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四段活用

see styles
 yodankatsuyou / yodankatsuyo
    よだんかつよう
{ling} (See 五段活用) yodan verb conjugation; verb conjugation of classical Japanese

四無常偈


四无常偈

see styles
sì wú cháng jié
    si4 wu2 chang2 jie2
ssu wu ch`ang chieh
    ssu wu chang chieh
 shi mujō ge
(or 四非常偈) Eight stanzas in the 仁王經, two each on 無常 impermanence, 苦 suffering, 空 the void, and 無我 non-personality; the whole four sets embodying the impermanence of all things.

四無所畏


四无所畏

see styles
sì wú suǒ wèi
    si4 wu2 suo3 wei4
ssu wu so wei
 shi mushoi
(四無畏) The four kinds of fearlessness, or courage, of which there are two groups: Buddha-fearlessness arises from his omniscience; perfection of character; overcoming opposition; and ending of suffering. Bodhisattva-fearlessness arises from powers of memory; of moral diagnosis and application of the remedy; of ratiocination; and of solving doubts. v. 智度論 48 and 5.

四目相對


四目相对

see styles
sì mù xiāng duì
    si4 mu4 xiang1 dui4
ssu mu hsiang tui
(of two people) to look into each other's eyes

四角號碼


四角号码

see styles
sì jiǎo hào mǎ
    si4 jiao3 hao4 ma3
ssu chiao hao ma
four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)

団扇海老

see styles
 uchiwaebi; uchiwaebi
    うちわえび; ウチワエビ
(kana only) fan lobster (Ibacus spp., esp. the Japanese fan lobster, Ibacus ciliatus); sand crayfish

国字問題

see styles
 kokujimondai
    こくじもんだい
issues pertaining to a nation's script (e.g. standardization of kanji in Japanese)

国字改良

see styles
 kokujikairyou / kokujikairyo
    こくじかいりょう
reform of the Japanese script

国文学史

see styles
 kokubungakushi
    こくぶんがくし
history of Japanese literature

国民新党

see styles
 kokuminshintou / kokuminshinto
    こくみんしんとう
Kokumin Shinto; People's New Party (Japanese political party)

国籍留保

see styles
 kokusekiryuuho / kokusekiryuho
    こくせきりゅうほ
reservation of Japanese nationality (procedure used with children born outside Japan)

国語学会

see styles
 kokugogakkai
    こくごがっかい
(org) Society for the Study of Japanese Language; (o) Society for the Study of Japanese Language

国語教育

see styles
 kokugokyouiku / kokugokyoiku
    こくごきょういく
Japanese language education (for Japanese people); teaching of Japanese

国語辞典

see styles
 kokugojiten
    こくごじてん
(1) Japanese-language dictionary; (2) dictionary of a national language

国語辞書

see styles
 kokugojisho
    こくごじしょ
(1) (See 国語辞典・1) Japanese-language dictionary; (2) (See 国語辞典・2) dictionary of a national language

国防会議

see styles
 kokuboukaigi / kokubokaigi
    こくぼうかいぎ
(1) (Japanese) National Defense Council (1956-86) (Defence); (2) National Security Council (USA)

國共合作


国共合作

see styles
guó gòng hé zuò
    guo2 gong4 he2 zuo4
kuo kung ho tso
United Front (either of the two alliances between the Guomindang and the Communist Party, 1923-1927 and 1937-1945)

國務長官


国务长官

see styles
guó wù zhǎng guān
    guo2 wu4 zhang3 guan1
kuo wu chang kuan
secretary of state (esp. historical, or Japanese or Korean usage)

園芸学会

see styles
 engeigakkai / engegakkai
    えんげいがっかい
(org) Japanese Society for Horticultural Science; (o) Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

圓融三諦


圆融三谛

see styles
yuán róng sān dì
    yuan2 rong2 san1 di4
yüan jung san ti
 enyū sandai
The three dogmas of 空假中 as combined, as one and the same, as a unity, according to the Tiantai inclusive or perfect school. The universal 空 apart from the particular 假 is an abstraction. The particular apart from the universal is unreal. The universal realizes its true nature in the particular, and the particular derives its meaning from the universal. The middle path 中 unites these two aspects of one reality.

在外邦人

see styles
 zaigaihoujin / zaigaihojin
    ざいがいほうじん
Japanese nationals resident abroad; overseas Japanese

在家二戒

see styles
zài jiā èr jiè
    zai4 jia1 er4 jie4
tsai chia erh chieh
 zaike nikai
The two grades of commandments observed by the lay, one the five, the other the eight, v. 五戒 and 八戒; these are the Hīnayāna rules; the 在戒 of Mahāyāna are the 十善戒 ten good rules.

在留邦人

see styles
 zairyuuhoujin / zairyuhojin
    ざいりゅうほうじん
Japanese residents in another country; Japanese expatriates

在米邦人

see styles
 zaibeihoujin / zaibehojin
    ざいべいほうじん
Japanese people residing in the United States

地下二階

see styles
 chikanikai
    ちかにかい
two-story basement (as in department stores)

地婆訶羅


地婆诃罗

see styles
dì pó hē luó
    di4 po2 he1 luo2
ti p`o ho lo
    ti po ho lo
 Jibakara
Divākara, tr. as 日照 Jih-chao, a śramaṇa from Central India, A. D. 676-688, tr. of eighteen or nineteen works, introduced an alphabet of forty-two letters or characters.

垣を作る

see styles
 kakiotsukuru
    かきをつくる
(exp,v5r) (1) (idiom) to put up an (emotional) wall (between two people); to become distant; (exp,v5r) (2) (idiom) to form a wall (of people)

堅忍持久

see styles
 kenninjikyuu / kenninjikyu
    けんにんじきゅう
dogged perseverance; untiring patience

境照不二

see styles
jìng zhào bù èr
    jing4 zhao4 bu4 er4
ching chao pu erh
 kyōshō funi
objects and their cognition are not two

增減二執


增减二执

see styles
zēng jiǎn èr zhí
    zeng1 jian3 er4 zhi2
tseng chien erh chih
 zōgen nishū
two attachments (extremes) of increase and decrease

壬辰倭乱

see styles
 jinshinwaran
    じんしんわらん
(hist) Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598); Imjin war

壬辰倭亂


壬辰倭乱

see styles
rén chén wō luàn
    ren2 chen2 wo1 luan4
jen ch`en wo luan
    jen chen wo luan
Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598
See: 壬辰倭乱

夏目漱石

see styles
xià mù shù shí
    xia4 mu4 shu4 shi2
hsia mu shu shih
 natsumesouseki / natsumesoseki
    なつめそうせき
Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists
(person) Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)

多音節詞


多音节词

see styles
duō yīn jié cí
    duo1 yin1 jie2 ci2
to yin chieh tz`u
    to yin chieh tzu
polysyllabic word; Chinese word made up of three or more characters

夜糞峰榛

see styles
 yogusominebari; yogusominebari
    よぐそみねばり; ヨグソミネバリ
(kana only) (See 水目) Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)

大和いも

see styles
 yamatoimo
    やまといも
(1) Chinese yam (variety of Dioscorea opposita); (2) Japanese yam (variety of Dioscorea japonica)

大和国家

see styles
 yamatokokka
    やまとこっか
(hist) Yamato state; Yamato polity; earliest known Japanese polity founded between the 4th and 7th centuries

大和島根

see styles
 yamatoshimane
    やまとしまね
the island country of Japan; the Japanese Isles

大和文字

see styles
 yamatomoji
    やまともじ
(See 唐文字) Japanese syllabary symbols; kana

大和言葉

see styles
 yamatokotoba
    やまとことば
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word

大和長蟹

see styles
 yamatoosagani; yamatoosagani
    ヤマトオサガニ; やまとおさがに
(kana only) Japanese mud crab (Macrophthalmus japonicus)

大喪の礼

see styles
 taisounorei / taisonore
    たいそうのれい
(exp,n) funeral service of a Japanese emperor

大型連休

see styles
 oogatarenkyuu / oogatarenkyu
    おおがたれんきゅう
(expression notably used by public broadcaster NHK) (See ゴールデンウィーク) long holiday (consisting of one or two weekends and multiple public holidays; esp. Golden Week)

大安吉日

see styles
 taiankichijitsu; taiankichinichi
    たいあんきちじつ; たいあんきちにち
(yoji) very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)

大小二乘

see styles
dà xiǎo èr shèng
    da4 xiao3 er4 sheng4
ta hsiao erh sheng
 daishō nijō
The two vehicles, Mahāyāna and Hinayana; v. 大乘 and 小乘.

大小二惑

see styles
dà xiǎo èr huò
    da4 xiao3 er4 huo4
ta hsiao erh huo
 daishō niwaku
two categories of affliction of greater and lesser

大山椒魚

see styles
 oosanshouuo; oosanshouuo / oosanshouo; oosanshouo
    おおさんしょううお; オオサンショウウオ
(kana only) Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)

大建中湯

see styles
 daikenchuutou / daikenchuto
    だいけんちゅうとう
dai-kenchu-to (traditional Japanese herbal medicine); DKT

大慧刀印

see styles
dà huì dāo yìn
    da4 hui4 dao1 yin4
ta hui tao yin
 daie tōin
The sign of the great wisdom sword, the same esoteric sign as the 寳甁印 and 塔印 There are two books, the abbreviated titles of which are 大慧語錄 and its supplement the 大慧武庫.

大海十相

see styles
dà hǎi shí xiàng
    da4 hai3 shi2 xiang4
ta hai shih hsiang
 daikai jūsō
The ten aspects of the ocean, the Huayan sutra adds two more to the eight 大海八不思議, i.e. all other waters lose their names in it; its vastness of expanse.

大界外相

see styles
dà jiè wài xiàng
    da4 jie4 wai4 xiang4
ta chieh wai hsiang
 daikai gesō
Four characters often placed on the boundary stones of monasterial grounds.

大竹富江

see styles
 ootaketomie
    おおたけとみえ
(person) Tomie Ohtake (Japanese-Brazilian visual artist, 1913.10.21-2015.2.15)

大脳縦裂

see styles
 dainoujuuretsu / dainojuretsu
    だいのうじゅうれつ
great longitudinal fissure; longitudinal cerebral fissure; longitudinal fissure; interhemispheric fissure; fissura longitudinalis cerebri; groove that separates the two hemispheres of the brain

大自在天

see styles
dà zì zài tiān
    da4 zi4 zai4 tian1
ta tzu tsai t`ien
    ta tzu tsai tien
 daijizaiten
    だいじざいてん
{Buddh} Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
Maheśvara, 摩醯首濕伐羅 or Śiva, lord of the present chiliocosm, or universe; he is described under two forms, one as the prince of demons, the other as divine, i.e. 毘舍闍 Piśācamaheśvara and 淨居 Śuddhāvāsa- or Śuddhodanamaheśvara. As Piśāca, head of the demons, he is represented with three eyes and eight arms, and riding on a white bull; a bull or a linga being his symbol. The esoteric school takes him for the transformation body of Vairocana, and as appearing in many forms, e.g. Viṣṇu, Nārāyana (i.e. Brahmā), etc. His wife (śakti) is Bhīmā, or 大自在天婦. As Śuddhāvāsa, or Pure dwelling, he is described as a bodhisattva of the tenth or highest degree, on the point of entering Buddhahood. There is dispute as to whether both are the same being, or entirely different. The term also means the sixth or highest of the six desire heavens.

大量退職

see styles
 tairyoutaishoku / tairyotaishoku
    たいりょうたいしょく
mass retirement (esp. that of the Japanese baby boomers)

大陸浪人

see styles
 tairikurounin / tairikuronin
    たいりくろうにん
(hist) Japanese adventurer (from the Meiji era to the end of WWII) who roamed mainland China and other parts of Asia, engaging in political activities, espionage, smuggling, etc.

天の邪鬼

see styles
 amanojaku
    あまのじゃく
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) perversity; perverse person; contrary person; contrarian; (2) antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; (3) demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

天涯地角

see styles
 tengaichikaku
    てんがいちかく
(yoji) two places being far apart

天眞獨朗


天眞独朗

see styles
tiān zhēn dú lǎng
    tian1 zhen1 du2 lang3
t`ien chen tu lang
    tien chen tu lang
 tenshin dokurō
The fundamental reality or bhūtatathatā, is the only illumination. It is a dictum of 道邃 Daosui of the Tang to the famous Japanese monk 傳教 Dengyō. The apprehension of this fundamental reality makes all things clear, including the universality of Buddha- hood. It also interprets the phrase 一心三觀 that 空中假 the void, the 'mean ', the seeming, are all aspects of the one mind.

天竺三時


天竺三时

see styles
tiān zhú sān shí
    tian1 zhu2 san1 shi2
t`ien chu san shih
    tien chu san shih
 tenjiku sanji
(or 天竺三際). The three seasons of an Indian year: Grīṣma, the hot season, from first month, sixteenth day, to fifth month, fifteenth; Varṣākāla, the rainy season, fifth month, sixteenth, the to ninth month, fifteenth; Hemanta, the cold season, ninth month, sixteenth, to first month, fifteenth. These three are each divided into two, making six seasons, or six periods: Vasanta and grīṣma, varṣākāla and śarad, hemanta and śiśira. The twelve months are Caitra, Vaiśākha, Jyaiṣṭha, Āṣāḍha, Śrāvaṇa, Bhādrapada, Āśvavuja, Kārttika, Mārgaśīrṣa, Pauṣa, Māgha, and Phālguna.

太刀二腰

see styles
 tachifutakoshi
    たちふたこし
two swords

太鼓焼き

see styles
 taikoyaki
    たいこやき
Japanese muffin containing bean jam, served hot

夫婦炊き

see styles
 meotodaki
    めおとだき
(kana only) {food} dish of the same ingredient prepared two different ways, stewed together (esp. tofu, specialty of Kyoto)

夾心餅乾


夹心饼干

see styles
jiā xīn bǐng gān
    jia1 xin1 bing3 gan1
chia hsin ping kan
sandwich cookie; (jocular) sb who is caught between two opposing parties; sb who is between the hammer and the anvil

奈良時代


奈良时代

see styles
nài liáng shí dài
    nai4 liang2 shi2 dai4
nai liang shih tai
 narajidai
    ならじだい
Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history
Nara period (710-794 CE)

奧林巴斯


奥林巴斯

see styles
ào lín bā sī
    ao4 lin2 ba1 si1
ao lin pa ssu
Olympus, Japanese manufacturer of cameras and optical instruments

如是二種


如是二种

see styles
rú shì èr zhǒng
    ru2 shi4 er4 zhong3
ju shih erh chung
 nyoze nishu
these two kinds

妙法蓮華


妙法莲华

see styles
miào fǎ lián huá
    miao4 fa3 lian2 hua2
miao fa lien hua
 myōhō renge
法華 The wonderful truth as found in the Lotus Sutra. the One Vehicle Sutra; which is said to contain 實法 Buddha's complete truth as compared with his previous 權法 or 方便法, i.e. partial, or expedient teaching, but both are included in this perfect truth. The sutra is the Saddhamapuṇḍarīka 正法華經 or (添品妙法蓮華經) 妙法蓮華經, also known as 薩曇芥陀利經, of which several translations in whole or part were made from Sanskrit into Chinese, the most popular being by Kumārajīva. It was the special classic of the Tiantai school, which is sometimes known as the 蓮宗 Lotus school, and it profoundly influenced Buddhist doctrine in China, Japan, and Tibet. The commentaries and treatises on it are very numerous; two by Chih-i 智顗 of the Tiantai school being the妙法蓮華經文句 and the 玄義.

娑羅双樹

see styles
 sharasouju / sharasoju
    しゃらそうじゅ
    sarasouju / sarasoju
    さらそうじゅ
(1) sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; (2) Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)

娑羅雙樹


娑罗双树

see styles
suō luó shuāng shù
    suo1 luo2 shuang1 shu4
so lo shuang shu
 sarasōju
the two śāla trees

子なき爺

see styles
 konakijijii / konakijiji
    こなきじじい
Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)

子彈火車


子弹火车

see styles
zǐ dàn huǒ chē
    zi3 dan4 huo3 che1
tzu tan huo ch`e
    tzu tan huo che
bullet train; Shinkansen 新幹線|新干线, Japanese high-speed train

子泣き爺

see styles
 konakijijii / konakijiji
    こなきじじい
Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)

孔雀明王

see styles
kǒng qiǎo míng wáng
    kong3 qiao3 ming2 wang2
k`ung ch`iao ming wang
    kung chiao ming wang
 kujakumyouou / kujakumyoo
    くじゃくみょうおう
{Buddh} Mahamayuri (deity usu. depicted riding a peacock)
Peacock king, ' a former incarnation of Śākyamuni, when as a peacock he sucked from a rock water of miraculous healing power; now one of the mahārāja bodhisattvas, with four arms, who rides on a peacock; his full title is 佛母大金曜孔雀明王. There is another 孔雀王 with two arms.

孤掌難鳴


孤掌难鸣

see styles
gū zhǎng nán míng
    gu1 zhang3 nan2 ming2
ku chang nan ming
It's hard to clap with only one hand.; It takes two to tango; It's difficult to achieve anything without support.

学校文法

see styles
 gakkoubunpou / gakkobunpo
    がっこうぶんぽう
(1) school grammar; (2) system of Japanese grammar used in Japanese schools and dictionaries

学習漢字

see styles
 gakushuukanji / gakushukanji
    がくしゅうかんじ
(See 教育漢字) the 1,026 kanji taught in Japanese elementary schools

孰優孰劣


孰优孰劣

see styles
shú yōu shú liè
    shu2 you1 shu2 lie4
shu yu shu lieh
which of the two is better?

宇和水桜

see styles
 uwamizuzakura
    うわみずざくら
(irregular kanji usage) (kana only) Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana); Gray's bird cherry; Gray's chokecherry

安倍内閣

see styles
 abenaikaku
    あべないかく
(See 自由民主党・1,公明党) Abe Cabinet (inaugurated as the Japanese government, 2006-09-26)

安倍晉三


安倍晋三

see styles
ān bèi jìn sān
    an1 bei4 jin4 san1
an pei chin san
Abe Shinzo (1954-2022), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007 and from 2012-2020
See: 安倍晋三

宗門改め

see styles
 shuumonaratame / shumonaratame
    しゅうもんあらため
Japanese religious census used to repress Christians (Edo period)

定性二乘

see styles
dìng xìng èr shèng
    ding4 xing4 er4 sheng4
ting hsing erh sheng
 jōshō nijō
the two vehicles of fixed nature

実力伯仲

see styles
 jitsuryokuhakuchuu / jitsuryokuhakuchu
    じつりょくはくちゅう
(yoji) (the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability

宮中三殿

see styles
 kyuuchuusanden / kyuchusanden
    きゅうちゅうさんでん
the palace sanctuary, shrine of imperial ancestors and temple inside the Japanese imperial palace

宮崎吾朗


宫崎吾朗

see styles
gōng qí wú lǎng
    gong1 qi2 wu2 lang3
kung ch`i wu lang
    kung chi wu lang
 miyazakigorou / miyazakigoro
    みやざきごろう
Miyazaki Gorō (1967-), Japanese film director
(person) Miyazaki Gorou

宮澤喜一


宫泽喜一

see styles
gōng zé xǐ yī
    gong1 ze2 xi3 yi1
kung tse hsi i
 miyazawakiichi / miyazawakichi
    みやざわきいち
Kiichi Miyazawa (1919-2007), former Japanese prime minister
(person) Miyazawa Kiichi (1919.10.8-)

寄り合い

see styles
 yoriai
    よりあい
(1) meeting; gathering; (2) village assembly; (3) (sumo) two wrestlers approaching each other

富國強兵


富国强兵

see styles
fù guó qiáng bīng
    fu4 guo2 qiang2 bing1
fu kuo ch`iang ping
    fu kuo chiang ping
lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times; Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)

寒山拾得

see styles
 kanzanjittoku
    かんざんじっとく
(person) Hanshan and Shi De (two Tang-era Chinese monks, often the subjects of works of art)

対戦成績

see styles
 taisenseiseki / taisenseseki
    たいせんせいせき
win-loss records (between two participants)

将棋の盤

see styles
 shouginoban / shoginoban
    しょうぎのばん
Japanese chessboard; shogi board

對口相聲


对口相声

see styles
duì kǒu xiàng shēng
    dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1
tui k`ou hsiang sheng
    tui kou hsiang sheng
comic crosstalk; formalized comic dialogue between two stand-up comics: funny man 逗哏[dou4 gen2] and straight man 捧哏[peng3 gen2]

小上がり

see styles
 koagari
    こあがり
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room

小乘二部

see styles
xiǎo shèng èr bù
    xiao3 sheng4 er4 bu4
hsiao sheng erh pu
 shōjō nibu
The 上座部 Sthaviravādin, School of Presbyters, and 大衆部 Sarvāstivādin, q.v.

小切り子

see styles
 kokiriko
    こきりこ
clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together

小太平鳥


小太平鸟

see styles
xiǎo tài píng niǎo
    xiao3 tai4 ping2 niao3
hsiao t`ai p`ing niao
    hsiao tai ping niao
(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)

小山蝙蝠

see styles
 koyamakoumori; koyamakoumori / koyamakomori; koyamakomori
    こやまこうもり; コヤマコウモリ
(kana only) Japanese noctule (Nyctalus furvus)

小林米珂

see styles
 kobayashibeika / kobayashibeka
    こばやしべいか
(person) Kobayashi Beika (1863.7-1929.2.10; British-born Japanese lawyer)

小泉八雲

see styles
 koizumiyakumo
    こいずみやくも
(person) Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904; Irish-Greek-born Japanese writer); Koizumi Yakumo

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.
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.

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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.

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