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<12345678910...>Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
チャンタ see styles |
chanta チャンタ |
More info & calligraphy: Chanta |
一味同心 see styles |
ichimidoushin / ichimidoshin いちみどうしん |
More info & calligraphy: Work Together with One Mind |
一日一善 see styles |
ichinichiichizen / ichinichichizen いちにちいちぜん |
More info & calligraphy: One Good Deed Each Day |
一期一会 see styles |
ichigoichie いちごいちえ |
More info & calligraphy: Once in a Lifetime |
一致団結 see styles |
icchidanketsu いっちだんけつ |
More info & calligraphy: Solidarity / Working Together as One |
一言九鼎 see styles |
yī yán jiǔ dǐng yi1 yan2 jiu3 ding3 i yen chiu ting |
More info & calligraphy: Words Have Enormous Weight: One Word Worth Nine Caldrons |
三國演義 三国演义 see styles |
sān guó yǎn yì san1 guo2 yan3 yi4 san kuo yen i |
More info & calligraphy: Romance of the Three Kingdoms |
不拘一格 see styles |
bù jū yī gé bu4 ju1 yi1 ge2 pu chü i ko |
More info & calligraphy: Unbridled Creativity |
不經一事 不经一事 see styles |
bù jīng yī shì bu4 jing1 yi1 shi4 pu ching i shih |
More info & calligraphy: Wisdom comes from Experience |
千慮一得 千虑一得 see styles |
qiān lǜ yī dé qian1 lu:4 yi1 de2 ch`ien lü i te chien lü i te senryoittoku; senryonoittoku せんりょいっとく; せんりょのいっとく |
More info & calligraphy: Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea(expression) (yoji) even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea |
厚德載物 厚德载物 see styles |
hòu dé zài wù hou4 de2 zai4 wu4 hou te tsai wu |
More info & calligraphy: Hou De Zai Wu |
只管打坐 see styles |
zhǐ guǎn dǎ zuò zhi3 guan3 da3 zuo4 chih kuan ta tso shikan taza しかんたざ |
More info & calligraphy: Shikantazameditation of just sitting |
同心協力 同心协力 see styles |
tóng xīn xié lì tong2 xin1 xie2 li4 t`ung hsin hsieh li tung hsin hsieh li |
More info & calligraphy: Working Together as One / Cooperation |
喪魂失魄 丧魂失魄 see styles |
sàng hún shī pò sang4 hun2 shi1 po4 sang hun shih p`o sang hun shih po |
More info & calligraphy: Lost Soul |
四海為家 四海为家 see styles |
sì hǎi wéi jiā si4 hai3 wei2 jia1 ssu hai wei chia |
More info & calligraphy: Feel at Ease Anywhere / The World is My Home |
孫子兵法 孙子兵法 see styles |
sūn zǐ bīng fǎ sun1 zi3 bing1 fa3 sun tzu ping fa |
More info & calligraphy: Sun Tzu - Art of War |
學海無涯 学海无涯 see styles |
xué hǎi wú yá xue2 hai3 wu2 ya2 hsüeh hai wu ya |
More info & calligraphy: The Sea of Knowledge Has No Limits |
家内安全 see styles |
kanaianzen かないあんぜん |
More info & calligraphy: Safety and Well-Being of the Family |
屋烏の愛 see styles |
okuunoai / okunoai おくうのあい |
More info & calligraphy: True Love |
常不忘失 see styles |
cháng bù wàng shī chang2 bu4 wang4 shi1 ch`ang pu wang shih chang pu wang shih jō fu bōshitsu |
More info & calligraphy: Never Forget |
思い切り see styles |
omoikiri おもいきり |
More info & calligraphy: With all the strength of your heart |
愛別離苦 爱别离苦 see styles |
ài bié lí kǔ ai4 bie2 li2 ku3 ai pieh li k`u ai pieh li ku aibetsuriku あいべつりく |
More info & calligraphy: The Pain of Separation from Your Loves(yoji) {Buddh} the pain of separation from loved ones The suffering of being separated from those whom one loves. v. 八苦. |
愛崗敬業 爱岗敬业 see styles |
ài gǎng jìng yè ai4 gang3 jing4 ye4 ai kang ching yeh |
More info & calligraphy: Industrious / Hard Working |
我行我素 see styles |
wǒ xíng wǒ sù wo3 xing2 wo3 su4 wo hsing wo su |
More info & calligraphy: I walk my own path |
打成一片 see styles |
dǎ chéng yī piàn da3 cheng2 yi1 pian4 ta ch`eng i p`ien ta cheng i pien tajouippen / tajoippen たじょういっぺん |
More info & calligraphy: Merge / Unify(yoji) {Buddh} (See 座禅・ざぜん) intensive zazen meditation on a subject; knocking all into one To knock all into one, bring things together, or into order. |
捨生取義 舍生取义 see styles |
shě shēng qǔ yì she3 sheng1 qu3 yi4 she sheng ch`ü i she sheng chü i |
More info & calligraphy: Better to sacrifice your life than your principles |
滴水穿石 see styles |
dī shuǐ chuān shí di1 shui3 chuan1 shi2 ti shui ch`uan shih ti shui chuan shih |
More info & calligraphy: Dripping Water Penetrates Stone |
狡兔三窟 see styles |
jiǎo tù sān kū jiao3 tu4 san1 ku1 chiao t`u san k`u chiao tu san ku |
More info & calligraphy: A sly rabbit has three openings to its den |
猴子偷桃 see styles |
hóu zi tōu táo hou2 zi5 tou1 tao2 hou tzu t`ou t`ao hou tzu tou tao |
More info & calligraphy: Monkey Stealing Peaches |
理直氣壯 理直气壮 see styles |
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng li3 zhi2 qi4 zhuang4 li chih ch`i chuang li chih chi chuang |
More info & calligraphy: Engage with Confidence |
生き甲斐 see styles |
ikigai いきがい |
More info & calligraphy: Ikigai |
生活信条 see styles |
seikatsushinjou / sekatsushinjo せいかつしんじょう |
one's philosophy of life |
生老病死 see styles |
shēng lǎo bìng sǐ sheng1 lao3 bing4 si3 sheng lao ping ssu shouroubyoushi / shorobyoshi しょうろうびょうし |
More info & calligraphy: Birth Old-Age Sickness Death(yoji) {Buddh} the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death) Birth, age, sickness, death, the 四苦 four afflictions that are the lot of every man. The five are the above four and 苦 misery, or suffering. |
眉を開く see styles |
mayuohiraku まゆをひらく |
More info & calligraphy: Let It Be / Be Relieved |
義無反顧 义无反顾 see styles |
yì wú fǎn gù yi4 wu2 fan3 gu4 i wu fan ku |
More info & calligraphy: No Surrender |
腳踏實地 脚踏实地 see styles |
jiǎo tà shí dì jiao3 ta4 shi2 di4 chiao t`a shih ti chiao ta shih ti |
More info & calligraphy: Keep Your Feet on the Ground |
萬事如意 万事如意 see styles |
wàn shì rú yì wan4 shi4 ru2 yi4 wan shih ju i |
More info & calligraphy: All Hopes Fulfilled |
萬夫不當 万夫不当 see styles |
wàn fū bù dāng wan4 fu1 bu4 dang1 wan fu pu tang |
More info & calligraphy: Unbeatable |
見性成佛 见性成佛 see styles |
jiàn xìng chéng fó jian4 xing4 cheng2 fo2 chien hsing ch`eng fo chien hsing cheng fo kenshō jōbutsu |
More info & calligraphy: Seeing one’s Nature and becoming a Buddha |
釋迦牟尼 释迦牟尼 see styles |
shì jiā móu ní shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2 shih chia mou ni Shakamuni |
More info & calligraphy: Shakyamuni / The Buddha釋迦文 (釋迦文尼); 釋伽文 Śākyamuni, the saint of the Śākya tribe. muni is saint, holy man, sage, ascetic monk; it is: intp. as 仁 benevolent, charitable, kind, also as 寂默 one who dwells in seclusion. After '500 or 550' previous incarnations, Śākyamuni finally attained to the state of Bodhisattva, was born in the Tuṣita heaven, and descended as a white elephant, through her right side, into the womb of the immaculate Māyā, the purest woman on earth; this was on the 8th day of the 4th month; next year on the 8th day of the 2nd month he was born from her right side painlessly as she stood under a tree in the Lumbinī garden. For the subsequent miraculous events v. Eitel. also the 神通遊戲經 (Lalitavistara), the 釋迦如來成道記, etc. Simpler statements say that he was born the son of Śuddhodana, of the kṣatriya caste, ruler of Kapilavastu, and Māyā his wife; that Māyā died seven days later, leaving him to be brought up by her sister Prājapati; that in due course he was married to Yaśodharā who bore him a son, Rāhula; that in search of truth he left home, became an ascetic, severely disciplined himself, and finally at 35 years of age, under a tree, realized that the way of release from the chain of rebirth and death lay not in asceticism but in moral purity; this he explained first in his four dogmas, v. 四諦 and eightfold noble way 八正道, later amplified and developed in many sermons. He founded his community on the basis of poverty, chastity, and insight or meditation, ad it became known as Buddhism, as he became known as Buddha, the enlightened. His death was probably in or near 487 B.C., a few years before that of Confucius in 479. The sacerdotal name of his family is Gautama, said to be the original name of the whole clan, Śākya being that of his branch, v. 瞿, 喬.; his personal name was Siddhārtha, or Sarvārthasiddha, v. 悉. |
金雞獨立 金鸡独立 see styles |
jīn jī dú lì jin1 ji1 du2 li4 chin chi tu li |
More info & calligraphy: Jin Ji Du Li |
鵬程萬里 鹏程万里 see styles |
péng chéng wàn lǐ peng2 cheng2 wan4 li3 p`eng ch`eng wan li peng cheng wan li |
More info & calligraphy: A Bright Future |
齊心協力 齐心协力 see styles |
qí xīn xié lì qi2 xin1 xie2 li4 ch`i hsin hsieh li chi hsin hsieh li |
More info & calligraphy: Work Together with One Heart |
乗り換える see styles |
norikaeru のりかえる |
More info & calligraphy: Move On / Change Way of Thinking |
仕方が無い see styles |
shikataganai しかたがない |
More info & calligraphy: Shikataganai |
仕様が無い see styles |
shiyouganai / shiyoganai しようがない shouganai / shoganai しょうがない |
More info & calligraphy: Shoganai |
千里も一里 see styles |
senrimoichiri せんりもいちり |
More info & calligraphy: A Journey of 1000 Miles Feels Like One |
打たれ強い see styles |
utarezuyoi うたれづよい |
More info & calligraphy: Resilient in the Face of Adversity |
求學無坦途 求学无坦途 see styles |
qiú xué wú tǎn tú qiu2 xue2 wu2 tan3 tu2 ch`iu hsüeh wu t`an t`u chiu hsüeh wu tan tu |
More info & calligraphy: There is No Royal Road to Learning |
知子莫若父 see styles |
zhī zǐ mò ruò fù zhi1 zi3 mo4 ruo4 fu4 chih tzu mo jo fu |
More info & calligraphy: No one knows a son better than the father |
腹が据わる see styles |
haragasuwaru はらがすわる |
More info & calligraphy: Unwavering |
苦は楽の種 see styles |
kuharakunotane くはらくのたね |
More info & calligraphy: There is no pleasure without pain |
選ばれし者 see styles |
erabareshimono えらばれしもの |
More info & calligraphy: The Chosen One |
五十步笑百步 see styles |
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù wu3 shi2 bu4 xiao4 bai3 bu4 wu shih pu hsiao pai pu |
More info & calligraphy: The one who retreats 50 paces mocks the one to retreats 100 |
今日事今日畢 今日事今日毕 see styles |
jīn rì shì jīn rì bì jin1 ri4 shi4 jin1 ri4 bi4 chin jih shih chin jih pi |
More info & calligraphy: Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today |
天無絕人之路 天无绝人之路 see styles |
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù tian1 wu2 jue2 ren2 zhi1 lu4 t`ien wu chüeh jen chih lu tien wu chüeh jen chih lu |
More info & calligraphy: There is always a way out |
黎明前的黑暗 see styles |
lí míng qián de hēi àn li2 ming2 qian2 de5 hei1 an4 li ming ch`ien te hei an li ming chien te hei an |
More info & calligraphy: The Night is Darkest Before the Dawn |
不見棺材不落淚 不见棺材不落泪 see styles |
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi bu4 jian4 guan1 cai5 bu4 luo4 lei4 pu chien kuan ts`ai pu lo lei pu chien kuan tsai pu lo lei |
More info & calligraphy: Do not shed a tear until you see the coffin |
吃水不忘掘井人 see styles |
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2 ch`ih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen chih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen |
More info & calligraphy: Drinking the water of a well: One should never forget who dug it |
行百里者半九十 see styles |
xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí xing2 bai3 li3 zhe3 ban4 jiu3 shi2 hsing pai li che pan chiu shih |
More info & calligraphy: Walking 100 Miles: Stopping at 90 miles, is the same as stopping half-way |
一把鑰匙開一把鎖 一把钥匙开一把锁 see styles |
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ yi1 ba3 yao4 shi5 kai1 yi1 ba3 suo3 i pa yao shih k`ai i pa so i pa yao shih kai i pa so |
More info & calligraphy: One Key Opens One Lock |
猿も木から落ちる see styles |
sarumokikaraochiru さるもきからおちる |
More info & calligraphy: Even Monkeys Fall From Trees |
百聞は一見に如かず see styles |
hyakubunhaikkennishikazu ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず |
More info & calligraphy: Seeing is Believing |
三人寄れば文殊の知恵 see styles |
sanninyorebamonjunochie さんにんよればもんじゅのちえ |
More info & calligraphy: When Three People Gather, Wisdom is Multiplied |
飛んで火に入る夏の虫 see styles |
tondehiniirunatsunomushi / tondehinirunatsunomushi とんでひにいるなつのむし |
More info & calligraphy: Tondehiniirunatsunomushi |
〡 see styles |
yī yi1 i wan ワン |
numeral 1 in Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子|苏州码子[Su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5] (numeric) (See 一・いち・1) one |
も see styles |
mo も |
(particle) (1) too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); (particle) (2) (as AもBも) both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); (particle) (3) (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.) even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; (particle) (4) (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.) even if; even though; although; in spite of; (adverb) (5) (colloquialism) (See もう・3) further; more; again; another; the other |
丆 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "myeon"), an ancient Korean writing system |
丈 see styles |
zhàng zhang4 chang dake だけ |
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male (particle) (1) (kana only) only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; (particle) (2) (kana only) as much as; to the extent of; enough to; (given name) Masuo Ten feet; an elder; a wife's parents; a husband. |
両 see styles |
liǎng liang3 liang ryou / ryo りょう |
Japanese variant of 兩|两[liang3] (pref,adj-no) (1) both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); (counter) (2) (See 輛・りょう) counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; (3) (See 匁・もんめ・1) ryō; tael; traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g; (4) ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold; (5) (See 反・たん・1) ryō; traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan; (6) (archaism) (See 斤・1) ryō; tael; unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1-16 kin, 42-43 g; (counter) (7) (archaism) (See 領・りょう・2) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.; (place-name) Ryō |
丷 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system |
么 幺 see styles |
yāo yao1 yao |
youngest; most junior; tiny; one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military); one or ace on dice or dominoes; variant of 吆[yao1], to shout |
乊 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ho"), an ancient Korean writing system |
之 see styles |
zhī zhi1 chih yuki ゆき |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it (particle) (archaism) possessive particle; (pronoun) (1) (kana only) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (2) (humble language) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); (3) now; (4) (archaism) here; (5) (archaism) I (me); (6) (archaism) certainly; (female given name) Yuki of |
乘 see styles |
shèng sheng4 sheng jō |
(archaic) four horse military chariot; (archaic) four; generic term for history books Yāna 衍; 野那 a vehicle, wain, any means of conveyance; a term applied to Buddhism as carrying men to salvation. The two chief divisions are the 小乘 Hīnayāna and 大乘 Mahāyāna; but there are categories of one, two, three, four, and five sheng q.v., and they have further subdivisions. |
乥 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "hol"), an ancient Korean writing system |
井 see styles |
jǐng jing3 ching sei / se せい |
a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly (1) (rare) (See 井桁・1) well curb; (2) {astron} (See 二十八宿,朱雀・すざく・2) Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (surname) Wakashi A well. |
亢 see styles |
kàng kang4 k`ang kang kou / ko こう |
high; overbearing; excessive {astron} (See 二十八宿,蒼竜・そうりょう・3) Chinese "Neck" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (surname) Kō |
亪 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ye"), an ancient Korean writing system |
亮 see styles |
liàng liang4 liang riyou / riyo りよう |
bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear; to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc) (personal name) Riyou |
人 see styles |
rén ren2 jen hito(p); hito ひと(P); ヒト |
person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] (1) person; someone; somebody; (2) human beings; mankind; man; people; humans; (3) (kana only) (usu. ヒト) human (Homo sapiens); (4) (other) people; others; (5) character; personality; nature; (6) capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person; (7) adult; grown-up; (8) (used when rebuking or criticizing someone) I; me; one; (surname) Hitotaka manuṣya; nara; puruṣa; pudgala. Man, the sentient thinking being in the desire-realm, whose past deeds affect his present condition. |
亽 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ra"), an ancient Korean writing system |
仇 see styles |
qiú qiu2 ch`iu chiu kiyuu / kiyu きゆう |
spouse; companion (n-suf,n) (1) rival; opponent; adversary; competitor; enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity); foe; (2) revenge; (3) (archaism) spouse; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) foe; enemy; rival; (2) resentment; enmity; grudge; (3) harm; injury; (surname) Kiyū |
仒 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "eo" or "sya"), an ancient Korean writing system |
任 see styles |
rèn ren4 jen nin にん |
to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) obligation; duty; charge; responsibility; (given name) Makoto Bear, endure, let; office; it is used to connote laisser-faire; one of the 四病, as 任運 implies laisser-aller; it is intp. by let things follow their own course, or by 自然 naturally, without intervention. |
似 see styles |
sì si4 ssu ni に |
to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than (suffix) looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents); (female given name) Ayu Appearance of, seeming as, like, as; than. |
伽 see styles |
jiā jia1 chia togi とぎ |
traditionally used as phonetic for "ga"; also pr. [ga1]; also pr. [qie2] nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer; (personal name) Kasumi Interchanged with 迦 q.v.; translit. ga, gha, ka, khya, g and in one case for ha. |
低 see styles |
dī di1 ti tei / te てい |
low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline (prefix) low (level, value, price, etc.) To let down, lower. |
余 馀 see styles |
yú yu2 yü yosaki よさき |
(literary) I; me; variant of 餘|余[yu2] (n,suf) (1) over; more than; (pn,adj-no) (2) (archaism) formal or oratory first person pronoun; I; (surname) Yosaki I (the writer) |
佰 see styles |
bǎi bai3 pai tsukasa つかさ |
hundred (banker's anti-fraud numeral) (numeric) 100; hundred; (surname, given name) Tsukasa |
侭 see styles |
mama まま |
(n,n-adv) (1) (kana only) as it is; as one likes; because; as; (2) (kana only) condition; state; (surname) Mama |
俘 see styles |
fú fu2 fu toriko とりこ |
to take prisoner; prisoner of war (1) captive; prisoner; (2) victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.) |
倒 see styles |
dào dao4 tao dō さかしま |
to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet (noun or adjectival noun) (1) reverse; inversion; upside down; (2) unreasonable; absurd; wrong; (n-pref,n) inverse; reverse To fall, lie down; to pour; upside down, inverted, perverted; on the contrary. |
偏 see styles |
piān pian1 p`ien pien hen へん |
to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations (See 旁・つくり) left-hand radical of a character To or on one side, deflected, one-sided, biased, partial, prejudiced. |
側 侧 see styles |
zhāi zhai1 chai soku そく |
lean on one side (See 永字八法) first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck; (surname) Soba lean to one side |
偶 see styles |
ǒu ou3 ou guu / gu ぐう |
accidental; image; pair; mate (1) (rare) {math} (See 偶数) even number; even; (2) (rare) spouse; mate An image; a mate; unexpectedly. |
傷 伤 see styles |
shāng shang1 shang shō きず |
to injure; injury; wound (1) wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar; (2) chip; crack; scratch; nick; (3) flaw; defect; weakness; weak point; (4) stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour; (5) (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings To injure, wound, hurt, harm, distress, A tr. of yakṣa. |
僣 see styles |
jiàn jian4 chien |
to overstep one's authority; to usurp |
僭 see styles |
jiàn jian4 chien |
(bound form) to overstep one's authority |
僻 see styles |
pì pi4 p`i pi heki へき |
(bound form) remote; out of the way; off-center; eccentric (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (archaism) secluded; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) leaning to one side; (personal name) Mineo Perverse, base, depraved; partial, prejudiced; rustic, secluded. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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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