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十種方便


十种方便

see styles
shí zhǒng fāng biàn
    shi2 zhong3 fang1 bian4
shih chung fang pien
 jusshu hōben
Ten kinds of suitable aids to religious success: almsgiving (or self-sacrifice); keeping the commandments; forbearance; zealous progress; meditation; wisdom; great kindness; great pity; awaking and stimulating others; preaching (or revolving) the never receding wheel of the Law.

十長養心


十长养心

see styles
shí cháng yǎng xīn
    shi2 chang2 yang3 xin1
shih ch`ang yang hsin
    shih chang yang hsin
 jūchōyōshin
The ten kinds of well-nourished heart, essential to entry into the cult of the higher patience and endurance: a heart of kindness; of pity; of joy (in progress toward salvation of others); renunciation; almsgiving; delight in telling the doctrine; benefiting or aiding others to salvation; unity, or amity; concentration in meditation; wisdom; v. 梵綱經,心地品.

四信五行

see styles
sì xìn wǔ xíng
    si4 xin4 wu3 xing2
ssu hsin wu hsing
 shishin gogyō
The four right objects of faith and the five right modes of procedure; the 眞如 bhūtatathatā and the 三寳 Three Precious Ones are the four; the five are almsgiving, morality, patience, zeal (or progress), and 觀 meditation.

增道損生


增道损生

see styles
zēng dào sǔn shēng
    zeng1 dao4 sun3 sheng1
tseng tao sun sheng
 zōdō sonshō
A bodhisattva's progress in the doctrine with concurrent reduction in reincarnation.

壮とする

see styles
 soutosuru / sotosuru
    そうとする
(exp,vs-i) (form) to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)

夙願以償


夙愿以偿

see styles
sù yuàn yǐ cháng
    su4 yuan4 yi3 chang2
su yüan i ch`ang
    su yüan i chang
a long-cherished ambition is realized

大それた

see styles
 daisoreta; oosoreta(ik)
    だいそれた; おおそれた(ik)
(pre-noun adjective) outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious; reckless; thoughtless; monstrous; appalling

大願成就

see styles
 taiganjouju; daiganjouju / taiganjoju; daiganjoju
    たいがんじょうじゅ; だいがんじょうじゅ
(noun/participle) (yoji) realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition

天路歴程

see styles
 tenrorekitei / tenrorekite
    てんろれきてい
Pilgrim's Progress

天路歷程


天路历程

see styles
tiān lù lì chéng
    tian1 lu4 li4 cheng2
t`ien lu li ch`eng
    tien lu li cheng
Pilgrim's Progress, 1678 novel by John Bunyan (first Chinese translation 1851)

彎道超車


弯道超车

see styles
wān dào chāo chē
    wan1 dao4 chao1 che1
wan tao ch`ao ch`e
    wan tao chao che
to overtake on a bend (driving); (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc)

循序漸進


循序渐进

see styles
xún xù jiàn jìn
    xun2 xu4 jian4 jin4
hsün hsü chien chin
in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally

成り行き

see styles
 nariyuki
    なりゆき
(1) outcome; development; course of events; progress; result; (2) (abbreviation) market order; order without limit

扎實推進


扎实推进

see styles
zhā shi tuī jìn
    zha1 shi5 tui1 jin4
cha shih t`ui chin
    cha shih tui chin
solid progress

捗が行く

see styles
 hakagayuku
    はかがゆく
(exp,v5k) to make progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

日新月異


日新月异

see styles
rì xīn yuè yì
    ri4 xin1 yue4 yi4
jih hsin yüeh i
daily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments; rapid progress

日進月歩

see styles
 nisshingeppo
    にっしんげっぽ
(n,adj-no,vs,vi) (yoji) steady progress; rapid advance

晨鐘暮鼓


晨钟暮鼓

see styles
chén zhōng mù gǔ
    chen2 zhong1 mu4 gu3
ch`en chung mu ku
    chen chung mu ku
lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress

有增無已


有增无已

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yǒu zēng wú yǐ
    you3 zeng1 wu2 yi3
yu tseng wu i
constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions

未竟之志

see styles
wèi jìng zhī zhì
    wei4 jing4 zhi1 zhi4
wei ching chih chih
unfulfilled ambition

本懐成就

see styles
 honkaijouju / honkaijoju
    ほんかいじょうじゅ
(noun/participle) realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered

正邪相爭


正邪相争

see styles
zhèng xié xiāng zhēng
    zheng4 xie2 xiang1 zheng1
cheng hsieh hsiang cheng
term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4]

水輪三昧


水轮三昧

see styles
shuǐ lún sān mèi
    shui3 lun2 san1 mei4
shui lun san mei
 suirin zanmai
The samādhi of the water 'wheel' 水輪, one of the 五輪三昧; water is fertilizing and soft, in like manner the effect of this samādhi is the fertilizing of good roots, and the softening or reduction of ambition and pride.

求名菩薩


求名菩萨

see styles
qiú míng pú sà
    qiu2 ming2 pu2 sa4
ch`iu ming p`u sa
    chiu ming pu sa
 Gumyō Bosatsu
The Qiuming (fame-seeking) bodhisattva, v. Lotus Sutra, a name of Maitreya in a previous life. Also, Yaśaskāma, 'A disciple of Varaprabhā noted for his boundless ambition and utter want of memory.' Eitel.

淺希近求


浅希近求

see styles
qiǎn xī jìn qiú
    qian3 xi1 jin4 qiu2
ch`ien hsi chin ch`iu
    chien hsi chin chiu
to aim low; to aim to get by; without lofty ambition

状況報告

see styles
 joukyouhoukoku / jokyohokoku
    じょうきょうほうこく
situation report; status report; progress report

狼子野心

see styles
láng zǐ yě xīn
    lang2 zi3 ye3 xin1
lang tzu yeh hsin
ambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs

玩物喪志


玩物丧志

see styles
wán wù sàng zhì
    wan2 wu4 sang4 zhi4
wan wu sang chih
 ganbutsusoushi / ganbutsusoshi
    がんぶつそうし
lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress; excessive attention to trivia saps the will
(yoji) forgetting one's serious objectives by becoming engrossed in trivial pursuits; being distracted by trivial objects and losing sight of one's original goal

百法明門


百法明门

see styles
bǎi fǎ míng mén
    bai3 fa3 ming2 men2
pai fa ming men
 hyakuhō myōmon
The door to the knowledge of universal phenomena, one of the first stages of Bodhisattva progress.

社会進出

see styles
 shakaishinshutsu
    しゃかいしんしゅつ
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world

秒進分歩

see styles
 byoushinfunpo; byoushinfunho / byoshinfunpo; byoshinfunho
    びょうしんふんぽ; びょうしんふんほ
rapid progress; minute-by-minute progress

穩中求進


稳中求进

see styles
wěn zhōng qiú jìn
    wen3 zhong1 qiu2 jin4
wen chung ch`iu chin
    wen chung chiu chin
to make progress while ensuring stability

精衛填海


精卫填海

see styles
jīng wèi tián hǎi
    jing1 wei4 tian2 hai3
ching wei t`ien hai
    ching wei tien hai
lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition; task of Sisyphus; determination in the face of impossible odds

自利利他

see styles
zì lì lì tā
    zi4 li4 li4 ta1
tzu li li t`a
    tzu li li ta
 jiri rita
Self-profit profit others', i. e. the essential nature and work of a bodhisattva, to benefit himself and benefit others, or himself press forward in the Buddhist life in order to carry others forward. Hīnayāna is considered to be self-advancement, self-salvation by works or discipline; Bodhisattva Buddhism as saving oneself in order to save others, or making progress and helping others to progress, bodhisattvism being essentially altruistic.

與日俱進


与日俱进

see styles
yǔ rì jù jìn
    yu3 ri4 ju4 jin4
yü jih chü chin
every day sees new developments (idiom); to make constant progress

舉步維艱


举步维艰

see styles
jǔ bù wéi jiān
    ju3 bu4 wei2 jian1
chü pu wei chien
to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

菩薩十住


菩萨十住

see styles
pú sà shí zhù
    pu2 sa4 shi2 zhu4
p`u sa shih chu
    pu sa shih chu
 bosatsu jūjū
菩薩十地 Ten stages in a bodhisattva's progress; v. 十.

蝸行牛步


蜗行牛步

see styles
wō xíng niú bù
    wo1 xing2 niu2 bu4
wo hsing niu pu
lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom); fig. to move at a snail's pace; to make slow progress

誤人子弟


误人子弟

see styles
wù rén zǐ dì
    wu4 ren2 zi3 di4
wu jen tzu ti
(of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress; (of media) to propagate errors; to lead people astray

途中休場

see styles
 tochuukyuujou / tochukyujo
    とちゅうきゅうじょう
{sumo} quitting the tournament in progress due mostly to injury

途中経過

see styles
 tochuukeika / tochukeka
    とちゅうけいか
(1) progress (report); how things are going; the way things are progressing; (adj-no,n) (2) (still) in progress; ongoing; underway

進み具合

see styles
 susumiguai
    すすみぐあい
state of progress

進捗報告

see styles
 shinchokuhoukoku / shinchokuhokoku
    しんちょくほうこく
progress report; status report

進捗状況

see styles
 shinchokujoukyou / shinchokujokyo
    しんちょくじょうきょう
state of progress

進行状況

see styles
 shinkoujoukyou / shinkojokyo
    しんこうじょうきょう
state of progress

進道若蜷


进道若蜷

see styles
jìn dào ruò quán
    jin4 dao4 ruo4 quan2
chin tao jo ch`üan
    chin tao jo chüan
progress seems like regress (alternative wording for 進道若退|进道若退[jin4 dao4 ruo4 tui4])

進道若退


进道若退

see styles
jìn dào ruò tuì
    jin4 dao4 ruo4 tui4
chin tao jo t`ui
    chin tao jo tui
progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chpt. 41)

遣り掛け

see styles
 yarikake
    やりかけ
(kana only) unfinished; in progress

野心満々

see styles
 yashinmanman
    やしんまんまん
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) burning with ambition; highly ambitious

野心満満

see styles
 yashinmanman
    やしんまんまん
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) burning with ambition; highly ambitious

長足進步


长足进步

see styles
cháng zú jìn bù
    chang2 zu2 jin4 bu4
ch`ang tsu chin pu
    chang tsu chin pu
rapid progress

阿鞞跋致

see styles
ē bǐ bá zhì
    e1 bi3 ba2 zhi4
o pi pa chih
 abibatchi
avaivartika, avivartin, aparivartya, 不退轉 One who never recedes; a Bodhisattva who, in his progress towards Buddhahood, never retrogrades to a lower state than that to which he has attained. Also 阿毘跋致; 阿惟越致.

隨喜功德


随喜功德

see styles
suí xǐ gōng dé
    sui2 xi3 gong1 de2
sui hsi kung te
 zuiki kudoku
merit of rejoicing in the progress of others

青雲の志

see styles
 seiunnokokorozashi / seunnokokorozashi
    せいうんのこころざし
high (lofty) ambition

駕輕就熟


驾轻就熟

see styles
jià qīng jiù shú
    jia4 qing1 jiu4 shu2
chia ch`ing chiu shu
    chia ching chiu shu
lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy; a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back

高歌猛進


高歌猛进

see styles
gāo gē měng jìn
    gao1 ge1 meng3 jin4
kao ko meng chin
to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress

せき止める

see styles
 sekitomeru
    せきとめる
(transitive verb) (1) to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to bring to a halt; to intercept; (2) to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

はかが行く

see styles
 hakagayuku
    はかがゆく
(exp,v5k) to make progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

プログレス

see styles
 puroguresu
    プログレス
progress

三阿僧祇劫

see styles
sān ā sēng qí jié
    san1 a1 seng1 qi2 jie2
san a seng ch`i chieh
    san a seng chi chieh
 san asōgikō
The three great asaṃkhyeya (i.e. beyond number) kalpas— the three timeless periods of a bodhisattva's progress to Buddhahood.

仕掛かり品

see styles
 shikakarihin
    しかかりひん
work in progress; WIP; goods in process

堰き止める

see styles
 sekitomeru
    せきとめる
(transitive verb) (1) to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to bring to a halt; to intercept; (2) to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

塞き止める

see styles
 sekitomeru
    せきとめる
(transitive verb) (1) to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to bring to a halt; to intercept; (2) to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

大煩惱地法


大烦恼地法

see styles
dà fán nǎo dì fǎ
    da4 fan2 nao3 di4 fa3
ta fan nao ti fa
 dai bonnō chi hō
The six things or mental conditions producing passion and delusion: stupidity, excess, laziness, unbelief, confusion, discontent (or ambition); v. 倶舍論 4.

歩を進める

see styles
 hoosusumeru
    ほをすすめる
(exp,v1) (1) to walk; to move forward; (exp,v1) (2) to make progress

現在進行形

see styles
 genzaishinkoukei / genzaishinkoke
    げんざいしんこうけい
(1) {gramm} present continuous tense; present progressive form; (can be adjective with の) (2) ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress

立ち開かる

see styles
 tachihadakaru
    たちはだかる
(v5r,vi) to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block one's way; to obstruct (progress etc.)

精進波羅蜜


精进波罗蜜

see styles
jīng jìn bō luó mì
    jing1 jin4 bo1 luo2 mi4
ching chin po lo mi
 shōjin haramitsu
Zeal, energy, or progress as the fourth of the six pāramitās.

約翰·本仁


约翰·本仁

yuē hàn · běn rén
    yue1 han4 · ben3 ren2
yüeh han · pen jen
John Bunyan (1628-1688), English puritan writer, author of Pilgrim's Progress 天路歷程|天路历程

調子がいい

see styles
 choushigaii / choshigai
    ちょうしがいい
(exp,adj-ix) (1) (derogatory term) glib; slick (sounds good but no substance); all talk; (exp,adj-ix) (2) in good form; in great shape; having things progress well

調子がよい

see styles
 choushigayoi / choshigayoi
    ちょうしがよい
(exp,adj-i) (1) (derogatory term) glib; slick (sounds good but no substance); all talk; (2) in good form; in great shape; having things progress well

調子が良い

see styles
 choushigayoi / choshigayoi
    ちょうしがよい
(exp,adj-i) (1) (derogatory term) glib; slick (sounds good but no substance); all talk; (2) in good form; in great shape; having things progress well

鐃旬ッワ申

see styles
 鐃旬tsuwa申
    鐃旬ツわ申
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) (colloquialism) (See 鐃旬ワ申) to scrap (work in progress, esp. illustration); to reject; to shelve; to cancel (plans, etc.)

長足の進歩

see styles
 chousokunoshinpo / chosokunoshinpo
    ちょうそくのしんぽ
rapid progress (strides)

アンビション

see styles
 anbishon
    アンビション
ambition

一步一個腳印


一步一个脚印

see styles
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
    yi1 bu4 yi1 ge4 jiao3 yin4
i pu i ko chiao yin
one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress; reliable

十金剛心向果


十金刚心向果

see styles
shí jīn gāng xīn xiàng guǒ
    shi2 jin1 gang1 xin1 xiang4 guo3
shih chin kang hsin hsiang kuo
 jū kongōshin kōka
Ten "fruits" that accrue to the resolute "diamond-heart" of a bodhisattva: faith; meditation; refection on the doctrine; thoroughness in contemplation; straight-forward progress to Buddhahood; no retrogression; the Mahāyāna spirit (of universal salvation); freedom from externals (or impressions); wisdom; firm establishment; v. 梵網經, 心地品.

埒があかない

see styles
 rachigaakanai / rachigakanai
    らちがあかない
(adj-i,exp) make no progress; remain unsettled

埒が明かない

see styles
 rachigaakanai / rachigakanai
    らちがあかない
(adj-i,exp) make no progress; remain unsettled

操作進行状況

see styles
 sousashinkoujoukyou / sosashinkojokyo
    そうさしんこうじょうきょう
{comp} operation progress

立ちはだかる

see styles
 tachihadakaru
    たちはだかる
(v5r,vi) to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block one's way; to obstruct (progress etc.)

自調自淨自度


自调自淨自度

see styles
zì diào zì jìng zì dù
    zi4 diao4 zi4 jing4 zi4 du4
tzu tiao tzu ching tzu tu
 jichō jijō jido
The śrāvaka method of salvation by personal discipline, or 'works'; 自調 self-progress by keeping the commandments; 自淨 self-purification by emptying the mind; 自度 self-release by the attainment of gnosis, or wisdom.

進化を遂げる

see styles
 shinkaotogeru
    しんかをとげる
(exp,v1) to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)

首楞嚴三昧經

see styles
shǒu lèng yán sān mèi jīng
    shou3 leng4 yan2 san1 mei4 jing1
shou leng yen san mei ching
Sūtra of the Concentration of Heroic Progress

Variations:
ウイル
ウィル

 uiru; iru
    ウイル; ウィル
(1) (See うぃる) will; intent; desire; ambition; (2) will; testament

ステップアップ

see styles
 suteppuapu
    ステップアップ
(n,vs,vi) step-up; advance; progress; increase

ハンガリー精神

see styles
 hangariiseishin / hangariseshin
    ハンガリーせいしん
hungry spirit (lacking in people not having drive or ambition)

ハングリー精神

see styles
 hanguriiseishin / hanguriseshin
    ハングリーせいしん
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; hungry spirit

ラチがあかない

see styles
 rachigaakanai / rachigakanai
    ラチがあかない
(adj-i,exp) make no progress; remain unsettled

らちが明かない

see styles
 rachigaakanai / rachigakanai
    らちがあかない
(adj-i,exp) make no progress; remain unsettled

不怕慢,就怕站

bù pà màn , jiù pà zhàn
    bu4 pa4 man4 , jiu4 pa4 zhan4
pu p`a man , chiu p`a chan
    pu pa man , chiu pa chan
it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)

Variations:



 haka
    はか
(kana only) progress

国際経営改善財団

see styles
 kokusaikeieikaizenzaidan / kokusaikeekaizenzaidan
    こくさいけいえいかいぜんざいだん
(o) Foundation for International Progress in Management

Variations:
抱く
懐く

 idaku
    いだく
(transitive verb) (1) (form) (See 抱く・だく・1) to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; (transitive verb) (2) to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)

民主建港協進聯盟


民主建港协进联盟

see styles
mín zhǔ jiàn gǎng xié jìn lián méng
    min2 zhu3 jian4 gang3 xie2 jin4 lian2 meng2
min chu chien kang hsieh chin lien meng
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong

無精者の一時働き

see styles
 bushoumononoittokibataraki / bushomononoittokibataraki
    ぶしょうもののいっときばたらき
(expression) (proverb) the ambition of the lazy does not last

足の引っ張り合い

see styles
 ashinohippariai
    あしのひっぱりあい
(exp,n) (idiom) standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress

Variations:
進捗
進陟

 shinchoku
    しんちょく
(noun/participle) progress; being under way

Variations:
はたはた
ハタハタ

 patapata; patapata
    パタパタ; ぱたぱた
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug); whap-whap; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) pitter-patter (of footsteps); (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) quickly (making progress); in quick succession

Variations:
もたつく
モタつく

 motatsuku; motatsuku
    もたつく; モタつく
(v5k,vi) (See もたもた) to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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This page contains 100 results for "Progress - Ambition" 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.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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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