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楞伽經 楞伽经 see styles |
lèng qié jīng leng4 qie2 jing1 leng ch`ieh ching leng chieh ching Ryōga kyō |
The Laṅkāvatāra sūtra, a philosophical discourse attributed to Śākyamuni as delivered on the Laṅka mountain in Ceylon. It may have been composed in the fourth or fifth century A.D.; it "represents a mature phase of speculation and not only criticizes the Sāṅkhya, Pāśupata and other Hindu schools, but is conscious of the growing resemblance of Mahāyānism to Brahmanic philosophy and tries to explain it". Eliot. There have been four translations into Chinese, the first by Dharmarakṣa between 412-433, which no longer exists; the second was by Guṇabhadra in 443, ca11ed 楞伽 阿跋多羅寶經 4 juan; the third by Bodhiruci in 513, called 入楞伽經 10 juan; the fourth by Śikṣānanda in 700-704, called 大乘入楞伽經 7 juan. There are many treatises and commentaries on it, by Faxian and others. See Studies in the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra by Suzuki and his translation of it. This was the sūtra allowed by Bodhidharma, and is the recognized text of the Chan (Zen) School. There are numerous treatises on it. |
極める see styles |
kiwameru きわめる kimeru きめる |
(transitive verb) (1) to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; (2) to investigate thoroughly; to master; (transitive verb) (1) to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix; (2) to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); (3) to persist in doing; to go through with; (4) to always do; to have made a habit of; (5) to take for granted; to assume; (6) to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines; (7) to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing; (8) (martial arts term) (sumo) to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.); (9) to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs |
構える see styles |
kamaeru かまえる |
(transitive verb) (1) to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain; (transitive verb) (2) to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal); (transitive verb) (3) to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for; (v1,vi) (4) to put on an air; to assume an attitude; (v1,vi) (5) to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal; (transitive verb) (6) to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign; (transitive verb) (7) to plan; to scheme |
様子見 see styles |
yousumi / yosumi ようすみ |
(n,vs,adj-no) wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting) |
標飾り see styles |
shimekazari しめかざり |
decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year |
横坐り see styles |
yokozuwari よこずわり |
(noun/participle) sitting with one's legs out to one side |
横座り see styles |
yokozuwari よこずわり |
(noun/participle) sitting with one's legs out to one side |
次年度 see styles |
jinendo じねんど |
next (fiscal) year |
欲得尽 see styles |
yokutokuzuku よくとくづく |
(irregular okurigana usage) carrying out mercenary deeds; having a mercenary attitude; calculating |
歇後語 歇后语 see styles |
xiē hòu yǔ xie1 hou4 yu3 hsieh hou yü |
anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part) |
歌会始 see styles |
utakaihajime うたかいはじめ |
annual New Year's poetry reading |
歯噛み see styles |
hagami はがみ |
(noun/participle) (1) grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; (2) grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth |
歯固め see styles |
hagatame はがため |
(1) tooth hardening toy (for infants); teether; teething ring; (2) tooth hardening meal; New Year's feast |
歯軋り see styles |
hagishiri はぎしり |
(noun/participle) (1) involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; (2) grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation |
歳の市 see styles |
toshinoichi としのいち |
year-end fair; year-end market |
歳の瀬 see styles |
toshinose としのせ |
(exp,n) the year end; end of the year; last days of the year |
殪れる see styles |
taoreru たおれる |
(v1,vi) (1) to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.); (2) to die; (3) to go bankrupt; to be ruined; to have a bad debt; (4) to be defeated (in a game); (5) to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.) |
殺真菌 杀真菌 see styles |
shā zhēn jun sha1 zhen1 jun1 sha chen chün |
fungicidal; to have a fungicidal effect |
毒電波 see styles |
dokudenpa どくでんぱ |
(slang) radio waves, as sent out and received by people's minds |
比丘尼 see styles |
bǐ qiū ní bi3 qiu1 ni2 pi ch`iu ni pi chiu ni bikuni びくに |
Buddhist nun (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksuni") (1) bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun) (san: bhiksuni); (2) (hist) travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); (3) (hist) lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); (4) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 科負い比丘尼) female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts 苾芻尼; 尼姑 bhikṣuṇī. A nun, or almswoman. The first woman to be ordained was the Buddha's aunt Mahāprajāpatī, who had nursed him. In the fourteenth year after his enlightenment the Buddha yielded to persuasion and admitted his aunt and women to his order of religious mendicants, but said that the admission of women would shorten the period of Buddhism by 500 years. The nun, however old, must acknowledge the superiority of every monk; must never scold him or tell his faults; must never accuse him, though he may accuse her; and must in all respects obey the rules as commanded by him. She accepts all the rules for the monks with additional rules for her own order. Such is the theory rather than the practice. The title by which Mahāprajāpatī was addressed was applied to nuns, i. e. ārya, or noble, 阿姨, though some consider the Chinese term entirely native. |
比摩寺 see styles |
bǐ mó sì bi3 mo2 si4 pi mo ssu Himaji |
A monastery five li west of Khotan where Laozi is said to have converted the Huns to Buddhism. |
毘伽羅 毘伽罗 see styles |
pí qié luó pi2 qie2 luo2 p`i ch`ieh lo pi chieh lo bigara |
vyākaraṇa, grammatical analysis, grammar; 'formal prophecy,' Keith; tr. 聲明記論 which may be intp. as a record and discussion to make clear the sounds; in other words, a grammar, or sūtras to reveal right forms of speech; said to have been first given by Brahmā in a million stanzas, abridged by Indra to 100,000, by Pāṇini to 8,000, and later reduced by him to 300. Also 毘耶羯剌諵; 毘何羯唎拏; in the form of 和伽羅 Vyākaraṇas q. v. it is prediction. |
毘怛迦 毗怛迦 see styles |
pí dá jiā pi2 da2 jia1 p`i ta chia pi ta chia bitanka |
vitarka, 'initial attention, 'cognition in initial application,' 'judgment,' Keith; intp. as 尋 search or inquiry, and contrasted with 伺 spying out, careful examination; also as 計度 conjecture, supposition. Cf. 毘遮羅 vicāra. |
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. |
毘沙門 毘沙门 see styles |
pí shā mén pi2 sha1 men2 p`i sha men pi sha men bishamon びしゃもん |
(place-name) Bishamon (毘沙門天王) Vaiśravaṇa. Cf. 財 and 倶. One of the four mahārājas, guardian of the North, king of the yakṣas. Has the title 多聞; 普聞; universal or much hearing or learning, said to be so called because he heard the Buddha's preaching; but Vaiśravaṇa was son of Viśravas, which is from viśru, to be heard of far and wide, celebrated, and should be understood in this sense. Vaiśravaṇa is Kuvera, or Kubera, the Indian Pluto; originally a chief of evil spirits, afterwards the god of riches, and ruler of the northern quarter. Xuanzong built a temple to him in A. D. 753, since which he has been the god of wealth in China, and guardian at the entrance of Buddhist temples. In his right hand he often holds a banner or a lance, in his left a pearl or shrine, or a mongoose out of whose mouth jewels are pouring; under his feet are two demons. Colour, yellow. |
毘舍佉 毗舍佉 see styles |
pí shè qiā pi2 she4 qia1 p`i she ch`ia pi she chia Bishakya |
Vaiśākha, viśākhā 吠舍佉; 鼻奢佉; one of the constellations similar to Di 底, the third of the Chinese constellations, in Libra; M. W. says the first month in the year, the Chinese interpret it as from the middle of their second to the middle of their third month. |
毘舍羅 毘舍罗 see styles |
pí shè luó pi2 she4 luo2 p`i she lo pi she lo Bishara |
Viśāla, a deity who is said to have protected the image of Buddha brought to Ming Di of the Han dynasty. |
気張る see styles |
kibaru きばる |
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to strain or exert oneself; to go all out |
気遣う see styles |
kizukau きづかう |
(v5u,vi) to worry about; to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of |
水きり see styles |
mizukiri みずきり |
(noun/participle) (1) straining; draining; (2) drainer; strainer; colander; (3) cutwater (on ship); forefoot; drip (on building); flashing; throating; starling (on bridge); (4) stone skipping; skipping rocks; ducks and drakes; (noun/participle) (5) snipping the stem of a cut flower without raising it out of water |
水の餅 see styles |
mizunomochi みずのもち |
(See 若水) mochi offered when drawing the first water of the year |
水切り see styles |
mizukiri みずきり |
(noun/participle) (1) straining; draining; (2) drainer; strainer; colander; (3) cutwater (on ship); forefoot; drip (on building); flashing; throating; starling (on bridge); (4) stone skipping; skipping rocks; ducks and drakes; (noun/participle) (5) snipping the stem of a cut flower without raising it out of water |
水浸し see styles |
mizubitashi みずびたし |
flooded out; submersion |
求憐經 求怜经 see styles |
qiú lián jīng qiu2 lian2 jing1 ch`iu lien ching chiu lien ching |
Kyrie Eleison (section of Catholic mass); Miserere nobis; Lord have mercy upon us |
汲出す see styles |
kumidasu くみだす |
(transitive verb) to pump out; to bail (water) |
汲取る see styles |
kumitoru くみとる |
(irregular okurigana usage) (transitive verb) (1) to scoop out; to pump out; (2) to understand; to surmise |
汲取口 see styles |
kumitoriguchi くみとりぐち |
hole for pumping out cesspool |
汲干す see styles |
kumihosu くみほす |
(transitive verb) to empty out; to drain out; to pump dry |
決める see styles |
kimeru きめる |
(transitive verb) (1) to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix; (2) to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); (3) to persist in doing; to go through with; (4) to always do; to have made a habit of; (5) to take for granted; to assume; (6) to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines; (7) to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing; (8) (martial arts term) (sumo) to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.); (9) to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs |
決れる see styles |
shakureru しゃくれる |
(Ichidan verb) (1) (kana only) to be concaved; to have a concave shape; (2) to be crooked (chin) |
沒事兒 没事儿 see styles |
méi shì r mei2 shi4 r5 mei shih r |
to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind |
沒奈何 没奈何 see styles |
mò nài hé mo4 nai4 he2 mo nai ho |
to have no alternative; to be helpless |
沒有法 没有法 see styles |
méi yǒu fǎ mei2 you3 fa3 mei yu fa |
at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice |
法四依 see styles |
fǎ sì yī fa3 si4 yi1 fa ssu i hō (no) shie |
The four trusts of dharma: trust in the Law, not in men; trust in sūtras containing ultimate truth; trust in truth, not in words; trust in wisdom growing out of eternal truth and not in illusory knowledge. |
法無我 法无我 see styles |
fǎ wú wǒ fa3 wu2 wo3 fa wu wo hō muga |
dharmanairātmya. Things are without independent individuality, i.e. the tenet that things have no independent reality, no reality in themselves. 法無我智 The knowledge or wisdom of the above. |
泛かぶ see styles |
ukabu うかぶ |
(out-dated kanji) (Godan verb with "bu" ending) (1) to float; to be suspended; (2) to rise to surface; (3) to come to mind; to have inspiration |
泡立つ see styles |
awadatsu あわだつ |
(Godan verb with "tsu" ending) to bubble; to foam; to froth; (irregular kanji usage) (v5t,vi) to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror) |
波立つ see styles |
namidatsu なみだつ |
(v5t,vi) (1) to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to run high; to billow; to swell; to ripple; (v5t,vi) (2) to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); (v5t,vi) (3) to be in turmoil; to be in discord; to have troubles; to experience problems |
波羅夷 波罗夷 see styles |
bō luó yí bo1 luo2 yi2 po lo i harai はらい |
{Buddh} parajika (rules entailing expulsion from the sangha for life) pārājika. The first section of the Vinaya piṭaka containing rules of expulsion from the order, for unpardonable sin. Also 波羅闍巳迦; 波羅市迦. Cf. 四波羅夷. There are in Hīnayāna eight sins for expulsion of nuns, and in Mahāyāna ten. The esoteric sects have their own rules. |
泣出す see styles |
nakidasu なきだす |
(v5s,vi) to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears |
泣明す see styles |
nakiakasu なきあかす |
(transitive verb) to weep the night out; to weep all night |
泣潰す see styles |
nakitsubusu なきつぶす |
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to cry one's eyes out; to weep oneself blind |
注連飾 see styles |
shimekazari しめかざり |
decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year |
洩らす see styles |
morasu もらす |
(transitive verb) (1) to let leak; to reveal; (2) to wet one's pants; (3) to give utterance; to vent; to express; (4) to omit; to leave out |
洩れる see styles |
moreru もれる |
(v1,vi) (1) to leak out; to escape; to come through; to shine through; to filter out; (2) to find expression; to give vent; (3) to leak out; to be divulged; to be disclosed; (4) to be omitted; to be left out; to be excluded; to be not included |
洩私憤 泄私愤 see styles |
xiè sī fèn xie4 si1 fen4 hsieh ssu fen |
to vent personal spite; to act out of malice (esp. of crime) |
流鼻涕 see styles |
liú bí tì liu2 bi2 ti4 liu pi t`i liu pi ti |
to have a runny nose |
浮かぶ see styles |
ukabu うかぶ |
(Godan verb with "bu" ending) (1) to float; to be suspended; (2) to rise to surface; (3) to come to mind; to have inspiration |
浮上る see styles |
ukiagaru うきあがる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to float; to rise to the surface; (2) to stand out; to be visible; (3) to be alienated |
浮出す see styles |
ukidasu うきだす |
(v5s,vi) (1) to surface; to come to the top; (2) to stand out (e.g. against a background) |
浮出る see styles |
ukideru うきでる |
(v1,vi) (1) to rise to the surface; to surface; (2) to stand out (e.g. against a background) |
浴びる see styles |
abiru あびる |
(transitive verb) (1) to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in; (transitive verb) (2) to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with |
消える see styles |
kieru きえる |
(v1,vi) (1) to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost; (v1,vi) (2) to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen); (v1,vi) (3) to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); (v1,vi) (4) to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps); (v1,vi) (5) to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink); (v1,vi) (6) to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear |
涌出品 see styles |
yǒng chū pǐn yong3 chu1 pin3 yung ch`u p`in yung chu pin yushutsu hon |
Chapter of Springing out [from the Earth] |
涙ぐむ see styles |
namidagumu なみだぐむ |
(v5m,vi) to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears |
涸れる see styles |
kareru かれる |
(v1,vi) to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out |
涼み客 see styles |
suzumikyaku すずみきゃく |
people out enjoying the cool breezes |
淘げる see styles |
yonageru よなげる |
(transitive verb) (rare) (kana only) to separate and discard; to sieve and sort; to wash out (impurities, etc.) |
満一年 see styles |
manichinen まんいちねん |
one full year |
満艦飾 see styles |
mankanshoku まんかんしょく |
dressed up; decked out |
溜り場 see styles |
tamariba たまりば |
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out |
溜邊兒 溜边儿 see styles |
liū biān r liu1 bian1 r5 liu pien r |
to keep to the edge (of path, river etc); (fig.) to keep out of trouble; to avoid getting involved |
溝浚い see styles |
dobusarai どぶさらい |
cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain |
溢れる see styles |
abureru あぶれる |
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to be left out; to be crowded out |
溢れ者 see styles |
aburemono あぶれもの |
(1) ruffian; scamp; hooligan; (2) out-of-work person; day laborer without a job |
滅する see styles |
messuru めっする |
(vs-s,vi) (1) (See 滅びる) to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); (vs-s,vt) (2) (See 滅ぼす) to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish |
滅羯磨 灭羯磨 see styles |
miè jié mó mie4 jie2 mo2 mieh chieh mo metsu konma |
The extinguishing karma, or the blotting out of the name of a monk and his expulsion. |
滾床單 滚床单 see styles |
gǔn chuáng dān gun3 chuang2 dan1 kun ch`uang tan kun chuang tan |
(coll.) to have sex |
滿有譜 满有谱 see styles |
mǎn yǒu pǔ man3 you3 pu3 man yu p`u man yu pu |
to have a clearcut idea; to have firm guidelines; to have confidence; to be sure; to be certain |
漏らす see styles |
morasu もらす |
(transitive verb) (1) to let leak; to reveal; (2) to wet one's pants; (3) to give utterance; to vent; to express; (4) to omit; to leave out |
漏れる see styles |
moreru もれる |
(v1,vi) (1) to leak out; to escape; to come through; to shine through; to filter out; (2) to find expression; to give vent; (3) to leak out; to be divulged; to be disclosed; (4) to be omitted; to be left out; to be excluded; to be not included |
潑水節 泼水节 see styles |
pō shuǐ jié po1 shui3 jie2 p`o shui chieh po shui chieh |
Songkran (Thai New Year) |
潮溜り see styles |
shiodamari しおだまり |
tide pool; rocky place where sea water remains after the tide draws out |
潰える see styles |
tsuieru ついえる |
(v1,vi) (1) to fall apart; to collapse; to become useless; (2) to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (3) (archaism) to fall apart (one's body or health) |
瀉する see styles |
shasuru しゃする |
(vs-s,vi) (1) (archaism) to have diarrhea; (vs-s,vi) (2) (archaism) to vomit |
瀬踏み see styles |
sebumi せぶみ |
(noun, transitive verb) sounding out; measuring the depths (of a river) |
火の元 see styles |
hinomoto ひのもと |
(exp,n) place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire |
火星年 see styles |
kaseinen / kasenen かせいねん |
Martian year |
火病る see styles |
fabyoru ファビョる |
(v5r,vi) (net-sl) (sensitive word) (kana only) (See 火病) to lose one's temper; to go into a rage; to blow one's top; to flip out |
火祭り see styles |
himatsuri ひまつり |
(1) fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); (2) New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; (3) festival involving fire dedicated to the gods |
炊上る see styles |
takiagaru たきあがる |
(v5r,vi) to be cooked; to have finished cooking |
焚上げ see styles |
takiage たきあげ |
(1) (Shinto) bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; (2) ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering |
無いと see styles |
naito ないと |
(expression) (1) (kana only) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (after negative base of verb) (See ないと行けない・1) have to (verb); must (verb); (expression) (2) (See ないと行けない・2) is indispensable; absolutely necessary |
無きゃ see styles |
nakya なきゃ |
(expression) (1) (colloquialism) (kana only) (See なければ・1) if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if (one) doesn't have ...; (exp,aux) (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) (See なければ・2) if not ...; unless ...; (exp,aux) (3) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (kana only) (See なければならない) have to ...; must ... |
無下に see styles |
mugeni むげに |
(adverb) bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely |
無光佛 无光佛 see styles |
wú guāng fó wu2 guang1 fo2 wu kuang fo mukō butsu |
An unilluminating Buddha, a useless Buddha who gives out no light. |
無憂樹 无忧树 see styles |
wú yōu shù wu2 you1 shu4 wu yu shu muuju; muyuuju; muyuuju; muuju / muju; muyuju; muyuju; muju むうじゅ; むゆうじゅ; ムユウジュ; ムウジュ |
ashoka tree (Saraca asoca); asoka jonesia aśoka Roxb., the tree under which Śākyamuni is said to have been born. |
無爲法 无为法 see styles |
wú wéi fǎ wu2 wei2 fa3 wu wei fa mui hō |
asaṃskṛta dharmas, anything not subject to cause, condition, or dependence; out of time, eternal, inactive, supra-mundane. Sarvāstivādins enumerate three: ākāśa, space or ether; pratisaṃhyā-nirodha, conscious cessation of the contamination of the passions; apratisaṃhyā-nirodha, unconscious or effortless cessation. |
無盡意 无尽意 see styles |
wú jìn yì wu2 jin4 yi4 wu chin i Mujin i |
Inexhaustible intention, or meaning, name of Akṣayamati, a bodhisattva to whom Śākyamuni is supposed to have addressed the Avalokiteśvara chapter in the Lotus Sūtra. |
煤払い see styles |
susuharai すすはらい |
(1) cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (2) (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Year-in Year-Out Have Abundance" 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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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