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六畜

see styles
liù chù
    liu4 chu4
liu ch`u
    liu chu
 rokuchiku
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
The six animals likened to the six organs 六根, v. 六衆生.

六經


六经

see styles
liù jīng
    liu4 jing1
liu ching
 roku kyō
Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
six scriptures

六藝


六艺

see styles
liù yì
    liu4 yi4
liu i
the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4]); another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1]

六親


六亲

see styles
liù qīn
    liu4 qin1
liu ch`in
    liu chin
 rokushin
    ろくしん
six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3]; one's kin
the six blood relations
The six immediate relations— father and mother, wife and child, elder and younger brothers.

六識


六识

see styles
liù shì
    liu4 shi4
liu shih
 rokushiki
    ろくしき
{Buddh} six consciousnesses (i.e. functions of the six sense organs: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and reasoning)
six consciousnesses

六邪

see styles
liù xié
    liu4 xie2
liu hsieh
(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]

共晶

see styles
 kyoushou / kyosho
    きょうしょう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) eutectic point; lowest melting point

内地

see styles
 naichi
    ないち
(1) within the borders of a country; domestic soil; (2) inland; interior; (3) (hist) Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland; home; (4) (used by people in Hokkaido and Okinawa) "mainland" Japan (i.e. Honshū); (place-name) Naichi

内紫

see styles
 uchimurasaki
    うちむらさき
(1) purple Washington clam (Saxidomus purpurata); (2) type of pomelo with red-purple flesh

円み

see styles
 marumi
    まるみ
(1) roundness; rotundity; (2) mellowness; maturity

円味

see styles
 marumi
    まるみ
(1) roundness; rotundity; (2) mellowness; maturity

円熟

see styles
 enjuku
    えんじゅく
(n,vs,vi) ripeness; mellowness; maturity

冕雀

see styles
miǎn què
    mian3 que4
mien ch`üeh
    mien chüeh
(bird species of China) sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea)

冬瓜

see styles
dōng guā
    dong1 gua1
tung kua
 tougan; touga / togan; toga
    とうがん; とうが
wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida); white gourd; white hairy melon; Chinese squash
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon

冶煉


冶炼

see styles
yě liàn
    ye3 lian4
yeh lien
to smelt metal

冶鑄


冶铸

see styles
yě zhù
    ye3 zhu4
yeh chu
to smelt and cast

冽々

see styles
 retsuretsu
    れつれつ
extremely cold

冽冽

see styles
 retsuretsu
    れつれつ
extremely cold

凄絶

see styles
 seizetsu / sezetsu
    せいぜつ
(noun or adjectival noun) extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce

切要

see styles
qiè yào
    qie4 yao4
ch`ieh yao
    chieh yao
 setsuyou / setsuyo
    せつよう
essential; extremely important
(noun or adjectival noun) essential; vital

則ち

see styles
 sunawachi
    すなわち
(adv,conj) (kana only) that is; namely; i.e.

副露

see styles
 fuuro / furo
    フーロ
{mahj} calling another player's discarded tile to complete a meld (but not to complete one's hand)

劇毒


剧毒

see styles
jù dú
    ju4 du2
chü tu
 gekidoku
    げきどく
highly toxic; extremely poisonous
deadly poison

劇臭

see styles
 gekishuu / gekishu
    げきしゅう
strong odor; strong odour; smell

匂い

see styles
 nioi
    におい
(1) odour; odor; scent; smell; stench; (2) aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor

匂う

see styles
 niou / nio
    におう
(v5u,vi) (1) to be fragrant; to smell (good); (2) to stink; to smell (bad); (3) to glow; to be bright; (4) to smack of; to show hints of

化開


化开

see styles
huà kāi
    hua4 kai1
hua k`ai
    hua kai
to spread out after being diluted or melted; to dissolve into a liquid

十分

see styles
shí fēn
    shi2 fen1
shih fen
 juppun
    じゅっぷん
    juubun / jubun
    じゅうぶん
    jippun
    じっぷん
very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
(adjectival noun) (1) plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate; (noun/participle) (2) division into ten; (adverb) (3) perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full; 10 minutes

十心

see styles
shí xīn
    shi2 xin1
shih hsin
 jisshin
The ten kinds of heart or mind; there are three groups. One is from the 止觀 4, minds ignorant and dark; affected by evil companions; not following the good; doing evil in thought, word, deed; spreading evil abroad; unceasingly wicked; secret sin; open crime; utterly shameless; denying cause and effect (retribution)―all such must remain in the flow 流 of reincarnation. The second group (from the same book) is the 逆流 the mind striving against the stream of perpetual reincarnation; it shows itself in devout faith, shame (for sin), fear (of wrong-doing), repentance and confession, reform, bodhi (i.e. the bodhisattva mind), doing good, maintaining the right law, thinking on all the Buddhas, meditation on the void (or, the unreality of sin). The third is the 眞言 group from the 大日經疏 3; the "seed" heart (i.e. the original good desire), the sprout (under Buddhist religious influence), the bud, leaf, flower, fruit, its serviceableness; the child-heart, the discriminating heart, the heart of settled judgment (or resolve).

十纒

see styles
shí chán
    shi2 chan2
shih ch`an
    shih chan
 jutten
The ten bonds that bind men to mortality — to be shameless, unblushing, envious, mean, regretful, torpid, busy, absorbed, angry, secretive (of sin).

十薬

see styles
 juuyaku / juyaku
    じゅうやく
(See ドクダミ) chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)

千万

see styles
 chiman
    ちまん
(poetic term) countless number; extremely large number; (surname) Chiman

単騎

see styles
 tanki
    たんき
(1) single horseman; (2) {mahj} (See 単騎待ち・たんきまち) wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed

即ち

see styles
 sunawachi
    すなわち
(adv,conj) (kana only) that is; namely; i.e.

即由

see styles
jí yóu
    ji2 you2
chi yu
namely

卵焼

see styles
 tamagoyaki
    たまごやき
(1) (food term) rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); (2) frying pan for making rolled eggs

厚焼

see styles
 atsuyaki
    あつやき
frying or baking something thick (e.g. omelette)

厚皮

see styles
 atsukawa
    あつかわ
(noun or adjectival noun) thick hide; shamelessness

厚顏


厚颜

see styles
hòu yán
    hou4 yan2
hou yen
shameless

厚顔

see styles
 kougan / kogan
    こうがん
(noun or adjectival noun) impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery

原曲

see styles
 genkyoku
    げんきょく
original song; original melody

原郷

see styles
 haragou / harago
    はらごう
urheimat; original homeland of a people or of a language; (place-name, surname) Haragou

及時


及时

see styles
jí shí
    ji2 shi2
chi shih
timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay

合時


合时

see styles
hé shí
    he2 shi2
ho shih
 gōji
in fashion; suiting the time; seasonable; timely
time of connection

吹き

see styles
 fuki
    ふき
(1) blowing (e.g. of the wind); (n,n-suf) (2) playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (3) (See 吹子) (pair of) bellows; (4) casting; founding; melting

吹く

see styles
 fuku
    ふく
(v5k,vi) (1) to blow (of the wind); (transitive verb) (2) to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff; (transitive verb) (3) to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to whistle (a tune); (v5k,vt,vi) (4) (See 噴く) to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; to spew; to puff out; (v5k,vt,vi) (5) to sprout; to put forth (buds); (v5k,vt,vi) (6) to appear (on the surface); to form; to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.); (v5k,vi) (7) (slang) (See 吹き出す・3) to burst out laughing; to burst into laughter; (transitive verb) (8) to brag; to talk big; (transitive verb) (9) to smelt; to mint

味道

see styles
wèi dao
    wei4 dao5
wei tao
 midō
flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor
Taste, flavour; the taste of Buddha-truth or tasting the doctrine.

哀婉

see styles
āi wǎn
    ai1 wan3
ai wan
(esp. of poetry, music) melancholy; sad and moving

哀感

see styles
 aikan
    あいかん
(form) pathos; melancholy; sorrow

哀絶

see styles
 aizetsu
    あいぜつ
(noun or adjectival noun) extremely sad (event, occurrence); great pity

哀調

see styles
 aichou / aicho
    あいちょう
plaintive strains; mournful tone; sad melody

哨吶

see styles
 charumera; charumeru
    チャルメラ; チャルメル
(kana only) (See 哨吶・さない) shawm-like instrument played by street vendors (sometimes referred to as a flute) (por: charamela)

唐棣

see styles
táng dì
    tang2 di4
t`ang ti
    tang ti
shadbush or shadberry (genus Amelanchier); painter and poet of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)

喪家

see styles
 souka / soka
    そうか
homeless; family in mourning

嗅ぐ

see styles
 kagu
    かぐ
(transitive verb) to sniff; to smell

嗅覚

see styles
 kyuukaku / kyukaku
    きゅうかく
sense of smell; olfaction

嗅覺


嗅觉

see styles
xiù jué
    xiu4 jue2
hsiu chüeh
sense of smell

嗅鹽


嗅盐

see styles
xiù yán
    xiu4 yan2
hsiu yen
smelling salts

嘗糞


尝粪

see styles
cháng fèn
    chang2 fen4
ch`ang fen
    chang fen
 shoufun / shofun
    しょうふん
to taste a patient's excrement (a form of medical examination, seen as an act of loyalty or filial piety); to suck up to sb; to kiss ass
shamelessly flattering; brown-nosing; licking excrement

四庫


四库

see styles
sì kù
    si4 ku4
ssu k`u
    ssu ku
the four book depositories, namely: classics 經|经, history 史, philosophy 子[zi3], belles-lettres 集

四微

see styles
sì wēi
    si4 wei1
ssu wei
 shimi
The four minutest forms or atoms perceptible to the four senses of sight, smell, taste, or touch; from these arise the 四大 four elements, from which arise the 五智 five wisdoms, q. v.

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.

四時


四时

see styles
sì shí
    si4 shi2
ssu shih
 shiji; shiiji / shiji; shiji
    しじ; しいじ
the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
(See 四季) the four seasons
four seasons

四書


四书

see styles
sì shū
    si4 shu1
ssu shu
 shisho
    ししょ
Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子
the Four Books (Confucian texts)

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'.

四診


四诊

see styles
sì zhěn
    si4 zhen3
ssu chen
 shishin
    ししん
(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely 望診|望诊[wang4 zhen3] (observation), 聞診|闻诊[wen2 zhen3] (auscultation and olfaction), 問診|问诊[wen4 zhen3] (interrogation), 切診|切诊[qie4 zhen3] (pulse feeling and palpation)
the four examinations (in Chinese medicine: seeing, hearing, asking, touching)

四象

see styles
sì xiàng
    si4 xiang4
ssu hsiang
 shishou / shisho
    ししょう
four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3]
four images; four symbols; four emblems; four phenomena; four phases; (given name) Shishou

四靈


四灵

see styles
sì líng
    si4 ling2
ssu ling
four divinities; four divine emperors; four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2]; also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky

回爐


回炉

see styles
huí lú
    hui2 lu2
hui lu
to melt down; to remelt (metals); fig. to acquire new education; to bake again

國罵


国骂

see styles
guó mà
    guo2 ma4
kuo ma
curse word; four-letter word; esp. the "national swear word" of China, namely 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5]

圓潤


圆润

see styles
yuán rùn
    yuan2 run4
yüan jun
mellow and full; suave; smooth and round; rich (in voice)

土腥

see styles
tǔ xīng
    tu3 xing1
t`u hsing
    tu hsing
(of a taste or smell) earthy

地胆

see styles
 niwatsutsu
    にわつつ
    tsuchihanmyou / tsuchihanmyo
    つちはんみょう
(kana only) blister beetle; oil beetle (insects family Meloidae)

均熱


均热

see styles
jun rè
    jun1 re4
chün je
to heat evenly (e.g. in smelting metal)

坩堝


坩埚

see styles
gān guō
    gan1 guo1
kan kuo
 rutsubo(gikun); kanka
    るつぼ(gikun); かんか
crucible
(1) (kana only) crucible; melting pot; (2) (kana only) melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); (3) (kana only) state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement

場役

see styles
 bayaku
    ばやく
{hanaf} (See 出来役) scoring combination made with captured cards; meld

塩飴

see styles
 shioame
    しおあめ
salty candy; salty caramel

塵境


尘境

see styles
chén jìng
    chen2 jing4
ch`en ching
    chen ching
 jinkyō
The environment of the six guṇas or qualities of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and thought.

夏椿

see styles
 natsutsubaki; natsutsubaki
    なつつばき; ナツツバキ
(kana only) Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)

大吉

see styles
dà jí
    da4 ji2
ta chi
 daikichi
    だいきち
very auspicious; extremely lucky
excellent luck; (surname, given name) Daikichi

大層

see styles
 taisou / taiso
    たいそう
(adverb) (1) (kana only) very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly; terribly; (adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) extreme; excessive; great many; large number of; (3) (kana only) splended; impressive; tremendous; immense; (4) (kana only) exaggerated

大教

see styles
dà jiào
    da4 jiao4
ta chiao
 daikyō
The great teaching. (1) That of the Buddha. (2) Tantrayāna. The mahātantra, yoga, yogacarya, or tantra school which claims Samantabhadra as its founder. It aims at ecstatic union of the individual soul with the world soul, Iśvara. From this result the eight great powers of Siddhi (aṣṭa-mahāsiddhi), namely, ability to (1) make one's body lighter (laghiman); (2) heavier (gaiman); (3) smaller (aṇiman); (4) larger (mahiman) than anything in the world ; (5) reach any place (prāpti) ; (6) assume any shape (prākāmya) ; (7) control all natural laws (īśitva) ; (8) make everything depend upon oneself; all at will (v.如意身 and 神足). By means of mystic formulas (Tantras or dhāraṇīs), or spells (mantras), accompanied by music and manipulation of the hands (mūdra), a state of mental fixity characterized neither by thought nor the annihilation of thought, can be reached. This consists of six-fold bodily and mental happiness (yoga), and from this results power to work miracles. Asaṅga compiled his mystic doctrines circa A.D. 500. The system was introduced into China A.D. 647 by Xuanzang's translation of the Yogācārya-bhūmi-śāstra 瑜伽師地論 ; v. 瑜. On the basis of this, Amoghavajra established the Chinese branch of the school A.D. 720 ; v. 阿目. This was popularized by the labours of Vajrabodhi A.D. 732 ; v. 金剛智.

天價


天价

see styles
tiān jià
    tian1 jia4
t`ien chia
    tien chia
extremely expensive; sky-high price

太い

see styles
 futoi
    ふとい
(adjective) (1) fat; thick; (adjective) (2) deep (of a voice); thick; sonorous; (adjective) (3) daring; shameless; brazen; audacious

失瞻

see styles
shī zhān
    shi1 zhan1
shih chan
to fail to greet in timely manner

奄列

see styles
yǎn liè
    yan3 lie4
yen lieh
omelet

奇差

see styles
qí chà
    qi2 cha4
ch`i ch`a
    chi cha
(coll.) extremely poor (in quality); shockingly bad

奇醜


奇丑

see styles
qí chǒu
    qi2 chou3
ch`i ch`ou
    chi chou
grotesque; extremely ugly; hideous

奔放

see styles
bēn fàng
    ben1 fang4
pen fang
 honpou / honpo
    ほんぽう
bold and unrestrained; untrammeled
(noun or adjectival noun) wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant

好鳥


好鸟

see styles
hǎo niǎo
    hao3 niao3
hao niao
person of good character; nice person; bird with a melodious voice or beautiful plumage

妻黒

see styles
 tsumaguro
    つまぐろ
(1) (kana only) blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus, species of requiem shark mostly found in the Indo-Pacific); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (archaism) black tip

姫椿

see styles
 himetsubaki
    ひめつばき
(1) (kana only) Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii); (2) (See 山茶花) sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua); (3) (archaism) (See 鼠黐) Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum); (place-name) Himetsubaki

娑羅


娑罗

see styles
suō luó
    suo1 luo2
so lo
 sara
    さら
(1) sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; (2) Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia); (female given name) Sara
沙羅 śāla, sāla; the Sāl tree, 娑羅樹 Shorea robusta, the teak tree.

婉轉


婉转

see styles
wǎn zhuǎn
    wan3 zhuan3
wan chuan
(voice, music) suave; mellow; (speech) indirect; tactful

子芋

see styles
 koimo
    こいも
secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud

官能

see styles
guān néng
    guan1 neng2
kuan neng
 kannou / kanno
    かんのう
organic function; physical faculty; sense (of sight, hearing, smell etc)
(1) the senses; (2) sensuality; carnality; (surname) Kannou

宝丹

see styles
 houtan / hotan
    ほうたん
(archaism) type of smelling salts sold in the late Edo period

家園


家园

see styles
jiā yuán
    jia1 yuan2
chia yüan
home; homeland

家郷

see styles
 iesato
    いえさと
one's homeland; one's old home; (surname) Iesato

寒椿

see styles
 kantsubaki
    かんつばき
camellia-like plant native to China

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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