I am shipping orders on Friday, and Saturday this week. News and More Info

Free Chinese & Japanese Online Dictionary

If you enter English words, search is Boolean mode:
Enter fall to get just entries with fall in them.
Enter fall* to get results including "falling" and "fallen".
Enter +fall -season -autumn to make sure fall is included, but not entries with autumn or season.

Key:

Mandarin Chinese information.
Old Wade-Giles romanization used only in Taiwan.
Japanese information.
Buddhist definition. Note: May not apply to all sects.
 Definition may be different outside of Buddhism.

There are 5034 total results for your Not-Thinking search in the dictionary. I have created 51 pages of results for you. Each page contains 100 results...

<...4041424344454647484950...>
Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

Variations:
世間離れ
世間ばなれ

 sekenbanare
    せけんばなれ
(n,vs,vi) (See 世離れる) becoming unworldly; being free from worldliness; not keeping up with social norms

中らずと雖も遠からず

see styles
 atarazutoiedomotookarazu
    あたらずといえどもとおからず
(expression) not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark

Variations:

縡(oK)

 koto
    こと
(1) (kana only) thing; matter; (2) (kana only) incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; (3) (kana only) circumstances; situation; state of affairs; (4) (kana only) work; business; affair; (5) (kana only) after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; (suffix noun) (6) (kana only) (See 事・ごと・1) nominalizing suffix; (suffix noun) (7) (kana only) (See 事・ごと・2) pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; (8) (kana only) (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name)) alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or; (9) (kana only) (as 〜ことはない) necessity; need; (10) (kana only) (as 〜ことだ) you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

Variations:
余所
他所

 yoso
    よそ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) (See 他所・たしょ・1) another place; somewhere else; strange parts; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (kana only) (ant: 内・うち・6) outside (one's family or group); someone else; other people; (3) (kana only) (as 〜をよそに, 〜をよそにして, etc.) (See よそにする) not caring for; being indifferent to; taking little notice of; ignoring; neglecting

依了義經不依不了義經


依了义经不依不了义经

see styles
yī liǎo yì jīng bù yī bù liǎo yì jīng
    yi1 liao3 yi4 jing1 bu4 yi1 bu4 liao3 yi4 jing1
i liao i ching pu i pu liao i ching
 e ryōgikyō fue furyōgikyō
relying on the fully explained teachings and not on the incomplete teachings

Variations:
侮りがたい
侮り難い

 anadorigatai
    あなどりがたい
(adjective) formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of

信じようと信じまいと

see styles
 shinjiyoutoshinjimaito / shinjiyotoshinjimaito
    しんじようとしんじまいと
(expression) believe it or not

冰凍三尺,非一日之寒


冰冻三尺,非一日之寒

bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
    bing1 dong4 san1 chi3 , fei1 yi1 ri4 zhi1 han2
ping tung san ch`ih , fei i jih chih han
    ping tung san chih , fei i jih chih han
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day

剣を落として舟を刻む

see styles
 kenootoshitefuneokizamu
    けんをおとしてふねをきざむ
(expression) (idiom) (from a story in Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals) to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing; to drop one's sword (in the river) and carve (a mark) on the boat (to mark the spot where the sword was dropped)

Variations:
割が悪い
割りが悪い

 warigawarui
    わりがわるい
(exp,adj-i) (ant: 割がいい) unprofitable; disadvantageous; not worth it

Variations:
割の悪い
割りの悪い

 warinowarui
    わりのわるい
(exp,adj-i) (ant: 割のいい) unprofitable; disadvantageous; not worth it

勝って兜の緒を締めよ

see styles
 kattekabutonoooshimeyo
    かってかぶとのおをしめよ
(expression) (proverb) do not let your guard down after a victory; tighten the strings of your helmet after winning

Variations:
勿忘草色
忘れな草色

 wasurenagusairo
    わすれなぐさいろ
forget-me-not blue

Variations:
反芻
反すう(sK)

 hansuu / hansu
    はんすう
(noun, transitive verb) (1) rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; (noun, transitive verb) (2) turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering; musing; rumination (about a subject)

Variations:
口が軽い
口がかるい

 kuchigakarui
    くちがかるい
(exp,adj-i) (See 口の軽い) (ant: 口が堅い) having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret

Variations:
可からざる
可らざる

 bekarazaru
    べからざる
(expression) (kana only) (See 可からず) cannot; must not

Variations:
嘯く
嘘ぶく(sK)

 usobuku
    うそぶく
(v5k,vi) (1) (kana only) to boast; to brag; (v5k,vi) (2) (kana only) to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; (v5k,vi) (3) (kana only) to recite (a song or poem to oneself); (v5k,vi) (4) (kana only) to bark; to roar; to howl

奢る平家は久しからず

see styles
 ogoruheikehahisashikarazu / ogoruhekehahisashikarazu
    おごるへいけはひさしからず
(expression) (proverb) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long

Variations:

厭(rK)

 iya(p); ya; iya(p)
    いや(P); や; イヤ(P)
(adjectival noun) (1) disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant; (adjectival noun) (2) unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome; (interjection) (3) (kana only) no!; quit it!; stop!

山高きが故に貴からず

see styles
 yamatakakigayuenitattokarazu
    やまたかきがゆえにたっとからず
(expression) (proverb) don't judge a book by its cover; a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high

当たらずとも遠からず

see styles
 atarazutomotookarazu
    あたらずともとおからず
(expression) near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess

Variations:
影が薄い
影がうすい

 kagegausui
    かげがうすい
(exp,adj-i) (See 影の薄い) in the background; not standing out

Variations:
思い余る
思いあまる

 omoiamaru
    おもいあまる
(v5r,vi) to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss

情けは人のためならず

see styles
 nasakehahitonotamenarazu
    なさけはひとのためならず
(expression) (proverb) the good you do for others is good you do yourself; compassion is not for other people's benefit

Variations:
手放し
手離し

 tebanashi
    てばなし
(1) not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; (2) lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

Variations:
抜ける
脱ける

 nukeru
    ぬける
(v1,vi) (1) to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose; (v1,vi) (2) to fade; to discolour; (v1,vi) (3) to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); (v1,vi) (4) to leave (e.g. a meeting); (v1,vi) (5) to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky); (v1,vi) (6) (usu. as 抜けた or 抜けている) to be absentminded; to be careless; to be inattentive; to be foolish; (v1,vi) (7) {comp} to exit (a program loop); (transitive verb) (8) to go through; to pass through; to give way; to collapse; (transitive verb) (9) {hanaf} to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations)

据え膳食わぬは男の恥

see styles
 suezenkuwanuhaotokonohaji
    すえぜんくわぬはおとこのはじ
(expression) (proverb) (See 据え膳・すえぜん・2) rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame

Variations:
掛ける
懸ける

 kakeru
    かける
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) (See 壁にかける) to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) (See 眼鏡を掛ける) to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) (See 電話を掛ける) to make (a call); (transitive verb) (5) (kana only) (See 時間を掛ける) to spend (time, money); to expend; to use; (transitive verb) (6) (kana only) (See 塩をかける) to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto; (transitive verb) (7) (kana only) to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.); (transitive verb) (8) (kana only) (See 迷惑を掛ける) to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose; (transitive verb) (9) (kana only) {math} to multiply (arithmetic operation); (transitive verb) (10) (kana only) (See 鍵を掛ける) to secure (e.g. lock); (transitive verb) (11) (kana only) (See 腰を掛ける) to take a seat; to sit; to rest (something on something else); to support (something on something else); (transitive verb) (12) (kana only) (also as 繋ける) to bind; (transitive verb) (13) (kana only) (See 賭ける・かける) to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble; (transitive verb) (14) (kana only) to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; (transitive verb) (15) (kana only) to hold (a play, festival, etc.); (transitive verb) (16) (kana only) to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.); (transitive verb) (17) (kana only) (See 裁判に掛ける) to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); (transitive verb) (18) (kana only) to increase further; (transitive verb) (19) (kana only) to catch (in a trap, etc.); (transitive verb) (20) (kana only) to set atop; (transitive verb) (21) (kana only) to erect (a makeshift building); (transitive verb) (22) (kana only) (See 保険を掛ける・1) to apply (insurance); (transitive verb) (23) (kana only) (See 掛詞) to pun (on a word); to use (a word) as a pivot word; to play on words; (suf,v1) (24) (kana only) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 話し掛ける・2,治りかける) to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...; (suf,v1) (25) (kana only) (after -masu stem of verb; indicates an action is being directed to someone) (See 話し掛ける・1) to address (someone); to direct (something, to someone); to do (something, to someone)

Variations:
探湯
誓湯
盟神探湯

 kukatachi(gikun); kugatachi(gikun); kukadachi(gikun)
    くかたち(gikun); くがたち(gikun); くかだち(gikun)
(hist) trial by hot water; putting a person's hand in boiling water to determine their guilt or innocence (with the belief that the innocent would not be scalded)

敗軍の将は兵を語らず

see styles
 haigunnoshouhaheiokatarazu / haigunnoshohaheokatarazu
    はいぐんのしょうはへいをかたらず
(expression) (proverb) don't be a sore loser; don't make excuses for your failures; a defeated general should not talk of strategy

Variations:

閑(rK)

 hima(p); hima
    ひま(P); ヒマ
(1) spare time; free time; leisure; (2) time (it takes to do something); time required; (3) time off; leave; vacation; holiday; (4) dismissal; firing; severance; divorce; (adjectival noun) (5) free; not busy; unoccupied; idle; (adjectival noun) (6) slow (business); slack; dull; (vs,vi) (7) (colloquialism) to be free; to be not busy; to be available; to be doing nothing

Variations:
書きにくい
書き難い

 kakinikui
    かきにくい
(adjective) difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)

Variations:
未成年
未青年

 miseinen / misenen
    みせいねん
minor; not of age

Variations:
末筆ながら
末筆乍ら

 mappitsunagara
    まっぴつながら
(expression) (letter-closing phrase expressing regret for not mentioning something earlier in the letter) last but not least; finally

Variations:
況して
増して

 mashite
    まして
(exp,adv) (1) (kana only) still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; (exp,adv) (2) (kana only) (with neg. verb) still less

Variations:
漏れる
洩れる

 moreru
    もれる
(v1,vi) (1) to leak out; to escape; to come through; to shine through; to filter out; (v1,vi) (2) to find expression; to give vent; (v1,vi) (3) to leak out; to be divulged; to be disclosed; (v1,vi) (4) to be omitted; to be left out; to be excluded; to be not included

Variations:
無かりせば
微りせば

 nakariseba
    なかりせば
(expression) (kana only) (archaism) had it not been for; were it not for

物も言い様で角が立つ

see styles
 monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu
    ものもいいようでかどがたつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) Harsh words make the going rough; People may be offended (or not) by the way you speak

Variations:
男泣き
男泣(io)

 otokonaki
    おとこなき
(n,vs,vi) man's weeping (esp. of someone not prone to tears)

目に入れても痛くない

see styles
 meniiretemoitakunai / meniretemoitakunai
    めにいれてもいたくない
(expression) thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly

Variations:
真偽のほど
真偽の程

 shinginohodo
    しんぎのほど
(exp,n) extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true

知其然而不知其所以然

see styles
zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán
    zhi1 qi2 ran2 er2 bu4 zhi1 qi2 suo3 yi3 ran2
chih ch`i jan erh pu chih ch`i so i jan
    chih chi jan erh pu chih chi so i jan
(saying) to know that it is so but not why it is so

Variations:

虚(rK)

 kara(p); kara
    から(P); カラ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) emptiness; being empty; (prefix) (2) not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed; (prefix) (3) dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false; no-show (reservation); put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.); empty (compliments); insincere

Variations:
空目
そら目(sK)

 sorame
    そらめ
(1) thinking one saw something that wasn't actually there; hallucination; (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 見ぬふり) pretending not to see; looking the other way; turning a blind eye; (n,vs,vi) (3) (See 上目) looking upwards; upward glance

Variations:

屎(rK)

 kuso(p); kuso(p)
    くそ(P); クソ(P)
(interjection) (1) (kana only) damn; damn it; shit; crap; (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) feces; excrement; dung; (prefix) (3) (kana only) damn; damned; blasted; stupid; (prefix) (4) (kana only) very; extremely; really; (adjectival noun) (5) (colloquialism) (kana only) terrible; awful; shit; crap; (adverb) (6) (slang) (kana only) a lot; (7) (kana only) (as ...もくそもない or ...もくそもあるか) negligible; insignificant; not mattering at all; counting for nothing; hardly worth consideration; out of the question

罪を憎んで人を憎まず

see styles
 tsumionikundehitoonikumazu
    つみをにくんでひとをにくまず
(expression) (proverb) (See その罪を憎んでその人を憎まず) condemn the offense, but not the offender

聞くと見るとは大違い

see styles
 kikutomirutohaoochigai
    きくとみるとはおおちがい
(expression) (proverb) don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen

背に腹はかえられない

see styles
 seniharahakaerarenai
    せにはらはかえられない
(expression) not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice

背に腹は代えられない

see styles
 seniharahakaerarenai
    せにはらはかえられない
(expression) not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice

背に腹は変えられない

see styles
 seniharahakaerarenai
    せにはらはかえられない
(expression) not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice

背に腹は替えられない

see styles
 seniharahakaerarenai
    せにはらはかえられない
(expression) not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice

Variations:

艸(oK)

 kusa
    くさ
(1) grass; weed; herb; thatch; (2) (archaism) ninja; (prefix) (3) not genuine; substandard; (expression) (4) (net-sl) (multiple repetitions of "w" ("LOL") resembles grass: wwwwww) (See w) LOL; haha

Variations:

艸(rK)

 kusa
    くさ
(1) grass; weed; herb; thatch; (2) (archaism) ninja; (3) (slang) marijuana; cannabis; (prefix) (4) not genuine; substandard; (expression) (5) (net-sl) (from multiple repetitions of "w" ("LOL") resembling grass: wwwwww) (See w) LOL; haha

衣許りで和尚は出来ぬ

see styles
 koromobakarideoshouhadekinu / koromobakarideoshohadekinu
    ころもばかりでおしょうはできぬ
(expression) (proverb) The clothes do not make the man; The cowl does not make the monk

見られたものじゃない

see styles
 miraretamonojanai
    みられたものじゃない
(exp,adj-i) (See 見られたものではない・みられたものではない) not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look

見られたものではない

see styles
 miraretamonodehanai
    みられたものではない
(exp,adj-i) (See 見られたものじゃない・みられたものじゃない) not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look

言うのをはばからない

see styles
 iunoohabakaranai
    いうのをはばからない
(expression) do not hesitate to say

Variations:
謙譲語II
謙譲語2

 kenjougoni / kenjogoni
    けんじょうごに
(See 謙譲語I) humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party); humble language used as a courtesy

足下へも寄りつけない

see styles
 ashimotohemoyoritsukenai
    あしもとへもよりつけない
(exp,adj-i) (rare) (See 足元にも及ばない) to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

Variations:
違くない
違うくない

 chigakunai(違kunai); chigaukunai(違ukunai)
    ちがくない(違くない); ちがうくない(違うくない)
(expression) (1) (colloquialism) (grammatically incorrect negation of 違う) (See 違う・1) isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; (expression) (2) (colloquialism) (as a response to a question containing 違う) no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

醜媳婦早晚也得見公婆


丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆

see styles
chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě dei jiàn gōng pó
    chou3 xi2 fu4 zao3 wan3 ye3 dei3 jian4 gong1 po2
ch`ou hsi fu tsao wan yeh tei chien kung p`o
    chou hsi fu tsao wan yeh tei chien kung po
lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom); fig. it's not something you can avoid forever

鐃旬ワ申丱鐃緒申鐃?

 鐃旬wa申丱鐃緒申鐃?
    鐃旬ワ申丱鐃緒申鐃?
(abbreviation) (from 鐃旬ワ申鐃銃ワ申鐃緒申 and 鐃緒申鐃緒申丱鐃緒申鐃? paid volunteer work (e.g. on a farm); work which is not done primarily to earn money

Variations:
零れる
溢れる

 koboreru
    こぼれる
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to spill; to fall out of; to overflow; (v1,vi) (2) to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); (v1,vi) (3) to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

Variations:
露知らず
つゆ知らず

 tsuyushirazu
    つゆしらず
(exp,adv) not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)

馬尾穿豆腐,提不起來


马尾穿豆腐,提不起来

mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai
    ma3 wei3 chuan1 dou4 fu5 , ti2 bu5 qi3 lai5
ma wei ch`uan tou fu , t`i pu ch`i lai
    ma wei chuan tou fu , ti pu chi lai
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it; fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])

驕る平家は久しからず

see styles
 ogoruheikehahisashikarazu / ogoruhekehahisashikarazu
    おごるへいけはひさしからず
(expression) (proverb) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long

鯛も一人はうまからず

see styles
 taimohitorihaumakarazu
    たいもひとりはうまからず
(expression) (proverb) good food requires good company; eaten alone, even sea bream does not taste well

Variations:
1ミリ
一ミリ
1mm

 ichimiri
    いちミリ
(usu. in neg. sentences as 1ミリも) (not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; one millimeter

Variations:
NOT回路
ノット回路

 nottokairo
    ノットかいろ
{comp} NOT circuit

Variations:
あきまへん
あきません

 akimahen; akimasen
    あきまへん; あきません
(expression) (1) (polite language) (ksb:) (See あかん・1) useless; no good; hopeless; (expression) (2) (polite language) (ksb:) (See あかん・2) cannot; must not; not allowed

アノニマスファッション

see styles
 anonimasufasshon
    アノニマスファッション
fashion not created by designers but based on street styles (wasei: anonymous fashion)

おごる平家は久しからず

see styles
 ogoruheikehahisashikarazu / ogoruhekehahisashikarazu
    おごるへいけはひさしからず
(expression) (proverb) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long

Variations:
お世辞にも
御世辞にも

 osejinimo; oseijinimo / osejinimo; osejinimo
    おせじにも; おせいじにも
(expression) by any standard; (not) even as flattery

クリティカルシンキング

see styles
 kuritikarushinkingu
    クリティカルシンキング
critical thinking

この限りではありません

see styles
 konokagiridehaarimasen / konokagirideharimasen
    このかぎりではありません
(expression) (See この限りでない・このかぎりでない,限り・かぎり・6) in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception

Variations:
してもいい
してもよい

 shitemoii; shitemoyoi / shitemoi; shitemoyoi
    してもいい; してもよい
(expression) alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do

Variations:
ずんと
づんと(ok)

 zunto; zunto(ok)
    ずんと; づんと(ok)
(adverb) (1) much; remarkably; noticeably; (adverb) (2) not at all (with neg. verb); (adverb) (3) quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly

Variations:
ちげー
ちげぇ
ちげえ

 chigee; chigee; chigee
    ちげー; ちげぇ; ちげえ
(expression) (ktb:) (See 違う・ちがう・1) wrong; different; not like that

といっても過言ではない

see styles
 toittemokagondehanai
    といってもかごんではない
(exp,adj-i) it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

Variations:
どこ吹く風
何処吹く風

 dokofukukaze
    どこふくかぜ
(exp,adj-no,adv-to) showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude

と言っても過言ではない

see styles
 toittemokagondehanai
    といってもかごんではない
(exp,adj-i) it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

フォーゲットミーノット

see styles
 foogettomiinotto / foogettominotto
    フォーゲットミーノット
forget-me-not

Variations:
まじ
マジ
まぢ
マヂ

 maji; maji; maji; maji
    まじ; マジ; まぢ; マヂ
(noun or adjectival noun) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (See 真面目・まじめ・1) serious; not joking; straight

Variations:
やあらへん
やあれへん

 yaarahen; yaarehen / yarahen; yarehen
    やあらへん; やあれへん
(expression) (osb:) (See じゃない・1) is not; am not; are not

Variations:
よくある事
良くある事

 yokuarukoto
    よくあること
(exp,n) (kana only) (See 良くある) common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

不做虧心事,不怕鬼敲門


不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门

bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén
    bu4 zuo4 kui1 xin1 shi4 , bu4 pa4 gui3 qiao1 men2
pu tso k`uei hsin shih , pu p`a kuei ch`iao men
    pu tso kuei hsin shih , pu pa kuei chiao men
he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience

不怕不識貨,只怕貨比貨


不怕不识货,只怕货比货

bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò
    bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , zhi3 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4
pu p`a pu shih huo , chih p`a huo pi huo
    pu pa pu shih huo , chih pa huo pi huo
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison

不怕不識貨,就怕貨比貨


不怕不识货,就怕货比货

bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò
    bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , jiu4 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4
pu p`a pu shih huo , chiu p`a huo pi huo
    pu pa pu shih huo , chiu pa huo pi huo
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison

Variations:
丸きり
丸切り(rK)

 marukiri
    まるきり
(adverb) (kana only) (See まるっきり) completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

Variations:
仕方のない
仕方の無い

 shikatanonai
    しかたのない
(exp,adj-f) (1) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-f) (2) (usu. as 〜ても仕方のない) pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-f) (3) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-f) (4) (as 〜て仕方のない or 〜で仕方のない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Variations:
何でもない
何でも無い

 nandemonai
    なんでもない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) easy; trifling; harmless; of no concern; nothing; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) (in the form of 〜でもなんでもない) (See ではない) nothing of the sort; not at all

働かざる者食うべからず

see styles
 hatarakazarumonokuubekarazu / hatarakazarumonokubekarazu
    はたらかざるものくうべからず
(expression) if man will not work, he shall not eat

Variations:
儘ならない
侭ならない

 mamanaranai
    ままならない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See ままならぬ) unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

Variations:
割り引く
割引く

 waribiku
    わりびく
(transitive verb) (1) to discount; to reduce (the price); to take off (a percentage); (transitive verb) (2) to take with a grain of salt; to not take at face value; to discount

Variations:
努努
夢夢
努々
夢々

 yumeyume
    ゆめゆめ
(adverb) (1) (努努, 努々 only) (usu. in expressions of prohibition) certainly; absolutely; (adverb) (2) (usu. with negative verb forms) (not even) a little bit; (adverb) (3) diligently; (4) (夢夢, 夢々 only) dreams

千里送鵝毛,禮輕人意重


千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重

qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
    qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2 , li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4
ch`ien li sung o mao , li ch`ing jen i chung
    chien li sung o mao , li ching jen i chung
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

千里送鵝毛,禮輕情意重


千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重

qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
    qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2 , li3 qing1 qing2 yi4 zhong4
ch`ien li sung o mao , li ch`ing ch`ing i chung
    chien li sung o mao , li ching ching i chung
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

Variations:
古い
故い
旧い

 furui
    ふるい
(adjective) (1) (of things, not people) old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn; (adjective) (2) long; since long ago; time-honored; (adjective) (3) of the distant past; long-ago; (adjective) (4) stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny; (adjective) (5) old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

名の無い星は宵から出る

see styles
 nanonaihoshihayoikaraderu
    なのないほしはよいからでる
(exp,v1) (proverb) the worst goes foremost; those one eagerly await will not arrive first

單絲不成線,獨木不成林


单丝不成线,独木不成林

dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
    dan1 si1 bu4 cheng2 xian4 , du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2
tan ssu pu ch`eng hsien , tu mu pu ch`eng lin
    tan ssu pu cheng hsien , tu mu pu cheng lin
(proverb) one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

<...4041424344454647484950...>

This page contains 100 results for "Not-Thinking" 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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.

No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.

Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary