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Simple Dictionary Definition |
魯迅 鲁迅 see styles |
lǔ xùn lu3 xun4 lu hsün rojin ろじん |
Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers (personal name) Rojin |
麻吉 see styles |
má jí ma2 ji2 ma chi asakichi あさきち |
(slang) (Tw) close friend; best pal; to get along well; to be tight; congenial (surname) Asakichi |
ＤＥＳ see styles |
dii ii esu; diiiiesu(sk) / di i esu; diiesu(sk) ディー・イー・エス; ディーイーエス(sk) |
(1) {finc} debt-equity swap; DES; (2) {biochem} (See ジエチルスチルベストロール) diethylstilbestrol; stilbestrol; DES; (3) {comp} Data Encryption Standard; DES |
Variations: |
esu エス |
(1) S; s; (2) south; (3) (See 硫黄) sulfur; (prefix) (4) (See 昭和・1) nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); (5) small; (6) second; (7) {gramm} (See 主語) subject; (8) (See Ｍ・3) sadist; sadistic; (9) sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship); (10) (likely from スーパー or スペシャル) S rank (top rank on a SABCDEF scale); S grade; best class |
どうせ see styles |
douse / dose どうせ |
(adverb) (1) anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; at all; no matter what; (adverb) (2) at best; at most |
Variations: |
icchi いっち |
(adverb) most; best |
一切施 see styles |
yī qiè shī yi1 qie4 shi1 i ch`ieh shih i chieh shih issai se |
sarvadā. 薩縛達 One who gives his all; all-bestowing. |
一等地 see styles |
ittouchi / ittochi いっとうち |
best (residential) district (in town) |
下さる see styles |
kudasaru くださる |
(Godan verb -aru special class) (1) (honorific or respectful language) (kana only) to give; to confer; to bestow; (Godan verb -aru special class) (2) (honorific or respectful language) (kana only) to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor |
不死藥 不死药 see styles |
bù sǐ yào bu4 si3 yao4 pu ssu yao fushi yaku |
elixir of life Medicine of immortality, called shāhē 裟訶, which grows on 雪山 the Himālayas and bestows on anyone seeing it endless and painless life. |
不請法 不请法 see styles |
bù qǐng fǎ bu4 qing3 fa3 pu ch`ing fa pu ching fa fushō hō |
Uninvited preaching or offering of the Law, i. e. voluntarily bestowing its benefits. |
与える see styles |
ataeru あたえる |
(transitive verb) (1) to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; (transitive verb) (2) to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; (transitive verb) (3) to assign; (transitive verb) (4) to cause; (transitive verb) (5) {comp} to pass (a variable to a function) |
世界一 see styles |
sekaiichi / sekaichi せかいいち |
(n,adv) best in the world |
五念門 五念门 see styles |
wǔ niàn mén wu3 nian4 men2 wu nien men gonenmon ごねんもん |
{Buddh} five gates of mindfulness: worship, praise, vows, observation, prayers for the dead The five devotional gates of the Pure-land sect: (1) worship of Amitābha with the 身 body; (2) invocation with the 口 mouth; (3) resolve with the 意 mind to be reborn in the Pure-land; (4) meditation on the glories of that land, etc.; (5) resolve to bestow one's merits, e. g. works of supererogation, on all creatures. |
五邪命 see styles |
wǔ xié mìng wu3 xie2 ming4 wu hsieh ming go jamyō |
(五邪) The five improper ways of gain or livelihood for a monk, i. e. (1) changing his appearance, e. g. theatrically; (2) advertising his own powers and virtue; (3) fortuning by physiognomy, etc.; (4) hectoring and bullying; (5) praising the generosity of another to induce the hearer to bestow presents. |
介添人 see styles |
kaizoenin かいぞえにん |
(1) best man; groomsman; bridesmaid; (2) second (e.g. in a duel) |
付添役 see styles |
tsukisoiyaku つきそいやく |
attendant; best man (at a wedding); groomsman; maid of honor; bridesmaid |
何より see styles |
naniyori なにより |
(exp,adv) (1) above anything else; above all; more than anything; (exp,adj-no,n) (2) best; greatest; excellent; wonderful; most important |
作佛事 see styles |
zuò fó shì zuo4 fo2 shi4 tso fo shih sa butsuji |
To do the works of Buddha; perform Buddhist ceremonies. 作善 To do good, e.g. worship, bestow alms, etc. |
使わす see styles |
tsukawasu つかわす |
(transitive verb) (1) to send; to dispatch; to despatch; (v5s,aux-v) (2) (kana only) to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon) |
儘可能 尽可能 see styles |
jǐn kě néng jin3 ke3 neng2 chin k`o neng chin ko neng |
as far as possible; to the best of one's ability |
充其量 see styles |
chōng qí liàng chong1 qi2 liang4 ch`ung ch`i liang chung chi liang |
at most; at best |
入圍者 入围者 see styles |
rù wéi zhě ru4 wei2 zhe3 ju wei che |
finalist; qualifier; person or item selected as one of the best |
全米一 see styles |
zenbeiichi / zenbechi ぜんべいいち |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) number one in all of America; best in all of America |
冠たる see styles |
kantaru かんたる |
(pre-noun adjective) best; matchless; peerless; unparalleled; unrivalled |
出盛り see styles |
desakari; dezakari でさかり; でざかり |
best time for (corn, etc.); season (for fruit, etc.) |
力めて see styles |
tsutomete つとめて |
(adverb) (1) as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently; (expression) (2) make an effort!; work hard! |
劣らず see styles |
otorazu おとらず |
(adverb) with the best of them; as the next fellow |
助演賞 see styles |
joenshou / joensho じょえんしょう |
award for best supporting actor (actress) |
努めて see styles |
tsutomete つとめて |
(adverb) (1) as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently; (expression) (2) make an effort!; work hard! |
勉めて see styles |
tsutomete つとめて |
(adverb) (1) as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently; (expression) (2) make an effort!; work hard! |
勝負服 see styles |
shoubufuku / shobufuku しょうぶふく |
(1) jockey's racing uniform; (2) (colloquialism) one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc. |
及かず see styles |
shikazu しかず |
(expression) (1) being inferior to; being no match for; (2) being best |
取らす see styles |
torasu とらす |
(v2s-s) (archaism) (equiv. to 取らせる) to grant; to bestow |
吉祥果 see styles |
jí xiáng guǒ ji2 xiang2 guo3 chi hsiang kuo kichijō ka |
The auspicious fruit, a pomegranate, held by Hāritī 鬼子母 as the bestower of children. |
唯さえ see styles |
tadasae たださえ |
(adverb) (kana only) (See 唯でさえ) even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is |
善かれ see styles |
yokare よかれ |
(expression) (kana only) all for the best; what is right |
囘心戒 回心戒 see styles |
huí xīn jiè hui2 xin1 jie4 hui hsin chieh eshin kai |
Commandments bestowed on the converted, or repentant. |
四十位 see styles |
sì shí wèi si4 shi2 wei4 ssu shih wei shijū i |
The 'forty bodhisattva positions' of the 梵網經. They are classified into four groups: (1) 十發趣 Ten initial stages, i. e. the minds 心 of abandoning things of the world, of keeping the moral law, patience, zealous progress, dhyāna, wisdom, resolve, guarding (the Law), joy, and spiritual baptism by the Buddha. These are associated with the 十住. (2) 十長養 Ten steps in the nourishment of perfection, i. e. minds of kindness, pity, joy, relinquishing, almsgiving, good discourse, benefiting, friendship, dhyāna, wisdom. These are associated with the 十行. (3) 十金剛 Ten 'diamond' steps of firmness, i. e. a mind of faith, remembrance, bestowing one's merits on others, understanding, uprighthess, no-retreat, Mahāyāna, formlessness, wisdom, indestructibility; these are associated with the 十廻向. (4) The 十地 q. v. |
垂れる see styles |
tareru たれる |
(v1,vi) (1) to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag; to lower; to pull down; (transitive verb) (2) to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to grant; to bestow; (v1,vi) (3) to drip; to ooze; to trickle; to drop; (transitive verb) (4) to leave behind (at death); (transitive verb) (5) (derogatory term) to say; to utter; (transitive verb) (6) to excrete (urine, feces, etc.); to let out (a fart) |
売れ筋 see styles |
uresuji うれすじ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers |
大親友 see styles |
daishinyuu / daishinyu だいしんゆう |
best friend; very close friend |
大黑天 see styles |
dà hēi tiān da4 hei1 tian1 ta hei t`ien ta hei tien Daikoku ten |
Mahākāla 摩訶迦 (or 謌) 羅 the great black deva 大黑神. Two interpretations are given. The esoteric cult describes the deva as the masculine form of Kālī, i.e. Durgā, the wife of Śiva; with one face and eight arms, or three faces and six arms, a necklace of skulls, etc. He is worshipped as giving warlike power, and fierceness; said also to be an incarnation of Vairocana for the purpose of destroying the demons; and is described as 大時 the "great time" (-keeper) which seems to indicate Vairocana, the sun. The exoteric cult interprets him as a beneficent deva, a Pluto, or god of wealth. Consequently he is represented in two forms, by the one school as a fierce deva, by the other as a kindly happy deva. He is shown as one of the eight fierce guardians with trident, generally blue-black but sometimes white; he may have two elephants underfoot. Six arms and hands hold jewel, skull cup, chopper, drum, trident, elephant-goad. He is the tutelary god of Mongolian Buddhism. Six forms of Mahākāla are noted: (1) 比丘大黑 A black-faced disciple of the Buddha, said to be the Buddha as Mahādeva in a previous incarnation, now guardian of the refectory. (2) 摩訶迦羅大黑女 Kālī, the wife of Śiva. (3) 王子迦羅大黑 The son of Śiva. (4) 眞陀大黑 Cintāmaṇi, with the talismanic pearl, symbol of bestowing fortune. (5) 夜叉大黑 Subduer of demons. (6) 摩迦羅大黑 Mahākāla, who carries a bag on his back and holds a hammer in his right hand. J., Daikoku; M., Yeke-gara; T., Nag-po c'en-po. |
天下一 see styles |
tenkaichi てんかいち |
unique thing; best on earth |
天花板 see styles |
tiān huā bǎn tian1 hua1 ban3 t`ien hua pan tien hua pan |
ceiling (of a room); (fig.) upper limit; (slang) the very best (in a given field) |
如かず see styles |
shikazu しかず |
(expression) (1) being inferior to; being no match for; (2) being best |
妙音天 see styles |
miào yīn tiān miao4 yin1 tian1 miao yin t`ien miao yin tien Myōon Ten |
(妙音樂天) Sarasvatī, the wife or female energy of Brahmā. Also called 辨才天 (辨才天女) Jap. Benzaiten, or Benten; goddess of eloquence, learning, and music, bestower of the Sanskrit language and letters, and the bestower of 財 riches; also the river goddess. Sometimes considered as masculine. Honoured among the seven gods of luck, and often represented as mounted on a dragon or a serpent. |
孟婆神 see styles |
mèng pó shén meng4 po2 shen2 meng p`o shen meng po shen mōbajin |
The Meng family dame, said to have been born under the Han dynasty, and to have become a Buddhist; later deified as the bestower of 孟婆湯 the drug of forgetfulness, or oblivion of the past, on the spirits of the dead. |
宗聖侯 宗圣侯 see styles |
zōng shèng hóu zong1 sheng4 hou2 tsung sheng hou |
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants |
宗聖公 宗圣公 see styles |
zōng shèng gōng zong1 sheng4 gong1 tsung sheng kung |
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants |
宜しく see styles |
yoroshiku よろしく |
(exp,adv) (1) (kana only) well; properly; suitably; (2) best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; (3) just like ...; as though one were ...; (4) by all means; of course |
宜敷く see styles |
yoroshiku よろしく |
(ateji / phonetic) (exp,adv) (1) (kana only) well; properly; suitably; (2) best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; (3) just like ...; as though one were ...; (4) by all means; of course |
尸利夜 see styles |
shī lì yè shi1 li4 ye4 shih li yeh Shiriya |
Śrīyaśas , a god who bestows good luck. |
幸あれ see styles |
sachiare さちあれ |
(expression) good luck!; all the best |
幸御魂 see styles |
sakimitama さきみたま |
god who bestows happiness upon people |
幸有れ see styles |
sachiare さちあれ |
(expression) good luck!; all the best |
扛把子 see styles |
káng bǎ zi kang2 ba3 zi5 k`ang pa tzu kang pa tzu |
(argot) gang leader; (fig.) king; the best; also pr. [kang2ba4zi5] |
排行榜 see styles |
pái háng bǎng pai2 hang2 bang3 p`ai hang pang pai hang pang |
the charts (of best-sellers); table of ranking |
搶手貨 抢手货 see styles |
qiǎng shǒu huò qiang3 shou3 huo4 ch`iang shou huo chiang shou huo |
a best-seller; a hot property |
搶鏡頭 抢镜头 see styles |
qiǎng jìng tóu qiang3 jing4 tou2 ch`iang ching t`ou chiang ching tou |
to scoop the best camera shots; to grab the limelight |
断トツ see styles |
dantotsu; dantotsu(p) だんトツ; ダントツ(P) |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) (abbreviation) (slang) (from 断然 + トップ) far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead |
施無畏 施无畏 see styles |
shī wú wèi shi1 wu2 wei4 shih wu wei se mui |
abhayandada; abhayadāna; the bestower of fearlessness, a title of Guanyin; a bodhisattva in the Garbhadhātu. |
施開廢 施开废 see styles |
shī kāi fèi shi1 kai1 fei4 shih k`ai fei shih kai fei se kai hai |
A Tiantai term indicating the three periods of the Buddha's teaching: (1) bestowing the truth in Hīnayāna and other partial forms; (2) opening of the perfect truth like the lotus, as in the Lotus Sutra; (3) abrogating the earlier imperfect forms. |
日本一 see styles |
nihonichi(p); nipponichi にほんいち(P); にっぽんいち |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) Japan's best; number one in Japan |
晴れ着 see styles |
haregi はれぎ |
Sunday best (clothes) |
暢銷書 畅销书 see styles |
chàng xiāo shū chang4 xiao1 shu1 ch`ang hsiao shu chang hsiao shu |
best-seller; best-selling book; blockbuster |
最＆高 |
saiandokou; saiandokoo(sk) / saiandoko; saiandokoo(sk) さいアンドこう; サイアンドコー(sk) |
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (slang) (See 最高・1) best; supreme; wonderful; finest |
最の高 see styles |
sainokou / sainoko さいのこう |
(exp,adj-no,adj-na,n) (slang) (See 最高・2) awesome; the best |
最優秀 see styles |
saiyuushuu / saiyushu さいゆうしゅう |
(can be adjective with の) best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest |
最優良 see styles |
saiyuuryou / saiyuryo さいゆうりょう |
(n,adj-na,adj-no) very best quality; superior quality |
最盛期 see styles |
saiseiki / saiseki さいせいき |
(1) golden age; prime; heyday; height of prosperity; (2) season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time |
最高作 see styles |
saikousaku / saikosaku さいこうさく |
(See 最高傑作) magnum opus; (one's) best work |
月愛珠 月爱珠 see styles |
yuè ài zhū yue4 ai4 zhu1 yüeh ai chu getsuaishu |
Candrakānta, the moon-love pearl or moonstone, which bestows abundance of water or rain. |
決定版 see styles |
ketteiban / ketteban けっていばん |
(1) definitive edition; authoritative edition; (2) (usu. as ...の決定版) the best of its kind; the ultimate ...; the definitive ...; the last word in ... |
活かす see styles |
ikasu いかす |
(transitive verb) (1) to make (the best) use of; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc); (2) to let live; to keep alive; (3) to revive; to resuscitate |
火浣布 see styles |
huǒ huàn bù huo3 huan4 bu4 huo huan pu |
asbestos cloth |
無畏施 无畏施 see styles |
wú wèi shī wu2 wei4 shi1 wu wei shih mui se |
abhayapradāna. The bestowing of confidence by every true Buddhist, i.e. that none may fear him. |
生かす see styles |
ikasu いかす |
(transitive verb) (1) to make (the best) use of; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc); (2) to let live; to keep alive; (3) to revive; to resuscitate |
男儐相 男傧相 see styles |
nán bīn xiàng nan2 bin1 xiang4 nan pin hsiang |
best man (in a marriage) |
番勝負 see styles |
banshoubu / banshobu ばんしょうぶ |
multi-game competition; best-of-X series |
百思買 百思买 see styles |
bǎi sī mǎi bai3 si1 mai3 pai ssu mai |
Best Buy (retailer) |
石棉瓦 see styles |
shí mián wǎ shi2 mian2 wa3 shih mien wa |
asbestos roofing sheet (corrugated) |
石綿症 see styles |
sekimenshou / sekimensho せきめんしょう |
{med} (See 石綿沈着症) asbestosis |
精一杯 see styles |
seiippai / seppai せいいっぱい |
(1) the best one can do; one's best effort; (adverbial noun) (2) with all one's might; to the best of one's ability |
精出す see styles |
seidasu / sedasu せいだす |
(v5s,vi) (See 精を出す) to work hard; to be diligent; to do one's best; to try one's hardest; to exert oneself |
給わる see styles |
tamawaru たまわる |
(transitive verb) (1) (humble language) to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to be honoured with; (2) (honorific or respectful language) to give; to bestow; to confer; to honor; to honour |
胎藏界 see styles |
tāi zàng jiè tai1 zang4 jie4 t`ai tsang chieh tai tsang chieh taizō kai |
Garbhadhātu, or Garbhakośa-(dhātu), the womb treasury, the universal source from which all things are produced; the matrix; the embryo; likened to a womb in which all of a child is conceived— its body, mind, etc. It is container and content; it covers and nourishes; and is the source of all supply. It represents the 理性 fundamental nature, both material elements and pure bodhi, or wisdom in essence or purity; 理 being the garbhadhātu as fundamental wisdom, and 智 acquired wisdom or knowledge, the vajradhātu. It also represents the human heart in its innocence or pristine purity, which is considered as the source of all Buddha-pity and moral knowledge. And it indicates that from the central being in the maṇḍala, viz. the Sun as symbol of Vairocana, there issue all the other manifestations of wisdom and power, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, demons, etc. It is 本覺 original intellect, or the static intellectuality, in contrast with 始覺 intellection, the initial or dynamic intellectuality represented in the vajradhātu; hence it is the 因 cause and vajradhātu the 果 effect; though as both are a unity, the reverse may be the rule, the effect being also the cause; it is also likened to 利他 enriching others, as vajradhātu is to 自利 enriching self. Kōbō Daishi, founder of the Yoga or Shingon 眞言 School in Japan, adopted the representation of the ideas in maṇḍalas, or diagrams, as the best way of revealing the mystic doctrine to the ignorant. The garbhadhātu is the womb or treasury of all things, the universe; the 理 fundamental principle, the source; its symbols are a triangle on its base, and an open lotus as representing the sun and Vairocana. In Japan this maṇḍala is placed on the east, typifying the rising sun as source, or 理. The vajradhātu is placed west and represents 智 wisdom or knowledge as derived from 理 the underlying principle, but the two are essential one to the other, neither existing apart. The material and spiritual; wisdom-source and intelligence; essence and substance; and similar complementary ideas are thus portrayed; the garbhadhātu may be generally considered as the static and the vajradhātu as the dynamic categories, which are nevertheless a unity. The garbhadhātu is divided into 三部 three sections representing samādhi or quiescence, wisdom-store, and pity-store, or thought, knowledge, pity; one is called the Buddha-section, the others the Vajra and Lotus sections respectively; the three also typify vimokṣa, prajñā, and dharmakāya, or freedom, understanding, and spirituality. There are three heads of these sections, i. e. Vairocana, Vajrapāṇi, and Avalokiteśvara; each has a mother or source, e. g. Vairocana from Buddha's-eye; and each has a 明王 or emanation of protection against evil; also a śakti or female energy; a germ-letter, etc. The diagram of five Buddhas contains also four bodhisattvas, making nine in all, and there are altogether thirteen 大院 or great courts of various types of ideas, of varying numbers, generally spoken of as 414. Cf. 金剛界; 大日; 兩部. |
舐めプ see styles |
namepu; namepu なめプ; ナメプ |
(noun/participle) (abbreviation) (slang) {vidg} (See 舐めプレイ・1) going insultingly easy on an opponent; not trying one's best |
良かれ see styles |
yokare よかれ |
(expression) (kana only) all for the best; what is right |
若かず see styles |
shikazu しかず |
(expression) (1) being inferior to; being no match for; (2) being best |
衍聖公 衍圣公 see styles |
yǎn shèng gōng yan3 sheng4 gong1 yen sheng kung |
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants |
見ごろ see styles |
migoro みごろ |
best time to see |
賜わる see styles |
tamawaru たまわる |
(transitive verb) (1) (humble language) to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to be honoured with; (2) (honorific or respectful language) to give; to bestow; to confer; to honor; to honour |
超一流 see styles |
chouichiryuu / choichiryu ちょういちりゅう |
(adj-no,n) (See 一流・1) absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite |
身の為 see styles |
minotame みのため |
(exp,n) one's best interests; one's own good |
遣わす see styles |
tsukawasu つかわす |
(transitive verb) (1) to send; to dispatch; to despatch; (v5s,aux-v) (2) (kana only) to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon) |
鉢囉惹 钵囉惹 see styles |
bō luó rě bo1 luo2 re3 po lo je Harasha |
(鉢囉惹鉢多曳) Prājapati, 'lord of creatures,' 'bestower of progeny,' 'creator'; tr. as 生主 lord of life, or production, and intp. as Brahmā. Also, v. Mahāprajāpatī, name of the Buddha's aunt and nurse. |
関の山 see styles |
sekinoyama せきのやま |
(exp,n) (idiom) the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect; (personal name) Sekinoyama |
頂尖級 顶尖级 see styles |
dǐng jiān jí ding3 jian1 ji2 ting chien chi |
first class; top; world best |
須菩提 须菩提 see styles |
xū pú tí xu1 pu2 ti2 hsü p`u t`i hsü pu ti subodai すぼだい |
(person) Subhuti (one of Buddha's disciples) Subhuti, also 須扶提; 須浮帝; 蘇補底 (or 蘇部底); one of the ten chief disciples, said to have been the best exponent of śūnya, or the void 解空第一; he is the principal interlocutor in the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra. There are two later personages of this name. |
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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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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