel). The Chinese titles are 福生 felicitous birth, 無雲 cloudless, 廣果 large fruitage, 無煩 no vexations, atapa is 無熱 no heat, sudṛśa is 善見 beautiful to see, sudarśana is 善現 beautiful appearing, two others are 色究竟 the end of form, and 無想天 the heaven above thought, but it is difficult to trace avṛha and akaniṣṭha; the inhabitants of this fourth region still have mind. The number of the dhyāna heavens differs; the Sarvāstivādins say 16, the 經 or Sutra school 17, and the Sthavirāḥ school 18. Eitel points out that the first dhyāna has one world with one moon, one mem, four continents, and six devalokas; the second dhyāna has 1, 000 times the worlds of the first; the third has 1, 000 times the worlds of the second; the fourth dhyāna has 1, 000 times those of the third. Within a kalpa of destruction 壞劫 the first is destroyed fifty-six times by fire, the second seven by water, the third once by wind, the fourth 'corresponding to a state of absolute indifference' remains 'untouched' by all the other evolutions; when 'fate (天命) comes to an end then the fourth dhyāna may come to an end too, but not sooner'. |
四計 四计 see styles |
sì jì si4 ji4 ssu chi shikei / shike しけい |
plans for one's day, plans for one's year, plans for one's life, and plans for one's family four imputations |
四論 四论 see styles |
sì lùn si4 lun4 ssu lun shiron |
Four famous śāstras: (1) 中觀論Prāṇyamūla-śāstraṭīkā by Nāgārjuna, four juan; (2) 百論 Śata-śāstra by devabodhisattva, two juan; (3) 十二門論 Dvādaśanikāya(-mukha)-śāstra by Nāgārjuna, one juan; (4) 大智度論 Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra by Nāgārjuna, 100 juan. During the Sui dynasty the followers of these four śāstras formed the 四論宗. |
四鄰 四邻 see styles |
sì lín si4 lin2 ssu lin |
one's nearest neighbors |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "even the 100-foot bamboo can grow one more foot" 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
This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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