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辜較縱奪


辜较纵夺

see styles
gū jiào zòng duó
    gu1 jiao4 zong4 duo2
ku chiao tsung to
 kokō jōdatsu
to arbitrarily plunder and carry away whatever one can without any principle

通貨主義

see styles
 tsuukashugi / tsukashugi
    つうかしゅぎ
currency principle; currency doctrine

金科玉律

see styles
jīn kē yù lǜ
    jin1 ke1 yu4 lu:4
chin k`o yü lü
    chin ko yü lü
golden rule; key principle

金科玉条

see styles
 kinkagyokujou / kinkagyokujo
    きんかぎょくじょう
(yoji) (See 黄金律) golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)

銀行主義

see styles
 ginkoushugi / ginkoshugi
    ぎんこうしゅぎ
{finc} (See 通貨主義・つうかしゅぎ) banking principle; banking doctrine

陰陽の理

see styles
 onmyounori / onmyonori
    おんみょうのり
principle of duality

隔年皇曆


隔年皇历

see styles
gé nián huáng lì
    ge2 nian2 huang2 li4
ko nien huang li
lit. almanac from years back (idiom); obsolete practice; old-fashioned principle

麤相道理

see styles
cū xiàng dào lǐ
    cu1 xiang4 dao4 li3
ts`u hsiang tao li
    tsu hsiang tao li
principle of coarse aspects

アヒンサー

see styles
 ahinsaa / ahinsa
    アヒンサー
{Buddh} (See 不殺生) ahimsa; abstinence from taking life; principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.

ガイア仮説

see styles
 gaiakasetsu
    ガイアかせつ
(See ガイア理論・ガイアりろん) Gaia hypothesis; Gaia theory; Gaia principle

ガイア理論

see styles
 gaiariron
    ガイアりろん
(See ガイア仮説・ガイアかせつ) Gaia theory; Gaia principle; Gaia hypothesis

てこの原理

see styles
 tekonogenri
    てこのげんり
principle of leverage

ものの道理

see styles
 mononodouri / mononodori
    もののどうり
the principle of the thing

一事不再議

see styles
 ichijifusaigi
    いちじふさいぎ
the principle of not resuming debate on an item in the same Diet session in which it has been voted down

不相容原理

see styles
bù xiāng róng yuán lǐ
    bu4 xiang1 rong2 yuan2 li3
pu hsiang jung yüan li
(Pauli) exclusion principle (physics)

事勿れ主義

see styles
 kotonakareshugi
    ことなかれしゅぎ
(exp,n) (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat

信頼の原則

see styles
 shinrainogensoku
    しんらいのげんそく
(exp,n) {law} rule of reliance on reasonable conduct; principle that one is not legally responsible for failing to take into account that another party is not following the law

充足理由律

see styles
chōng zú lǐ yóu lǜ
    chong1 zu2 li3 you2 lu:4
ch`ung tsu li yu lü
    chung tsu li yu lü
 juusokuriyuuritsu / jusokuriyuritsu
    じゅうそくりゆうりつ
sufficient grounds (law)
{phil} (See 充足理由の原理) principle of sufficient reason

先発明主義

see styles
 senhatsumeishugi / senhatsumeshugi
    せんはつめいしゅぎ
(See 先願主義) first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system

入不二法門


入不二法门

see styles
rù bù èr fǎ mén
    ru4 bu4 er4 fa3 men2
ju pu erh fa men
 nyū funi hōmon
to enter the gate of the principle of non-duality

出生地主義

see styles
 shusshouchishugi / shusshochishugi
    しゅっしょうちしゅぎ
(See 血統主義) jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship

加速度原理

see styles
 kasokudogenri
    かそくどげんり
acceleration principle

原則として

see styles
 gensokutoshite
    げんそくとして
(expression) as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally

多数決原理

see styles
 tasuuketsugenri / tasuketsugenri
    たすうけつげんり
principle of majority rule

大家族主義

see styles
 daikazokushugi
    だいかぞくしゅぎ
{bus} big family principle; extended family policy

帕累托法則


帕累托法则

see styles
pà lèi tuō fǎ zé
    pa4 lei4 tuo1 fa3 ze2
p`a lei t`o fa tse
    pa lei to fa tse
Pareto principle

応報刑主義

see styles
 ouhoukeishugi / ohokeshugi
    おうほうけいしゅぎ
(See 応報刑論) retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment

梃子の原理

see styles
 tekonogenri
    てこのげんり
principle of leverage

無抵抗主義

see styles
 muteikoushugi / mutekoshugi
    むていこうしゅぎ
(the principle of) nonresistance

理由の原理

see styles
 riyuunogenri / riyunogenri
    りゆうのげんり
(exp,n) {phil} (See 充足理由の原理) principle of sufficient reason

生死流轉法


生死流转法

see styles
shēng sǐ liú zhuǎn fǎ
    sheng1 si3 liu2 zhuan3 fa3
sheng ssu liu chuan fa
 shōji ruten hō
principle of cyclic existence

相対性原理

see styles
 soutaiseigenri / sotaisegenri
    そうたいせいげんり
{physics} principle of relativity

科學發展觀


科学发展观

see styles
kē xué fā zhǎn guān
    ke1 xue2 fa1 zhan3 guan1
k`o hsüeh fa chan kuan
    ko hsüeh fa chan kuan
Scientific Outlook on Development, a guiding principle for the CCP attributed to Hu Jintao 胡錦濤|胡锦涛[Hu2 Jin3 tao1], incorporated into the Constitution of the CCP in 2007

般若理趣經


般若理趣经

see styles
bō rě lǐ qù jīng
    bo1 re3 li3 qu4 jing1
po je li ch`ü ching
    po je li chü ching
 Hannya rishu kyō
Scripture that Transcends the Principle

非同盟主義

see styles
 hidoumeishugi / hidomeshugi
    ひどうめいしゅぎ
principle of nonalignment; nonalignment policy

パウリの原理

see styles
 paurinogenri
    パウリのげんり
{physics} Pauli exclusion principle; Pauli's principle

プリンシプル

see styles
 purinshipuru
    プリンシプル
principle

主辞素性原理

see styles
 shujisoseigenri / shujisosegenri
    しゅじそせいげんり
{ling} head feature principle; HFP

事なかれ主義

see styles
 kotonakareshugi
    ことなかれしゅぎ
(exp,n) (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat

以不變應萬變


以不变应万变

see styles
yǐ bù biàn yìng wàn biàn
    yi3 bu4 bian4 ying4 wan4 bian4
i pu pien ying wan pien
(idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle

国際協調主義

see styles
 kokusaikyouchoushugi / kokusaikyochoshugi
    こくさいきょうちょうしゅぎ
principle (or ideology) of international cooperation

大滅諦金剛智


大灭谛金刚智

see styles
dà miè dì jīn gāng zhì
    da4 mie4 di4 jin1 gang1 zhi4
ta mieh ti chin kang chih
 dai mettai kongō chi
The first two of the 三德 three Buddha-powers; they are (a) his principle of nirvana, i.e. the extinotion of suffering, and (b) his supreme or vajra wisdom.

方針を固める

see styles
 houshinokatameru / hoshinokatameru
    ほうしんをかためる
(exp,v1) to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy

Variations:

 mune
    むね
(1) principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar; (2) (旨 only) purport; gist; drift; meaning; (3) (旨 only) instructions; orders; intention; wishes

是是非非主義

see styles
 zezehihishugi
    ぜぜひひしゅぎ
principle of being fair and just; fair and unbiased policy (unbiassed)

束縛継承原理

see styles
 sokubakukeishougenri / sokubakukeshogenri
    そくばくけいしょうげんり
binding inheritance principle; BIP

民族自決主義

see styles
 minzokujiketsushugi
    みんぞくじけつしゅぎ
principle of national self-determination

無所從生法忍


无所从生法忍

see styles
wú suǒ cóng shēng fǎ rěn
    wu2 suo3 cong2 sheng1 fa3 ren3
wu so ts`ung sheng fa jen
    wu so tsung sheng fa jen
 mushojū shōhō nin
the acceptance of (the principle of) non-arising dharmas

理事無礙十門


理事无碍十门

see styles
lǐ shì wú ài shí mén
    li3 shi4 wu2 ai4 shi2 men2
li shih wu ai shih men
 riji muge jūmon
ten aspects of non-obstruction between principle and phenomena

理事無礙法界


理事无碍法界

see styles
lǐ shì wú ài fǎ jiè
    li3 shi4 wu2 ai4 fa3 jie4
li shih wu ai fa chieh
 riji muge hokkai
realm of non-obstruction between principle and phenomena

甚深緣起道理


甚深缘起道理

see styles
shén shēn yuán qǐ dào lǐ
    shen2 shen1 yuan2 qi3 dao4 li3
shen shen yüan ch`i tao li
    shen shen yüan chi tao li
 shinshin engi dōri
profound principle of dependent arising

自由心証主義

see styles
 jiyuushinshoushugi / jiyushinshoshugi
    じゆうしんしょうしゅぎ
{law} free conviction principle; principle of the free discretion of judges as to the probative value of evidence

自由放任主義

see styles
 jiyuuhouninshugi / jiyuhoninshugi
    じゆうほうにんしゅぎ
(See レッセフェール) principle of laissez-faire

起訴便宜主義

see styles
 kisobengishugi
    きそべんぎしゅぎ
{law} principle of discretionary prosecution (the right of a public prosecutor to exercise discretion in cancelling prosecution); principle of opportunity

起訴法定主義

see styles
 kisohouteishugi / kisohoteshugi
    きそほうていしゅぎ
{law} principle of compulsory prosecution (i.e. a public prosecutor must seek an indictment if evidence is sufficient)

透明性の原理

see styles
 toumeiseinogenri / tomesenogenri
    とうめいせいのげんり
transparency principle

過失責任主義

see styles
 kashitsusekininshugi
    かしつせきにんしゅぎ
(See 無過失責任主義) fault liability principle

達磨阿蘭若迦


达磨阿兰若迦

see styles
dá mó ā lán ruò jiā
    da2 mo2 a1 lan2 ruo4 jia1
ta mo a lan jo chia
 datsuma arannyaka
dharma-āraṇyaka, meditators on the principle of inactivity, or letting Nature have its course; see 阿蘭若.

ことなかれ主義

see styles
 kotonakareshugi
    ことなかれしゅぎ
(exp,n) (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat

ニルバーナ原則

see styles
 nirubaanagensoku / nirubanagensoku
    ニルバーナげんそく
(rare) (See 涅槃原則) Nirvana principle

パレートの法則

see styles
 pareetonohousoku / pareetonohosoku
    パレートのほうそく
Pareto principle; Pareto's law; 80-20 rule

フェルマの原理

see styles
 ferumanogenri
    フェルマのげんり
(exp,n) (physics) Fermat's principle

フルコスト原則

see styles
 furukosutogensoku
    フルコストげんそく
full-cost principle

ポリアンナ効果

see styles
 poriannakouka / poriannakoka
    ポリアンナこうか
Polyanna principle; Polyanna effect

下位範疇化原理

see styles
 kaihanchuukagenri / kaihanchukagenri
    かいはんちゅうかげんり
subcategorization principle; subcategorisation principle

事情変更の原則

see styles
 jijouhenkounogensoku / jijohenkonogensoku
    じじょうへんこうのげんそく
(exp,n) {law} clausula rebus sic stantibus (legal principle that agreements become non-binding if there is a major, unforeseeable change of circumstances)

信義誠実の原則

see styles
 shingiseijitsunogensoku / shingisejitsunogensoku
    しんぎせいじつのげんそく
{law} principle of good faith

充足理由の原理

see styles
 juusokuriyuunogenri / jusokuriyunogenri
    じゅうそくりゆうのげんり
(exp,n) {phil} (See 充足理由律) principle of sufficient reason

地層累重の法則

see styles
 chisouruijuunohousoku / chisoruijunohosoku
    ちそうるいじゅうのほうそく
(exp,n) {geol} law of superposition; principle of superposition

平衡移動の法則

see styles
 heikouidounohousoku / hekoidonohosoku
    へいこういどうのほうそく
(rare) law of equilibrium (Le Chatelier's principle)

最小作用の原理

see styles
 saishousayounogenri / saishosayonogenri
    さいしょうさようのげんり
(exp,n) {physics} principle of least action

汚染者負担原則

see styles
 osenshafutangensoku
    おせんしゃふたんげんそく
Polluter Pays Principle; PPP

無過失責任主義

see styles
 mukashitsusekininshugi
    むかしつせきにんしゅぎ
(See 過失責任主義) no-fault liability principle

重ね合せの原理

see styles
 kasaneawasenogenri
    かさねあわせのげんり
principle of superposition; superposition principle

パウリの排他原理

see styles
 paurinohaitagenri
    パウリのはいたげんり
(exp,n) {physics} Pauli exclusion principle

フェルマーの原理

see styles
 ferumaanogenri / ferumanogenri
    フェルマーのげんり
(exp,n) (physics) Fermat's principle

ベルヌーイの定理

see styles
 berunuuinoteiri / berunuinoteri
    ベルヌーイのていり
(exp,n) {physics} Bernoulli's theorem; Bernoulli's principle

ホイヘンスの原理

see styles
 hoihensunogenri
    ホイヘンスのげんり
Huygens' principle

ミニマックス原理

see styles
 minimakkusugenri
    ミニマックスげんり
minimax principle (in game theory, etc.)

Variations:
一本やり
一本槍

 ipponyari
    いっぽんやり
(n,n-suf) (1) (idiom) (after a noun) sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; focusing solely on; devotion to; single spear; (2) (idiom) one's sole talent; one's only forte

会期不継続の原則

see styles
 kaikifukeizokunogensoku / kaikifukezokunogensoku
    かいきふけいぞくのげんそく
principle holding that any matters left unresolved at the end of one Diet session are not to be carried over to the next

同一労働同一賃金

see styles
 douitsuroudoudouitsuchingin / doitsurododoitsuchingin
    どういつろうどうどういつちんぎん
(principle of) equal pay for equal work

無所從生不起法忍


无所从生不起法忍

see styles
wú suǒ cóng shēng bù qǐ fǎ rěn
    wu2 suo3 cong2 sheng1 bu4 qi3 fa3 ren3
wu so ts`ung sheng pu ch`i fa jen
    wu so tsung sheng pu chi fa jen
 mushojūshō fuki hō nin
the acceptance of (the principle of) non-arising

重ね合わせの原理

see styles
 kasaneawasenogenri
    かさねあわせのげんり
principle of superposition; superposition principle

アルキメデスの原理

see styles
 arukimedesunogenri
    アルキメデスのげんり
Archimedes' principle

ルシャトリエの原理

see styles
 rushatorienogenri
    ルシャトリエのげんり
Le Chatelier's principle

Variations:
五族協和
五族共和

 gozokukyouwa / gozokukyowa
    ごぞくきょうわ
(1) five races under one union (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans; founding principle of the Republic of China); (2) (五族協和 only) (yoji) (hist) (See 満州国) harmony of the five races (Manchurians, Han, Mongolians, Koreans, Japanese; official policy of Manchukuo)

Variations:
曲げる
枉げる

 mageru
    まげる
(transitive verb) (1) (曲げる only) to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl; (transitive verb) (2) (曲げる only) to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant; (transitive verb) (3) to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert; (transitive verb) (4) to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks); (transitive verb) (5) to pawn

最大エントロピー原理

see styles
 saidaientoropiigenri / saidaientoropigenri
    さいだいエントロピーげんり
{math} principle of maximum entropy

法筵龍象衆當觀第一義


法筵龙象众当观第一义

see styles
fǎ yán lóng xiàng zhòng dāng guān dì yī yì
    fa3 yan2 long2 xiang4 zhong4 dang1 guan1 di4 yi1 yi4
fa yen lung hsiang chung tang kuan ti i i
 ho en ryu zōshu, to kan dai ichigi
you dragons and elephants gathered at this dharma assembly, see now the first principle!

Variations:
物の道理
ものの道理

 mononodouri / mononodori
    もののどうり
the principle of the thing

Variations:
アヒンサー
アヒムサー

 ahinsaa; ahimusaa / ahinsa; ahimusa
    アヒンサー; アヒムサー
{Buddh} (See 不殺生) ahimsa (principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.) (san: ahimsā); abstinence from taking life

Variations:
てこの原理
梃子の原理

 tekonogenri
    てこのげんり
principle of leverage

老鼠拖木鍁,大頭在後頭


老鼠拖木锨,大头在后头

lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou
    lao3 shu3 tuo1 mu4 xian1 , da4 tou2 zai4 hou4 tou5
lao shu t`o mu hsien , ta t`ou tsai hou t`ou
    lao shu to mu hsien , ta tou tsai hou tou
when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second; the tip of the iceberg; the cockroach principle

大樂金剛不空眞實三摩耶經


大乐金刚不空眞实三摩耶经

see styles
dà lè jīn gāng bù kōng zhēn shí sān mó yé jīng
    da4 le4 jin1 gang1 bu4 kong1 zhen1 shi2 san1 mo2 ye2 jing1
ta le chin kang pu k`ung chen shih san mo yeh ching
    ta le chin kang pu kung chen shih san mo yeh ching
 Dairaku kongō fukū shinjitsu sanmaya kyō
Scripture that Transcends the Principle

大樂金剛不空眞實三麼耶經


大乐金刚不空眞实三么耶经

see styles
dà lè jīn gāng bù kōng zhēn shí sān mó yé jīng
    da4 le4 jin1 gang1 bu4 kong1 zhen1 shi2 san1 mo2 ye2 jing1
ta le chin kang pu k`ung chen shih san mo yeh ching
    ta le chin kang pu kung chen shih san mo yeh ching
 Dairaku kongō fukū shinjitsu sanmaya kyō
Scripture that Transcends the Principle

語彙的コントロールの原理

see styles
 goitekikontoroorunogenri
    ごいてきコントロールのげんり
{ling} principle of lexical control; PLC

ハーディーワインベルクの法則

see styles
 haadiiwainberukunohousoku / hadiwainberukunohosoku
    ハーディーワインベルクのほうそく
Hardy-Weinberg principle

Variations:
曲げる
枉げる(rK)

 mageru
    まげる
(transitive verb) (1) (曲げる only) to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl; (transitive verb) (2) (曲げる only) to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant; (transitive verb) (3) to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert; (transitive verb) (4) to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks); (transitive verb) (5) to pawn

Variations:
フェルマの原理
フェルマーの原理

 ferumaanogenri(ferumaano原理); ferumanogenri(ferumano原理) / ferumanogenri(ferumano原理); ferumanogenri(ferumano原理)
    フェルマーのげんり(フェルマーの原理); フェルマのげんり(フェルマの原理)
(exp,n) {physics} Fermat's principle

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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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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).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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