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前脚

see styles
 maeashi
    まえあし
    zenkyaku
    ぜんきゃく
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

前足

see styles
 maeashi
    まえあし
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

剔透

see styles
tī tòu
    ti1 tou4
t`i t`ou
    ti tou
pure and limpid; (of a person) quick-witted

剿滅


剿灭

see styles
jiǎo miè
    jiao3 mie4
chiao mieh
 soumetsu / sometsu
    そうめつ
to eliminate (by armed force)
(noun/participle) wiping out; annihilation

劃定


划定

see styles
huà dìng
    hua4 ding4
hua ting
 kakutei / kakute
    かくてい
to demarcate; to delimit
(noun/participle) demarcation

劣汰

see styles
liè tài
    lie4 tai4
lieh t`ai
    lieh tai
elimination of the weakest

包工

see styles
bāo gōng
    bao1 gong1
pao kung
to undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications; to contract for a job; contractor

化佛

see styles
huà fó
    hua4 fo2
hua fo
 kebutsu
nirmāṇabuddha, an incarnate, or metamorphosed Buddha: Buddhas and bodhisattvas have universal and unlimited powers of appearance, v. 神通力.

北限

see styles
 hokugen
    ほくげん
northern limit (esp. of the distribution of a plant or animal)

区域

see styles
 kuiki
    くいき
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits; boundary

區間


区间

see styles
qū jiān
    qu1 jian1
ch`ü chien
    chü chien
delimited area; defined section of a train or bus route; numerical range; (math.) interval

十智

see styles
shí zhì
    shi2 zhi4
shih chih
 jū chi
The ten forms of understanding. I. Hīnayāna: (1) 世俗智 common understanding; (2) 法智 enlightened understanding, i.e. on the Four Truths in this life; (3) 類智 ditto, applied to the two upper realms 上二界; (4), (5), (6), (7) understanding re each of the Four Truths separately, both in the upper and lower realms, e.g. 苦智; (8) 他心智 understanding of the minds of others; (9) 盡智 the understanding that puts an end to all previous faith in or for self, i.e. 自信智; (10) 無生智 nirvāṇa wisdom; v. 倶舍論 26. II. Mahāyāna. A Tathāgatas ten powers of understanding or wisdom: (1) 三世智 perfect understanding of past, present, and future; (2) ditto of Buddha Law; (3) 法界無礙智 unimpeded understanding of the whole Buddha-realm; (4) 法界無邊智 unlimited, or infinite understanding of the whole Buddha-realm; (5) 充滿一切智 understanding of ubiquity; (6) 普照一切世間智 understanding of universal enlightenment; (7) 住持一切世界智 understanding of omnipotence, or universal control; (8) 知一切衆生智 understanding of omniscience re all living beings; (9) 知一切法智 understanding of omniscience re the laws of universal salvation; (10) 知無邊諸佛智 understanding of omniscience re all Buddha wisdom. v. 華嚴経 16. There are also his ten forms of understanding of the "Five Seas" 五海 of worlds, living beings, karma, passions, and Buddhas.

十行

see styles
shí xíng
    shi2 xing2
shih hsing
 jūgyō
The ten necessary activities in the fifty-two stages of a bodhisattva, following on the 十信and 十住; the two latter indicate personal development 自利. These ten lines of action are for the universal welfare of others 利他. They are: joyful service; beneficial service; never resenting; without limit; never out of order; appearing in any form at will; unimpeded; exalting the pāramitās amongst all beings; perfecting the Buddha-law by complete virtue; manifesting in all things the pure, final, true reality.

升華


升华

see styles
shēng huá
    sheng1 hua2
sheng hua
to sublimate; sublimation (physics); to raise to a higher level; to refine; promotion

南限

see styles
 nangen
    なんげん
southern limit (esp. of the distribution of a plant or animal)

去掉

see styles
qù diào
    qu4 diao4
ch`ü tiao
    chü tiao
to get rid of; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to delete; to strip out; to extract

受限

see styles
shòu xiàn
    shou4 xian4
shou hsien
to be limited; to be restricted; to be constrained

口彩

see styles
kǒu cǎi
    kou3 cai3
k`ou ts`ai
    kou tsai
complimentary remarks; well-wishing

同喜

see styles
tóng xǐ
    tong2 xi3
t`ung hsi
    tung hsi
Thank you for your congratulations!; The same to you! (returning a compliment)

哪裏


哪里

see styles
nǎ lǐ
    na3 li3
na li
where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里

哪裡


哪里

see styles
nǎ lǐ
    na3 li3
na li
where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment

單薄


单薄

see styles
dān bó
    dan1 bo2
tan po
weak; frail; thin; flimsy

四味

see styles
sì wèi
    si4 wei4
ssu wei
 shimi
The four 'tastes': the Tiantai definition of the four periods of the Buddha's teaching preliminary to the fifth, i. e. that of the Lotus Sutra; cf. 五味.

四有

see styles
sì yǒu
    si4 you3
ssu yu
 shiu
    しう
{Buddh} the four stages of existence: birth, life, death, and limbo
four states of life

四相

see styles
sì xiàng
    si4 xiang4
ssu hsiang
 shisou / shiso
    しそう
(1) {Buddh} four essential elements of existence (birth, ageing, illness and death); (can act as adjective) (2) {math} four-phase; quadri-phase
The four avasthā, or states of all phenomena, i. e. 生住異滅 birth, being, change (i. e. decay), and death; also 四有爲相. There are several groups, e. g. 果報四相 birth, age, disease, death. Also 藏識四相 of the Awakening of Faith referring to the initiation, continuation, change, and cessation of the ālaya-vijñāna. Also 我人四相 The ideas: (1) that there is an ego; (2) that man is different from other organisms; (3) that all the living are produced by the skandhas; (4) that life is limited to the organism. Also 智境四相 dealing differently with the four last headings 我; 人; 衆生; and 壽相.

四維


四维

see styles
sì wéi
    si4 wei2
ssu wei
 yotsui
    よつい
the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor; see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻[li3 yi4 lian2 chi3]; the four directions; the four limbs (Chinese medicine); four-dimensional
(1) (See 四隅・2) four ordinal directions; (2) (しい only) (from Guanzi) four cardinal principles of the state (propriety, justice, integrity, sense of shame); (surname) Yotsui
The four half points of the compass, N. E., N. W., S. E., S. W.

四肢

see styles
sì zhī
    si4 zhi1
ssu chih
 shishi
    しし
the four limbs of the body
the (four) limbs; arms and legs

四蛇

see styles
sì shé
    si4 she2
ssu she
 shida
idem 四毒蛇. The Fanyimingyi under this heading gives the parable of a man who fled from the two bewildering forms of life and death, and climbed down a rope (of life) 命根, into the well of impermanence 無常, where two mice, night and day, gnawed the rattan rope; on the four sides four snakes 四蛇 sought to poison him, i. e. the 四大 or four elements of his physical nature); below were three dragons 三毒龍 breathing fire and trying to seize him. On looking up he saw that two 象 elephants (darkness and light) had come to the mouth of the well; he was in despair, when a bee flew by and dropped some honey (the five desires 五欲) into his mouth, which he ate and entirely forgot his peril.

四體


四体

see styles
sì tǐ
    si4 ti3
ssu t`i
    ssu ti
one's four limbs; two arms and two legs
See: 四体

回奉

see styles
huí fèng
    hui2 feng4
hui feng
to return a compliment; to give a return present

回敬

see styles
huí jìng
    hui2 jing4
hui ching
to return a compliment; to give something in return

回民

see styles
huí mín
    hui2 min2
hui min
Hui ethnic group (Chinese muslims)

回礼

see styles
 kairei / kaire
    かいれい
(n,vs,vi) going from door to door greeting relatives and friends (esp. at New Year); round of complimentary visits

圉限

see styles
yǔ xiàn
    yu3 xian4
yü hsien
boundary; limit

圓寂


圆寂

see styles
yuán jì
    yuan2 ji4
yüan chi
 enjaku
death; to pass away (of Buddhist monks, nuns etc)
Perfect rest, i.e. parinirvāṇa; the perfection of all virtue and the elimination of all evil, release from the miseries of transmigration and entrance into the fullest joy.

團滅


团灭

see styles
tuán miè
    tuan2 mie4
t`uan mieh
    tuan mieh
(video gaming) to eliminate an entire team; to get wiped out

在纏


在缠

see styles
zài chán
    zai4 chan2
tsai ch`an
    tsai chan
 zaiten
In bonds, i. e. the '在眞如 the bhūtatathatā in limitations, e. g. relative, v. 起信論 Awakening of Faith.

坤甸

see styles
kūn diàn
    kun1 dian4
k`un tien
    kun tien
Pontianak city, capital of West Kalimantan, Indonesia

垣根

see styles
 kakine
    かきね
(1) hedge; fence; (2) border; limit; (surname) Kakine

域心

see styles
yù xīn
    yu4 xin1
yü hsin
 ikishin
域懷 The limits of the mind, natural endowment.

境界

see styles
jìng jiè
    jing4 jie4
ching chieh
 kyoukai / kyokai
    きょうかい
boundary; state; realm
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
Sphere, region, realm, as 境.

増枠

see styles
 zouwaku / zowaku
    ぞうわく
(noun/participle) quota increase; allowance increase; limit increase; increase in one's share

壮絶

see styles
 souzetsu / sozetsu
    そうぜつ
(noun or adjectival noun) heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent

壮美

see styles
 soubi / sobi
    そうび
sublime, magnificent beauty; (personal name) Soubi

夏山

see styles
 natsuyama
    なつやま
(1) summery mountain; (2) mountain that is often climbed in summer; (place-name, surname) Natsuyama

大乘

see styles
dà shèng
    da4 sheng4
ta sheng
 oonori
    おおのり
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
(surname) Oonori
Mahāyāna; also called 上乘; 妙乘; 勝乘; 無上乘; 無上上乘; 不惡乘; 無等乘, 無等等乘; 摩訶衍 The great yāna, wain, or conveyance, or the greater vehicle in comparison with the 小乘 Hīnayāna. It indicates universalism, or Salvation for all, for all are Buddha and will attain bodhi. It is the form of Buddhism prevalent in Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and in other places in the Far East. It is also called Northern Buddhism. It is interpreted as 大教 the greater teaching as compared with 小教 the smaller, or inferior. Hīnayāna, which is undoubtedly nearer to the original teaching of the Buddha, is unfairly described as an endeavour to seek nirvana through an ash-covered body, an extinguished intellect, and solitariness; its followers are sravakas and pratyekabuddhas (i.e. those who are striving for their own deliverance through ascetic works). Mahāyāna, on the other hand, is described as seeking to find and extend all knowledge, and, in certain schools, to lead all to Buddhahood. It has a conception of an Eternal Buddha, or Buddhahood as Eternal (Adi-Buddha), but its especial doctrines are, inter alia, (a) the bodhisattvas 菩薩 , i.e. beings who deny themselves final Nirvana until, according to their vows, they have first saved all the living; (b) salvation by faith in, or invocation of the Buddhas or bodhisattvas; (c) Paradise as a nirvana of bliss in the company of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, saints, and believers. Hīnayāna is sometimes described as 自利 self-benefiting, and Mahāyāna as 自利利他 self-benefit for the benefit of others, unlimited altruism and pity being the theory of Mahāyāna. There is a further division into one-yana and three-yanas: the trīyāna may be śrāvaka, pratyeka-buddha, and bodhisattva, represented by a goat, deer, or bullock cart; the one-yāna is that represented by the Lotus School as the one doctrine of the Buddha, which had been variously taught by him according to the capacity of his hearers, v. 方便. Though Mahāyāna tendencies are seen in later forms of the older Buddhism, the foundation of Mahāyāna has been attributed to Nāgārjuna 龍樹. "The characteristics of this system are an excess of transcendental speculation tending to abstract nihilism, and the substitution of fanciful degrees of meditation and contemplation (v. Samādhi and Dhyāna) in place of the practical asceticism of the Hīnayāna school."[Eitel 68-9.] Two of its foundation books are the 起信論and the 妙法蓮華經 but a larnge numberof Mahāyāna sutras are ascribed to the Buddha。.

大厄

see styles
 taiyaku
    たいやく
calamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climacteric

大關


大关

see styles
dà guān
    da4 guan1
ta kuan
 oozeki
    おおぜき
strategic pass; barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000); instrument of torture used to break limbs
(surname) Oozeki

大限

see styles
dà xiàn
    da4 xian4
ta hsien
the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan

天眼

see styles
tiān yǎn
    tian1 yan3
t`ien yen
    tien yen
 tengan
    てんがん
nickname of the FAST radio telescope (in Guizhou)
(1) {Buddh} (See 五眼) the heavenly eye; (2) (てんがん only) (rare) rolling back one's eyes during convulsions; (given name) Tengan
divyacakṣṣus. The deva-eye; the first abhijñā, v. 六通; one of the five classes of eyes; divine sight, unlimited vision; all things are open to it, large and small, near and distant, the destiny of all beings in future rebirths. It may be obtained among men by their human eyes through the practice of meditation 修得: and as a reward or natural possession by those born in the deva heavens 報得. Cf 天耳, etc.

太兆

see styles
 futomani
    ふとまに
(archaism) scapulimancy (divination using the cracks in the heated shoulder blade of a deer); scapulomancy; spatulamancy; armomancy

太占

see styles
 futomani
    ふとまに
(archaism) scapulimancy (divination using the cracks in the heated shoulder blade of a deer); scapulomancy; spatulamancy; armomancy

失格

see styles
shī gé
    shi1 ge2
shih ko
 shikkaku
    しっかく
to overstep the rules; to go out of bounds; disqualification; to lose face; disqualified
(noun/participle) (1) disqualification; elimination; incapacity; (noun/participle) (2) being unfit for one's role; being a failure

妙心

see styles
miào xīn
    miao4 xin1
miao hsin
 myōshin
The mind or heart wonderful and profound beyond human thought. According to Tiantai the 別教 limited this to the mind 眞心 of the Buddha, while the 圓教 universalized it to include the unenlightened heart 妄心 of all men.

始教

see styles
shǐ jiào
    shi3 jiao4
shih chiao
 shikyō
According to Tiantai, the preliminary teaching of the Mahāyāna, made by the Avataṃsaka (Kegon) School; also called 相始教; it discussed the nature of all phenomena as in the 唯識論, 空始教; and held to the immateriality of all things, but did not teach that all beings have the Buddha-nature.

姦雄


奸雄

see styles
jiān xióng
    jian1 xiong2
chien hsiung
person who seeks advancement by any means; career climber; unscrupulous careerist

嫁笠

see styles
 yomegakasa
    よめがかさ
(kana only) (colloquialism) Cellana toreuma (species of limpet)

嬋妍

see styles
 senken
    せんけん
(adj-t,adv-to) graceful; slim and beautiful

嬋娟


婵娟

see styles
chán juān
    chan2 juan1
ch`an chüan
    chan chüan
 senken
    せんけん
(literary) beautiful woman; (literary) lovely; graceful; (literary) the moon
(adj-t,adv-to) graceful; slim and beautiful

字緣


字缘

see styles
zì yuán
    zi4 yuan2
tzu yüan
 jien
母音 The 12 or 14 Sanskrit vowels, as contrasted with the 35 or 36 consonants, which are 根本 radical or 字界 limited or fixed letters.

季候

see styles
jì hòu
    ji4 hou4
chi hou
 kikou / kiko
    きこう
season
season; climate

完登

see styles
 kantou / kanto
    かんとう
(noun/participle) completing a climb; completing a route (up a mountain); completing a series of climbs (e.g. the Seven Summits); peak bagging

定員


定员

see styles
dìng yuán
    ding4 yuan2
ting yüan
 teiin / ten
    ていいん
fixed complement (of crew, passengers etc)
(1) fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; numerical limit; complement; (2) capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity

定期

see styles
dìng qī
    ding4 qi1
ting ch`i
    ting chi
 teiki / teki
    ていき
at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term
(1) fixed period; fixed term; (can be adjective with の) (2) regular; periodic; periodical; (3) (abbreviation) (See 定期乗車券) fixed-term commuter pass; (4) (abbreviation) (See 定期預金) fixed-term deposit; (5) (abbreviation) (See 定期取引) futures contracts; (surname) Teiki

定界

see styles
dìng jiè
    ding4 jie4
ting chieh
demarcation; boundary; delimited; bound (math.)

実際

see styles
 jissai
    じっさい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions; (2) practice (as opposed to theory); (adverb) (3) truly; really; indeed; actually; (4) {Buddh} bhutakoti (limit of reality)

寂定

see styles
jí dìng
    ji2 ding4
chi ting
 jakujō
Tranquil concentration; contemplation in which disturbing illusion is eliminated.

寒冷

see styles
hán lěng
    han2 leng3
han leng
 kanrei / kanre
    かんれい
cold (climate); frigid; very cold
(n,adj-na,adj-no) cold; coldness; chilliness

寒帶


寒带

see styles
hán dài
    han2 dai4
han tai
polar climate

寸志

see styles
 sunshi
    すんし
small present; small token of appreciation; with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)

対治

see styles
 taiji
    たいじ
(noun/participle) (1) extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; eradication; suppression; (2) (Buddhist term) making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; (3) curing illness

專車


专车

see styles
zhuān chē
    zhuan1 che1
chuan ch`e
    chuan che
special (or reserved) train (or bus etc); limousine; private car used as a taxi and booked via a smartphone app

小粒

see styles
 kotsubu
    こつぶ
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) small (of a grain or berry, etc.); (adj-na,adj-no,n) (2) small (in stature); (adj-na,adj-no,n) (3) limited (in abilities); (surname) Kotsubu

局地

see styles
jú dì
    ju2 di4
chü ti
 kyokuchi
    きょくち
local; locally
locality; local area; limited area

局限

see styles
jú xiàn
    ju2 xian4
chü hsien
 kyokugen
    きょくげん
to limit; to confine; to restrict something within set boundaries
(noun, transitive verb) limit; localize; localise

山場

see styles
 yamaba
    やまば
climax; turning point; (surname) Yamaba

岩場

see styles
 iwaba
    いわば
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock); (surname) Iwaba

崇高

see styles
chóng gāo
    chong2 gao1
ch`ung kao
    chung kao
 munetaka
    むねたか
majestic; sublime
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) lofty; sublime; noble; (2) the sublime (aesthetics); (personal name) Munetaka

市厘

see styles
shì lí
    shi4 li2
shih li
li (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ millimeter)

年限

see styles
nián xiàn
    nian2 xian4
nien hsien
 nengen
    ねんげん
age limit; fixed number of years
length of time; term

幻肢

see styles
huàn zhī
    huan4 zhi1
huan chih
 genshi
    げんし
(medicine) phantom limb
phantom limb

底止

see styles
dǐ zhǐ
    di3 zhi3
ti chih
 teishi / teshi
    ていし
(literary) end; limit
(n,vs,vi) cessation

底線


底线

see styles
dǐ xiàn
    di3 xian4
ti hsien
bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline; (sewing) under thread; spy; informer; plant

底限

see styles
dǐ xiàn
    di3 xian4
ti hsien
lowest limit; bottom line

府内

see styles
 funai
    ふない
(1) within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (2) (archaism) (See 御府内) within the town limits of Edo; (place-name, surname) Funai

廃絶

see styles
 haizetsu
    はいぜつ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) abolition; elimination; (n,vs,vi) (2) extinction; discontinuation

弓臂

see styles
gōng bì
    gong1 bi4
kung pi
(archery) bow limb

律速

see styles
 rissoku
    りっそく
(can act as adjective) rate-limiting; rate-determining

後肢


后肢

see styles
hòu zhī
    hou4 zhi1
hou chih
 koushi / koshi
    こうし
hind legs
hindlimb; hindlimbs; hind leg; hind legs

微光

see styles
wēi guāng
    wei1 guang1
wei kuang
 bikou / biko
    びこう
glimmer
faint light

微力

see styles
 biryoku
    びりょく
(1) little power; little influence; (2) (humble language) (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do

微妙

see styles
wēi miào
    wei1 miao4
wei miao
 mimyou / mimyo
    みみょう
subtle
(noun or adjectival noun) (obsolete) unspeakably wonderful; sublime; exquisite; marvelous
Abstruse, recondite, mysterious.

微米

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wēi mǐ
    wei1 mi3
wei mi
micron (one thousandth of a millimeter or 10^-6 meter)

快特

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 kaitoku
    かいとく
(abbreviation) (See 快速特急) rapid express (train service); rapid limited express

急登

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 kyuutou / kyuto
    きゅうとう
steep climb; steep slope

性地

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xìng dì
    xing4 di4
hsing ti
 shōchi
innate quality; natural disposition
Spiritual nature, the second of the ten stages as defined by the 通教 Intermediate School, in which the illusion produced by 見思 seeing and thinking is subdued and the mind obtains a glimmer of the immateriality of things. Cf. 十地.

恐悚

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 kyoushou / kyosho
    きょうしょう
(n,vs,vi) (1) (obsolete) (See 恐縮・3) shrinking back in fear; (n,vs,vi) (2) (obsolete) feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling embarrassed (e.g. by a compliment); feeling ashamed; feeling (much) obliged

恐縮

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 kyoushuku / kyoshuku
    きょうしゅく
(n,vs,vi) (1) feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful; (n,vs,vi) (2) (oft. before a request, as 恐縮ですが) feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); feeling embarrassed (e.g. by someone's compliments, hospitality, etc.); (n,vs,vi) (3) (archaism) shrinking back in fear

恭維


恭维

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gōng wei
    gong1 wei5
kung wei
to praise; to speak highly of; compliment; praise

悪言

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 akugen; akugon
    あくげん; あくごん
uncomplimentary remarks; slander

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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