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不問好歹


不问好歹

see styles
bù wèn hǎo dǎi
    bu4 wen4 hao3 dai3
pu wen hao tai
no matter what may happen (idiom)

不急之務


不急之务

see styles
bù jí zhī wù
    bu4 ji2 zhi1 wu4
pu chi chih wu
(idiom) a matter of no great urgency

不痛不癢


不痛不痒

see styles
bù tòng bù yǎng
    bu4 tong4 bu4 yang3
pu t`ung pu yang
    pu tung pu yang
lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); something is wrong, but not quite sure what; fig. not getting to any matter of substance; scratching the surface; superficial; perfunctory

不相應行


不相应行

see styles
bù xiāng yìng xíng
    bu4 xiang1 ying4 xing2
pu hsiang ying hsing
 fu sōō gyō
Actions non-interrelated (with mind).

不管怎樣


不管怎样

see styles
bù guǎn zěn yàng
    bu4 guan3 zen3 yang4
pu kuan tsen yang
in any case; no matter what

中途退場


中途退场

see styles
zhōng tú tuì chǎng
    zhong1 tu2 tui4 chang3
chung t`u t`ui ch`ang
    chung tu tui chang
to leave in the middle of the play; (fig.) to leave before the matter is concluded

事々物々

see styles
 jijibutsubutsu
    じじぶつぶつ
(yoji) everything; every affair (matter); all things

事不宜遲


事不宜迟

see styles
shì bù yí chí
    shi4 bu4 yi2 chi2
shih pu i ch`ih
    shih pu i chih
the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose

事不關己


事不关己

see styles
shì bù guān jǐ
    shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3
shih pu kuan chi
a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

事事物物

see styles
shì shì wù wù
    shi4 shi4 wu4 wu4
shih shih wu wu
 jiji motsumotsu
    じじぶつぶつ
(yoji) everything; every affair (matter); all things
every single thing

事到今日

see styles
shì dào jīn rì
    shi4 dao4 jin1 ri4
shih tao chin jih
under the circumstances; the matter having come to that point

事危累卵

see styles
shì wēi lěi luǎn
    shi4 wei1 lei3 luan3
shih wei lei luan
lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

事在人為


事在人为

see styles
shì zài rén wéi
    shi4 zai4 ren2 wei2
shih tsai jen wei
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.

事無巨細


事无巨细

see styles
shì wú jù xì
    shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4
shih wu chü hsi
lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom); fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance

仗義執言


仗义执言

see styles
zhàng yì zhí yán
    zhang4 yi4 zhi2 yan2
chang i chih yen
to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle

件の一件

see styles
 kudannoikken
    くだんのいっけん
the matter in question; the aforesaid matter

何であれ

see styles
 nandeare
    なんであれ
(conjunction) (See であれ・2) whatever; no matter what

何のその

see styles
 nannosono
    なんのその
(expression) (kana only) nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

何の其の

see styles
 nannosono
    なんのその
(expression) (kana only) nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

何時迄も

see styles
 itsumademo
    いつまでも
(adverb) (kana only) forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

來蹤去跡


来踪去迹

see styles
lái zōng qù jì
    lai2 zong1 qu4 ji4
lai tsung ch`ü chi
    lai tsung chü chi
lit. the traces of a person's movements (idiom); fig. sb's history; the ins and out of a matter

優先事項

see styles
 yuusenjikou / yusenjiko
    ゆうせんじこう
priority matter

全く以て

see styles
 mattakumotte
    まったくもって
(expression) (kana only) as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly

出世大事

see styles
chū shì dà shì
    chu1 shi4 da4 shi4
ch`u shih ta shih
    chu shih ta shih
 shusse (no) daiji
The great work of the Buddha's appearing, or for which he appeared.

切中時弊


切中时弊

see styles
qiè zhòng shí bì
    qie4 zhong4 shi2 bi4
ch`ieh chung shih pi
    chieh chung shih pi
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target; to hit the nub of the matter

制動放射

see styles
 seidouhousha / sedohosha
    せいどうほうしゃ
{physics} bremsstrahlung; X-rays produced when fast electrons pass through matter

制動輻射

see styles
 seidoufukusha / sedofukusha
    せいどうふくしゃ
{physics} (See 制動放射) bremsstrahlung; X-rays produced when fast electrons pass through matter

區區小事


区区小事

see styles
qū qū xiǎo shì
    qu1 qu1 xiao3 shi4
ch`ü ch`ü hsiao shih
    chü chü hsiao shih
trivial matter; trifle

十不二門


十不二门

see styles
shí bù èr mén
    shi2 bu4 er4 men2
shih pu erh men
 jū funi mon
The school of the ten pairs of unified opposites founded by Jingxi 荊溪 on the teaching of the Lotus sūtra. There are several books bearing the name. The unifying principle is that of the identity of contraries, and the ten apparent contraries are matter and mind, internal and external, 修證 practice and proof (or realization), cause and effect, impurity and purity, objective and subjective, self and other, 三業 action, speech, and thought, 權實 relative and absolute, the fertilized and the fertilizer (i.e. receiver and giver). There are several treatises on the subject in the Canon.

印刷もの

see styles
 insatsumono
    いんさつもの
printed matter

危急存亡

see styles
 kikyuusonbou / kikyusonbo
    ききゅうそんぼう
(yoji) life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened

原文の儘

see styles
 genbunnomama
    げんぶんのまま
(exp,n) sic; sic erat scriptum; indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text

原文まま

see styles
 genbunmama
    げんぶんまま
(exp,n) sic; sic erat scriptum; indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text

取り捌く

see styles
 torisabaku
    とりさばく
(transitive verb) to settle (a matter)

受け持ち

see styles
 ukemochi
    うけもち
charge (of something); matter in one's charge

吞噬細胞


吞噬细胞

see styles
tūn shì xì bāo
    tun1 shi4 xi4 bao1
t`un shih hsi pao
    tun shih hsi pao
phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)

呼牛作馬


呼牛作马

see styles
hū niú zuò mǎ
    hu1 niu2 zuo4 ma3
hu niu tso ma
to call something a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it; Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

呼牛呼馬


呼牛呼马

see styles
hū niú hū mǎ
    hu1 niu2 hu1 ma3
hu niu hu ma
to call something a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it; Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

唯一大事

see styles
wéi yī dà shì
    wei2 yi1 da4 shi4
wei i ta shih
 yui ichi daiji
only one great matter

唯物主義


唯物主义

see styles
wéi wù zhǔ yì
    wei2 wu4 zhu3 yi4
wei wu chu i
 yuibutsushugi
    ゆいぶつしゅぎ
materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality
materialism

問い正す

see styles
 toitadasu
    といただす
(irregular kanji usage) (transitive verb) (1) to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; (2) to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

問い質す

see styles
 toitadasu
    といただす
(transitive verb) (1) to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; (2) to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

善罷甘休


善罢甘休

see styles
shàn bà gān xiū
    shan4 ba4 gan1 xiu1
shan pa kan hsiu
(idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)

基幹業務

see styles
 kikangyoumu / kikangyomu
    きかんぎょうむ
mission-critical task; business-critical matter

多大點事


多大点事

see styles
duō dà diǎn shì
    duo1 da4 dian3 shi4
to ta tien shih
trivial matter; Big deal!

大事因緣


大事因缘

see styles
dà shì yīn yuán
    da4 shi4 yin1 yuan2
ta shih yin yüan
 daiji innen
causes and conditions of the great matter

大題小作


大题小作

see styles
dà tí xiǎo zuò
    da4 ti2 xiao3 zuo4
ta t`i hsiao tso
    ta ti hsiao tso
to cut a long story short; a brief treatment of a complicated subject; fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter

天經地義


天经地义

see styles
tiān jīng dì yì
    tian1 jing1 di4 yi4
t`ien ching ti i
    tien ching ti i
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course

好きずき

see styles
 sukizuki
    すきずき
matter of taste

好き好き

see styles
 sukizuki
    すきずき
matter of taste

如何なる

see styles
 ikanaru
    いかなる
(pre-noun adjective) (1) (kana only) what kind of; what sort of; what; (pre-noun adjective) (2) (kana only) (as いかなる...でも, いかなる...も, etc.) no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

如數家珍


如数家珍

see styles
rú shǔ jiā zhēn
    ru2 shu3 jia1 zhen1
ju shu chia chen
lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom); fig. to be very familiar with a matter

如是等事

see styles
rú shì děng shì
    ru2 shi4 deng3 shi4
ju shih teng shih
 nyoze tō ji
this kind of matter

存亡攸關


存亡攸关

see styles
cún wáng yōu guān
    cun2 wang2 you1 guan1
ts`un wang yu kuan
    tsun wang yu kuan
a make-or-break matter; a matter of life and death

完事大吉

see styles
wán shì dà jí
    wan2 shi4 da4 ji2
wan shih ta chi
(idiom) (usu. after 就[jiu4]) (having done such-and-such) everything is now fine; that's the end of the matter; (one is) all set

実際の所

see styles
 jissainotokoro
    じっさいのところ
(exp,adv) actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

実際問題

see styles
 jissaimondai
    じっさいもんだい
practical question; practical problem; practical matter

小事一樁


小事一桩

see styles
xiǎo shì yī zhuāng
    xiao3 shi4 yi1 zhuang1
hsiao shih i chuang
trivial matter; a piece of cake

少しでも

see styles
 sukoshidemo
    すこしでも
(expression) even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

就事論事


就事论事

see styles
jiù shì lùn shì
    jiu4 shi4 lun4 shi4
chiu shih lun shih
to discuss something on its own merits; to judge the matter as it stands

幾らでも

see styles
 ikurademo
    いくらでも
(adverb) (1) (kana only) as many as one likes; as much as one likes; (adverb) (2) (kana only) great many; plenty; to any degree; in unlimited quantities; any amount (of); any number (of); (adverb) (3) (kana only) (as いくらでもない) almost (none); (not) much; (adverb) (4) (kana only) no matter how much; no matter how big or small

当事者性

see styles
 toujishasei / tojishase
    とうじしゃせい
being an involved party; degree to which one is involved (in a matter); degree to which one is affected (by an issue); (degree of) involvement; (degree of) connectedness; relevancy (to one)

当然の事

see styles
 touzennokoto / tozennokoto
    とうぜんのこと
(expression) a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

御茶の子

see styles
 ochanoko
    おちゃのこ
(1) cinch; pushover; easy matter; piece of cake; (2) light snack; cake served with tea

怎麼回事


怎么回事

see styles
zěn me huí shì
    zen3 me5 hui2 shi4
tsen me hui shih
what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about?

性命攸關


性命攸关

see styles
xìng mìng yōu guān
    xing4 ming4 you1 guan1
hsing ming yu kuan
vitally important; a matter of life and death

悩みごと

see styles
 nayamigoto
    なやみごと
matter causing distress; something causing worry

悪木盗泉

see styles
 akubokutousen / akubokutosen
    あくぼくとうせん
(expression) (yoji) a virtuous person should not commit an act that offends their moral principles no matter how hard pressed they may be

想を練る

see styles
 souoneru / sooneru
    そうをねる
(exp,v5r) to turn (a matter) over in one's mind; to think deeply

慎重其事

see styles
shèn zhòng qí shì
    shen4 zhong4 qi2 shi4
shen chung ch`i shih
    shen chung chi shih
to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)

懸浮微粒


悬浮微粒

see styles
xuán fú wēi lì
    xuan2 fu2 wei1 li4
hsüan fu wei li
particulates; particulate matter

所嫌わず

see styles
 tokorokirawazu
    ところきらわず
(exp,adv) anywhere; everywhere; indiscriminate(ly); no matter where

批郤導窾


批郤导窾

see styles
pī xì dǎo kuǎn
    pi1 xi4 dao3 kuan3
p`i hsi tao k`uan
    pi hsi tao kuan
to get right to the heart of the matter (idiom)

抽絲剝繭


抽丝剥茧

see styles
chōu sī bō jiǎn
    chou1 si1 bo1 jian3
ch`ou ssu po chien
    chou ssu po chien
lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom); fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter

拘り合う

see styles
 kakazuriau
    かかずりあう
(v5u,vi) (1) (kana only) (colloquialism) (See 係う・かかずらう・1) to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); (v5u,vi) (2) to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); (v5u,vi) (3) to take part (in some work); to hang about; to bother (someone)

掘下げる

see styles
 horisageru
    ほりさげる
(transitive verb) to dig down; to delve into; to get to the bottom of (a matter); to investigate further

掲題の件

see styles
 keidainoken / kedainoken
    けいだいのけん
(exp,n) matter in the heading (of a document); matter mentioned in the subject line (of an email)

撒手閉眼


撒手闭眼

see styles
sā shǒu bì yǎn
    sa1 shou3 bi4 yan3
sa shou pi yen
to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)

斤斤較量


斤斤较量

see styles
jīn jīn jiào liàng
    jin1 jin1 jiao4 liang4
chin chin chiao liang
to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)

星間物質

see styles
 seikanbusshitsu / sekanbusshitsu
    せいかんぶっしつ
interstellar matter

暗黒物質

see styles
 ankokubusshitsu
    あんこくぶっしつ
{astron} dark matter

暴きだす

see styles
 abakidasu
    あばきだす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to dig up and expose a criminal matter

暴き出す

see styles
 abakidasu
    あばきだす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to dig up and expose a criminal matter

有害図書

see styles
 yuugaitosho / yugaitosho
    ゆうがいとしょ
harmful literature; harmful book; harmful reading matter

有志一同

see styles
 yuushiichidou / yushichido
    ゆうしいちどう
(expression) all those interested (in the matter); all those willing; (from) all of us; (from) everyone concerned

構わない

see styles
 kamawanai
    かまわない
(expression) (See 構う・1) no problem; it doesn't matter

此方の話

see styles
 kochiranohanashi
    こちらのはなし
(expression) (1) matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); (2) our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

死んでも

see styles
 shindemo
    しんでも
(adverb) (1) at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); (adverb) (2) at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live; definitely

死人不管

see styles
sǐ rén bù guǎn
    si3 ren2 bu4 guan3
ssu jen pu kuan
(coll.) to wash one's hands of a matter

死活問題

see styles
 shikatsumondai
    しかつもんだい
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem

深入淺出


深入浅出

see styles
shēn rù qiǎn chū
    shen1 ru4 qian3 chu1
shen ju ch`ien ch`u
    shen ju chien chu
to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom); (of language) simple and easy to understand

無傷大雅


无伤大雅

see styles
wú shāng dà yǎ
    wu2 shang1 da4 ya3
wu shang ta ya
(of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom); harmless

無大無小


无大无小

see styles
wú dà wú xiǎo
    wu2 da4 wu2 xiao3
wu ta wu hsiao
no matter how big or small; not distinguishing junior and senior

無論如何


无论如何

see styles
wú lùn rú hé
    wu2 lun4 ru2 he2
wu lun ju ho
(idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means

熟思黙想

see styles
 jukushimokusou / jukushimokuso
    じゅくしもくそう
(noun/participle) (yoji) considering (a matter) carefully and silently; being lost in silent contemplation

物心一如

see styles
 busshinichinyo
    ぶっしんいちにょ
(expression) matter and mind are one; body and mind as one

現実問題

see styles
 genjitsumondai
    げんじつもんだい
practical problem; practical matter

理所當然


理所当然

see styles
lǐ suǒ dāng rán
    li3 suo3 dang1 ran2
li so tang jan
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right

生死事大

see styles
shēng sǐ shì dà
    sheng1 si3 shi4 da4
sheng ssu shih ta
 shōji jidai
the matter of birth and death is great

生死存亡

see styles
shēng sǐ cún wáng
    sheng1 si3 cun2 wang2
sheng ssu ts`un wang
    sheng ssu tsun wang
matter of life and death

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

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