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羅漢果


罗汉果

see styles
luó hàn guǒ
    luo2 han4 guo3
lo han kuo
 rakanka; rakanka
    らかんか; ラカンカ
monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine
(kana only) luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii); herbaceous perennial vine native to China and Thailand; fruit of the Siraita grosvenorii
realization of the arhat

群馬縣


群马县

see styles
qún mǎ xiàn
    qun2 ma3 xian4
ch`ün ma hsien
    chün ma hsien
Gumma prefecture in northern Japan

膃肭獣

see styles
 ottosei / ottose
    おっとせい
(kana only) fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal

膃肭臍


腽肭脐

see styles
wà nà qí
    wa4 na4 qi2
wa na ch`i
    wa na chi
 ottosei / ottose
    おっとせい
penis and testes of fur seal (used in TCM)
(kana only) fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal

薩米人


萨米人

see styles
sà mǐ rén
    sa4 mi3 ren2
sa mi jen
the Sami people, indigenous people in northern Scandinavia

蘇易簡


苏易简

see styles
sū yì jiǎn
    su1 yi4 jian3
su i chien
Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet

蘇東坡


苏东坡

see styles
sū dōng pō
    su1 dong1 po1
su tung p`o
    su tung po
 sotouba / sotoba
    そとうば
Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher
(person) Su Dongpo (1036-1101; art name of Su Shi, Chinese writer and painter)

蝦夷地

see styles
 ezochi
    えぞち
(1) Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); (2) (See 和人地) Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido

蝦爬子


虾爬子

see styles
xiā pá zi
    xia1 pa2 zi5
hsia p`a tzu
    hsia pa tzu
mantis shrimp

蟷螂拳

see styles
 tourouken / toroken
    とうろうけん
(martial arts term) praying mantis style

贍部洲


赡部洲

see styles
shàn bù zhōu
    shan4 bu4 zhou1
shan pu chou
 senbushū
Jambudvīpa. Name of the southern of the four great continents, said to be of triangular shape, and to be called after the shape of the leaf of an immense Jambu-tree on Mount Meru, or after fine gold that is found below the tree. It is divided into four parts: south of the Himālayas by the lord of elephants, because of their number; north by the lord of horses; west by the lord of jewels; east by the lord of men. This seems to imply a region larger than India, and Eitel includes in Jambudvīpa the following countries around the Anavatapta lake and the Himālayas. North: Huns, Uigurs, Turks. East: China, Corea, Japan, and some islands. South: Northern India with twenty-seven kingdoms, Eastern India ten kingdoms, Southern India fifteen kingdoms, Central India thirty kingdoms. West: Thirty-four kingdoms.

赤家蚊

see styles
 akaieka; akaieka
    あかいえか; アカイエカ
(kana only) common house mosquito (Culex pipiens); northern house mosquito

赤水母

see styles
 akakurage; akakurage
    あかくらげ; アカクラゲ
(kana only) northern sea nettle (Chrysaora melanaster)

超日王

see styles
chāo rì wáng
    chao1 ri4 wang2
ch`ao jih wang
    chao jih wang
 Chōnichi ō
Vikramāditya, 'a celebrated Hindu king,' 57 B.C., who drove out the Śakas or Scythians, ruled all northern India, was one of the wisest of Hindu kings and a great patron of literature. M. W.

針尾鴨


针尾鸭

see styles
zhēn wěi yā
    zhen1 wei3 ya1
chen wei ya
(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)

開封府


开封府

see styles
kāi fēng fǔ
    kai1 feng1 fu3
k`ai feng fu
    kai feng fu
Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty

阿拉斯

see styles
ā lā sī
    a1 la1 si1
a la ssu
Arras, town in northern France

阿目佉

see styles
ā mù qiā
    a1 mu4 qia1
a mu ch`ia
    a mu chia
 Amokukya
(阿目佉跋折羅) Amogha, or Amoghavajra, 阿牟伽 (or 阿謨伽 or 阿穆伽) intp. 不空 (不空金剛) a monk from northern India, a follower of the mystic teachings of Samantabhadra. Vajramati 金剛智 is reputed to have founded the Yogācārya or Tantric school in China about A.D. 719-720. Amogha succeeded him in its leadership in 732. From a journey through India and Ceylon, 741-6, he brought to China more than 500 sutras and śāstras; introduced a new form for transliterating Sanskrit and published 108 works. He is credited with the introduction of the Ullambana fesival of All Souls, 15th of 7th moon, v. 盂. He is the chief representative of Buddhist mysticism in China, spreading it widely through the patronage of three successive emperors, Xuanzong, Suzong, who gave him the title of 大廣智三藏 q.v., and Daizong, who gave him the posthumous rank and title of a Minister of State. He died 774.

雁渡し

see styles
 kariwatashi
    かりわたし
(rare) northern wind in early autumn

雨乞い

see styles
 amagoi
    あまごい
(noun/participle) praying for rain

雨請い

see styles
 amagoi
    あまごい
(noun/participle) praying for rain

青竜蝦

see styles
 shako
    しゃこ
(kana only) mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria)

高平市

see styles
gāo píng shì
    gao1 ping2 shi4
kao p`ing shih
    kao ping shih
Gaoping, a county-level city in Jincheng City 晉城市|晋城市[Jin4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi; Cao Bang, a city in northern Vietnam

鮮卑族


鲜卑族

see styles
xiān bēi zú
    xian1 bei1 zu2
hsien pei tsu
Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads

黒豆木

see styles
 kuromamenoki
    くろまめのき
(kana only) bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry

アブラコ

see styles
 aburako
    アブラコ
(1) (kana only) (as used in Northern Japan) greenling; (2) (as used in Kochi and surrounds) medaka ricefish

アマエビ

see styles
 amaebi
    アマエビ
(kana only) northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis); sweet shrimp; northern pink prawn; red shrimp; Maine shrimp

オオタカ

see styles
 ootaka
    オオタカ
(1) (kana only) northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); (2) female hawk (or falcon); (3) (abbreviation) falconry (using a northern goshawk)

オオモズ

see styles
 oomozu
    オオモズ
(kana only) northern shrike; great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)

かまくら

see styles
 kamakura
    かまくら
(1) mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; (2) snow hut

ノーザン

see styles
 noozan
    ノーザン
(personal name) Northern

フルマ鴎

see styles
 furumakamome; furumakamome
    フルマかもめ; フルマカモメ
(kana only) northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)

丈六金身

see styles
zhàng liù jīn shēn
    zhang4 liu4 jin1 shen1
chang liu chin shen
 jōroku konjin
sixteen-foot diamond-body; also a metal or golden image of the Buddha 16 feet high mentioned in the 北史 Northern History.

二次革命

see styles
èr cì gé mìng
    er4 ci4 ge2 ming4
erh tz`u ko ming
    erh tzu ko ming
Second Revolution, campaign from 1913 of the provisional revolutionary government (under Sun Yat-sen and the Guomindang) against Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] and the Northern Warlords

五家七宗

see styles
wǔ jiā qī zōng
    wu3 jia1 qi1 zong1
wu chia ch`i tsung
    wu chia chi tsung
 goke shichishū
(五家) Division in China of the 禪 Ch'an, Intuitive or Meditative School. It divided into northern and southern schools under 神秀 Shenxiu and 慧能 Huineng respectively. The northern school continued as a unit, the southern divided into five or seven 宗, viz. 潙仰宗, 臨濟宗, 曹洞宗, 雲門宗, and 法眼宗; the two others are 黃龍 and 揚岐.

令狐德棻

see styles
líng hú dé fēn
    ling2 hu2 de2 fen1
ling hu te fen
Linghu Defen (583-666), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Zhou of the Northern dynasties 周書|周书

伏駄蜜多

see styles
fú tuó mì duō
    fu2 tuo2 mi4 duo1
fu t`o mi to
    fu to mi to
 Fukudamitta
Buddhamitra, of northern India, the ninth patriarch, a vaiśya by birth (third caste), author of the 五門禪經要用法 Pancadvara-dhyāna-sutramahartha-dharma; he was styled Mahā-dhyāna-guru.

光厳天皇

see styles
 kougontennou / kogontenno
    こうごんてんのう
(person) Emperor Kōgon (of the Northern Court); Kōgon Tenno (1313-1364 CE, reigning: 1331-1333 CE)

光明天皇

see styles
 koumyoutennou / komyotenno
    こうみょうてんのう
(person) Emperor Kōmyou (of the Northern Court); Kōmyou Tenno (1321-1380 CE, reigning: 1336-1348 CE)

八國聯軍


八国联军

see styles
bā guó lián jun
    ba1 guo2 lian2 jun1
pa kuo lien chün
Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900

冬トピア

see styles
 fuyutopia
    ふゆトピア
(kana only) Fuyutopia (government program to help create a winter living environment in northern Hokkaido)

北下ろし

see styles
 kitaoroshi
    きたおろし
cold wind from the northern uplands

北京三會


北京三会

see styles
běi jīng sān huì
    bei3 jing1 san1 hui4
pei ching san hui
 hokkyō no san'e
three rituals of the northern capital

北十字星

see styles
 kitajuujisei / kitajujise
    きたじゅうじせい
Northern Cross (asterism)

北拘盧洲


北拘卢洲

see styles
běi jū lú zhōu
    bei3 ju1 lu2 zhou1
pei chü lu chou
 Hoku kurushū
northern continent

北方仏教

see styles
 hoppoubukkyou / hoppobukkyo
    ほっぽうぶっきょう
(See 南方仏教) Northern Buddhism (as practiced in East Asia)

北方佛教

see styles
běi fāng fó jiào
    bei3 fang1 fo2 jiao4
pei fang fo chiao
 hoppō bukkyō
Northern Buddhism, i. e. Mahāyāna, in contrast with Southern Buddhism, Hīnayāna.

北方四島

see styles
 hoppouyontou / hoppoyonto
    ほっぽうよんとう
the four northern islands (held by Russia); south Kuril Islands; northern territories

北方戦争

see styles
 hoppousensou / hopposenso
    ほっぽうせんそう
(hist) Great Northern War (1700-1721)

北方領土

see styles
 hoppouryoudo / hopporyodo
    ほっぽうりょうど
Southern Kuril Islands (administered by Russia, claimed by Japan); Northern Territories; (place-name) Southern Kuril Islands (administered by Russia, claimed by Japan); Northern Territories

北洋政府

see styles
běi yáng zhèng fǔ
    bei3 yang2 zheng4 fu3
pei yang cheng fu
the Warlord government of Northern China that developed from the Qing Beiyang army 北洋軍閥|北洋军阀 after the Xinhai revolution of 1911

北洋漁業

see styles
 hokuyougyogyou / hokuyogyogyo
    ほくようぎょぎょう
northern-sea fisheries

北洋軍閥


北洋军阀

see styles
běi yáng jun fá
    bei3 yang2 jun1 fa2
pei yang chün fa
 hokuyougunbatsu / hokuyogunbatsu
    ほくようぐんばつ
the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)
(hist) Beiyang Army

北象海豹

see styles
 kitazouazarashi; kitazouazarashi / kitazoazarashi; kitazoazarashi
    きたぞうあざらし; キタゾウアザラシ
(kana only) northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)

北部同盟

see styles
 hokubudoumei / hokubudome
    ほくぶどうめい
(org) Legan Lombarda; northern-based opposition alliance; Northern Alliance; (o) Legan Lombarda; northern-based opposition alliance; Northern Alliance

北部地域

see styles
 hokubuchiiki / hokubuchiki
    ほくぶちいき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) northern region; the north

北部準州

see styles
 hokubujunshuu / hokubujunshu
    ほくぶじゅんしゅう
(place-name) Northern Territory (Australia)

南方佛教

see styles
nán fāng fó jiào
    nan2 fang1 fo2 jiao4
nan fang fo chiao
 Nanpō bukkyō
Southern Buddhism in contrast with 北方 northern Buddhism.

南西諸島


南西诸岛

see styles
nán xī zhū dǎo
    nan2 xi1 zhu1 dao3
nan hsi chu tao
 nanseishotou / nanseshoto
    なんせいしょとう
Ryukyu Islands; Okinawa 沖繩|冲绳[Chong1 sheng2] and other islands of modern Japan
(See 琉球諸島) Nansei Islands; Ryukyu Islands; chain of islands extending from southwestern Kyushu to northern Taiwan; (place-name) Nansei-shoto (southwestern islands off Kyushu and in the Okinawan archipelago)

吉野時代

see styles
 yoshinojidai
    よしのじだい
(hist) (See 南北朝時代・1) Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392)

嘴黒阿比

see styles
 hashiguroabi; hashiguroabi
    はしぐろあび; ハシグロアビ
(kana only) common loon (Gavia immer); great northern diver; great northern loon

大鷹狩り

see styles
 ootakagari
    おおたかがり
falconry (using a northern goshawk)

天台九神

see styles
tiān tái jiǔ shén
    tian1 tai2 jiu3 shen2
t`ien t`ai chiu shen
    tien tai chiu shen
 Tentai kujin
The nine patriarchs of the Tiantai sect: 龍樹 Nāgārjuna; 慧文 Hui-wen of the 北齊 Northern Qi dynasty; 慧思 Huici of 南嶽 Nanyue; 智者 (or 智顗) Zhizhe, or Zhiyi; 灌頂 Guanding of 章安 Changan; 法華 Fahua; 天宮 Tiangung; 左溪 Zuoxi; and 湛然 Zhanran of 荊溪. The ten patriarchs 十祖 are the above nine with 道邃 Daosui considered a patriarch in Japan, because he was the teacher of Dengyo Daishi who brought the Tendai system to that country in the ninth century. Some name Huiwen and Huici as the first and second patriarchs of the school of thought developed by Zhiyi at Tiantai; v. 天台宗.

奉系軍閥


奉系军阀

see styles
fèng xì jun fá
    feng4 xi4 jun1 fa2
feng hsi chün fa
Fengtian clique (of northern warlords)

姫袋土竜

see styles
 himefukuromogura; himefukuromogura
    ひめふくろもぐら; ヒメフクロモグラ
(kana only) northern marsupial mole (Notoryctes caurinus)

孔雀羊歯

see styles
 kujakushida; kujakushida
    くじゃくしだ; クジャクシダ
(kana only) northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum)

宋四大書


宋四大书

see styles
sòng sì dà shū
    song4 si4 da4 shu1
sung ssu ta shu
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华

室利羅多


室利罗多

see styles
shì lì luó duō
    shi4 li4 luo2 duo1
shih li lo to
 Shirirata
(or 室利邏多) Śrīlabdha, a celebrated commentator, to whom is attributed, inter alia, the chief commentary on the 起信論 Awakening of Faith; he was called the enlightener of northern India.

専修念仏

see styles
 senjunenbutsu
    せんじゅねんぶつ
(rare) intently praying to Buddha (esp. Amitabha)

山陰地方

see styles
 saninchihou / saninchiho
    さんいんちほう
San'in region; region of western Honshu incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures

崇光天皇

see styles
 sukoutennou / sukotenno
    すこうてんのう
(person) Emperor Sukou (of the Northern Court); Sukou Tenno (1334-1398 CE, reigning: 1348-1351 CE)

巴士海峽


巴士海峡

see styles
bā shì hǎi xiá
    ba1 shi4 hai3 xia2
pa shih hai hsia
Bashi Channel in the northern part of the Luzon Strait, just south of Taiwan

念仏三昧

see styles
 nenbutsuzanmai
    ねんぶつざんまい
(yoji) {Buddh} being deep in prayer; praying devoutly to Amida Buddha

悪魔調伏

see styles
 akumachoubuku / akumachobuku
    あくまちょうぶく
exorcism; praying down evil spirits

慈悲心鳥

see styles
 jihishinchou; jihishinchou / jihishincho; jihishincho
    じひしんちょう; ジヒシンチョウ
(See ジュウイチ) rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus); northern hawk-cuckoo

慶曆新政


庆历新政

see styles
qìng lì xīn zhèng
    qing4 li4 xin1 zheng4
ch`ing li hsin cheng
    ching li hsin cheng
failed reform of Northern Song government in 1043

扣屎盔子

see styles
kòu shǐ kuī zi
    kou4 shi3 kui1 zi5
k`ou shih k`uei tzu
    kou shih kuei tzu
(northern dialect) lit. to cap in excrement; fig. to discredit with absurd unfounded accusations; to vilify

敦刻爾克


敦刻尔克

see styles
dūn kè ěr kè
    dun1 ke4 er3 ke4
tun k`o erh k`o
    tun ko erh ko
Dunkirk, port in northern France

新五代史

see styles
xīn wǔ dài shǐ
    xin1 wu3 dai4 shi3
hsin wu tai shih
Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls

朝鮮蟷螂

see styles
 chousenkamakiri / chosenkamakiri
    ちょうせんかまきり
narrow-winged mantis

東坡肘子


东坡肘子

see styles
dōng pō zhǒu zi
    dong1 po1 zhou3 zi5
tung p`o chou tzu
    tung po chou tzu
Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡

武經總要


武经总要

see styles
wǔ jīng zǒng yào
    wu3 jing1 zong3 yao4
wu ching tsung yao
"Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty

沙塵天氣


沙尘天气

see styles
shā chén tiān qì
    sha1 chen2 tian1 qi4
sha ch`en t`ien ch`i
    sha chen tien chi
spring sandstorms (common in Northern China)

河西走廊

see styles
hé xī zǒu láng
    he2 xi1 zou3 lang2
ho hsi tsou lang
Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road

灰色沢鵟

see styles
 haiirochuuhi; haiirochuuhi / hairochuhi; hairochuhi
    はいいろちゅうひ; ハイイロチュウヒ
(kana only) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus); northern harrier

牟尼室利

see styles
móu ní shì lì
    mou2 ni2 shi4 li4
mou ni shih li
 Munishiri
Muniśrī, name of a monk from northern India in the Liu Song period (5th cent. ).

白隠元豆

see styles
 shiroingenmame
    しろいんげんまめ
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean

皖系戰敗


皖系战败

see styles
wǎn xì zhàn bài
    wan3 xi4 zhan4 bai4
wan hsi chan pai
Anhui faction of Northern Warlords (1912-c. 1920), led by Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 with Japanese support

皖系軍閥


皖系军阀

see styles
wǎn xì jun fá
    wan3 xi4 jun1 fa2
wan hsi chün fa
Anhui faction of Northern Warlords 1911-c.1929

直係軍閥


直系军阀

see styles
zhí xì jun fá
    zhi2 xi4 jun1 fa2
chih hsi chün fa
the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords

直皖戰爭


直皖战争

see styles
zhí wǎn zhàn zhēng
    zhi2 wan3 zhan4 zheng1
chih wan chan cheng
war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government

簇莖石竹


簇茎石竹

see styles
cù jīng shí zhú
    cu4 jing1 shi2 zhu2
ts`u ching shih chu
    tsu ching shih chu
boreal carnation or northern pink; Dianthus repens (botany)

罽膩吒王


罽腻咤王

see styles
jì nì zhà wáng
    ji4 ni4 zha4 wang2
chi ni cha wang
 Keijita Ō
Caṇḍa-Kaniṣka, 吒王; the Scythian king, conqueror of northern India and Central Asia, noted for violence, the seizure of Aśvaghoṣa, and, later, patronage of Buddhism.

腹広蟷螂

see styles
 harabirokamakiri; harabirokamakiri
    はらびろかまきり; ハラビロカマキリ
(kana only) Indo-Pacific mantis (Hierodula patellifera)

舊五代史


旧五代史

see styles
jiù wǔ dài shǐ
    jiu4 wu3 dai4 shi3
chiu wu tai shih
History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls

菩提流支

see styles
pú tí liú zhī
    pu2 ti2 liu2 zhi1
p`u t`i liu chih
    pu ti liu chih
 Bodairushi
Bodhiruci, intp. as 道希, a monk from northern India who arrived at Loyang in A.D. 508 and tr. some 30 works; also 菩提留支, 菩提鶻露支.

蘇花公路


苏花公路

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sū huā gōng lù
    su1 hua1 gong1 lu4
su hua kung lu
Suhua Highway, coastal road in northern Taiwan, built on the side of cliffs above the Pacific Ocean

蝦夷鳴兎

see styles
 ezonakiusagi; ezonakiusagi
    えぞなきうさぎ; えぞナキウサギ
(kana only) Ochotona hyperborea yesoensis (subspecies of northern pika)

螳臂當車


螳臂当车

see styles
táng bì dāng chē
    tang2 bi4 dang1 che1
t`ang pi tang ch`e
    tang pi tang che
lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom); fig. to overrate oneself and attempt something impossible

螳螂捕蟬


螳螂捕蝉

see styles
táng láng bǔ chán
    tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2
t`ang lang pu ch`an
    tang lang pu chan
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

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