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Simple Dictionary Definition |
臥式 卧式 see styles |
wò shì wo4 shi4 wo shih |
(of an object or device) horizontal in design; intended to lie flat or operate in a lying position; (of an action) performed lying down |
臨戦 see styles |
rinsen りんせん |
preparing for action or battle |
興起 兴起 see styles |
xīng qǐ xing1 qi3 hsing ch`i hsing chi kouki / koki こうき |
to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue (n,vs,vt,vi) rise; ascendency; aroused energy; high-spirited action; (male given name) Kōki |
舉動 举动 see styles |
jǔ dòng ju3 dong4 chü tung |
act; action; activity; move; movement |
舍脂 see styles |
shè zhī she4 zhi1 she chih shashi |
śācī, 舍支; 設施 power of speech and action. Name of Indra's chief consort. Indra is known as舍脂鉢低 Śacīpati. |
薰發 薰发 see styles |
xūn fā xun1 fa1 hsün fa kunhotsu |
the action of permeation by defiled or pure dharmas into the consciousness |
處分 处分 see styles |
chǔ fèn chu3 fen4 ch`u fen chu fen shobun |
to discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action; to deal with (a matter); CL:個|个[ge4] treatment |
行い see styles |
okonai おこない |
(irregular okurigana usage) deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour; asceticism |
行事 see styles |
xíng shì xing2 shi4 hsing shih gyouji / gyoji ぎょうじ |
to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct event; function; (place-name, surname) Gyouji services |
行儀 行仪 see styles |
xíng yí xing2 yi2 hsing i yukinori ゆきのり |
(See お行儀) manners; behavior; behaviour; (personal name) Yukinori To perform the proper duties, especially of monks and nuns. |
行動 行动 see styles |
xíng dòng xing2 dong4 hsing tung koudou / kodo こうどう |
operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile (n,vs,vi,adj-no) action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation |
行業 行业 see styles |
háng yè hang2 ye4 hang yeh gyōgō |
trade; profession; industry; business That which is done, the activities of thought, word, or deed; moral action; karma. |
行為 行为 see styles |
xíng wéi xing2 wei2 hsing wei koui / koi こうい |
action; conduct; behavior; activity act; deed; conduct |
行苦 see styles |
xíng kǔ xing2 ku3 hsing k`u hsing ku gyōku |
The suffering inevitably consequent on action. |
行蘊 行蕴 see styles |
xíng yùn xing2 yun4 hsing yün gyouun / gyoun ぎょううん |
{Buddh} formation of volition; aggregate of volition The fourth of the five skandhas, saṁskāra, action which inevitably passes on its effects. |
行要 see styles |
xíng yào xing2 yao4 hsing yao gyōyō |
The requirements for action; to do that which is most important. |
行證 行证 see styles |
xíng zhèng xing2 zheng4 hsing cheng gyōshō |
Action and proof; knowledge or assurance derived from doing; practice of religious discipline and the resulting enlightenment. |
行願 行愿 see styles |
xíng yuàn xing2 yuan4 hsing yüan gyōgan |
Action and vow; act and vow, resolve or intention; to act out one's vows; to vow. |
要行 see styles |
yào xíng yao4 xing2 yao hsing yōgyō |
The essential mode of action, or conduct. |
觀行 观行 see styles |
guān xíng guan1 xing2 kuan hsing kangyou / kangyo かんぎょう |
(surname) Kangyou Contemplation and (accordant) action; method of contemplating. |
訂出 订出 see styles |
dìng chū ding4 chu1 ting ch`u ting chu |
to lay down (a rule, a plan of action); to draw up; booked out (i.e. already fully booked) |
討死 see styles |
uchijini うちじに |
(noun/participle) (sensitive word) die in battle; die in action |
訴権 see styles |
soken そけん |
{law} right to take legal action; right to take action |
訴訟 诉讼 see styles |
sù sòng su4 song4 su sung soshou / sosho そしょう |
lawsuit (n,vs,vi) lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation to complain |
訴論 诉论 see styles |
sù lùn su4 lun4 su lun |
lawsuit; legal action; accusation |
訴諸 诉诸 see styles |
sù zhū su4 zhu1 su chu |
to appeal (to reason, sentiment, charity etc); to resort to (a course of action) |
請願 请愿 see styles |
qǐng yuàn qing3 yuan4 ch`ing yüan ching yüan seigan / segan せいがん |
petition (for action to be taken) (noun, transitive verb) petition |
諸行 诸行 see styles |
zhū xíng zhu1 xing2 chu hsing shogyou / shogyo しょぎょう |
(1) {Buddh} all worldly phenomena; meritorious acts leading to enlightenment; (2) (Jodo school) all practices other than recitation of the nembutsu prayer All phenomenal changes; all conduct or action. |
贊同 赞同 see styles |
zàn tóng zan4 tong2 tsan t`ung tsan tung |
to approve of; to agree with (an opinion, action etc); to endorse |
起つ see styles |
tatsu たつ |
(v5t,vi) (See 立つ・10) to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself |
起來 起来 see styles |
qi lai qi5 lai5 ch`i lai chi lai |
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5] |
起效 see styles |
qǐ xiào qi3 xiao4 ch`i hsiao chi hsiao |
(of a medicine, poison, strategy, action etc) to begin to produce its effect; to start working |
蹶起 see styles |
kekki けっき |
(noun/participle) rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet |
身業 身业 see styles |
shēn yè shen1 ye4 shen yeh shingō |
The karma operating in the body; the body as representing the fruit of action in previous existence. One of the three karmas, the other two referring to speech and thought. |
連手 连手 see styles |
lián shǒu lian2 shou3 lien shou |
concerted action; to collude (in dishonesty) |
進退 进退 see styles |
jìn tuì jin4 tui4 chin t`ui chin tui shintai(p); shindai(ok) しんたい(P); しんだい(ok) |
to advance or retreat; knowing when to come and when to leave; a sense of propriety (noun/participle) (1) advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; movement; (noun/participle) (2) course of action; behaviour; conduct; attitude; (noun/participle) (3) remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving advancing and regressing; vacillation |
遊撃 see styles |
yuugeki / yugeki ゆうげき |
(noun/participle) (1) raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; search-and-kill mission; search-and-destroy mission; military action without a predetermined target; attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises; (2) (baseb) (abbreviation) shortstop; short |
量果 see styles |
liáng guǒ liang2 guo3 liang kuo ryōka |
Conditioned by various external objects, different types of consciousness arise (ālambana-pratyaya). The 法相宗 held that the percipient mind is conditioned by existing things, and when the two are in conjunction the ultimate consequence of any action may be known. |
順手 顺手 see styles |
shùn shǒu shun4 shou3 shun shou junde じゅんで |
as an incidental action while doing something else; while one is at it; in passing; smooth; easy; without difficulty (See 逆手・1) overhand grip; (place-name) Junde |
領分 see styles |
ryoubun / ryobun りょうぶん |
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action |
驅策 驱策 see styles |
qū cè qu1 ce4 ch`ü ts`e chü tse |
to urge (sb to do do something); to drive (sb to take an action) |
コース see styles |
goosu ゴース |
(1) course; route; trail; (2) course (of study); program; (3) lane (in running, swimming, etc.); (4) course (of action); policy; track; path; (5) course (of a multi-course meal); (6) (abbreviation) (See フルコース・1) full-course meal; multi-course meal; (7) plan (type of offered service); course; option; (8) {baseb} flying path of a pitch; (personal name) Gause; Ghose |
これ者 see styles |
koremono; koremon; koremono; koremon これもの; これもん; コレもの; コレもん |
(1) (kana only) (colloquialism) (accompanied by a hand gesture symbolizing an action or state) person who does this; person who is like this; (2) (kana only) (colloquialism) (when accompanied by a vertical line drawn with one's finger along one's cheek) (See ヤクザ・1) yakuza; gangster; (3) (kana only) (colloquialism) (when accompanied by the "cuckoo" hand sign) idiot; moron; (4) (kana only) (colloquialism) (when accompanied by hand gestures indicating a large belly) (See 妊婦) pregnant woman |
Variations: |
ta; da た; だ |
(auxiliary verb) (1) (だ after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action) did; (have) done; (auxiliary verb) (2) (indicates mild imperative) (please) do |
タウン see styles |
daun ダウン |
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) (ant: アップ・1) fall; decrease; drop; going down; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) {boxing} knocking down; flooring; being knocked down; being floored; (n,vs,vi) (3) being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); being knocked out (from alcohol); being out of it; collapsing; (n,vs,vi) (4) {comp} going down (of a computer system, server, etc.); crashing; (5) {baseb} (number of) outs; (6) {sports} (ant: アップ・6) being down (in points, games, etc.); being behind; trailing; (7) {sports} down (in American football); (8) down (feathers); (9) (abbreviation) (See ダウンジャケット) down jacket; (personal name) Daun; Down |
ちゃあ see styles |
chaa / cha ちゃあ |
(expression) (1) if (an action, etc.); (2) since ...; if you are going to ...; (3) one after another; indicates repeated action; (4) adds emphasis |
パカ弁 see styles |
pakaben パカべん |
(net-sl) (derogatory term) (incompetent) lawyer who merely discloses the IP addresses of people who make defamatory comments online (without pursuing further legal action) |
ぺこり see styles |
pekori ぺこり |
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head |
ぺこん see styles |
pekon ぺこん |
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head |
やがる see styles |
yagaru やがる |
(aux-v,v5r) (derogatory term) (after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates hatred, contempt, or disdain for another's action) to have the nerve to |
一杯羹 see styles |
yī bēi gēng yi1 bei1 geng1 i pei keng |
lit. a cup of soup; fig. to get part of the profits; one's share of the action |
丁重語 see styles |
teichougo / techogo ていちょうご |
(See 謙譲語ＩＩ) courteous language (i.e. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener or a third party) |
三一致 see styles |
sanicchi さんいっち |
règle des trois unités; the three unities (time, place and action) |
三不退 see styles |
sān bù tuì san1 bu4 tui4 san pu t`ui san pu tui sanfutai |
Never receding from 位 position attained; from a right course of 行 action; from pursuing a right line of 念 thought, or mental discipline. These are duties of every bodhisattva, and have numerous interpretations.; The three non-backslidings, i.e. from position attained, from line of action pursued, and in dhyāna. |
三分別 三分别 see styles |
sān fēn bié san1 fen1 bie2 san fen pieh san funbetsu |
three forms of discrimination (1) 自性分別 natural discrimination, e. g. of present objects; (2) 計度分別 calculating discrimination (as to future action); (3) 隨念分別 discriminating by remembrance of affairs that are past. |
不成功 see styles |
fuseikou / fuseko ふせいこう |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) failure; abortive (attempt, action) |
不歸路 不归路 see styles |
bù guī lù bu4 gui1 lu4 pu kuei lu |
road to ruin; course of action from which there is no turning back |
不退地 see styles |
bù tuì dì bu4 tui4 di4 pu t`ui ti pu tui ti futai ji |
The first of a bodhisattva's 十地; it is also interpreted by right action and right thought. |
主体性 see styles |
shutaisei / shutaise しゅたいせい |
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity |
二種子 二种子 see styles |
èr zhǒng zǐ er4 zhong3 zi3 erh chung tzu ni shūji |
Two kinds of seed: (1) (a) 本有種子 the seed or latent undivided (moral) force immanent in the highest of the eight 識, i.e. the ālaya-vijñāna; (b) 新薰種子the newly influenced, or active seed when acted upon by the seven other 識, thus becoming productive. (2) (a) 名言種子 The so-called seed which causes moral action similar to 本有種子, e.g. good or evil seed producing good or evil deeds; (b) 業種子 karma seed, the sixth 識 acting with the eighth. |
仕打ち see styles |
shiuchi しうち |
(See ひどい仕打ち) (poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act |
作動中 see styles |
sadouchuu / sadochu さどうちゅう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action |
作用力 see styles |
zuò yòng lì zuo4 yong4 li4 tso yung li |
(physics) action force |
作用点 see styles |
sayouten / sayoten さようてん |
point of action (e.g. of a lever) |
作用線 see styles |
sayousen / sayosen さようせん |
{physics} line of action |
作用角 see styles |
sayokaku さよかく |
(1) working angle; angle of action; (2) (camshaft) duration |
兩足尊 两足尊 see styles |
liǎng zú zūn liang3 zu2 zun1 liang tsu tsun ryōzoku son |
The most honoured among men and devas (lit. among two-footed beings), a title of the Buddha. The two feet are compared to the commandments and meditation, blessing and wisdom, relative and absolute teaching (i. e. Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna), meditation and action. |
公共性 see styles |
koukyousei / kokyose こうきょうせい |
publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality |
六染心 see styles |
liù rǎn xīn liu4 ran3 xin1 liu jan hsin roku zenshin |
The six mental 'taints' of the Awakening of Faith 起心論. Though mind-essence is by nature pure and without stain, the condition of 無明 ignorance, or innocence, permits of taint or defilement corresponding to the following six phases: (1) 執相應染 the taint interrelated to attachment, or holding the seeming for the real; it is the state of 執取相 and 名字相 which is cut off in the final pratyeka and śrāvaka stage and the bodhisattva 十住 of faith; (2) 不斷相應染 the taint interrelated to the persisting attraction of the causes of pain and pleasure; it is the 相續相 finally eradicated in the bodhisattva 初地 stage of purity; (3) 分別智相應染 the taint interrelated to the 'particularizing intelligence' which discerns things within and without this world; it is the first 智相, cut off in the bodhisattva 七地 stage of spirituality; (4) 現色不相應染 the non-interrelated or primary taint, i. e. of the 'ignorant' mind as yet hardly discerning subject from object, of accepting an external world; the third 現相 cut of in the bodhisattva 八地 stage of emancipation from the material; (5) 能見心不相應染 the non-interrelated or primary taint of accepting a perceptive mind, the second 轉相, cut of in the bodhisattva 九地 of intuition, or emancipation from mental effort; (6) 根本業不相應染 the non-interrelated or primary taint of accepting the idea of primal action or activity in the absolute; it is the first 業相, and cut of in the 十地 highest bodhisattva stage, entering on Buddhahood. See Suzuki's translation, 80-1. |
劉家輝 刘家辉 see styles |
liú jiā huī liu2 jia1 hui1 liu chia hui |
Gordon Liu (1955-), Hong Kong action actor |
動作主 see styles |
dousashu / dosashu どうさしゅ |
performer of an action; agent; actor |
動作片 动作片 see styles |
dòng zuò piàn dong4 zuo4 pian4 tung tso p`ien tung tso pien |
action movie; CL:部[bu4] |
十普門 十普门 see styles |
shí pǔ mén shi2 pu3 men2 shih p`u men shih pu men jū fumon |
The ten universals of a bodhisattva: 慈悲普 universal pity; 弘誓門 vow of universal salvation; 修行門 accordant action; 斷惑門 universal cutting off of delusions; 入法門門 freedom of entry into all forms of truth; 神通門 universal superhuman powers; 方便門 universal accordance with conditions of the receptivity of others; 說法門 powers of universal explication of the truth; 供養諸佛門 power of universal service of all Buddhas; 成就衆生門 the perfecting of all beings universally. |
危機感 危机感 see styles |
wēi jī gǎn wei1 ji1 gan3 wei chi kan kikikan ききかん |
sense of crisis; acute awareness of looming danger or instability (often actively cultivated to spur preparedness or action) sense of impending crisis; sense of danger |
吃官司 see styles |
chī guān sī chi1 guan1 si1 ch`ih kuan ssu chih kuan ssu |
to face legal action; to get sued |
因行果 see styles |
yīn xíng guǒ yin1 xing2 guo3 yin hsing kuo in gyō ka |
Cause, action, effect; e. g. seed, germination, fruit. |
塞建陀 see styles |
sāi jiàn tuó sai1 jian4 tuo2 sai chien t`o sai chien to saikenda |
(塞建陀羅); 塞健陀 skandha, 'the shoulder'; 'the body'; 'the trunk of a tree'; 'a section,' etc. M.W. 'Five psychological constituents.' 'Five attributes of every human being.' Eitel. Commonly known as the five aggregates, constituents, or groups; the pañcaskandha; under the Han dynasty 陰 was used, under the Jin 衆, under the Tang 蘊. The five are: 色 rūpa, form, or sensuous quality; 受 vedana, reception, feeling, sensation; 想 sañjñā , thought, consciousness, perception; 行 karman, or saṃskāra, action, mental activity; 識 vijñāna, cognition. The last four are mental constituents of the ego. Skandha is also the name of an arhat, and Skanda, also 塞建那, of a deva. |
境界相 see styles |
jìng jiè xiàng jing4 jie4 xiang4 ching chieh hsiang kyōgai sō |
The external, or phenomenal world, the third aspect referred to in the Awakening of Faith; the three are blind or unintelligent action, the subjective mind, and the objective illusory world. |
実写化 see styles |
jisshaka じっしゃか |
(noun, transitive verb) live-action adaptation (of a manga, animated film, etc.) |
実行委 see styles |
jikkoui / jikkoi じっこうい |
(abbreviation) (See 実行委員・じっこういいん) action committee; executive committee |
実践家 see styles |
jissenka じっせんか |
practical person; man of action; doer |
尼陀那 see styles |
ní tuó nà ni2 tuo2 na4 ni t`o na ni to na nidana |
nidāna, a band, bond, link, primary cause. I. The 十二因緣 twelve causes or links in the chain of existence: (1) jarā-maraṇa 老死 old age and death. (2) jāti 生 (re) birth. (3) bhava 有 existence. (4) upādāna 取 laying hold of, grasping. (5) tṛṣṇā 愛 love, thirst, desire. (6) vedana 受 receiving, perceiving, sensation. (7) sparśa 觸 touch, contact, feeling. (8) ṣaḍ-āyatana, 六入 the six senses. (9) nāma-rūpa 名色 name and form, individuality (of things). (10) vijñāna 六識 the six forms of perception, awareness or discernment. (11) saṃskāra 行 action, moral conduct. (12) avidyā 無明 unenlightenment, 'ignorance which mistakes the illusory phenomena of this world for realities. ' Eitel. These twelve links are stated also in Hīnayāna in reverse order, beginning with avidyā and ending with jarā-maraṇa. The Fanyimingyi says the whole series arises from 無明 ignorance, and if this can be got rid of the whole process of 生死 births and deaths (or reincarnations) comes to an end. II. Applied to the purpose and occasion of writing sutras, nidāna means (1) those written because of a request or query; (2) because certain precepts were violated; (3) because of certain events. |
惑業苦 惑业苦 see styles |
huò yè kǔ huo4 ye4 ku3 huo yeh k`u huo yeh ku wakugokku |
Illusion, accordant action, and suffering; the pains arising from a life of illusion. |
戦死者 see styles |
senshisha せんししゃ |
person killed in action; the war dead |
打招呼 see styles |
dǎ zhāo hu da3 zhao1 hu5 ta chao hu |
to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice |
操刀手 see styles |
cāo dāo shǒu cao1 dao1 shou3 ts`ao tao shou tsao tao shou |
person charged with decisive action; hatchet man |
擬態語 see styles |
gitaigo ぎたいご |
{ling} (e.g., じめじめ、ゆったり) phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly") |
放空炮 see styles |
fàng kōng pào fang4 kong1 pao4 fang k`ung p`ao fang kung pao |
(lit.) to fire blank shots; (fig.) to be all talk and no action; to shoot one's mouth off; to make empty promises |
方向姓 see styles |
houkousei / hokose ほうこうせい |
(irregular kanji usage) (1) trend; course of action; direction; (2) (computer terminology) directionality; directivity; orientation; (can be adjective with の) (3) (computer terminology) directional; vectorial; (4) (bus) goal; aim |
方向性 see styles |
fāng xiàng xìng fang1 xiang4 xing4 fang hsiang hsing houkousei / hokose ほうこうせい |
directionality (molecular biology) (1) direction; trend; course (of action); (2) {elec;physics} directionality; directivity; orientation; (3) {bus} goal; aim |
既判力 see styles |
kihanryoku きはんりょく |
{law} res judicata; res adjudicata; claim preclusion; exclusion of further legal action |
明行足 see styles |
míng xíng zú ming2 xing2 zu2 ming hsing tsu myōgyō soku |
vidyā-caraṇa-saṃpañña; knowledge-conduct-perfect 婢侈遮羅那三般那. (1) The unexcelled universal enlightenment of the Buddha based upon the discipline, meditation, and wisdom regarded as feet; one of the ten epithets of Buddha. Nirvāṇa Sūtra 18. (2) The 智度論 2 interprets 明 by the 三明 q. v., the 行 by the 三業 q. v., and the 足 by complete, or perfect. |
普通に see styles |
futsuuni; futsuuni(sk) / futsuni; futsuni(sk) ふつうに; フツーに(sk) |
(adverb) (1) (ふつうに only) (See 普通・2) normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly; (adverb) (2) (colloquialism) (used when giving a positive assessment, esp. of something that exceeds expectations) by anyone's standards; by normal standards; sufficiently; actually; genuinely; truly; (adverb) (3) (colloquialism) (describes an action) without any issues; without any difficulty; (surprisingly) well; just fine; naturally |
有漏業 有漏业 see styles |
yǒu lòu yè you3 lou4 ye4 yu lou yeh uro gō |
contaminated action |
有爲果 有为果 see styles |
yǒu wéi guǒ you3 wei2 guo3 yu wei kuo ui ka |
The result or effect of action. |
有相業 有相业 see styles |
yǒu xiàng yè you3 xiang4 ye4 yu hsiang yeh usō gō |
Action through faith in the idea, e. g. of the Pure Land; the acts which produce such results. |
業比量 业比量 see styles |
yè bǐ liáng ye4 bi3 liang2 yeh pi liang gō hiryō |
inference from action |
武打片 see styles |
wǔ dǎ piàn wu3 da3 pian4 wu ta p`ien wu ta pien |
action movie; kungfu movie |
毘柰耶 毗柰耶 see styles |
pín ài yé pin2 ai4 ye2 p`in ai yeh pin ai yeh binaya |
Vinaya, 毘那耶; 毘尼 (毘泥迦) (or 鞞尼, 鞞泥迦); 鼻那夜 Moral training; the disciplinary rules; the precepts and commands of moral asceticism and monastic discipline (said to have been given by Buddha); explained by 律 q. v ordinances; 滅 destroying sin; 調伏 subjugation of deed, word, and thought; 離行 separation from action, e. g. evil. |
気働き see styles |
kibataraki きばたらき |
taking appropriate action; tact |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Wu Wei - Without Action" 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
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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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