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苗族

see styles
miáo zú
    miao2 zu2
miao tsu
 myaozoku
    ミャオぞく
Miao ethnic group
Miao (people); Hmong

苟且

see styles
gǒu qiě
    gou3 qie3
kou ch`ieh
    kou chieh
 kousho / kosho
    こうしょ
perfunctory; careless; drifting along; resigned to one's fate; improper (relations); illicit (sex)
(noun or adjectival noun) (archaism) stopgap; makeshift; temporary

若執


若执

see styles
ruò zhí
    ruo4 zhi2
jo chih
 nya shū
if one grasps

若害

see styles
 jakugai
    じゃくがい
(slang) (derogatory term) (See 老害) problems caused by young people; juvenile problem

若成

see styles
ruò chéng
    ruo4 cheng2
jo ch`eng
    jo cheng
 nyajō
if (when) it is completed... (or formed)

若時


若时

see styles
ruò shí
    ruo4 shi2
jo shih
 nyaji
when

若殿

see styles
 wakatono
    わかとの
(1) (honorific or respectful language) young lord; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (See 大殿・おおとの・1) successor of one's current lord

若者

see styles
 wakamono(p); wakamon
    わかもの(P); わかもん
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

苦学

see styles
 kugaku
    くがく
(n,vs,vi) (1) working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; (n,vs,vi) (2) studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances

苦思

see styles
kǔ sī
    ku3 si1
k`u ssu
    ku ssu
to think hard; bitter thoughts; to pour out one's sufferings

苦慮

see styles
 kuryo
    くりょ
(n,vs,vi) racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

苦手

see styles
 nigate
    にがて
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); (noun or adjectival noun) (2) not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

英年

see styles
yīng nián
    ying1 nian2
ying nien
 hidetoshi
    ひでとし
the prime of one's life; youthful years
(male given name) Hidetoshi

茂泥

see styles
mào ní
    mao4 ni2
mao ni
 moni
文尼; 牟尼 muni, a solitary, a recluse, e. g. Śākyamuni, the recluse of the Śākya family; genī; intp. as one who seeks solitude, and one who is able to be kind.

茂親


茂亲

see styles
mào qīn
    mao4 qin1
mao ch`in
    mao chin
 shigechika
    しげちか
one's capable and virtuous relatives
(given name) Shigechika

茄子

see styles
qié zi
    qie2 zi5
ch`ieh tzu
    chieh tzu
 nasubi
    なすび
eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese"
(kana only) eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine; (place-name) Nasubi

荀彧

see styles
xún yù
    xun2 yu4
hsün yü
Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms

草子

see styles
 soushi / soshi
    そうし
(1) written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); (2) a text written entirely in kana; (3) graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); (4) notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); (5) rough draft; (given name) Soushi

草枕

see styles
 kusamakura
    くさまくら
(work) Kusamakura (1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki); The Three-Cornered World; Grass Pillow; (wk) Kusamakura (1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki); The Three-Cornered World; Grass Pillow

草紙


草纸

see styles
cǎo zhǐ
    cao3 zhi3
ts`ao chih
    tsao chih
 soushi / soshi
    そうし
rough straw paper; toilet paper; brown paper
(1) written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); (2) a text written entirely in kana; (3) graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); (4) notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); (5) rough draft

荊妻

see styles
 keisai / kesai
    けいさい
(humble language) one's own wife

荒廢


荒废

see styles
huāng fèi
    huang1 fei4
huang fei
to abandon (cultivated fields); no longer cultivated; to lie waste; wasted; to neglect (one's work or study)

荒魂

see styles
 aratama; aramitama
    あらたま; あらみたま
{Shinto} wild spirit (one of the aspects of the soul of a kami)

荷い

see styles
 ninai
    にない
(1) carrying (on one's shoulder); bearing; shouldering; taking responsibility for; (2) (abbreviation) bucket carried on either end of a pole

莒光

see styles
jǔ guāng
    ju3 guang1
chü kuang
Chukuang Island, one of the Matsu Islands; Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan

莫訶


莫诃

see styles
mù hē
    mu4 he1
mu ho
 maka
mahā, cf. 摩; Mahī, or Mahānada, a small river in Magadha, and one flowing into the gulf of Cambay.

莫迪

see styles
mò dí
    mo4 di2
mo ti
Modi (name); Narendra Modi (1950-), Indian BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party or Indian People's Party) politician, Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001, PM from 2014

菁莪

see styles
 seiga / sega
    せいが
(from the 詩経) (See 詩経) (enjoying) raising prodigies; nurturing talented people; (given name) Seiga

華人


华人

see styles
huá rén
    hua2 ren2
hua jen
 kato
    かと
ethnic Chinese person or people
ethnic Chinese (living abroad, esp. with non-Chinese citizenship); overseas Chinese; (personal name) Kato

華山


华山

see styles
huà shān
    hua4 shan1
hua shan
 hanayama
    はなやま
Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
(place-name, surname) Hanayama
Mt. Hua in Shensi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains of China; v. also 九華山.

華教


华教

see styles
huá jiào
    hua2 jiao4
hua chiao
Chinese language education (for people living outside China, esp. the children of overseas Chinese communities)

華翳


华翳

see styles
huā yì
    hua1 yi4
hua i
 keei
Flowery films, motes, specks, muscæ volitantes.

華胄


华胄

see styles
huá zhòu
    hua2 zhou4
hua chou
(literary) Han people; descendants of nobles

萌黎

see styles
 hourei / hore
    ほうれい
the masses; common people

萬人


万人

see styles
wàn rén
    wan4 ren2
wan jen
ten thousand people; all the people; everyman
See: 万人

萬分


万分

see styles
wàn fēn
    wan4 fen1
wan fen
very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part

萬字


万字

see styles
wàn zì
    wan4 zi4
wan tzu
 manji
    まんじ
(surname) Manji
The sauvastika 卍, also styled śrīvatsa-lakṣana, the mark on the breast of Viṣṇu, 'a particular curl of hair on the breast'; the lightning; a sun symbol; a sign of all power over evil and all favour to the good; a sign shown on the Buddha' s breast. One of the marks on a Buddha' s feet.

萬民


万民

see styles
wàn mín
    wan4 min2
wan min
all the people
See: 万民

落し

see styles
 otoshi
    おとし
(1) (abbreviation) dropping; losing; (2) missing item; something one forgot to write down; (3) trap; (4) wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; (5) conclusion (of a speech, etc.); (6) metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi; (place-name) Otoshi

落す

see styles
 otosu
    おとす
(transitive verb) (1) to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind; (2) to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape; (3) to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election); (4) to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances; (5) to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with; (6) (computer terminology) to download; to copy from a computer to another medium; (7) (martial arts term) to make someone swoon (judo); (8) to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line); (9) to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

落つ

see styles
 otsu
    おつ
(v2t-k,vi) (1) (archaism) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); (2) (archaism) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) (archaism) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (4) (archaism) to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (5) (archaism) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (6) (archaism) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender

落る

see styles
 ochiru
    おちる
(irregular okurigana usage) (v1,vi) (1) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); (2) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) to decrease; to sink; (4) to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); (5) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (6) to become indecent (of a conversation); (7) to be ruined; to go under; (8) to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (9) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (10) to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); (11) to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; (12) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; (13) to come to (in the end); to end in; (14) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (15) to swoon (judo); (16) to consent; to understand; (17) (computer terminology) to crash; to freeze; (18) to die; (19) to move to the depths

落命

see styles
 rakumei / rakume
    らくめい
(n,vs,vi) losing one's life; death

落單


落单

see styles
luò dān
    luo4 dan1
lo tan
to be on one's own; to be left alone; to be left out

落汗

see styles
lào hàn
    lao4 han4
lao han
to stop sweating; (mahjong and card games) to mark the tiles or cards with one's sweat, fragrance etc

落籍

see styles
luò jí
    luo4 ji2
lo chi
 rakuseki
    らくせき
to settle in (a place); to take up permanent residence; (literary) to strike sb's name from a register
(n,vs,vi) (1) lack of registration (in the census register); being dropped from one's family registry; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (rare) (See 身請け) buying a geisha or prostitute her contractual freedom

落飾

see styles
 rakushoku
    らくしょく
(n,vs,vi) cutting one's hair before entering a monastery; tonsure

落髪

see styles
 rakuhatsu
    らくはつ
(n,vs,vi) cutting one's hair before entering a monastery; tonsure

落髮


落发

see styles
luò fǎ
    luo4 fa3
lo fa
 rakuhatsu
To cut off the hair of the head, shave, become a monk.

著想


着想

see styles
zhuó xiǎng
    zhuo2 xiang3
cho hsiang
 jakusō
to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
The attachment of thought, or desire.

著手


着手

see styles
zhuó shǒu
    zhuo2 shou3
cho shou
to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out
See: 着手

著眼


着眼

see styles
zhuó yǎn
    zhuo2 yan3
cho yen
to have one's eyes on (a goal); having something in mind; to concentrate
See: 着眼

葛藤

see styles
gé téng
    ge2 teng2
ko t`eng
    ko teng
 kuzufuji
    くずふじ
tangle of vines; fig. complications
(n,vs,vi) conflict; complication; troubles; discord; (place-name) Kuzufuji
Creepers, trailers, clinging vines, etc., i.e. the afflicting passions; troublesome people: talk, words (so used by the Intuitional School).

董奉

see styles
dǒng fèng
    dong3 feng4
tung feng
Dong Feng, doctor during Three Kingdoms period, famous for refusing fees and requesting that his patients plant apricot trees instead

葬送

see styles
zàng sòng
    zang4 song4
tsang sung
 sōsō
    そうそう
to hold a funeral procession and burial; to give sb a final send-off; (fig.) to ruin (one's future prospects etc)
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) funeral; burial rites; (2) attendance at a funeral
送葬 To escort the deceased to the grave.

葱鮪

see styles
 negima
    ねぎま
(kana only) {food} one-pot meal of spring onions and tuna

蒐證


搜证

see styles
sōu zhèng
    sou1 zheng4
sou cheng
to gather evidence (in a criminal case)

蒐集


搜集

see styles
sōu jí
    sou1 ji2
sou chi
 shuushuu / shushu
    しゅうしゅう
to gather; to collect
(noun/participle) gathering up; collection; accumulation

蒙師


蒙师

see styles
méng shī
    meng2 shi1
meng shih
primary school teacher

蒙面

see styles
méng miàn
    meng2 mian4
meng mien
to cover one's face; to wear a mask; brazen; shameless

蒸民

see styles
 joumin / jomin
    じょうみん
the masses; the people

蒼氓

see styles
 soubou / sobo
    そうぼう
the people; the public; citizens

蒼生


苍生

see styles
cāng shēng
    cang1 sheng1
ts`ang sheng
    tsang sheng
 tamio
    たみお
(area where) vegetation grows; the common people
the masses; people; (given name) Tamio

蓬萊


蓬莱

see styles
péng lái
    peng2 lai2
p`eng lai
    peng lai
(Chinese mythology) Penglai, one of three fabled islands in the Bohai sea, where immortals were said to live; (by extension) fairyland
See: 蓬莱

蔵品

see styles
 kurashina
    くらしな
item (in one's possession); (surname) Kurashina

蔵本

see styles
 kuramoto
    くらもと
one's library; (place-name, surname) Kuramoto

蔽形

see styles
bì xíng
    bi4 xing2
pi hsing
 heigyō
to cover one's form

蕩す

see styles
 torokasu
    とろかす
    tarasu
    たらす
(transitive verb) (1) to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; (2) to melt (one's heart); to disarm; (transitive verb) to cajole; to deceive; to seduce

蕪辞

see styles
 buji
    ぶじ
coarse speech or writing; humble reference to one's own words

薀蓄

see styles
 unchiku
    うんちく
(noun/participle) great erudition; extensive knowledge; one's vast stock of knowledge

薈萃


荟萃

see styles
huì cuì
    hui4 cui4
hui ts`ui
    hui tsui
(of distinguished people or exquisite objects) to gather; to assemble

薛稷

see styles
xuē jì
    xue1 ji4
hsüeh chi
Xue Ji (649-713), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1]

薪傳


薪传

see styles
xīn chuán
    xin1 chuan2
hsin ch`uan
    hsin chuan
(of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪盡火傳|薪尽火传[xin1 jin4 huo3 chuan2]

薫化

see styles
 kunka
    くんか
(noun/participle) influencing people by one's virtue

薬店

see styles
 yakuten
    やくてん
pharmacy (esp. one without facilities to prepare its own medicines); drugstore; chemist

薰心


熏心

see styles
xūn xīn
    xun1 xin1
hsün hsin
(of greed, lust etc) to dominate one's thoughts

藏拙

see styles
cáng zhuó
    cang2 zhuo2
ts`ang cho
    tsang cho
avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face

藏教

see styles
zàng jiào
    zang4 jiao4
tsang chiao
 zōkyō
The Piṭaka, i.e. Tripiṭaka school, one of the four divisions 藏通別圓 as classified by Tiantai; it is the Hīnayāna school of the śrāvaka and pratyeka-buddha type, based on the tripiṭaka and its four dogmas, with the bodhisattva doctrine as an unimportant side issue. It is also subdivided into four others, 有 the reality of things, 空 their unreality, both and neither. The bodhisattva of the Piṭaka school is defined as undergoing seven stages, beginning with the four dogmas and ending with complete enlightenment under the bodhi-tree.

藏經


藏经

see styles
zàng jīng
    zang4 jing1
tsang ching
 zōkyō
The Canon, of which there are catalogues varying in number of contents, the first by Liang Wudi of 5,400 juan; the Kai Yuan Catalogue contained 5,048 juan. The oldest existing canon is believed to be the Korean with 6,467 juan; the Song canon has 5,714; the Yuan, 5,397; the Japanese, 665 covers; the Ming, 6,771 juan, reprinted in the Ching dynasty with supplement; and a new and much enlarged edition has recently been published in Shanghai, and one in Tokyo; cf. 三藏 and 一切經.

藥師


药师

see styles
yào shī
    yao4 shi1
yao shih
 yakushi
    やくし
pharmacist
(surname) Yakushi
Bhaiṣajya-guru-vaiḍūrya-prabhāṣa; 藥師璢璃光如來; 大醫王佛; 醫王善逝, etc. The Buddha of Medicine, who heals all diseases, including the disease of ignorance. His image is often at the left of Śākyamuni Buddha's, and he is associated with the east. The history of this personification is not yet known, but cf. the chapter on the 藥王 in the Lotus Sutra. There are several sutras relating to him, the藥王璢璃光, etc., tr. by Xuanzang circa A.D. 650, and others. There are shrines of the 藥王三尊 the three honoured doctors, with Yaoshi in the middle and as assistants 日光邊照 the Bodhisattva Sunlight everywhere shining on his right and 月光邊照 the Bodhisattva Moonlight, etc., on his left. The 藥王七佛 seven healing Buddhas are also all in the east. There are also the 藥王十二神將 twelve spiritual generals or protectors of Yaoshi, for guarding his worshippers.

藥補


药补

see styles
yào bǔ
    yao4 bu3
yao pu
medicinal dietary supplement that helps build up one's health

蘇洵


苏洵

see styles
sū xún
    su1 xun2
su hsün
 sojun
    そじゅん
Su Xun (1009-1066), Song essayist, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and also one of Eight Giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 ba1 da4 jia1]
(person) Su Xun (1009-1066; Chinese scholar)

蘇繡


苏绣

see styles
sū xiù
    su1 xiu4
su hsiu
Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 湘繡|湘绣[Xiang1 xiu4], 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])

蘇軾


苏轼

see styles
sū shì
    su1 shi4
su shih
 soshoku
    そしょく
Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[Su1 Dong1 po1], Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 Ba1 Da4 jia1]
(person) Su Shi (Chinese writer, 1036-1101 CE)

蘇轍


苏辙

see styles
sū zhé
    su1 zhe2
su che
 sotetsu
    そてつ
Su Zhe (1039-1112), Song writer and politician, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and also one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 ba1 da4 jia1]
(personal name) Sotetsu

蘊蓄


蕴蓄

see styles
yùn xù
    yun4 xu4
yün hsü
 unchiku
    うんちく
latent; hidden and not developed
(noun/participle) great erudition; extensive knowledge; one's vast stock of knowledge

虎符

see styles
hǔ fú
    hu3 fu2
hu fu
tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.)

虎落

see styles
 mogari
    もがり
(1) (poetic term) bamboo fence (oft. a diagonally linked one); (2) (poetic term) undebranched bamboo used as a drying frame

虚宿

see styles
 tomiteboshi
    とみてぼし
Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

虛度


虚度

see styles
xū dù
    xu1 du4
hsü tu
to fritter away (one's time)

虛歲


虚岁

see styles
xū suì
    xu1 sui4
hsü sui
one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday.; contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4]

虛火


虚火

see styles
xū huǒ
    xu1 huo3
hsü huo
excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM); the prestige of another person, which one borrows for oneself

虜獲


虏获

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lǔ huò
    lu3 huo4
lu huo
capture (people)

虞舜

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yú shùn
    yu2 shun4
yü shun
Yu Shun, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4]

蚕棚

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 kaikodana
    かいこだな
(1) silkworm growing-bed; rack of shelves for rearing silkworms; silkworm shelf; (2) bunk; one of a tier of bunks; cramped bedroom

蛇藥


蛇药

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shé yào
    she2 yao4
she yao
 jayaku
Snake-medicine, name of the Sarpāuṣadhi monastery in Udyāna, where Śākyamuni in a former incarnation appeared as an immense snake, and by giving his flesh saved the starving people from death.

蛮民

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 banmin
    ばんみん
savage people

蛮襟

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 bankara
    ばんから
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)

蜀國


蜀国

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shǔ guó
    shu3 guo2
shu kuo
Sichuan; the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods; the Shu Han dynasty (214-263) of Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 during the Three Kingdoms

蜀漢


蜀汉

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shǔ hàn
    shu3 han4
shu han
 shokkan; shokukan
    しょっかん; しょくかん
Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han
(hist) (See 蜀・2) Shu Han (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu

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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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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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