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中方

see styles
zhōng fāng
    zhong1 fang1
chung fang
 nakahou / nakaho
    なかほう
the Chinese side (in an international venture)
(place-name) Nakahou

中朝

see styles
zhōng cháo
    zhong1 chao2
chung ch`ao
    chung chao
 chuuchou / chucho
    ちゅうちょう
Sino-Korean; China and North Korea
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) China and North Korea; Chinese-North Korean; (2) imperial court; (3) Imperial Court (of Japan); (4) middle ages

中校

see styles
zhōng xiào
    zhong1 xiao4
chung hsiao
middle ranking officer in Chinese army; lieutenant colonel; commander

中検

see styles
 chuuken / chuken
    ちゅうけん
(personal name) Test of Chinese Proficiency (abbreviation)

中焦

see styles
zhōng jiāo
    zhong1 jiao1
chung chiao
 chuushou / chusho
    ちゅうしょう
(TCM) middle burner, the part of the body within the abdominal cavity (between the diaphragm and the navel, including the spleen and stomach)
middle jiao (in traditional Chinese medicine); middle burner

中英

see styles
zhōng yīng
    zhong1 ying1
chung ying
Sino-British; Chinese-English

中華


中华

see styles
zhōng huá
    zhong1 hua2
chung hua
 chuuka / chuka
    ちゅうか
Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1 hua2 wen2 hua4] "Chinese culture"); used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1 hua2 Min2 guo2]
(1) (usu. in compounds) China; (2) (abbreviation) (See 中華料理) Chinese food; (surname) Chuuka
[Central India]

中薬

see styles
 chuuyaku / chuyaku
    ちゅうやく
traditional Chinese medicine

中藥


中药

see styles
zhōng yào
    zhong1 yao4
chung yao
traditional Chinese medicine; CL:服[fu4]

中蘇

see styles
 chuuso / chuso
    ちゅうそ
(1) China and the Soviet Union; (prefix) (2) Sino-Soviet; Soviet-Chinese

中裝


中装

see styles
zhōng zhuāng
    zhong1 zhuang1
chung chuang
Chinese dress

中西

see styles
zhōng xī
    zhong1 xi1
chung hsi
 nakamura
    なかむら
China and the West; Chinese-Western
(personal name) Nakamura

中論


中论

see styles
zhōng lùn
    zhong1 lun4
chung lun
 Chūron
中觀論 Prāñnyāya-mūla-śāstra-ṭīkā, or Prāṇyamula-śāstra-ṭīkā; the Mādhyamika-śāstra, attributed to the bodhisattvas Nāgārjuna as creator, and Nīlacakṣus as compiler; tr. by Kumārajīva A. D. 409. It is the principal work of the Mādhyamika, or Middle School, attributed to Nāgārjuna. Versions only exist in Chinese and Tibetan; an English translation by Miyamoto exists and publication is promised; a German version is by Walleser. The 中論 is the first and most?? important of the 三論 q. v. The teaching of this School is found additionally in the 順中論; 般若燈論釋大乘中觀釋論 and 中論疏. Cf. 中道. The doctrine opposes the rigid categories of existence and non-existence 假 and 空, and denies the two extremes of production (or creation) and nonproduction and other antitheses, in the interests of a middle or superior way.

中資


中资

see styles
zhōng zī
    zhong1 zi1
chung tzu
Chinese capital; Chinese enterprise

中超

see styles
zhōng chāo
    zhong1 chao1
chung ch`ao
    chung chao
Chinese supermarket

中餐

see styles
zhōng cān
    zhong1 can1
chung ts`an
    chung tsan
lunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4]

丹心

see styles
dān xīn
    dan1 xin1
tan hsin
 tanshin
    たんしん
loyal heart; loyalty
sincerity; faithfulness

九卿

see styles
jiǔ qīng
    jiu3 qing1
chiu ch`ing
    chiu ching
 kyuukei / kyuke
    きゅうけい
the nine top officials (in imperial China)
(1) (hist) nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government); (2) (hist) (See 公卿・1) high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō

九泉

see styles
jiǔ quán
    jiu3 quan2
chiu ch`üan
    chiu chüan
 kyuusen / kyusen
    きゅうせん
the nine springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; Hades
hades; nether regions

乾旦

see styles
qián dàn
    qian2 dan4
ch`ien tan
    chien tan
male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)

乾水

see styles
 kansui
    かんすい
lye water (for making Chinese noodles)

二世

see styles
èr shì
    er4 shi4
erh shih
 futase
    ふたせ
the Second (of numbered kings); second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
{Buddh} two existences; the present and the future; (female given name) Futase
This life and the hereafter.

二簡


二简

see styles
èr jiǎn
    er4 jian3
erh chien
Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (abbr. for 第二次漢字簡化方案|第二次汉字简化方案[Di4 er4 Ci4 Han4 zi4 Jian3 hua4 Fang1 an4])

二胡

see styles
èr hú
    er4 hu2
erh hu
 niko
    にこ
erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle); alto fiddle; CL:把[ba3]
erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu; (female given name) Niko

二黃


二黄

see styles
èr huáng
    er4 huang2
erh huang
one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera; Peking opera; also written 二簧[er4 huang2]; see also 西皮[xi1 pi2]

于丹

see styles
yú dān
    yu2 dan1
yü tan
Yu Dan (1965–), Chinese scholar and author known for popularizing Chinese classical thought

五体

see styles
 gotai
    ごたい
(1) the whole body; (2) the five styles of writing Chinese characters; (3) (orig. meaning) the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

五常

see styles
wǔ cháng
    wu3 chang2
wu ch`ang
    wu chang
 gojou / gojo
    ごじょう
the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4]; alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3 lun2], the five cardinal relationships; alternative term for 五行[wu3 xing2], the five elements
the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence); (place-name) Gojō
five constant [virtues]

五旬

see styles
wǔ xún
    wu3 xun2
wu hsün
 gojun
pañca-bhijñā. The five supernatural or magical powers; six is the more common number in Chinese texts, five is the number in Ceylon; v. 五神通.

五星

see styles
wǔ xīng
    wu3 xing1
wu hsing
 gosei / gose
    ごせい
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
(1) (hist) the five planets (in ancient Chinese astronomy; Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus and Mercury); (2) five stars; (personal name) Gosei
The five planets, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, and Mercury; also 五執.

五筆


五笔

see styles
wǔ bǐ
    wu3 bi3
wu pi
abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983

五經


五经

see styles
wǔ jīng
    wu3 jing1
wu ching
 go kyō
the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
five [Chinese] classics

五言

see styles
 gogon
    ごごん
Chinese poem with five characters per line

五音

see styles
wǔ yīn
    wu3 yin1
wu yin
 itsune
    いつね
five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la; five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音[hou2 yin1], 牙音[ya2 yin1], 舌音[she2 yin1], 齒音|齿音[chi3 yin1], 唇音[chun2 yin1]
pentatonic scale; (female given name) Itsune
The five musical tones, or pentatonic scale— do, re, mi, sol, la; also 五聲; 五調子.

五香

see styles
wǔ xiāng
    wu3 xiang1
wu hsiang
 gokou / goko
    ごこう
five spice seasoned; incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty)
(place-name, surname) Gokou
The incense composed of five ingredients (sandalwood, aloes, cloves, saffron, and camphor) offered by the esoteric sects in building their altars and in performing their rituals. Cf. 五分香.

井宿

see styles
 chichiriboshi
    ちちりぼし
(astron) Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

交趾

see styles
jiāo zhǐ
    jiao1 zhi3
chiao chih
 koochi
    コーチ
former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam
(kana only) Cochin (breed of chicken); (place-name) Kōchi (Han dynasty outpost in Vietnam)

京東


京东

see styles
jīng dōng
    jing1 dong1
ching tung
Jingdong, Chinese e-commerce company

京胡

see styles
jīng hú
    jing1 hu2
ching hu
 kyouko / kyoko
    きょうこ
jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera; also called 京二胡
jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); (female given name) Kyōko

亮相

see styles
liàng xiàng
    liang4 xiang4
liang hsiang
to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc

亮菌

see styles
liàng jun
    liang4 jun1
liang chün
Armillariella tabescens (mushroom used in trad. Chinese medicine)

人因

see styles
rén yīn
    ren2 yin1
jen yin
 ninin
The causative influences for being reborn as a human being, i.e. a good life. Those in positions of honour have obtained them by former deeds of benevolence, reverence to Buddhas and monks, patience, humility, devotion to the sutras, charity, morality, zeal and exhortation, obedience, loyalty - hence they have obtained affluence, long life, and are held in high regard. Those in mean condition are thus born because of the opposite characteristics in previous incarnation.

人物

see styles
rén wù
    ren2 wu4
jen wu
 jinbutsu
    じんぶつ
person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
(1) person; character; figure; personage; man; woman; (2) one's character; one's personality; (3) able person; talented person
human possessions

人礦


人矿

see styles
rén kuàng
    ren2 kuang4
jen k`uang
    jen kuang
(neologism, attested by 2023) (slang) the Chinese people, seen as a resource that is exploited for its value to the nation

仁王

see styles
rén wáng
    ren2 wang2
jen wang
 niwa
    にわ
the two guardian Deva kings; (personal name) Niwa
The benevolent king, Buddha; the name Śākya is intp. as 能仁 able in generosity. Also an ancient king, probably imaginary, of the 'sixteen countries' of India, for whom the Buddha is said to have dictated the 仁王經, a sutra with two principal translations into Chinese, the first by Kumārajīva styled 仁王般若經 or 佛說仁王般若波羅蜜經 without magical formulae, the second by Amogha (不空) styled 仁王護國般若波羅蜜經, etc., into which the magical formulae were introduced; these were for royal ceremonials to protect the country from all kinds of calamities and induce prosperity.

仄声

see styles
 sokusei / sokuse
    そくせい
(See 平声・1) oblique tones (the three tones of Chinese that exclude the high-level, or first, tone)

仄聲


仄声

see styles
zè shēng
    ze4 sheng1
tse sheng
oblique tone; nonlevel tone; uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese)
See: 仄声

仄韻

see styles
 sokuin
    そくいん
(See 仄声,平韻) oblique-tone rhyme (of Chinese)

今音

see styles
jīn yīn
    jin1 yin1
chin yin
modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character

介詞


介词

see styles
jiè cí
    jie4 ci2
chieh tz`u
    chieh tzu
 kaishi
    かいし
preposition
{ling} preposition (in Chinese); adposition

介音

see styles
 kaine
    かいね
medial; final-head (glide before the center vowel in Chinese); (female given name) Kaine

仙氣


仙气

see styles
xiān qì
    xian1 qi4
hsien ch`i
    hsien chi
ethereal quality; (Chinese folklore) a puff of breath from the mouth of a celestial being, which can magically transform an object into something else

仙草

see styles
xiān cǎo
    xian1 cao3
hsien ts`ao
    hsien tsao
 sensou / senso
    せんそう
medicinal herb (genus Mesona); grass jelly
Chinese mesona (Platostoma palustre); (given name) Sensou

仮借

see styles
 kashaku; kasha
    かしゃく; かしゃ
(noun/participle) (1) (かしゃく only) pardon; extenuation; excuse; (noun/participle) (2) (かしゃく only) borrowing; (3) (one of the six classes of Chinese characters) (See 六書・1) phonetic loan character; loangraph; character used for its pronunciation

任脈

see styles
 ninmyaku
    にんみゃく
conception vessel (in traditional Chinese medicine); Ren channel

伊吹

see styles
 ibuki
    いぶき
(kana only) Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis); (p,s,f) Ibuki

伊集

see styles
 takanashi
    たかなし
(kana only) (rkb:) (See 姫椿) Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii); (surname) Takanashi

伏羲

see styles
fú xī
    fu2 xi1
fu hsi
 fukugi
    ふくぎ
Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852–2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing
(myth) Fuxi (first mythical emperor of China); Fu Hsi

会意

see styles
 kaii / kai
    かいい
(one of the six classes of Chinese characters) (See 六書・1) compound ideograph; character made up of meaningful parts

作字

see styles
 tsukuriji
    つくりじ
    sakuji
    さくじ
(1) (archaism) native Japanese kanji (esp. used during the Edo period); (2) made-up kanji; Chinese character of one's own creation; (3) creating a character with a group of people; (noun/participle) (1) designing a font; (2) creating a new character not currently available

併音

see styles
 pinin
    ピンイン
(irregular kanji usage) Pinyin (chi:); Chinese romanization system

俗字

see styles
sú zì
    su2 zi4
su tzu
 zokuji
    ぞくじ
nonstandard form of a Chinese character
informal variant of a Chinese character; popular form of a Chinese character

倉頡


仓颉

see styles
cāng jié
    cang1 jie2
ts`ang chieh
    tsang chieh
 souketsu / soketsu
    そうけつ
Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and inventor of Chinese writing; (computing) Cangjie input method
(abbreviation) {comp} (See 倉頡輸入法) Cangjie (input method for Chinese); (person) Cangjie (c. 2667-2596 BCE; supposed inventor of Chinese characters)

倒句

see styles
 touku / toku
    とうく
reading Chinese in the Japanese order

借音

see styles
 shakuon
    しゃくおん
(See 万葉仮名) using the Chinese-reading of kanji to represent native Japanese words (irrespective of the kanji's actual meaning)

倪匡

see styles
ní kuāng
    ni2 kuang1
ni k`uang
    ni kuang
Ni Kuang (1935–2022), Chinese novelist and screenwriter

倭国

see styles
 wakoku
    わこく
Yamato; ancient Japan; name by which Chinese rulers used to call Japan

倭訓

see styles
 wakun
    わくん
Japanese reading of a Chinese character

倭語

see styles
 wago
    わご
native Japanese words (especially as opposed to Chinese and other foreign loanwords)

假借

see styles
jiǎ jiè
    jia3 jie4
chia chieh
to make use of; to use something as pretext; under false pretenses; under the guise of; masquerading as; lenient; tolerant; loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan

偏旁

see styles
piān páng
    pian1 pang2
p`ien p`ang
    pien pang
 henbou / henbo
    へんぼう
component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part)
(1) left and right kanji radicals; (2) (colloquialism) kanji radical positions

做功

see styles
zuò gōng
    zuo4 gong1
tso kung
(physics) to do work; non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera)

傷寒


伤寒

see styles
shāng hán
    shang1 han2
shang han
 shoukan / shokan
    しょうかん
typhoid
(1) {med} acute febrile illness (e.g. typhoid); (2) (rare) disease due to the cold (in traditional Chinese medicine)

僑務


侨务

see styles
qiáo wù
    qiao2 wu4
ch`iao wu
    chiao wu
matters relating to the Chinese diaspora (as a concern of the Chinese government)

僑生


侨生

see styles
qiáo shēng
    qiao2 sheng1
ch`iao sheng
    chiao sheng
student of overseas Chinese descent who returns to mainland China or Taiwan to pursue their studies (abbr. for 華僑學生|华侨学生[Hua2 qiao2 xue2 sheng5])

僑鄉


侨乡

see styles
qiáo xiāng
    qiao2 xiang1
ch`iao hsiang
    chiao hsiang
hometown of overseas Chinese

僵屍

see styles
 kyonshii / kyonshi
    キョンシー
(kana only) Chinese "hopping vampire"; jiang shi; jiangshi; chiang-shih; reanimated corpse

優酷


优酷

see styles
yōu kù
    you1 ku4
yu k`u
    yu ku
Youku, Chinese video hosting platform

兀凳

see styles
wù dèng
    wu4 deng4
wu teng
Chinese-style low stool

元曲

see styles
yuán qǔ
    yuan2 qu3
yüan ch`ü
    yüan chü
 genkyoku
    げんきょく
Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy
yuanqu (form of Chinese classical drama); Yuan drama

元軍


元军

see styles
yuán jun
    yuan2 jun1
yüan chün
 gengun
    げんぐん
Mongol army; army of Yuan dynasty
(hist) Yuan dynasty Chinese-Mongolian military

先秦

see styles
xiān qín
    xian1 qin2
hsien ch`in
    hsien chin
 senshin
    せんしん
pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
(hist) (See 秦) pre-Qin period (of China)

兒化


儿化

see styles
ér huà
    er2 hua4
erh hua
(Chinese phonetics) to rhotacize a syllable final; to apply r-coloring to the final of a syllable

入声

see styles
 nisshou; nissei / nissho; nisse
    にっしょう; にっせい
entering tone (in Chinese)

入聲


入声

see styles
rù shēng
    ru4 sheng1
ju sheng
entering tone; checked tone; one of the four tones of Middle Chinese
See: 入声

內場


内场

see styles
nèi chǎng
    nei4 chang3
nei ch`ang
    nei chang
inner area (of a place that has an outer area); the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area); infield (baseball etc); (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage

全本

see styles
quán běn
    quan2 ben3
ch`üan pen
    chüan pen
 zenmoto
    ぜんもと
whole edition; whole performance (of Chinese opera)
(surname) Zenmoto

兩會


两会

see styles
liǎng huì
    liang3 hui4
liang hui
National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

八沖


八冲

see styles
bā chōng
    ba1 chong1
pa ch`ung
    pa chung
eight surges (a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally)

八股

see styles
bā gǔ
    ba1 gu3
pa ku
 hakko
    はっこ
an essay in eight parts; stereotyped writing
(abbreviation) (See 八股文) eight-legged essay (classical Chinese style of essay writing)

公卿

see styles
gōng qīng
    gong1 qing1
kung ch`ing
    kung ching
 kugyou; koukei; kuge(gikun) / kugyo; koke; kuge(gikun)
    くぎょう; こうけい; くげ(gikun)
high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor
(1) (hist) high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō; (2) (こうけい only) (hist) three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)

六卿

see styles
 rikukei; rikkei / rikuke; rikke
    りくけい; りっけい
(hist) (See 六官) six ministers (of the six Zhou dynasty Chinese ministries)

六書


六书

see styles
liù shū
    liu4 shu1
liu shu
 rikusho; rokusho
    りくしょ; ろくしょ
Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
(1) (See 象形・2,指事,会意,形声,転注,仮借・3) the six classes of Chinese characters; (2) (See 六体) the six historical styles of writing Chinese characters; (3) (ろくしょ only) Hexateuch (first six books of the Hebrew Bible)

六淫

see styles
liù yín
    liu4 yin2
liu yin
 rokuin
    ろくいん
(TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]
six external causes of illness in traditional Chinese medicine (wind, cold, fire-heat, dampness, dryness, heat of summer)

共匪

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gòng fěi
    gong4 fei3
kung fei
communist bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw))

兲朝

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tiān cháo
    tian1 chao2
t`ien ch`ao
    tien chao
(derog.) the Chinese Communist regime (variant of 天朝[Tian1 chao2] Celestial Empire, invented to circumvent censorship)

冬瓜

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dōng guā
    dong1 gua1
tung kua
 tougan; touga / togan; toga
    とうがん; とうが
wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida); white gourd; white hairy melon; Chinese squash
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon

冷菜

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lěng cài
    leng3 cai4
leng ts`ai
    leng tsai
 reisai / resai
    れいさい
cold dish; cold food
{food} cold vegetable hors d'oeuvres in Chinese cuisine

冷食

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 reishoku / reshoku
    れいしょく
(1) (abbreviation) (See 冷凍食品) frozen food; (2) (See 火食) eating raw food; (3) (See 寒食) Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice; 105th day after the winter solstice

冷麺

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 reimen / remen
    れいめん
(1) {food} cold noodles (in Korean style); (2) (ksb:) {food} (See 冷やし中華) chilled Chinese noodles; (3) {food} (See つけ麺) cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping

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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