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世間周知 see styles |
sekenshuuchi / sekenshuchi せけんしゅうち |
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody |
世間擦れ see styles |
sekenzure せけんずれ |
(noun/participle) worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness |
中體西用 中体西用 see styles |
zhōng tǐ xī yòng zhong1 ti3 xi1 yong4 chung t`i hsi yung chung ti hsi yung |
adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core |
乘急戒緩 乘急戒缓 see styles |
shèng jí jiè huǎn sheng4 ji2 jie4 huan3 sheng chi chieh huan jōkyū kaigan |
One who is zealous for knowledge rather than the discipline, e.g. Vimalakīrti 維摩. |
予備知識 see styles |
yobichishiki よびちしき |
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge |
二十二根 see styles |
èr shí èr gēn er4 shi2 er4 gen1 erh shih erh ken nijūni kon |
The twenty-two roots, organs, or powers, v. 根. They are: (1) 眼根 eye, cakṣurindriya; (2) 耳 根 ear, śrotrendriya; (3) 鼻根 nose, ghrāṇendriya; (4) 舌根 tongue, jihvendriya; (5) 身根 body, kāyendriya; (6) 意根 mind, manaīndriya (the above are the 六根); (7) 女根 female organ, strīndriya; (8) 男根 male organ, puruṣendriya; (9) 命根 life, jīvitendriya; (10) 苦根 suffering (or pain), duḥkhendriya; (11) 樂根 pleasure, sukhendriya; (12) 憂根 sorrow, daurmanasyendriya; (13) 喜根 joy, saumanas-yendriya; (14) 捨根 abandoning, upekṣendriya (from 10 to 14 they are the 五受); (15) 信根 faith, śraddhendriya; (16) 精進根 zeal, vīryendriya; (17) 念根 memory, smṛtīndriya; (18) 定根 meditation, or trance, samādhīndriya; (19) 慧根 wisdom, prajñendriya (these are the 信等之五根); (20) 未知當知根 the power for learning (the Four Noble Truths) anājñātamājñāsyāmīndriya; (21) 巳知根 the power of having learned (them), ājñendriya; (22) 具知根 the power of perfect knowledge (of them), ājñātādvīndriya (these three are called the 無漏根) . |
五分法身 see styles |
wǔ fēn fǎ shēn wu3 fen1 fa3 shen1 wu fen fa shen gobun hosshin |
pañca-dharmakāya, the five attributes of the dharmakāya or 'spiritual' body of the Tathāgata, i. e. 戒 that he is above all moral conditions; 定 tranquil and apart from all false ideas; 慧 wise and omniscient; 解脫 free, unlimited, unconditioned, which is the state of nirvana; 解脫知見 that he has perfect knowledge of this state. These five attributes surpass all conditions of form, or the five skandhas; Eitel interprets this by exemption from all materiality (rūpa); all sensations (vedana); all consciousness (saṃjñā); all moral activity (karman); all knowledge (vijñāna). The esoteric sect has its own group. See also 五種法身. |
人無我智 人无我智 see styles |
rén wú wǒ zhì ren2 wu2 wo3 zhi4 jen wu wo chih nin muga chi |
The knowledge, or wisdom, of anātman, cf. 人無我. |
付け焼刃 see styles |
tsukeyakiba つけやきば |
(1) thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; (2) re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable) |
付焼き刃 see styles |
tsukeyakiba つけやきば |
(1) thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; (2) re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable) |
共通認識 see styles |
kyoutsuuninshiki / kyotsuninshiki きょうつうにんしき |
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding |
十二火天 see styles |
shí èr huǒ tiān shi2 er4 huo3 tian1 shih erh huo t`ien shih erh huo tien jūnikaten |
The homa-, or fire-spirits; Whose representations, colours, magic words, signs, symbols, and mode of worship are given in the 大日經疏20. Also 十二火尊; 十二種火法. The twelve fire-spirits are: (1) Indra or Vairocana, the discoverer or source of fire, symbolizing 智 knowledge; (2) the moon 行滿 which progresses to fullness, with mercy as root and enlightenment as fruit, i,e. Buddha; (3) the wind, represented as a half-moon, fanner of fame, of zeal, and by driving away dark clouds, of enlightenment; (4) the red rays of the rising sun, rohitaka, his swords (or rays) indicating 議 wisdom; (5) 沒M004101拏 a form half stern, half smiling, sternly driving away the passions and trials; (6) 忿怒 irate, bellowing with open mouth, showing four teeth, flowing locks, one eye closed; (7) 闍吒羅 fire burning within, i.e. the inner witness, or realization; (8) 迄灑耶 the waster, or destroyer of waste and injurious products within, i.e. inner purification; (9) 意生 the producer at will, capable of all variety, resembling Viśvakarman, the Brahmanic Vulcan; (10) 羯羅微 the fire-eater; (11) untraceable; (12) 謨賀那 the completer, also the subduer of demons. |
十波羅蜜 十波罗蜜 see styles |
shí bō luó mì shi2 bo1 luo2 mi4 shih po lo mi jū haramitsu |
(or 密多) The ten are the six pārāmitas with four added. The six are charity (or almsgiving), purity (or morality), patience, zealous progress, meditation, wisdom; i.e. 施, 戒, 忍, 辱, 精進, 禪, 慧. The four additions are 方便; 願; 力 and 智 upāya, adaptability (or, teaching as suited to the occasion and hearer): praṇidhāna, vows; bala, force of purpose; and jñāna, knowledge. Also 十度. |
十無盡藏 十无尽藏 see styles |
shí wú jìn zàng shi2 wu2 jin4 zang4 shih wu chin tsang jūmujin zō |
The ten boundless treasuries of a bodhisattva: (1) 信 belief and faith; (2) 戒 the commandments; (3) 慚 shame of past misdeeds; (4) 愧blushing over the misdeeds of others; (5) hearing and knowledge of the truth; (6) giving; (7) wisdom; (8) memory; (9) keeping and guarding the sūtras; (10) powers of expounding them. 華 嚴經 20. |
半知半解 see styles |
hanchihankai はんちはんかい |
(yoji) superficial knowledge; half knowledge |
博学多才 see styles |
hakugakutasai はくがくたさい |
(yoji) wide knowledge and versatile talents |
博学多識 see styles |
hakugakutashiki はくがくたしき |
(yoji) erudition and extensive knowledge |
博文約禮 博文约礼 see styles |
bó wén yuē lǐ bo2 wen2 yue1 li3 po wen yüeh li |
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom) |
博物洽聞 博物洽闻 see styles |
bó wù qià wén bo2 wu4 qia4 wen2 po wu ch`ia wen po wu chia wen |
to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom) |
博聞強記 博闻强记 see styles |
bó wén qiáng jì bo2 wen2 qiang2 ji4 po wen ch`iang chi po wen chiang chi hakubunkyouki / hakubunkyoki はくぶんきょうき |
have wide learning and a retentive memory; have encyclopedic knowledge (noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) (rare) being widely read and having a highly retentive memory |
博覧多識 see styles |
hakurantashiki はくらんたしき |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) erudition and extensive knowledge; widely read and well-informed |
博覧強記 see styles |
hakurankyouki / hakurankyoki はくらんきょうき |
(yoji) encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory |
博識多才 see styles |
hakushikitasai はくしきたさい |
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) wide knowledge and versatile talents; profound learning and varied attainments |
厚積薄發 厚积薄发 see styles |
hòu jī bó fā hou4 ji1 bo2 fa1 hou chi po fa |
lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom); good preparation is the key to success; to be well prepared |
受け売り see styles |
ukeuri うけうり |
(noun/participle) (1) retailing; (2) second-hand opinion or knowledge; telling at second hand; second-hand telling |
名重識暗 名重识暗 see styles |
míng zhòng shí àn ming2 zhong4 shi2 an4 ming chung shih an |
of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom) |
命道沙門 命道沙门 see styles |
mìng dào shā mén ming4 dao4 sha1 men2 ming tao sha men myōdō shamon |
A śramaṇa who makes the commandments, meditation, and knowledge his very life, as Ānanda did. |
和光同塵 和光同尘 see styles |
hé guāng tóng jen he2 guang1 tong2 jen2 ho kuang t`ung jen ho kuang tung jen wakoudoujin / wakodojin わこうどうじん |
(yoji) mingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge; living a quiet life by effacing oneself to dim the radiance and mingle with the dust |
四佛知見 四佛知见 see styles |
sì fó zhī jiàn si4 fo2 zhi1 jian4 ssu fo chih chien shi butchiken |
The four purposes of the Buddha's appearing, that the Buddha-knowledge might be 開示悟入revealed, proclaimed, understood, and entered; v. Lotus 方便品. |
四聖諦智 四圣谛智 see styles |
sì shèng dì zhì si4 sheng4 di4 zhi4 ssu sheng ti chih shi shōtai chi |
knowledge of the four noble truths |
基礎学力 see styles |
kisogakuryoku きそがくりょく |
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject) |
基礎知識 see styles |
kisochishiki きそちしき |
fundamental knowledge; the basics |
境界般若 see styles |
jìng jiè bō rě jing4 jie4 bo1 re3 ching chieh po je kyōgai hannya |
External world prajñā, or wisdom of all things; prajñā is subjective, all things are its objective. |
夢溪筆談 梦溪笔谈 see styles |
mèng xī bǐ tán meng4 xi1 bi3 tan2 meng hsi pi t`an meng hsi pi tan |
Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass |
大智覺慧 大智觉慧 see styles |
dà zhì jué huì da4 zhi4 jue2 hui4 ta chih chüeh hui dai chi kaku e |
great knowledge, awareness, and insight |
天下周知 see styles |
tenkashuuchi / tenkashuchi てんかしゅうち |
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody |
天眼智通 see styles |
tiān yǎn zhì tōng tian1 yan3 zhi4 tong1 t`ien yen chih t`ung tien yen chih tung tengen chitsū |
knowledge of the divine eye |
如來種知 如来种知 see styles |
rú lái zhǒng zhī ru2 lai2 zhong3 zhi1 ju lai chung chih nyorai shuchi |
the Tathāgata's comprehensive knowledge of particular things |
妙法住智 see styles |
miào fǎ zhù zhì miao4 fa3 zhu4 zhi4 miao fa chu chih myōhō jūchi |
knowledge abiding in the marvelous dharma |
学びとる see styles |
manabitoru まなびとる |
(transitive verb) to collect information; to gather knowledge |
学び取る see styles |
manabitoru まなびとる |
(transitive verb) to collect information; to gather knowledge |
守備範囲 see styles |
shubihani しゅびはんい |
(1) {sports} area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (2) (one's) field; (one's) scope; area of expertise; range of topics one can converse about; breadth of one's interests and knowledge; (3) one's type; kind of person one is attracted to |
實相智身 实相智身 see styles |
shí xiàng zhì shēn shi2 xiang4 zhi4 shen1 shih hsiang chih shen jissō chishin |
The body of absolute knowledge, or of complete knowledge of Reality, i.e. that of Vairocana. |
専門知識 see styles |
senmonchishiki せんもんちしき |
expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge |
常樂我淨 常乐我淨 see styles |
cháng lè wǒ jìng chang2 le4 wo3 jing4 ch`ang le wo ching chang le wo ching jōraku gajō |
The four pāramitās of knowledge: eternity, bliss, personality, purity, the four transcendental realities in nirvāṇa, v. Nirvāṇa Sutra. |
引き出し see styles |
hikidashi ひきだし |
(1) drawer; (2) withdrawal; drawing out; (3) variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu |
心あたり see styles |
kokoroatari こころあたり |
having some knowledge of; happening to know |
心当たり see styles |
kokoroatari こころあたり |
having some knowledge of; happening to know |
応用問題 see styles |
ouyoumondai / oyomondai おうようもんだい |
applied question; problem testing ability to apply theoretical knowledge; exercises |
應正遍知 应正遍知 see styles |
yìng zhèng biàn zhī ying4 zheng4 bian4 zhi1 ying cheng pien chih ōshō henchi |
The arhat of perfect knowledge, a title of a Buddha. |
成法八種 成法八种 see styles |
chéng fǎ bā zhǒng cheng2 fa3 ba1 zhong3 ch`eng fa pa chung cheng fa pa chung jōhō hasshu |
eight possible ways to confirm valid knowledge |
戒急乘緩 戒急乘缓 see styles |
jiè jí chéng huǎn jie4 ji2 cheng2 huan3 chieh chi ch`eng huan chieh chi cheng huan kai kō jōkan |
Zealous for the discipline rather than for knowledge, e.g. Hīnayāna. |
技術情報 see styles |
gijutsujouhou / gijutsujoho ぎじゅつじょうほう |
technical information; technical knowledge; know-how |
技術知識 技术知识 see styles |
jì shù zhī shi ji4 shu4 zhi1 shi5 chi shu chih shih |
technical knowledge |
抽き出し see styles |
hikidashi ひきだし |
(1) drawer; (2) withdrawal; drawing out; (3) variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu |
振り回す see styles |
furimawasu ふりまわす |
(transitive verb) (1) to wield; to brandish; to flourish; to wave (about); to swing; (2) to display (one's knowledge); to show off; (3) to abuse (one's power); (4) to manipulate someone |
據我所知 据我所知 see styles |
jù wǒ suǒ zhī ju4 wo3 suo3 zhi1 chü wo so chih |
as far as I know; to the best of my knowledge |
新聞学問 see styles |
shinbungakumon しんぶんがくもん |
knowledge gained (information acquired) from newspapers |
施設論部 施设论部 see styles |
shī shè lùn bù shi1 she4 lun4 bu4 shih she lun pu Sesetsuron bu |
Kārmikāḥ, the school of Karma, which taught the superiority of morality over knowledge. |
明心菩提 see styles |
míng xīn pú tí ming2 xin1 pu2 ti2 ming hsin p`u t`i ming hsin pu ti myōshin bodai |
enlightenment of mental enlightenment, study, and increase in knowledge and in the prajñāpāramitā. |
明行圓滿 明行圆满 see styles |
míng xíng yuán mǎn ming2 xing2 yuan2 man3 ming hsing yüan man myōgyō enman |
perfected in knowledge and conduct |
智悲隨逐 智悲随逐 see styles |
zhì bēi suí zhú zhi4 bei1 sui2 zhu2 chih pei sui chu chihi zuichiku |
knowledge and compassion extended to their fullest |
有恃無恐 有恃无恐 see styles |
yǒu shì wú kǒng you3 shi4 wu2 kong3 yu shih wu k`ung yu shih wu kung |
secure in the knowledge that one has backing |
有識之士 有识之士 see styles |
yǒu shí zhī shì you3 shi2 zhi1 shi4 yu shih chih shih |
a person with knowledge and experience (idiom) |
未究竟智 see styles |
wèi jiū jìng zhì wei4 jiu1 jing4 zhi4 wei chiu ching chih mikukyō chi |
provisional knowledge |
本覺眞如 本觉眞如 see styles |
běn jué zhēn rú ben3 jue2 zhen1 ru2 pen chüeh chen ju hongaku shinnyo |
The 眞如, i. e. bhūtatathatā, is the 體 corpus, or embodiment; the 本覺 is the 相 or form of primal intelligence; the former is the 理 or fundamental truth, the latter is the 智, i. e. the knowledge or wisdom of it; together they form the whole embodiment of the buddha-dharmakāya. |
死生智力 see styles |
sǐ shēng zhì lì si3 sheng1 zhi4 li4 ssu sheng chih li shishō chiriki |
knowledge of death, transmigration, and birth |
法身體性 法身体性 see styles |
fǎ shēn tǐ xìng fa3 shen1 ti3 xing4 fa shen t`i hsing fa shen ti hsing hōshin taishō |
The embodiment, totality, or nature of the dharmakāya. In Hīnayāna the Buddha-nature in its 理 or absolute side is described as not discussed, being synonymous with the 五分 five divisions of the commandments, meditation, wisdom, release, and doctrine, 戒, 定, 慧, 解脫, and 知見. In the Mahāyāna the 三論宗 defines the absolute or ultimate reality as the formless which contains all forms, the essence of being, the noumenon of the other two manifestations of the triratna. The 法相宗 defines it as (a) the nature or essence of the whole triratna; (b) the particular form of the Dharma in that trinity. The One-Vehicle schools represented by the 華嚴宗, 天台, etc., consider it to be the bhūtatathatā, 理 and 智 being one and undivided. The Shingon sect takes the six elements-earth, water, fire, air, space, mind-as the 理 or fundamental dharmakāya and the sixth, mind, intelligence, or knowledge, as the 智 Wisdom dharmakāya. |
法雲等覺 法云等觉 see styles |
fǎ yún děng jué fa3 yun2 deng3 jue2 fa yün teng chüeh hōun tōgaku |
The stage after the last, that of universal knowledge, or enlightenment. |
波羅蜜多 波罗蜜多 see styles |
bō luó mì duō bo1 luo2 mi4 duo1 po lo mi to haramitta; haramita はらみった; はらみた |
{Buddh} (See 波羅蜜・1) pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment pāramitā, 播囉弭多, derived from parama, highest, acme, is intp. as to cross over from this shore of births and deaths to the other shore, or nirvāṇa. The six pāramitās or means of so doing are: (1) dāna, charity; (2) śīla, moral conduct; (3) kṣānti, patience; (4) vīrya, energy, or devotion; (5) dhyāna, contemplation, or abstraction; (6) prajñā, knowledge. The 十度 ten are the above with (7) upāya, use of expedient or proper means; (8) praṇidhāna, vows, for bodhi and helpfulness; (9) bāla, strength purpose; (10) wisdom. Childers gives the list of ten as the perfect exercise of almsgiving, morality, abnegation of the world and of self, wisdom, energy, patience, truth, resolution, kindness, and resignation. Each of the ten is divisible into ordinary, superior, and unlimited perfection, or thirty in all. pāramitā is tr. by 度; 度無極; 到彼岸; 究竟. |
淺嘗輒止 浅尝辄止 see styles |
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ qian3 chang2 zhe2 zhi3 ch`ien ch`ang che chih chien chang che chih |
lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of something and then stop |
淺嚐輒止 浅尝辄止 see styles |
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ qian3 chang2 zhe2 zhi3 ch`ien ch`ang che chih chien chang che chih |
to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into; to attempt half-heartedly; content with a smattering of knowledge; also written 淺嘗輒止|浅尝辄止 |
漏盡智力 漏尽智力 see styles |
lòu jìn zhì lì lou4 jin4 zhi4 li4 lou chin chih li rojin chiriki |
power of the knowledge of afflictions and the methods for their elimination |
現代新書 see styles |
gendaishinsho げんだいしんしょ |
(work) New Library of Knowledge (series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha); (wk) New Library of Knowledge (series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha) |
現炒現賣 现炒现卖 see styles |
xiàn chǎo xiàn mài xian4 chao3 xian4 mai4 hsien ch`ao hsien mai hsien chao hsien mai |
lit. to fry and sell on the spot; fig. (of fresh graduates) to apply the still-fresh knowledge gained in school |
理性知識 理性知识 see styles |
lǐ xìng zhī shi li3 xing4 zhi1 shi5 li hsing chih shih |
rational knowledge |
理性認識 理性认识 see styles |
lǐ xìng rèn shi li3 xing4 ren4 shi5 li hsing jen shih |
cognition; rational knowledge |
生かじり see styles |
namakajiri なまかじり |
(noun/participle) (1) superficial knowledge; smattering; (2) dabbler; dilettante; (3) dipping into |
生噛じり see styles |
namakajiri なまかじり |
(noun/participle) (1) superficial knowledge; smattering; (2) dabbler; dilettante; (3) dipping into |
略知皮毛 see styles |
lüè zhī pí máo lu:e4 zhi1 pi2 mao2 lu:e chih p`i mao lu:e chih pi mao |
slight knowledge of something; superficial acquaintance with a subject; a smattering |
百法明門 百法明门 see styles |
bǎi fǎ míng mén bai3 fa3 ming2 men2 pai fa ming men hyakuhō myōmon |
The door to the knowledge of universal phenomena, one of the first stages of Bodhisattva progress. |
盡所有智 尽所有智 see styles |
jìn suǒ yǒu zhì jin4 suo3 you3 zhi4 chin so yu chih jin shou chi |
knowledge of all existent things |
目を盗む see styles |
meonusumu めをぬすむ |
(exp,v5m) (idiom) (as 〜の目を盗んで) to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents) |
眞無漏智 眞无漏智 see styles |
zhēn wú lòu zhì zhen1 wu2 lou4 zhi4 chen wu lou chih shin muro chi |
The true knowledge of the Mahāyāna in its concept of mental reality, in contrast with Hīnayāna concepts of material reality. |
知り得る see styles |
shirieru しりえる |
(Ichidan verb) to acquire knowledge |
知他心通 see styles |
zhī tā xīn tōng zhi1 ta1 xin1 tong1 chih t`a hsin t`ung chih ta hsin tung chita shintsū |
knowledge of other's minds |
知徳兼備 see styles |
chitokukenbi ちとくけんび |
(noun/participle) having both (wide) knowledge and (high) virtue |
知徳円満 see styles |
chitokuenman ちとくえんまん |
(noun or adjectival noun) having both (wide) knowledge and (high) virtue |
知徳合一 see styles |
chitokugouitsu / chitokugoitsu ちとくごういつ |
the unity of knowledge and virtue |
知性智力 see styles |
zhī xìng zhì lì zhi1 xing4 zhi4 li4 chih hsing chih li chishō chiriki |
knowledge of the constitutional factors of things |
知行一致 see styles |
chikouicchi / chikoicchi ちこういっち |
unity (consistency) of knowledge and action |
知識の泉 see styles |
chishikinoizumi ちしきのいずみ |
source of knowledge |
知識体系 see styles |
chishikitaikei / chishikitaike ちしきたいけい |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) body of knowledge |
知識参照 see styles |
chishikisanshou / chishikisansho ちしきさんしょう |
{comp} knowledge reference |
知識寶庫 知识宝库 see styles |
zhī shi bǎo kù zhi1 shi5 bao3 ku4 chih shih pao k`u chih shih pao ku |
treasure house of knowledge |
知識工学 see styles |
chishikikougaku / chishikikogaku ちしきこうがく |
knowledge engineering; information engineering |
知識情報 see styles |
chishikijouhou / chishikijoho ちしきじょうほう |
{comp} knowledge information |
知識産業 see styles |
chishikisangyou / chishikisangyo ちしきさんぎょう |
the knowledge industry |
知識経済 see styles |
chishikikeizai / chishikikezai ちしきけいざい |
knowledge economy |
知識表現 see styles |
chishikihyougen / chishikihyogen ちしきひょうげん |
knowledge representation |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Knowledge" 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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