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ブレンデッドファミリー

see styles
 burendeddofamirii / burendeddofamiri
    ブレンデッドファミリー
blended family; stepfamily

Variations:
一安心
ひと安心

 hitoanshin
    ひとあんしん
(n,vs,vi) feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)

Variations:
下積み
下づみ(sK)

 shitazumi
    したづみ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity

主人在宅ストレス症候群

see styles
 shujinzaitakusutoresushoukougun / shujinzaitakusutoresushokogun
    しゅじんざいたくストレスしょうこうぐん
{med} retired husband syndrome; stress syndrome resulting from one's husband being at home

Variations:
人慣れ
人馴れ
人なれ

 hitonare
    ひとなれ
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; (n,vs,adj-no) (2) being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame

Variations:
付属
附属

 fuzoku
    ふぞく
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) (1) being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); going with; (2) (abbreviation) (See 付属学校) attached school; affiliated school

Variations:
余念がない
余念が無い

 yonenganai
    よねんがない
(exp,adj-i) being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

兒不嫌母醜,狗不嫌家貧


儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫

ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín
    er2 bu4 xian2 mu3 chou3 , gou3 bu4 xian2 jia1 pin2
erh pu hsien mu ch`ou , kou pu hsien chia p`in
    erh pu hsien mu chou , kou pu hsien chia pin
a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)

出す事は舌を出すも嫌い

see styles
 dasukotohashitaodasumokirai
    だすことはしたをだすもきらい
(expression) (obscure) (proverb) being exceptionally stingy

Variations:
卓袱
志っぽく(iK)

 shippoku
    しっぽく
(1) (See 卓袱台) Chinese-style low dining table; (2) (abbreviation) (See 卓袱料理) Japanese-Chinese cuisine, served family-style (large dishes, diners help themselves), specialty of Nagasaki Chinese style low dining table; (3) (ksb:) (often 志っぽく) (See お亀・おかめ・2) soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.

Variations:
合器蔓
合子草
御器蔓

 gokizuru; gokizuru
    ごきづる; ゴキヅル
(kana only) Actinostemma lobatum (plant of the family Cucurbitaceae)

Variations:
四つん這い
四つんばい

 yotsunbai
    よつんばい
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees

国立労働安全衛生研究所

see styles
 kokuritsuroudouanzeneiseikenkyuujo / kokuritsurodoanzenesekenkyujo
    こくりつろうどうあんぜんえいせいけんきゅうじょ
(org) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; (o) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

國有資產監督管理委員會


国有资产监督管理委员会

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guó yǒu zī chǎn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì
    guo2 you3 zi1 chan3 jian1 du1 guan3 li3 wei3 yuan2 hui4
kuo yu tzu ch`an chien tu kuan li wei yüan hui
    kuo yu tzu chan chien tu kuan li wei yüan hui
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), an entity that oversees state-owned assets at a particular level of government, the most prominent one being the SASAC of the State Council 國務院|国务院[Guo2wu4yuan4]

Variations:
土壺
土壷
ど壷
ど壺

 dotsubo; dotsubo
    どつぼ; ドツボ
(1) (kana only) (usu. as ドツボにはまる) (See ドツボにはまる) terrible situation; awful state of affairs; (being) in the shit; (2) (kana only) (See 野壺) night-soil reservoir dug in a field; (3) (kana only) (orig. meaning) night-soil pot; (4) (rare) earthenware vessel; earthen urn

Variations:
場慣れ
場馴れ
場なれ

 banare
    ばなれ
(n,vs,vi) experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation

Variations:
大当たり
大当り

 ooatari
    おおあたり
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) (1) great success; big hit; smash hit; winner; (n,vs,vi) (2) (hitting the) jackpot; big win; (n,vs,vi) (3) being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on; hitting the nail on the head; (n,vs,vi) (4) bumper crop; (n,vs,vi) (5) {baseb} excellent hitting

Variations:
大所
大どころ(sK)

 oodokoro; oodoko
    おおどころ; おおどこ
wealthy family; important person; bigwig

Variations:
大所帯
大世帯(rK)

 oojotai
    おおじょたい
(1) large household; large family; (2) large group (of people); big organization; (3) great wealth

Variations:
奥津城
奥つ城
奥都城

 okutsuki
    おくつき
{Shinto} (See 墓) family grave; ancestral grave; tomb

Variations:
如かず
若かず
及かず

 shikazu
    しかず
(expression) (1) (See 百聞は一見に如かず,如く・しく・1) being inferior to; being no match for; (expression) (2) (See 三十六計逃げるに如かず) being best

存在の耐えられない軽さ

see styles
 sonzainotaerarenaikarusa
    そんざいのたえられないかるさ
(work) The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1984 novel by Milan Kundera); Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí; (wk) The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1984 novel by Milan Kundera); Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí

Variations:
安全弁
安全瓣(oK)

 anzenben
    あんぜんべん
safety valve

Variations:
家計の助け
家計の扶け

 kakeinotasuke / kakenotasuke
    かけいのたすけ
(expression) assistance in supporting a family

Variations:
少欲
小欲
少慾
小慾

 shouyoku / shoyoku
    しょうよく
(See 大欲) (being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness

Variations:
形無し
形なし(sK)

 katanashi
    かたなし
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) complete loss of face

Variations:
役不足
約不足(iK)

 yakubusoku
    やくぶそく
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (colloquialism) (See 力不足・ちからぶそく) not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth

Variations:
役不足
約不足(sK)

 yakubusoku
    やくぶそく
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (colloquialism) (See 力不足・ちからぶそく) not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth

Variations:
御の字
恩の字(iK)

 onnoji
    おんのじ
(exp,n) (colloquialism) (being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough

Variations:
御免
ご免

 gomen(p); gomen
    ごめん(P); ゴメン
(interjection) (1) (kana only) (See ごめんなさい) I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me; (interjection) (2) (kana only) (See ごめんください・1) may I come in?; (3) (kana only) (honorific or respectful language) permission; leave; license; (4) (kana only) (honorific or respectful language) dismissal; discharge; (5) (kana only) (usu. as 〜はごめんだ) not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid

Variations:
悟りが早い
覚りが早い

 satorigahayai
    さとりがはやい
(exp,adj-i) (rare) being quick to understand

Variations:
惚れた弱み
惚れた弱味

 horetayowami
    ほれたよわみ
(exp,n) being a slave of love

Variations:
意識朦朧
意識もうろう

 ishikimourou / ishikimoro
    いしきもうろう
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey

Variations:
愛想尽かし
愛想づかし

 aisozukashi
    あいそづかし
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone

Variations:
所じゃない
処じゃない

 dokorojanai
    どころじゃない
(exp,suf,adj-i) (kana only) (used to strongly dismiss something as being far removed from what is true or appropriate) (See 所ではない) not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

Variations:
所ではない
処ではない

 dokorodehanai
    どころではない
(exp,suf,adj-i) (kana only) (used to strongly dismiss something as being far removed from what is true or appropriate) (See 所じゃない・どころじゃない) not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

Variations:
押され気味
圧され気味

 osaregimi
    おされぎみ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) being on the ropes; losing ground

Variations:
揺すり蚊
揺り蚊
揺蚊

 yusurika; yusurika
    ゆすりか; ユスリカ
(kana only) chironomid; nonbiting midge (any insect of family Chironomidae)

日本放射線安全管理学会

see styles
 nipponhoushasenanzenkanrigakkai / nipponhoshasenanzenkanrigakkai
    にっぽんほうしゃせんあんぜんかんりがっかい
(org) Japanese Society of Radiation Safety Management; JRSM; (o) Japanese Society of Radiation Safety Management; JRSM

Variations:
杓子定規
しゃくし定規

 shakushijougi / shakushijogi
    しゃくしじょうぎ
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules

Variations:
板付き
板つき(sK)

 itatsuki
    いたつき
(1) being on stage when the curtain opens; (2) wooden floor; wooden-floored room; (3) {food} (See 板焼き) thinly-sliced food grilled on a cedar board

Variations:
歯ごたえ
歯応え

 hagotae
    はごたえ
(1) chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; (2) challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

Variations:
水浸し
水びたし

 mizubitashi
    みずびたし
submersion; inundation; being flooded

Variations:
消し込み
消込
消込み

 keshikomi
    けしこみ
(noun/participle) (1) reconciliation (accounting); verifying transactions against vouchers, etc.; (2) {fish} float being pulled underwater when a fish takes the bait

Variations:
濛々
濛濛
朦朦
朦々

 moumou / momo
    もうもう
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) (kana only) dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) (kana only) vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

無茶苦茶(ateji)

 muchakucha(p); muchakucha
    むちゃくちゃ(P); ムチャクチャ
(adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) (yoji) nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic; (adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) (kana only) disorder; confusion; being jumbled; being mixed up; (adverb) (4) (colloquialism) (kana only) very; extremely; excessively

Variations:
甲斐性なし
甲斐性無し

 kaishounashi / kaishonashi
    かいしょうなし
being good-for-nothing; useless person

目にいれてもいたくない

see styles
 meniiretemoitakunai / meniretemoitakunai
    めにいれてもいたくない
(expression) thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly

Variations:
眼中にない
眼中に無い

 ganchuuninai / ganchuninai
    がんちゅうにない
(exp,adj-i) taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration; effectively not existing as an option

Variations:
立ち往生
立往生

 tachioujou / tachiojo
    たちおうじょう
(n,vs,vi) (1) being brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck; stalling; deadlock; (n,vs,vi) (2) being stumped; being in a dilemma; stopping in one's tracks; standing speechless; (n,vs,vi) (3) dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

Variations:
立場がない
立場が無い

 tachibaganai
    たちばがない
(exp,adj-i) being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; losing face; losing one's credibility; being disgraced

Variations:

江に(ateji)

 en(縁); enishi(縁); eni; e(縁)
    えん(縁); えにし(縁); えに; え(縁)
(1) fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); (2) relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection; (3) family ties; affinity; (4) (えん only) opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship); (5) (えん only) {Buddh} (See 因・2) pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes); (6) (えん only) (also written as 椽) narrow open-air veranda

Variations:
苗字
名字

 myouji / myoji
    みょうじ
(See 名前・2) surname; family name; last name

Variations:
虫引虻
虫曳虻
食虫虻

 mushihikiabu; mushihikiabu
    むしひきあぶ; ムシヒキアブ
(kana only) robber fly (any fly of family Asilidae)

Variations:
要領が良い
要領がよい

 youryougayoi / yoryogayoi
    ようりょうがよい
(exp,adj-i) (See 要領がいい・ようりょうがいい) knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

Variations:
逆ギレ
逆切れ
逆ぎれ

 gyakugire(逆gire); gyakugire(逆切re, 逆gire)
    ぎゃくギレ(逆ギレ); ぎゃくぎれ(逆切れ, 逆ぎれ)
(n,vs,vi) (colloquialism) (See キレる) snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash

Variations:
門前払い
門前払

 monzenbarai
    もんぜんばらい
(noun, transitive verb) (1) turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; shutting the door in someone's face; refusal of admission; (2) rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; (3) (hist) (See 奉行所) being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい

see styles
 kijimonakazubautaremai
    きじもなかずばうたれまい
(expression) (proverb) avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries

Variations:
面食い
面喰い(rK)

 menkui
    めんくい
(colloquialism) being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks

Variations:
頭がいっぱい
頭が一杯

 atamagaippai
    あたまがいっぱい
(expression) (idiom) being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind

Variations:
顔合わせ
顔合せ

 kaoawase
    かおあわせ
(noun/participle) (1) meeting together; introduction; (noun/participle) (2) costarring; appearing together; (noun/participle) (3) being matched; facing off

Variations:
骨上げ
骨あげ
骨揚げ

 kotsuage
    こつあげ
(n,vs,vi) ceremony of transferring the cremated bones of a family member to an urn; gathering up the ashes of the deceased

Variations:
Unix系
ユニックス系

 yunikkusukei / yunikkusuke
    ユニックスけい
(can be adjective with の) {comp} Unix-derived (e.g. Linux, BSD, AIX); Unix family (of operating systems); Unix-like

ああでもないこうでもない

see styles
 aademonaikoudemonai / ademonaikodemonai
    ああでもないこうでもない
(expression) neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying

アクティブ・セーフティー

 akutibu seefutii / akutibu seefuti
    アクティブ・セーフティー
active safety

アメリカンファミリー生命

see styles
 amerikanfamiriiseimei / amerikanfamiriseme
    アメリカンファミリーせいめい
(company) American Family Life Assurance; Aflac; (c) American Family Life Assurance; Aflac

Variations:
インスタ映え
インスタ映

 insutabae
    インスタばえ
(noun/participle) (colloquialism) being Instagrammable; looking good on Instagram

インテリジェントデザイン

see styles
 interijentodezain
    インテリジェントデザイン
intelligent design (theory that life or the universe must have been designed by an intelligent being)

Variations:
うんざり
ウンザリ

 unzari(p); unzari
    うんざり(P); ウンザリ
(adv,adv-to,vs) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) tedious; boring; being fed up with

Variations:
オトギリソウ科
弟切草科

 otogirisouka(otogirisou科); otogirisouka(弟切草科) / otogirisoka(otogiriso科); otogirisoka(弟切草科)
    オトギリソウか(オトギリソウ科); おとぎりそうか(弟切草科)
Clusiaceae (family of plants including St. John's worts and mangosteens); Guttiferae

Variations:
オンタイム
オン・タイム

 ontaimu; on taimu
    オンタイム; オン・タイム
(1) (being) on time; (2) (See オフタイム) work hours; time on duty; (3) (oft. considered incorrect usage) (See リアルタイム) (in) real time; (watching, etc.) live

Variations:
お宅
御宅(sK)

 otaku
    おたく
(1) (honorific or respectful language) your house; your home; your family; (2) (honorific or respectful language) your husband; (3) (honorific or respectful language) your organization; (pronoun) (4) (honorific or respectful language) (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close) you

Variations:
お歌
御歌
み歌(sK)

 outa; miuta(御歌); onuta(sk) / ota; miuta(御歌); onuta(sk)
    おうた; みうた(御歌); おんうた(sk)
(1) (form) poem by the emperor or a member of the imperial family; (2) (honorific or respectful language) poem; song

Variations:
ぎょっと
ギョッと

 gyotto(p); gyotto
    ぎょっと(P); ギョッと
(adv,vs) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) being startled

クロホシマンジュウダイ科

see styles
 kurohoshimanjuudaika / kurohoshimanjudaika
    クロホシマンジュウダイか
Scatophagidae (family of small Indo-Pacific fish commonly called scats)

Variations:
ジャコウネコ科
麝香猫科

 jakounekoka(jakouneko科); jakounekoka(麝香猫科) / jakonekoka(jakoneko科); jakonekoka(麝香猫科)
    ジャコウネコか(ジャコウネコ科); じゃこうねこか(麝香猫科)
Viverridae (family of civets)

セーフティー・ファクター

 seefutii fakutaa / seefuti fakuta
    セーフティー・ファクター
safety factor

Variations:
セーフティー
セーフティ

 seefutii; seefuti / seefuti; seefuti
    セーフティー; セーフティ
safety

セーフティービンディング

see styles
 seefutiibindingu / seefutibindingu
    セーフティービンディング
safety binding (ski)

Variations:
ゼロゲーム
ゼロ・ゲーム

 zerogeemu; zero geemu
    ゼロゲーム; ゼロ・ゲーム
losing without scoring a point (wasei: zero game); being skunked

Variations:
トラテープ
トラ・テープ

 torateepu; tora teepu
    トラテープ; トラ・テープ
safety stripe tape (black-and-yellow plastic tape) (wasei: tora tape); barricade tape

Variations:
ドルペッグ
ドル・ペッグ

 dorupeggu; doru peggu
    ドルペッグ; ドル・ペッグ
dollar peg; being pegged to the dollar

Variations:
なら
ならば

 nara(p); naraba(p)
    なら(P); ならば(P)
(auxiliary) (1) (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle) if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that; (auxiliary) (2) (なら only) as for; on the topic of; (conjunction) (3) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (See それなら) if that's the case; if so; that being the case; (conjunction) (4) (ならば only) if possible; if circumstances allow

にっちもさっちも行かない

see styles
 nicchimosacchimoikanai
    にっちもさっちもいかない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

ニュークリア・ファミリー

 nyuukuria famirii / nyukuria famiri
    ニュークリア・ファミリー
(obscure) nuclear family

Variations:
ノーガード
ノー・ガード

 noogaado; noo gaado / noogado; noo gado
    ノーガード; ノー・ガード
being off guard (wasei: no guard); being defenseless

Variations:
ノーマスク
ノー・マスク

 noomasuku; noo masuku
    ノーマスク; ノー・マスク
(adj-no,n) (1) maskless (eng: no mask); (while) not wearing a face mask; (adj-no,n) (2) anti-mask (i.e. being opposed to mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic)

Variations:
ビクビク
びくびく

 bikubiku; bikubiku(p)
    ビクビク; びくびく(P)
(adv-to,adv,vs,adj-no) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; being nervous; (adv-to,adv,vs,adj-no) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) trembling; shivering

Variations:
ひとり親家庭
一人親家庭

 hitorioyakatei / hitorioyakate
    ひとりおやかてい
single-parent family; one-parent family; single-parent household

ファミリー・コンピュータ

 famirii konpyuuta / famiri konpyuta
    ファミリー・コンピュータ
(computer terminology) family computer; (product name) Family Computer (video game console produced by Nintendo); Famicom; Nintendo Entertainment System; NES

ファミリーコンピューター

see styles
 famiriikonpyuutaa / famirikonpyuta
    ファミリーコンピューター
(computer terminology) Nintendo Entertainment System; NES; (product name) Family Computer (video game console produced by Nintendo); Famicom; Nintendo Entertainment System; NES

ファミリーライフサイクル

see styles
 famiriiraifusaikuru / famiriraifusaikuru
    ファミリーライフサイクル
family life cycle

ブレンデッド・ファミリー

 burendeddo famirii / burendeddo famiri
    ブレンデッド・ファミリー
blended family; stepfamily

Variations:
ペコペコ
ぺこぺこ

 pekopeko; pekopeko(p)
    ペコペコ; ぺこぺこ(P)
(adjectival noun) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) very hungry; starving; famished; (adv,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; bowing and scraping; being obsequious; being servile; (adv,adv-to,vs,adj-na) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) denting; buckling; giving (in)

Variations:
ほろ酔い
微酔い(rK)

 horoyoi
    ほろよい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness

マダガスカルマングース科

see styles
 madagasukarumanguusuka / madagasukarumangusuka
    マダガスカルマングースか
Eupleridae (family of carnivoran species endemic to Madagascar)

ミイラ取りがミイラになる

see styles
 miiratorigamiiraninaru / miratorigamiraninaru
    ミイラとりがミイラになる
(expression) (idiom) intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

Variations:
ムカムカ
むかむか

 mukamuka(p); mukamuka
    ムカムカ(P); むかむか
(adv-to,adv,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; (adv-to,adv,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) being angry; being offended; being disgusted

メキシコジムグリガエル科

see styles
 mekishikojimugurigaeruka
    メキシコジムグリガエルか
Rhinophrynidae (family of frogs)

Variations:
やり甲斐
遣り甲斐

 yarigai
    やりがい
(kana only) being worth doing

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

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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).



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