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一寸光陰一寸金,寸金難買寸光陰


一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴

yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
    yi1 cun4 guang1 yin1 yi1 cun4 jin1 , cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1
i ts`un kuang yin i ts`un chin , ts`un chin nan mai ts`un kuang yin
    i tsun kuang yin i tsun chin , tsun chin nan mai tsun kuang yin
lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying); fig. time is precious

不空羂索毘盧遮那佛大灌頂光眞言


不空羂索毘卢遮那佛大灌顶光眞言

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bù kōng juàn suǒ pí lú zhēn à fó dà guàn dǐng guāng zhēn yán
    bu4 kong1 juan4 suo3 pi2 lu2 zhen1 a4 fo2 da4 guan4 ding3 guang1 zhen1 yan2
pu k`ung chüan so p`i lu chen a fo ta kuan ting kuang chen yen
    pu kung chüan so pi lu chen a fo ta kuan ting kuang chen yen
 Fukū kenjaku Birushana butsu daikanjō kōshingon
Light Mantra of the Great Consecration of the Infallible Lasso Vairocana

大佛頂如來放光悉憺多鉢憺陀羅尼


大佛顶如来放光悉憺多钵憺陀罗尼

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dà fó dǐng rú lái fàng guāng xī dá duō bō dá luó tuó luó ní
    da4 fo2 ding3 ru2 lai2 fang4 guang1 xi1 da2 duo1 bo1 da2 luo2 tuo2 luo2 ni2
ta fo ting ju lai fang kuang hsi ta to po ta lo t`o lo ni
    ta fo ting ju lai fang kuang hsi ta to po ta lo to lo ni
 Dai bucchō nyorai hōkō Shittatahattara darani
Dhāraṇī of Śitātapatra, Great Corona of All Tathāgatas, Radiating Light [The Great Queen of Vidyā called Aparājitā]

日光を見ずして結構と言うなかれ

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 nikkouomizushitekekkoutoiunakare / nikkoomizushitekekkotoiunakare
    にっこうをみずしてけっこうというなかれ
(expression) (proverb) (See ナポリを見てから死ね) see Nikko and die; don't say "wonderful" until you've seen Nikko

Variations:
高高度放電発光
高々度放電発光

 koukoudohoudenhakkou / kokodohodenhakko
    こうこうどほうでんはっこう
transient luminous event

Variations:
緑色蛍光タンパク質
緑色蛍光蛋白質

 ryokushokukeikoutanpakushitsu(緑色蛍tanpaku質); ryokushokukeikoutanpakushitsu(緑色蛍蛋白質) / ryokushokukekotanpakushitsu(緑色蛍tanpaku質); ryokushokukekotanpakushitsu(緑色蛍蛋白質)
    りょくしょくけいこうタンパクしつ(緑色蛍光タンパク質); りょくしょくけいこうたんぱくしつ(緑色蛍光蛋白質)
green fluorescent protein; GFP

Variations:
一寸の光陰軽んずべからず
一寸の光陰軽んず可からず

 issunnokouinkaronzubekarazu / issunnokoinkaronzubekarazu
    いっすんのこういんかろんずべからず
(expression) (proverb) there isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines

佛頂放無垢光明入普門觀察一切如來心陀羅尼經


佛顶放无垢光明入普门观察一切如来心陀罗尼经

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fó dǐng fàng wú gòu guāng míng rù pǔ mén guān chá yī qiè rú lái xīn tuó luó ní jīng
    fo2 ding3 fang4 wu2 gou4 guang1 ming2 ru4 pu3 men2 guan1 cha2 yi1 qie4 ru2 lai2 xin1 tuo2 luo2 ni2 jing1
fo ting fang wu kou kuang ming ju p`u men kuan ch`a i ch`ieh ju lai hsin t`o lo ni ching
    fo ting fang wu kou kuang ming ju pu men kuan cha i chieh ju lai hsin to lo ni ching
 Bucchō hōmuku kōmyō nyū fumon kanzatsu issai nyorai shin darani kyō
Dhāraṇī of the [Immaculate Buddha-Corona's Emitted Light Beaming Through Ubiquitous Portals Contemplated as the] Essence of the Tathāgatas

光ファイバ分散型データインターフェース

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 hikarifaibabunsangatadeetaintaafeesu / hikarifaibabunsangatadeetaintafeesu
    ひかりファイバぶんさんがたデータインターフェース
{comp} fiber distributed data interface; FDDI

普遍光明淸淨熾盛如意寶印心無能勝大明王大隨求陀羅尼經


普遍光明淸淨炽盛如意宝印心无能胜大明王大随求陀罗尼经

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pǔ biàn guāng míng qīng jìng chì chéng rú yì bǎo yìn xīn wú néng shèng dà míng wáng dà suí qiú tuó luó ní jīng
    pu3 bian4 guang1 ming2 qing1 jing4 chi4 cheng2 ru2 yi4 bao3 yin4 xin1 wu2 neng2 sheng4 da4 ming2 wang2 da4 sui2 qiu2 tuo2 luo2 ni2 jing1
p`u pien kuang ming ch`ing ching ch`ih ch`eng ju i pao yin hsin wu neng sheng ta ming wang ta sui ch`iu t`o lo ni ching
    pu pien kuang ming ching ching chih cheng ju i pao yin hsin wu neng sheng ta ming wang ta sui chiu to lo ni ching
 Fuhen kōmyō shōjō shijō nyoishō inshin munōshō daimyōō daizuigu daranikyō
Dhāraṇī of the Great Protectress, Queen of Mantras

Variations:
牛にひかれて善光寺参り
牛に引かれて善光寺参り

 ushinihikaretezenkoujimairi / ushinihikaretezenkojimairi
    うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり
(exp,n) (idiom) doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else; being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow

Variations:
蛍光灯
蛍光燈(oK)
螢光灯(oK)
螢光燈(oK)

 keikoutou / kekoto
    けいこうとう
(1) fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; (2) person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

Variations:
蛍光灯
蛍光燈(sK)
螢光灯(sK)
螢光燈(sK)
けい光灯(sK)
けいこう灯(sK)

 keikoutou / kekoto
    けいこうとう
(1) fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; (2) (dated) person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

Variations:
光化学スモッグ
光化学スモック(sK)

 koukagakusumoggu / kokagakusumoggu
    こうかがくスモッグ
photochemical smog

Variations:
光化学スモッグ注意報
光化学スモック注意報(sK)

 koukagakusumogguchuuihou / kokagakusumogguchuiho
    こうかがくスモッグちゅういほう
smog alert

Variations:
光学式文字読取装置
光学式文字読み取り装置
光学式文字読取り装置(sK)

 kougakushikimojiyomitorisouchi / kogakushikimojiyomitorisochi
    こうがくしきもじよみとりそうち
{comp} optical character reader; OCR

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

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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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