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ハドロン

see styles
 patoron
    パトロン
(1) patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; financial supporter; (2) (See 芸者,旦那・4) sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); (3) patron; master; manager; boss

マスター

see styles
 masutaa / masuta
    マスター
(noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (1) to master; to learn; (2) proprietor; manager; bar-owner; (3) master (e.g. arts, science); (personal name) Master

一人天下

see styles
 hitoridenka
    ひとりでんか
    hitoritenka
    ひとりてんか
(yoji) being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged

一味瀉甁


一味泻甁

see styles
yī wèi xiè píng
    yi1 wei4 xie4 ping2
i wei hsieh p`ing
    i wei hsieh ping
 ichimi shabyō
Completely, exhaustively, e.g. as water can be poured from one bottle to another without loss, so should be a master's pouring of the Law into the minds of his disciples.

一字之師


一字之师

see styles
yī zì zhī shī
    yi1 zi4 zhi1 shi1
i tzu chih shih
one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master

一家の主

see styles
 ikkanoaruji
    いっかのあるじ
(exp,n) master of the household

一家之主

see styles
yī jiā zhī zhǔ
    yi1 jia1 zhi1 zhu3
i chia chih chu
master of the house; head of the family

七滅諍法


七灭诤法

see styles
qī miè zhēng fǎ
    qi1 mie4 zheng1 fa3
ch`i mieh cheng fa
    chi mieh cheng fa
 shichi metsujō hō
saptādhikaraṇa-śamatha. Seven rules given in the Vinaya for settling disputes among the monks. Disputes arise from causes : from arguments; from discovery of misconduct; judgment and punishment of such; the correctness or otherwise of a religious observance. The seven rules are : 現前毘尼 saṃmukha-vinaya, face to face evidence, or appeal to the law; 憶念毘尼 smṛti-vinaya, witness or proof; 不痴毘尼 amūḍha-vinaya, irresponsibility, e.g. lunacy; 自言毘尼 tatsvabhavaiṣīya-vinaya, voluntary confession; 多語毘尼 pratijñākāraka-vinaya, decision by majority vote; 罪處所毘尼 yadbhūyasikīya-vinaya, condemnation of unconfessed sin by the 白四 or jñapticaturthin method, i.e. to make a statement and ask thrice for judgment; 草覆地毘尼 tṛṇastāraka-vinaya. , i.e. covering the mud with straw, i.e. in protracted disputes the appointment by each side of an elder to spread the straw of the law over the mud of the dispute.

三俠五義


三侠五义

see styles
sān xiá wǔ yì
    san1 xia2 wu3 yi4
san hsia wu i
Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆

三教法師


三教法师

see styles
sān jiào fǎ shī
    san1 jiao4 fa3 shi1
san chiao fa shih
 sangyō hōshi
Master of the Tripiṭaka; a title of Xuanzang 玄奘.

三種大智


三种大智

see styles
sān zhǒng dà zhì
    san1 zhong3 da4 zhi4
san chung ta chih
 sanshu daichi
The three major kinds of wisdom: (a) self-acquired, no master needed; (b) unacquired and natural; (c) universal.

三藏法師


三藏法师

see styles
sān zàng fǎ shī
    san1 zang4 fa3 shi1
san tsang fa shih
 sanzō hosshi
monk who has mastered the scriptures; (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4] (602-664)
A teacher of the Law; especially 玄奘 Xuanzang of the Tang dynasty; and cf. 般若.

Variations:

主人

see styles
 aruji
    あるじ
(1) head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant); (2) (archaism) (also written as 饗) (See 饗設け) entertaining someone as one's guest

主を取る

see styles
 shuotoru; shuuotoru / shuotoru; shuotoru
    しゅをとる; しゅうをとる
(exp,v5r) (archaism) to find a new master

主従関係

see styles
 shujuukankei / shujukanke
    しゅじゅうかんけい
(1) the relation of master to servant; homage; (2) {comp} master-slave relationship

久松真一

see styles
 hisamatsushinichi
    ひさまつしんいち
(person) Hisamatsu Shin'ichi (1889-1980) - philosopher, scholar of Zen Buddhism and master of the Japanese tea ceremony

九轍法師


九辙法师

see styles
jiǔ zhé fǎ shī
    jiu3 zhe2 fa3 shi1
chiu che fa shih
 kutetsu hōshi
nine track dharma master

二部五部

see styles
èr bù wǔ bù
    er4 bu4 wu3 bu4
erh pu wu pu
 nibu gobu
The two are the divisions which took place immediately after the Buddha's death into (a) the elder monks or intimate disciples, and (b) the general body of disciples, styled respectively 上座 and 大衆 q.v.; the five are the divisions, which are said to have occurred a century later, into Dharma-guptah 曇無德, Mulasarvastivadah 薩婆多, Mahisasakah 彌沙塞, Kasyapiyah迦葉遣 and Vatsiputriya 姿麤富羅.

五級士官


五级士官

see styles
wǔ jí shì guān
    wu3 ji2 shi4 guan1
wu chi shih kuan
master sergeant

以一馭萬


以一驭万

see styles
yǐ yī yù wàn
    yi3 yi1 yu4 wan4
i i yü wan
to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)

企管碩士


企管硕士

see styles
qǐ guǎn shuò shì
    qi3 guan3 shuo4 shi4
ch`i kuan shuo shih
    chi kuan shuo shih
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

使い熟す

see styles
 tsukaikonasu
    つかいこなす
(transitive verb) to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

修士課程

see styles
 shuushikatei / shushikate
    しゅうしかてい
master's course

修士論文

see styles
 shuushironbun / shushironbun
    しゅうしろんぶん
master's thesis

元請け人

see styles
 motoukenin / motokenin
    もとうけにん
master contractor

元請負人

see styles
 motoukeoinin / motokeoinin
    もとうけおいにん
master contractor; prime contactor; general contractor

Variations:
兄嫁

see styles
 aniyome
    あによめ
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law

光祿大夫


光禄大夫

see styles
guāng lù dài fu
    guang1 lu4 dai4 fu5
kuang lu tai fu
honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master"

全体計画

see styles
 zentaikeikaku / zentaikekaku
    ぜんたいけいかく
master plan; overall plan

六祖壇經


六祖坛经

see styles
liù zǔ dà shī fǎ bǎo tán jīng // liù zǔ tán jīng
    liu4 zu3 da4 shi1 fa3 bao3 tan2 jing1 // liu4 zu3 tan2 jing1
liu tsu ta shih fa pao t`an ching // liu tsu t`an
    liu tsu ta shih fa pao tan ching // liu tsu tan
 Rokuso daishi hōbō dan kyō
Dharma Jewel Platform Sūtra of the Great Master the Sixth Patriarch; Platform Sūtra of the Sixth Patriarch

十二願王


十二愿王

see styles
shí èr yuàn wáng
    shi2 er4 yuan4 wang2
shih erh yüan wang
 Jūnigan ō
The twelve-vow king, i.e. Yao Shih 藥師, the Master of Healing.

十大弟子

see styles
shí dà dì zǐ
    shi2 da4 di4 zi3
shih ta ti tzu
 juudaideshi / judaideshi
    じゅうだいでし
{Buddh} the ten great disciples (of Buddha)
The ten chief discip1es of Śākyamuni, each of whom was master of one power or gift. Śāriputra of wisdom; Maudgalyāyana of supernatural powers; Mahākāśyapa of discipline; Aniruddha of 天眼 deva vision; Subhūti of explaining the void or immaterial; Pūrṇa of expounding the law; Kātyāyana of its fundamental principles; Upāli of maintaining the rules; Rāhula of the esoteric; and Ānanda of hearing and remembering.

千部論主


千部论主

see styles
qiān bù lùn zhǔ
    qian1 bu4 lun4 zhu3
ch`ien pu lun chu
    chien pu lun chu
 senbu ronshu
master of a thousand treatises

千部論師


千部论师

see styles
qiān bù lùn shī
    qian1 bu4 lun4 shi1
ch`ien pu lun shih
    chien pu lun shih
 senbu ronshi
(or 千部論主) Master of a thousand śāstras―a title of Nāgārjuna and of Vasubandhu.

博而不精

see styles
bó ér bù jīng
    bo2 er2 bu4 jing1
po erh pu ching
extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything; jack-of-all-trades, master of none

名人気質

see styles
 meijinkatagi / mejinkatagi
    めいじんかたぎ
artist's temperament; master's temperament

向こう鎚

see styles
 mukouzuchi / mukozuchi
    むこうづち
(1) smith's assistant; assistant who hammers in response to a master smith's signal; (2) large hammer (used by a smith's assistant)

君主道徳

see styles
 kunshudoutoku / kunshudotoku
    くんしゅどうとく
(See 奴隷道徳) Herrenmoral (master morality, as a philosophical concept of Nietzsche)

君側の奸

see styles
 kunsokunokan
    くんそくのかん
someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him

器用貧乏

see styles
 kiyoubinbou / kiyobinbo
    きようびんぼう
(yoji) jack of all trades, master of none

四十九僧

see styles
sì shí jiǔ sēng
    si4 shi2 jiu3 seng1
ssu shih chiu seng
 shijūku sō
and 四十九燈. The service to 藥師 the Master of Healing, when forty-nine lamps are displayed and forty-nine monks engaged; seven of his images are used, seven of the lamps being placed before each image.

圓通教主


圆通教主

see styles
yuán tōng jiào zhǔ
    yuan2 tong1 jiao4 zhu3
yüan t`ung chiao chu
    yüan tung chiao chu
 entsū kyōshu
Master of the Teachings of Supernatural Powers

圭峯大士

see styles
guī fēng dà shì
    gui1 feng1 da4 shi4
kuei feng ta shih
 Keihō daishi
Great Master Guifeng

坊ちゃま

see styles
 bocchama
    ぼっちゃま
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (See 坊ちゃん・1) (another's) son; boy; young master; (2) (See 坊ちゃん・2) green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

坊ちゃん

see styles
 bocchan
    ぼっちゃん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) son (of others); (2) young master; (3) green young man from a well-to-do family

基本計画

see styles
 kihonkeikaku / kihonkekaku
    きほんけいかく
master plan; basic plan; general plan

堂にいる

see styles
 douniiru / doniru
    どうにいる
(exp,v5r) to become an expert; to be master at

堂に入る

see styles
 douniiru / doniru
    どうにいる
(exp,v5r) to become an expert; to be master at

堅慧論師


坚慧论师

see styles
jiān huì lùn shī
    jian1 hui4 lun4 shi1
chien hui lun shih
 Ken'e ronshi
Treatise Master Sthiramati

大乘法師


大乘法师

see styles
dà shèng fǎ shī
    da4 sheng4 fa3 shi1
ta sheng fa shih
 daijō hōshi
a title for 窺基 v. 大乘基.

天台大師


天台大师

see styles
tiān tái dà shī
    tian1 tai2 da4 shi1
t`ien t`ai ta shih
    tien tai ta shih
 tendaidaishi
    てんだいだいし
(personal name) Tendaidaishi
The actual founder of the Tiantai 'school' 智顗 Zhiyi; his 字 was 德安 De-an, and his surname 陳 Chen, A. D. 538-597. Studying under 慧思 Huici of Hunan, he was greatly influenced by his teaching; and found in the Lotus Sutra the real interpretation of Mahayanism. In 575 he first came to Tiantai and established his school, which in turn was the foundation of important Buddhist schools in Korea and Japan.

天竺禪師


天竺禅师

see styles
tiān zhú chán shī
    tian1 zhu2 chan2 shi1
t`ien chu ch`an shih
    tien chu chan shih
 Tenchiku zenji
Meditation Master from India

太刀持ち

see styles
 tachimochi
    たちもち
(1) sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); (2) (sumo) rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony

姉じゃ人

see styles
 anejahito
    あねじゃひと
(honorific or respectful language) (obscure) elder sister

姉ちゃん

see styles
 neechan
    ねえちゃん
(1) (familiar language) (See 姉さん・1) (one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; (2) girl

威儀法師


威仪法师

see styles
wēi yí fǎ shī
    wei1 yi2 fa3 shi1
wei i fa shih
 igi hōshi
(威儀師); 威儀僧 A master of ceremonies.

寵愛一身

see styles
 chouaiisshin / choaisshin
    ちょうあいいっしん
(yoji) standing highest in one's master's favor; monopolizing the affection (favor) of the lord; being the lord's favorite lady

尊師愛徒


尊师爱徒

see styles
zūn shī ài tú
    zun1 shi1 ai4 tu2
tsun shih ai t`u
    tsun shih ai tu
title of a Daoist priest; revered master

尊師貴道


尊师贵道

see styles
zūn shī guì dào
    zun1 shi1 gui4 dao4
tsun shih kuei tao
to revere the master and his teaching

小道具方

see styles
 kodougukata / kodogukata
    こどうぐかた
prop master; property master

尸利毱多

see styles
shī lì jú duō
    shi1 li4 ju2 duo1
shih li chü to
 Shirikikuta
尸利崛多; 室利毱多 Śrīgupta, an elder in Rājagṛha, who tried to kill the Buddha with fire and poison; v. 尸利毱多長者經.

工学修士

see styles
 kougakushuushi / kogakushushi
    こうがくしゅうし
Master of Engineering

師資相傳


师资相传

see styles
shī zī xiāng chuán
    shi1 zi1 xiang1 chuan2
shih tzu hsiang ch`uan
    shih tzu hsiang chuan
 shishi sōden
transmission of the teaching from master to disciple

師資相承


师资相承

see styles
shī zī xiāng chéng
    shi1 zi1 xiang1 cheng2
shih tzu hsiang ch`eng
    shih tzu hsiang cheng
 shishisoushou / shishisosho
    ししそうしょう
(noun/participle) (yoji) generation-to-generation instruction from master to disciple
transmission of the teaching from master to disciple

引駕大師


引驾大师

see styles
yǐn jià dà shī
    yin3 jia4 da4 shi1
yin chia ta shih
 inga daishi
One of the 四大師 of the Tang dynasty; it was his duty to welcome back the emperor on his return to the palace, a duty at times apparently devolving on Buddhist monks.

後を追う

see styles
 atooou / atooo
    あとをおう
(exp,v5u) (1) to pursue; (2) to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself (because one misses or longs to be with a loved one); (3) to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

後來居上


后来居上

see styles
hòu lái jū shàng
    hou4 lai2 ju1 shang4
hou lai chü shang
lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation; the pupil surpasses the master

御主人様

see styles
 goshujinsama
    ごしゅじんさま
(exp,n) (1) master; (2) Your lordship; My lord; (3) husband

御兄さん

see styles
 oniisan / onisan
    おにいさん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) older brother; elder brother; (2) (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie

御姉さん

see styles
 oneesan
    おねえさん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) elder sister; (2) (vocative) young lady; (3) miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); (4) ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors); (5) older girl (no relation)

御姐さん

see styles
 oneesan
    おねえさん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) elder sister; (2) (vocative) young lady; (3) miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); (4) ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors); (5) older girl (no relation)

御屋形様

see styles
 oyakatasama
    おやかたさま
(archaism) (honorific or respectful language) lord; master

忠義一徹

see styles
 chuugiittetsu / chugittetsu
    ちゅうぎいってつ
(noun or adjectival noun) staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)

忠義一途

see styles
 chuugiichizu / chugichizu
    ちゅうぎいちず
(noun or adjectival noun) staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)

悉他薜攞

see styles
xī tā bì luó luǒ
    xi1 ta1 bi4 luo2 luo3
hsi t`a pi lo lo
    hsi ta pi lo lo
 shittabeira
悉替耶 sthavira, an elder, a term applied to a monk of 20-50 years of age and of ten years' standing; the Sthaviranikāya悉他陛攞尼迦耶 or 上坐部 q.v., one of the four branches of the Vaibhāṣika school.

慈恩大師


慈恩大师

see styles
cí ēn dà shī
    ci2 en1 da4 shi1
tz`u en ta shih
    tzu en ta shih
 Jion Daishi
the great master Cien

慧可大師


慧可大师

see styles
huì kě dà shī
    hui4 ke3 da4 shi1
hui k`o ta shih
    hui ko ta shih
 Eka Daishi
Great Master Huike

搖尾乞憐


摇尾乞怜

see styles
yáo wěi qǐ lián
    yao2 wei3 qi3 lian2
yao wei ch`i lien
    yao wei chi lien
lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom); fig. to fawn on sb; to bow and scrape; to grovel

文字法師


文字法师

see styles
wén zì fǎ shī
    wen2 zi4 fa3 shi1
wen tzu fa shih
 monji hōshi
A teacher of the letter of the Law, who knows not its spirit.

文学修士

see styles
 bungakushuushi / bungakushushi
    ぶんがくしゅうし
Master of Arts; MA

文學巨匠


文学巨匠

see styles
wén xué jù jiàng
    wen2 xue2 ju4 jiang4
wen hsüeh chü chiang
literary master

文武雙全


文武双全

see styles
wén wǔ shuāng quán
    wen2 wu3 shuang1 quan2
wen wu shuang ch`üan
    wen wu shuang chüan
well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier; master of pen and sword

旦那さま

see styles
 dannasama
    だんなさま
(1) (honorific or respectful language) husband; (2) (honorific or respectful language) master (of a house, shop, etc.)

旦那取り

see styles
 dannadori
    だんなどり
(noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (1) to become a mistress; to serve as a concubine; (2) to serve one's master

智者大師


智者大师

see styles
zhì zhě dà shī
    zhi4 zhe3 da4 shi1
chih che ta shih
 Chisha Daishi
Great Master Zhizhe

暗證禪師


暗证禅师

see styles
àn zhèng chán shī
    an4 zheng4 chan2 shi1
an cheng ch`an shih
    an cheng chan shih
 anshō zenji
暗證; 暗禪, etc. A charlatan who teaches intuitional meditation differently from the methods of that school; an ignorant preceptor.

月光童子

see styles
yuè guāng tóng zǐ
    yue4 guang1 tong2 zi3
yüeh kuang t`ung tzu
    yüeh kuang tung tzu
 Gakkō Dōshi
月光兒 The son of an elder of the capital of Magadha, who listening to heretics and against his son's pleadings, endeavoured to destroy the Buddha in a pitfall of fire, but, on the Buddha's approach, the fire turned to a pool and the father was converted; the son was then predicted by the Buddha to be king of China in a future incarnation, when all China and the Mongolian and other tribes would be converted, v. 月光童子經.

月光菩薩


月光菩萨

see styles
yuè guāng pú sà
    yue4 guang1 pu2 sa4
yüeh kuang p`u sa
    yüeh kuang pu sa
 gakkoubosatsu / gakkobosatsu
    がっこうぼさつ
{Buddh} Candraprabha (bodhisattva)
The bodhisattva Moonlight who attends on 藥師 the Master of Healing; also in the Mañjuśrī court of the Garbhadhātu; used for 月光王; v. 月光菩薩經.

本分宗師


本分宗师

see styles
běn fēn zōng shī
    ben3 fen1 zong1 shi1
pen fen tsung shih
 honbun shūshi
original share master

業精於勤


业精于勤

see styles
yè jīng yú qín
    ye4 jing1 yu2 qin2
yeh ching yü ch`in
    yeh ching yü chin
mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.; Excellence in work is only possible with diligence.; Practice makes perfect.

物にする

see styles
 mononisuru
    ものにする
(exp,vs-i) (1) (kana only) to get; to secure; to take possession of; to make one's own; to win (someone's heart); (exp,vs-i) (2) (kana only) to learn; to master; (exp,vs-i) (3) (kana only) to complete

狗仗人勢


狗仗人势

see styles
gǒu zhàng rén shì
    gou3 zhang4 ren2 shi4
kou chang jen shih
a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others

独り天下

see styles
 hitoridenka
    ひとりでんか
    hitoritenka
    ひとりてんか
(yoji) being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged

玄奘三藏

see styles
xuán zàng sān zàng
    xuan2 zang4 san1 zang4
hsüan tsang san tsang
 Genjō sanzō
Tripitaka Master Xuanzang sanzang

理学修士

see styles
 rigakushuushi / rigakushushi
    りがくしゅうし
Master of Science

理學碩士


理学硕士

see styles
lǐ xué shuò shì
    li3 xue2 shuo4 shi4
li hsüeh shuo shih
M.Sc. (Master of Science degree)

當家作主


当家作主

see styles
dāng jiā zuò zhǔ
    dang1 jia1 zuo4 zhu3
tang chia tso chu
to be in charge in one's own house (idiom); to be the master of one's own affairs

百本疏主

see styles
bǎi běn shū zhǔ
    bai3 ben3 shu1 zhu3
pai pen shu chu
 hyakuhon shoshu
Lord of the hundred commentaries, title of Kuiji 窺基 of the 慈恩寺 Ci-en monastery, because of his work as a commentator; also 百本論師.

碩士學位


硕士学位

see styles
shuò shì xué wèi
    shuo4 shi4 xue2 wei4
shuo shih hsüeh wei
master's degree

祇哆槃那


只哆槃那

see styles
qí chǐ pán nà
    qi2 chi3 pan2 na4
ch`i ch`ih p`an na
    chi chih pan na
 Gitahanna
(or 祇哆槃林); 祇園 (祇園精舍); 祇樹園; 祇樹給孤獨園; 祇樹花林窟; 祇桓林 (or 祇洹林); 祇陀林 (or 祇陀園); also 逝 or 誓多, etc. Jetavana, a park near Śrāvastī, said to have been obtained from Prince Jeta by the elder Anāthapiṇḍika, in which monasterial buildings were erected, the favourite resort of Śākyamuni. Two hundred years later it is said to have been destroyed by fire, rebuilt smaller 500 years after, and again a century later burnt down; thirteen years afterwards it was rebuilt on the earlier scale but a century later entirely destroyed. This is the account given in 法苑珠林 39.

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

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