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勘察加半島


勘察加半岛

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kān chá jiā bàn dǎo
    kan1 cha2 jia1 ban4 dao3
k`an ch`a chia pan tao
    kan cha chia pan tao
Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia

坎塔布連海


坎塔布连海

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kǎn tǎ bù lián hǎi
    kan3 ta3 bu4 lian2 hai3
k`an t`a pu lien hai
    kan ta pu lien hai
Bay of Biscay (Spanish: Mare Cantabrico)

坎塔布里亞


坎塔布里亚

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kǎn tǎ bù lǐ yà
    kan3 ta3 bu4 li3 ya4
k`an t`a pu li ya
    kan ta pu li ya
Cantabria, Spanish autonomous region, capital Santander 桑坦德[Sang1 tan3 de2]

堪察加半島


堪察加半岛

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kān chá jiā bàn dǎo
    kan1 cha2 jia1 ban4 dao3
k`an ch`a chia pan tao
    kan cha chia pan tao
Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia

堪察加柳鶯


堪察加柳莺

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kān chá jiā liǔ yīng
    kan1 cha2 jia1 liu3 ying1
k`an ch`a chia liu ying
    kan cha chia liu ying
(bird species of China) Kamchatka leaf warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus)

打鼓普請看


打鼓普请看

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dǎ gǔ pǔ qǐng kàn
    da3 gu3 pu3 qing3 kan4
ta ku p`u ch`ing k`an
    ta ku pu ching kan
 ku wo utte fushin shite miyo
to beat the drum to gather the crowd

殺雞給猴看


杀鸡给猴看

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shā jī gěi hóu kàn
    sha1 ji1 gei3 hou2 kan4
sha chi kei hou k`an
    sha chi kei hou kan
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others

狗眼看人低

see styles
gǒu yǎn kàn rén dī
    gou3 yan3 kan4 ren2 di1
kou yen k`an jen ti
    kou yen kan jen ti
to act like a snob

看話決疑論


看话决疑论

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kàn huà jué yí lùn
    kan4 hua4 jue2 yi2 lun4
k`an hua chüeh i lun
    kan hua chüeh i lun
 Kanwa ketsugiron
Resolving Doubts About Observing the Hwadu

阿爾坎塔拉


阿尔坎塔拉

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ā ěr kǎn tǎ lā
    a1 er3 kan3 ta3 la1
a erh k`an t`a la
    a erh kan ta la
Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain; Alcantara, Brazil space launch site

傑弗里·喬叟


杰弗里·乔叟

jié fú lǐ · qiáo sǒu
    jie2 fu2 li3 · qiao2 sou3
chieh fu li · ch`iao sou
    chieh fu li · chiao sou
Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集[Kan3 te4 bo2 lei2 Gu4 shi4 Ji2]

坎塔布連山脈


坎塔布连山脉

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kǎn tǎ bù lián shān mài
    kan3 ta3 bu4 lian2 shan1 mai4
k`an t`a pu lien shan mai
    kan ta pu lien shan mai
Cantabrian mountain range in north Spain dividing Asturias from Castilla-Leon

斯堪地納維亞


斯堪地纳维亚

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sī kān dì nà wéi yà
    si1 kan1 di4 na4 wei2 ya4
ssu k`an ti na wei ya
    ssu kan ti na wei ya
Scandinavia (Tw)

斯堪的納維亞


斯堪的纳维亚

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sī kān dì nà wéi yà
    si1 kan1 di4 na4 wei2 ya4
ssu k`an ti na wei ya
    ssu kan ti na wei ya
Scandinavia

看人下菜碟兒


看人下菜碟儿

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kàn rén xià cài dié r
    kan4 ren2 xia4 cai4 die2 r5
k`an jen hsia ts`ai tieh r
    kan jen hsia tsai tieh r
(dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom); not to treat everyone equally favorably

簡氏防務週刊


简氏防务周刊

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jiǎn shì fáng wù zhōu kān
    jian3 shi4 fang2 wu4 zhou1 kan1
chien shih fang wu chou k`an
    chien shih fang wu chou kan
Jane's defense weekly

菴乜呢必滅堪


菴乜呢必灭堪

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ān miē ní bì miè kān
    an1 mie1 ni2 bi4 mie4 kan1
an mieh ni pi mieh k`an
    an mieh ni pi mieh kan
 onmani hime kan
oṃ-maṇi-padme-hūṃ, cf. 唵.

不看僧面看佛面

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bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
    bu4 kan4 seng1 mian4 kan4 fo2 mian4
pu k`an seng mien k`an fo mien
    pu kan seng mien kan fo mien
lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom); fig. (to do something for sb) out of deference to sb else

坎特伯雷故事集

see styles
kǎn tè bó léi gù shì jí
    kan3 te4 bo2 lei2 gu4 shi4 ji2
k`an t`e po lei ku shih chi
    kan te po lei ku shih chi
The Canterbury Tales, collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer 喬叟|乔叟[Qiao2 sou3]

坎貝爾侏儒倉鼠


坎贝尔侏儒仓鼠

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kǎn bèi ěr zhū rú cāng shǔ
    kan3 bei4 er3 zhu1 ru2 cang1 shu3
k`an pei erh chu ju ts`ang shu
    kan pei erh chu ju tsang shu
Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli)

打狗還得看主人


打狗还得看主人

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dǎ gǒu hái dei kàn zhǔ rén
    da3 gou3 hai2 dei3 kan4 zhu3 ren2
ta kou hai tei k`an chu jen
    ta kou hai tei kan chu jen
lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom); fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him

砍頭不過風吹帽


砍头不过风吹帽

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kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào
    kan3 tou2 bu4 guo4 feng1 chui1 mao4
k`an t`ou pu kuo feng ch`ui mao
    kan tou pu kuo feng chui mao
to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)

磨刀不誤砍柴工


磨刀不误砍柴工

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mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
    mo2 dao1 bu4 wu4 kan3 chai2 gong1
mo tao pu wu k`an ch`ai kung
    mo tao pu wu kan chai kung
lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom); fig. time invested in preparations is not lost; a beard well lathered is half shaved

給你點顏色看看


给你点颜色看看

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gěi nǐ diǎn yán sè kàn kan
    gei3 ni3 dian3 yan2 se4 kan4 kan5
kei ni tien yen se k`an k`an
    kei ni tien yen se kan kan
(I'll) teach you a lesson; put you in your place

大周刊定衆經目錄


大周刊定众经目录

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dà zhōu kān dìng zhòng jīng mù lù
    da4 zhou1 kan1 ding4 zhong4 jing1 mu4 lu4
ta chou k`an ting chung ching mu lu
    ta chou kan ting chung ching mu lu
 Daishū kanjō shūkyō mokuroku
Catalogue of Scriptures, Authorized by the Great Zhou

至元法寶勘同總錄


至元法宝勘同总录

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zhì yuán fǎ bǎo kān tóng zǒng lù
    zhi4 yuan2 fa3 bao3 kan1 tong2 zong3 lu4
chih yüan fa pao k`an t`ung tsung lu
    chih yüan fa pao kan tung tsung lu
 Shigan hōbō kandō sōroku
Zhiyuan fabao kantong zonglu

吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡


吃着碗里,看着锅里

chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
    chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3
ch`ih che wan li , k`an che kuo li
    chih che wan li , kan che kuo li
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom); not content with what one already has; (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye

吃著碗裡,瞧著鍋裡


吃着碗里,瞧着锅里

chī zhe wǎn lǐ , qiáo zhe guō lǐ
    chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , qiao2 zhe5 guo1 li3
ch`ih che wan li , ch`iao che kuo li
    chih che wan li , chiao che kuo li
see 吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡|吃着碗里,看着锅里[chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3]

看菜吃飯,量體裁衣


看菜吃饭,量体裁衣

kàn cài chī fàn , liàng tǐ cái yī
    kan4 cai4 chi1 fan4 , liang4 ti3 cai2 yi1
k`an ts`ai ch`ih fan , liang t`i ts`ai i
    kan tsai chih fan , liang ti tsai i
lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances

續華嚴經略疏刊定記


续华严经略疏刊定记

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xù huá yán jīng lüè shū kān dìng jì
    xu4 hua2 yan2 jing1 lve4 shu1 kan1 ding4 ji4
hsü hua yen ching lve shu k`an ting chi
    hsü hua yen ching lve shu kan ting chi
 Zoku kegonkyō ryakuso kanjōki
Xu Huayan jing lue shou kan ding ji

門庭冷落,門堪羅雀


门庭冷落,门堪罗雀

mén tíng lěng luò , mén kān luó què
    men2 ting2 leng3 luo4 , men2 kan1 luo2 que4
men t`ing leng lo , men k`an lo ch`üeh
    men ting leng lo , men kan lo chüeh
The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted

內行看門道,外行看熱鬧


内行看门道,外行看热闹

nèi háng kàn mén dao , wài háng kàn rè nao
    nei4 hang2 kan4 men2 dao5 , wai4 hang2 kan4 re4 nao5
nei hang k`an men tao , wai hang k`an je nao
    nei hang kan men tao , wai hang kan je nao
while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show

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

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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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