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甘露軍荼利明王


甘露军荼利明王

see styles
gān lù jun tú lì míng wáng
    gan1 lu4 jun1 tu2 li4 ming2 wang2
kan lu chün t`u li ming wang
    kan lu chün tu li ming wang
 kanno gundari myōō
甘露王尊 amṛtakuṇḍalin, one of the five 明王 Ming Wang, who has three forms, vajra, lotus, and nectar.

白羽の矢が立つ

see styles
 shirahanoyagatatsu
    しらはのやがたつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) to be selected (from among many people)

省あって国なし

see styles
 shouattekuninashi / shoattekuninashi
    しょうあってくになし
(expression) (proverb) each ministry thinks only of its own good, but not of the good of the country; when there are ministries, there is no country

眾人拾柴火焰高


众人拾柴火焰高

see styles
zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo
    zhong4 ren2 shi2 chai2 huo3 yan4 gao1
chung jen shih ch`ai huo yen kao
    chung jen shih chai huo yen kao
lit. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb); fig. the more people, the more strength

石の上にも三年

see styles
 ishinouenimosannen / ishinoenimosannen
    いしのうえにもさんねん
(exp,n) (proverb) perseverance prevails; three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)

Variations:
石敢當
石敢当

 ishigandou; ishigantou; sekkantou / ishigando; ishiganto; sekkanto
    いしがんどう; いしがんとう; せっかんとう
shigandang; stone tablet placed at a three-way street intersection (or dead end) to ward off evil spirits

社会人デビュー

see styles
 shakaijindebyuu / shakaijindebyu
    しゃかいじんデビュー
(colloquialism) attempting to change one's image when one starts working

Variations:
祖父祖母
爺婆

 jijibaba; jijibaba
    じじばば; ジジババ
(1) (kana only) (See 爺・1,婆・1) old people; (2) (祖父祖母 only) grandparents

置之死地而後生


置之死地而后生

see styles
zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng
    zhi4 zhi1 si3 di4 er2 hou4 sheng1
chih chih ssu ti erh hou sheng
(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation

考えをまとめる

see styles
 kangaeomatomeru
    かんがえをまとめる
(exp,v1) to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

舌廣薄普覆面輪


舌广薄普复面轮

see styles
shé guǎng bó pǔ fù miàn lún
    she2 guang3 bo2 pu3 fu4 mian4 lun2
she kuang po p`u fu mien lun
    she kuang po pu fu mien lun
 zetsu kōhaku fufuku menrin
his tongue is flat and broad, such that when extended it can cover his full face

般若波羅蜜多住


般若波罗蜜多住

see styles
bō rě ě bō luó mì duō zhù
    bo1 re3 e3 bo1 luo2 mi4 duo1 zhu4
po je o po lo mi to chu
 hannya haramitta jū
abode of the transcendent practice of wisdom

般若波羅蜜多經


般若波罗蜜多经

see styles
bō rě bō luó mì duō jīng
    bo1 re3 bo1 luo2 mi4 duo1 jing1
po je po lo mi to ching
 Hannya haramitta kyō
Sūtra on the Perfection of Wisdom

船到橋門自會直


船到桥门自会直

see styles
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí
    chuan2 dao4 qiao2 men2 zi4 hui4 zhi2
ch`uan tao ch`iao men tzu hui chih
    chuan tao chiao men tzu hui chih
lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem; no point in worrying about something until it actually happens (idiom)

船到橋頭自然直


船到桥头自然直

see styles
chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí
    chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2
ch`uan tao ch`iao t`ou tzu jan chih
    chuan tao chiao tou tzu jan chih
lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb); fig. everything will be all right

Variations:
苗族
ミャオ族

 myaozoku
    ミャオぞく
Miao (people); Hmong

苟富貴,勿相忘


苟富贵,勿相忘

gǒu fù guì , wù xiāng wàng
    gou3 fu4 gui4 , wu4 xiang1 wang4
kou fu kuei , wu hsiang wang
don't forget your friends when you become rich

蒙古人民共和國


蒙古人民共和国

see styles
měng gǔ rén mín gòng hé guó
    meng3 gu3 ren2 min2 gong4 he2 guo2
meng ku jen min kung ho kuo
People's Republic of Mongolia (from 1924)

蘿蔔快了不洗泥


萝卜快了不洗泥

see styles
luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní
    luo2 bo5 kuai4 le5 bu4 xi3 ni2
lo po k`uai le pu hsi ni
    lo po kuai le pu hsi ni
when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom); fig. when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality

虐げられた人々

see styles
 shiitageraretahitobito / shitageraretahitobito
    しいたげられたひとびと
(exp,n) the oppressed; downtrodden people

虐げられた人人

see styles
 shiitageraretahitobito / shitageraretahitobito
    しいたげられたひとびと
(exp,n) the oppressed; downtrodden people

Variations:
袋綴じ
袋とじ

 fukurotoji
    ふくろとじ
(1) double-leaved printing (traditional East Asian books); (2) sealed-page printing; magazine (esp. pornographic) with long side or all three sides sealed to prevent browsing; (3) {comp} dual page

覆巢之下無完卵


覆巢之下无完卵

see styles
fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn
    fu4 chao2 zhi1 xia4 wu2 wan2 luan3
fu ch`ao chih hsia wu wan luan
    fu chao chih hsia wu wan luan
lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom); fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed

Variations:
見ず出
不見出

 mizude
    みずで
{hanaf} declaring one will participate in the game without first looking at one's dealt hand (when being the dealer)

話不投機半句多


话不投机半句多

see styles
huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō
    hua4 bu4 tou2 ji1 ban4 ju4 duo1
hua pu t`ou chi pan chü to
    hua pu tou chi pan chü to
(idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion

說一千,道一萬


说一千,道一万

shuō yī qiān , dào yī wàn
    shuo1 yi1 qian1 , dao4 yi1 wan4
shuo i ch`ien , tao i wan
    shuo i chien , tao i wan
when all is said and done; at the end of the day

Variations:
諸々
諸諸

 moromoro
    もろもろ
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

貧乏人の子沢山

see styles
 binbouninnokodakusan / binboninnokodakusan
    びんぼうにんのこだくさん
(place-name) Poor people have large families.

身在福中不知福

see styles
shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú
    shen1 zai4 fu2 zhong1 bu4 zhi1 fu2
shen tsai fu chung pu chih fu
to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off

身正不怕影子斜

see styles
shēn zhèng bù pà yǐng zi xié
    shen1 zheng4 bu4 pa4 ying3 zi5 xie2
shen cheng pu p`a ying tzu hsieh
    shen cheng pu pa ying tzu hsieh
lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying); fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing

車到山前必有路


车到山前必有路

see styles
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù
    che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4
ch`e tao shan ch`ien pi yu lu
    che tao shan chien pi yu lu
lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom); fig. everything will turn out for the best; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night

Variations:
遅知恵
遅智慧

 osojie
    おそぢえ
(1) delayed mental development; cognitive delay; late-developing intelligence; (2) (See 後知恵) hindsight; wisdom after the event

遠慮のかたまり

see styles
 enryonokatamari
    えんりょのかたまり
(exp,n) (osb:) the last remaining piece (which people are reluctant to take for themselves)

選りにも選って

see styles
 yorinimoyotte
    よりにもよって
(expression) (kana only) (used to lament a particularly undesirable outcome or choice) (See よりによって) of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

酒逢知己千杯少

see styles
jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo
    jiu3 feng2 zhi1 ji3 qian1 bei1 shao3
chiu feng chih chi ch`ien pei shao
    chiu feng chih chi chien pei shao
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom); when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down

Variations:
鈍ちん
鈍チン

 nibuchin(鈍chin); nibuchin(鈍chin)
    にぶちん(鈍ちん); にぶチン(鈍チン)
(kana only) (See 鈍い・にぶい・2) dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)

Variations:
鈴なり
鈴生り

 suzunari
    すずなり
(1) bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; (can be adjective with の) (2) crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing

鎭護國家三部經


鎭护国家三部经

see styles
zhèn hù guó jiā sān bù jīng
    zhen4 hu4 guo2 jia1 san1 bu4 jing1
chen hu kuo chia san pu ching
 Chingo kokka sanbukyō
three state protecting scriptures

Variations:
鐃緒申
鐃緒申

 鐃殉wa申
    鐃殉わ申
(1) (sometimes used for zero) (See 鐃楯¥申鐃殉る・1) circle; (2) (when marking a test, homework, etc.) (See 鐃緒申鉄鐃? "correct"; "good"; (unc) (3) (placeholder used to censor individual characters or indicate a space to be filled in) (See 鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申1) *; _; (4) (See 鐃緒申鐃緒申) period; full stop; (5) (See 半鐃緒申鐃緒申) handakuten (diacritic)

長坂坡七進七出


长坂坡七进七出

see styles
cháng bǎn pō qī jìn qī chū
    chang2 ban3 po1 qi1 jin4 qi1 chu1
ch`ang pan p`o ch`i chin ch`i ch`u
    chang pan po chi chin chi chu
famous scene in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云 charges seven times through the ranks of Cao Cao's armies

Variations:
闇穴道
暗穴道

 anketsudou / anketsudo
    あんけつどう
(hist) road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)

阿呆の足下使い

see styles
 ahounoashimotozukai / ahonoashimotozukai
    あほうのあしもとづかい
(expression) (idiom) (rare) fools use people to pick up things lying at their own feet; stupidity of using people for small things

阿毘達磨發智論


阿毘达磨发智论

see styles
ā pí dá mó fā zhì lùn
    a1 pi2 da2 mo2 fa1 zhi4 lun4
a p`i ta mo fa chih lun
    a pi ta mo fa chih lun
 Abidatsuma hotchi ron
Treatise on the Arising of Wisdom through the Abhidharma

青木まりこ現象

see styles
 aokimarikogenshou / aokimarikogensho
    あおきまりこげんしょう
(exp,n) urge to defecate when stepping into a bookstore

青木まり子現象

see styles
 aokimarikogenshou / aokimarikogensho
    あおきまりこげんしょう
(exp,n) urge to defecate when stepping into a bookstore

鮮花插在牛糞上


鲜花插在牛粪上

see styles
xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng
    xian1 hua1 cha1 zai4 niu2 fen4 shang4
hsien hua ch`a tsai niu fen shang
    hsien hua cha tsai niu fen shang
lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure; fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)

鳥無き里の蝙蝠

see styles
 torinakisatonokoumori / torinakisatonokomori
    とりなきさとのこうもり
(exp,n) (idiom) a man among the geese when the gander is away; a one-eyed king in the land of the blind; a bat in a village without birds

Variations:
3時
三時

 sanji
    さんじ
(n,adv) (1) 3 o'clock; (2) (See 3時のおやつ・さんじのおやつ) afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); (3) {Buddh} (See 正法・しょうぼう・2,末法,像法) three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

Variations:
イッピ
イッピー

 ippi; ippii / ippi; ippi
    イッピ; イッピー
(abbreviation) (slang) (derogatory term) (See 一般ピープル) regular people; ordinary people

オーバーステップ

see styles
 oobaasuteppu / oobasuteppu
    オーバーステップ
{sports} taking more than three steps without dribbling the ball (in handball) (wasei: overstep); walking

お先に失礼します

see styles
 osakinishitsureishimasu / osakinishitsureshimasu
    おさきにしつれいします
(expression) (used when leaving a workplace while others remain) pardon me for leaving (first)

グレシャムの法則

see styles
 gureshamunohousoku / gureshamunohosoku
    グレシャムのほうそく
(See 悪貨は良貨を駆逐する) Gresham's Law ("when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives good money out of circulation")

Variations:
コケ植物
苔植物

 kokeshokubutsu(koke植物); kokeshokubutsu(苔植物)
    コケしょくぶつ(コケ植物); こけしょくぶつ(苔植物)
bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, incl. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)

ショート・ホール

 shooto hooru
    ショート・ホール
(sports) par-three hole (wasei: short hole)

Variations:
し所
為所
仕所

 shidokoro
    しどころ
(kana only) appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done

スリー・アールズ

 surii aaruzu / suri aruzu
    スリー・アールズ
the three Rs (reading, writing, and arithmetic)

スリークォーター

see styles
 suriikootaa / surikoota
    スリークォーター
three-quarter back (rugby)

スリーポインツ岬

see styles
 suriipointsumisaki / suripointsumisaki
    スリーポインツみさき
(place-name) Cape Three Points

セミダブルベッド

see styles
 semidaburubeddo
    セミダブルベッド
three-quarter bed (wasei: semi-double bed)

ソーサームサーイ

see styles
 soosaamusaai / soosamusai
    ソーサームサーイ
saw sam sai (three-stringed Thai fiddle) (tha:)

Variations:
ターレ
ターレー

 taare; taaree / tare; taree
    ターレ; ターレー
(abbreviation) (See ターレットトラック) small, three-wheeled cargo vehicle with cylindrical front

タレント・マネー

 tarento manee
    タレント・マネー
bonus paid to sports people for excellent performance (wasei: talent money)

ツーショット写真

see styles
 tsuushottoshashin / tsushottoshashin
    ツーショットしゃしん
(See ツーショット・2) photograph of two people (usu. male and female); photograph of a couple

テングギンザメ属

see styles
 tenguginzamezoku
    テングギンザメぞく
Rhinochimaera (genus with three species of long-nosed chimaeras)

Variations:
とう利天
忉利天

 touriten / toriten
    とうりてん
{Buddh} (See 六欲天) heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm

トリプル・スリー

 toripuru surii / toripuru suri
    トリプル・スリー
(baseb) achieving over 300 runs, hitting over 30 home runs and stealing over 30 bases in a season (wasei: triple three)

Variations:
ながら族
乍ら族

 nagarazoku
    ながらぞく
people who study or work while listening to the radio (or watching television, etc.)

ノミニケーション

see styles
 nominikeeshon
    ノミニケーション
communicating while drinking (usu. with colleagues); communicating through drinking together; boozing with work people

パーティピープル

see styles
 paatipiipuru / patipipuru
    パーティピープル
(slang) party people; clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs

パーリ・ピーポー

 paari piipoo / pari pipoo
    パーリ・ピーポー
(slang) party people; clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs

パーリーピーポー

see styles
 paariipiipoo / paripipoo
    パーリーピーポー
(slang) party people; clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs

Variations:
はた迷惑
傍迷惑

 hatameiwaku / hatamewaku
    はためいわく
(noun or adjectival noun) nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others

ピープル・パワー

 piipuru pawaa / pipuru pawa
    ピープル・パワー
people power

ピープルパーソン

see styles
 piipurupaason / pipurupason
    ピープルパーソン
people person

ファイアストーム

see styles
 faiasutoomu
    ファイアストーム
(large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night (wasei: fire storm)

ファイヤストーム

see styles
 faiyasutoomu
    ファイヤストーム
(large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night (wasei: fire storm)

ベナン人民共和国

see styles
 benanjinminkyouwakoku / benanjinminkyowakoku
    ベナンじんみんきょうわこく
(place-name) People's Republic of Benin

ベニン人民共和国

see styles
 beninjinminkyouwakoku / beninjinminkyowakoku
    ベニンじんみんきょうわこく
(place-name) People's Republic of Benin

ボート・ピープル

 booto piipuru / booto pipuru
    ボート・ピープル
boat people

マクドナルド理論

see styles
 makudonarudoriron
    マクドナルドりろん
McDonald's Theory (poor suggestion that inspires people to think of better options)

まず隗より始めよ

see styles
 mazukaiyorihajimeyo
    まずかいよりはじめよ
(expression) (1) (proverb) (See 隗より始めよ・1) start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps; (expression) (2) (proverb) (See 隗より始めよ・2) he who first suggests it should be the first to do it

ミユビナマケモノ

see styles
 miyubinamakemono
    ミユビナマケモノ
(kana only) three-toed sloth

リクルートスーツ

see styles
 rikuruutosuutsu / rikurutosutsu
    リクルートスーツ
standard formal wear worn by students, usu. when going to interviews (wasei: recruit suit)

Variations:
ロマニー
ロマニ

 romanii; romani / romani; romani
    ロマニー; ロマニ
Romani (people); Roma

ワンボックスカー

see styles
 wanbokkusukaa / wanbokkusuka
    ワンボックスカー
minivan (wasei: one box car); people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors

一切三界但唯有識


一切三界但唯有识

see styles
yī qiè sān jiè dàn wéi yǒu shì
    yi1 qie4 san1 jie4 dan4 wei2 you3 shi4
i ch`ieh san chieh tan wei yu shih
    i chieh san chieh tan wei yu shih
 issai sangai danyui ushiki
everything in the three realms is nothing but consciousness

一切如來金剛誓誡


一切如来金刚誓诫

see styles
yī qiè rú lái jīn gāng shì jiè
    yi1 qie4 ru2 lai2 jin1 gang1 shi4 jie4
i ch`ieh ju lai chin kang shih chieh
    i chieh ju lai chin kang shih chieh
 issai nyorai kongō seikai
The original oath of every Tathāgata, when as with the roar of a lion he declares that all creatures shall become as himself.

一切法界決定智印


一切法界决定智印

see styles
yī qiè fǎ jiè jué dìng zhì yìn
    yi1 qie4 fa3 jie4 jue2 ding4 zhi4 yin4
i ch`ieh fa chieh chüeh ting chih yin
    i chieh fa chieh chüeh ting chih yin
 issai hokkai ketsujōchi in
The "true word' of assurance of Vairocana and of all the eight classes of beings, as the symbol through which all may attain the sure Buddha-wisdom.

一家人不說兩家話


一家人不说两家话

see styles
yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà
    yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 shuo1 liang3 jia1 hua4
i chia jen pu shuo liang chia hua
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom); fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help; people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

Variations:
三すくみ
三竦み

 sansukumi
    さんすくみ
(from the snake fearing the slug, the slug the frog, and the frog the snake) three-way deadlock

Variations:
三つ
3つ

 mittsu(p); mitsu
    みっつ(P); みつ
(numeric) (1) three; (2) three years of age

三つどもえの争い

see styles
 mitsudomoenoarasoi
    みつどもえのあらそい
(exp,n) three-cornered battle

三つどもえの戦い

see styles
 mitsudomoenotatakai
    みつどもえのたたかい
(exp,n) (sumo) playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating

Variations:
三つ割り
三つ割

 mitsuwari
    みつわり
division into three; one third (part)

三つ子の魂百まで

see styles
 mitsugonotamashiihyakumade / mitsugonotamashihyakumade
    みつごのたましいひゃくまで
(expression) the child is father to the man; the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100

Variations:
三つ折り
三つ折

 mitsuori
    みつおり
(adj-no,n) threefold; folded in three

三世實有法體恆有


三世实有法体恒有

see styles
sān shì shí yǒu fǎ tǐ héng yǒu
    san1 shi4 shi2 you3 fa3 ti3 heng2 you3
san shih shih yu fa t`i heng yu
    san shih shih yu fa ti heng yu
 sanze jitsuu hōtai gōu
the three times are real, as are the essences of phenomena

三世實有法體恒有

see styles
sān shì shí yǒu fǎ tǐ héng yǒu
    san1 shi4 shi2 you3 fa3 ti3 heng2 you3
san shih shih yu fa t`i heng yu
    san shih shih yu fa ti heng yu
The Sarvāstivadah school maintains that as the three states (past, present, future) are real, so the substance of all things is permanent; i.e. time is real, matter is eternal.

三乘眞實一乘方便


三乘眞实一乘方便

see styles
sān shèng zhēn shí yī shèng fāng biàn
    san1 sheng4 zhen1 shi2 yi1 sheng4 fang1 bian4
san sheng chen shih i sheng fang pien
 sanjō shinjitsu ichijō hōben
The 三乘家 consider the Triyāna as real, and the "one vehicle" of the Lotus School as merely tactical, or an expedient form of expression.

Variations:
三人
3人

 sannin(p); mitari(rk)
    さんにん(P); みたり(rk)
three people

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.

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