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大安吉日 see styles |
taiankichijitsu; taiankichinichi たいあんきちじつ; たいあんきちにち |
(yoji) very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar) |
大家閨秀 大家闺秀 see styles |
dà jiā guī xiù da4 jia1 gui1 xiu4 ta chia kuei hsiu |
girl from a wealthy family; unmarried daughter of a noble house |
大岡裁き see styles |
oookasabaki おおおかさばき |
(from Ōoka Tadasuke, a 17th century jurist) judicial decision made with human kindness and warmth in a fair manner |
大年三十 see styles |
dà nián sān shí da4 nian2 san1 shi2 ta nien san shih |
last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve |
大悲本願 大悲本愿 see styles |
dà bēi běn yuàn da4 bei1 ben3 yuan4 ta pei pen yüan daihi hongan |
original vow arising from great compassion |
大慈大悲 see styles |
dà cí dà bēi da4 ci2 da4 bei1 ta tz`u ta pei ta tzu ta pei daijidaihi だいじだいひ |
(yoji) great compassion and mercy Great mercy and great pity, characteristics of Buddhas and bodhisattvas, i.e. kindness in giving joy and compassion in saving from suffering. It is especially applied to Guanyin. |
大慈恩寺 see styles |
dà cí ēn sì da4 ci2 en1 si4 ta tz`u en ssu ta tzu en ssu daijionji だいじおんじ |
Daci'en Buddhist temple in Xi'an (place-name) Daijionji The monastery of "Great Kindness and Grace", built in Changan by the crown prince of Taizong C.E. 648, where Xuanzang lived and worked and to which in 652 he added its pagoda, said to be 200 feet high, for storing the scriptures and relics he had brought from India. |
大打出手 see styles |
dà dǎ chū shǒu da4 da3 chu1 shou3 ta ta ch`u shou ta ta chu shou |
to come to blows; to start a fight; (derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手[da3 chu1 shou3]) |
大海撈針 大海捞针 see styles |
dà hǎi lāo zhēn da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1 ta hai lao chen |
lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) |
大種所成 大种所成 see styles |
dà zhǒng suǒ chéng da4 zhong3 suo3 cheng2 ta chung so ch`eng ta chung so cheng daishu shojō |
formed from the material elements |
大自在宮 大自在宫 see styles |
dà zì zài gōng da4 zi4 zai4 gong1 ta tzu tsai kung dai jizai gū |
The abode of Maheśvara at the apex of the form realm. Also, the condition or place from which the highest type of bodhisattva proceeds to Buddhahood, whence it is also styled 淨居天 the pure abode heaven. |
大般涅槃 see styles |
dà bān niè pán da4 ban1 nie4 pan2 ta pan nieh p`an ta pan nieh pan dai han nehan |
mahāparinirvāṇa, explained by 大入滅息 the great, or final entrance into extinction and cessation; or 大圓寂入 great entrance into perfect rest; 大滅度 great extinction and passing over (from mortality). It is interpreted in Mahāyāna as meaning the cessation or extinction of passion and delusion, of mortality, and of all activities, and deliverance into a state beyond these concepts. In Mahāyāna it is not understood as the annihilation, or cessation of existence; the reappearance of Dīpaṃkara 然燈 (who had long entered nirvāṇa) along with Śākyamuni on the Vulture Peak supports this view. It is a state above all terms of human expression. See the Lotus Sutra and the Nirvāṇa sūtra. |
大般若偈 see styles |
dà bō rě jié da4 bo1 re3 jie2 ta po je chieh dai hannya ge |
verse from Great Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra |
大運動会 see styles |
daiundoukai / daiundokai だいうんどうかい |
(See 運動会) big athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day |
大関陥落 see styles |
oozekikanraku おおぜきかんらく |
{sumo} (See 大関・おおぜき) demotion from ōzeki ranking |
大難不死 大难不死 see styles |
dà nàn bù sǐ da4 nan4 bu4 si3 ta nan pu ssu |
to just escape from calamity |
大韓帝國 大韩帝国 see styles |
dà hán dì guó da4 han2 di4 guo2 ta han ti kuo |
Korean Empire, from fall of Joseon dynasty in 1897 to annexation by Japan in 1910 |
大鬧天宮 大闹天宫 see styles |
dà nào tiān gōng da4 nao4 tian1 gong1 ta nao t`ien kung ta nao tien kung |
Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 |
天の助け see styles |
tennotasuke てんのたすけ |
godsend; gift from providence |
天の浮橋 see styles |
amanoukihashi / amanokihashi あまのうきはし |
(archaism) Ama no Ukihashi (the heavenly floating bridge; by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth) |
天一太郎 see styles |
tenichitarou / tenichitaro てんいちたろう |
(rare) (See 天一神,天一天上,癸巳) day of Ten'ichijin's first ascension to heaven in a year (the 30th day of the first sexagenary cycle of the year) |
天下布武 see styles |
tenkafubu てんかふぶ |
(personal seal of Oda Nobunaga from 1567 onward) unify the nation by force; spread military force under the heavens |
天南地北 see styles |
tiān nán dì běi tian1 nan2 di4 bei3 t`ien nan ti pei tien nan ti pei |
(idiom) far apart; (idiom) from different places; from all over; (idiom) (to talk) about this and that |
天台三教 see styles |
tiān tái sān jiào tian1 tai2 san1 jiao4 t`ien t`ai san chiao tien tai san chiao Tentai sangyō |
The three modes of Śākyamuni's teaching as explained by the Tiantai sect: (1) the sudden, or immediate teaching, by which the learner is taught the whole truth at once 頓教; (2) the gradual teaching 漸教; (3) the undetermined or variable method-whereby he is taught what he is capable of receiving 不定. Another category is 漸 gradual, 頓 direct, and 圓 perfect, the last being found in the final or complete doctrine of the 法華經 Lotus Sutra. Another is: (1) 三藏教 the Tripiṭaka doctrine, i. e. the orthodox Hīnayāna; (2) 通教 intermediate, or interrelated doctrine, i. e. Hīnayāna-cum-Mahāyāna; (3) 別教 differentiated or separated doctrine, i. e. the early Mahāyāna as a cult or development, as distinct from Hīnayāna. |
天各一方 see styles |
tiān gè yī fāng tian1 ge4 yi1 fang1 t`ien ko i fang tien ko i fang |
(of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other |
天壤之別 天壤之别 see styles |
tiān rǎng zhī bié tian1 rang3 zhi1 bie2 t`ien jang chih pieh tien jang chih pieh |
lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom); fig. night and day difference; a world of difference; a far cry (from) |
天外來客 天外来客 see styles |
tiān wài lái kè tian1 wai4 lai2 ke4 t`ien wai lai k`o tien wai lai ko |
visitors from outer space |
天涯比隣 see styles |
tengaihirin てんがいひりん |
(expression) (yoji) a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment; feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood |
天狗倒し see styles |
tengudaoshi てんぐだおし |
(from the idea that such sounds came from trees being felled by tengu) (See 天狗・1) large sound of unknown source heard on a forested mountain |
天竺三時 天竺三时 see styles |
tiān zhú sān shí tian1 zhu2 san1 shi2 t`ien chu san shih tien chu san shih tenjiku sanji |
(or 天竺三際). The three seasons of an Indian year: Grīṣma, the hot season, from first month, sixteenth day, to fifth month, fifteenth; Varṣākāla, the rainy season, fifth month, sixteenth, the to ninth month, fifteenth; Hemanta, the cold season, ninth month, sixteenth, to first month, fifteenth. These three are each divided into two, making six seasons, or six periods: Vasanta and grīṣma, varṣākāla and śarad, hemanta and śiśira. The twelve months are Caitra, Vaiśākha, Jyaiṣṭha, Āṣāḍha, Śrāvaṇa, Bhādrapada, Āśvavuja, Kārttika, Mārgaśīrṣa, Pauṣa, Māgha, and Phālguna. |
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 |
天網恢恢 天网恢恢 see styles |
tiān wǎng huī huī tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 t`ien wang hui hui tien wang hui hui tenmoukaikai / tenmokaikai てんもうかいかい |
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can't run from the long arm of the law (expression) (yoji) heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through |
天辺押し see styles |
teppeioshi / teppeoshi てっぺいおし |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (archaism) pressing forward without giving a chance to explain |
太極圖說 太极图说 see styles |
tài jí tú shuō tai4 ji2 tu2 shuo1 t`ai chi t`u shuo tai chi tu shuo |
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐[Zhou1 Dun1 yi2], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes |
太陽光圧 see styles |
taiyoukouatsu / taiyokoatsu たいようこうあつ |
(See 光圧) light pressure (from the sun) |
夫妻反目 see styles |
fū qī fǎn mù fu1 qi1 fan3 mu4 fu ch`i fan mu fu chi fan mu |
man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife |
失道寡助 see styles |
shī dào guǎ zhù shi1 dao4 gua3 zhu4 shih tao kua chu |
an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius); cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a just cause attracts much support |
女出入り see styles |
onnadeiri / onnaderi おんなでいり |
(See 出入り・5) problems arising from affairs with women; trouble over women |
女子出定 see styles |
nǚ zǐ chū dìng nv3 zi3 chu1 ding4 nü tzu ch`u ting nü tzu chu ting nyoshi jō wo izu |
The story of a woman named Liyi 離意 who was so deeply in samādhi before the Buddha that Mañjuśrī 文殊 could not arouse her; she could only be aroused by a bodhisattva who has sloughed off the skandhas and attained enlightenment. |
如是我聞 如是我闻 see styles |
rú shì wǒ wén ru2 shi4 wo3 wen2 ju shih wo wen nyozegamon にょぜがもん |
so I have heard (idiom); the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism) (yoji) thus I hear (quote from the sutras); these ears have heard thus have I heard |
如釋重負 如释重负 see styles |
rú shì zhòng fù ru2 shi4 zhong4 fu4 ju shih chung fu |
as if relieved from a burden (idiom); to have a weight off one's mind |
妙法蓮華 妙法莲华 see styles |
miào fǎ lián huá miao4 fa3 lian2 hua2 miao fa lien hua myōhō renge |
法華 The wonderful truth as found in the Lotus Sutra. the One Vehicle Sutra; which is said to contain 實法 Buddha's complete truth as compared with his previous 權法 or 方便法, i.e. partial, or expedient teaching, but both are included in this perfect truth. The sutra is the Saddhamapuṇḍarīka 正法華經 or (添品妙法蓮華經) 妙法蓮華經, also known as 薩曇芥陀利經, of which several translations in whole or part were made from Sanskrit into Chinese, the most popular being by Kumārajīva. It was the special classic of the Tiantai school, which is sometimes known as the 蓮宗 Lotus school, and it profoundly influenced Buddhist doctrine in China, Japan, and Tibet. The commentaries and treatises on it are very numerous; two by Chih-i 智顗 of the Tiantai school being the妙法蓮華經文句 and the 玄義. |
始めから see styles |
hajimekara はじめから |
(expression) from the beginning |
始発電車 see styles |
shihatsudensha しはつでんしゃ |
first train (of the day) |
始終如一 始终如一 see styles |
shǐ zhōng rú yī shi3 zhong1 ru2 yi1 shih chung ju i |
unswerving from start to finish (idiom) |
姑置勿論 姑置勿论 see styles |
gū zhì wù lùn gu1 zhi4 wu4 lun4 ku chih wu lun |
(idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment |
婆毘吠伽 婆毗吠伽 see styles |
pó pí fèi qié po2 pi2 fei4 qie2 p`o p`i fei ch`ieh po pi fei chieh Babibeigya |
Bhāvaviveka, a learned monk who retired from the world to await the coming of Maitreya, v. 西域記 10. |
婆羅門城 婆罗门城 see styles |
pó luó mén chéng po2 luo2 men2 cheng2 p`o lo men ch`eng po lo men cheng baramon jō |
A city of brahmans, from which the Buddha returned with his begging bowl empty. |
婆蹉那婆 see styles |
pó cuō nà pó po2 cuo1 na4 po2 p`o ts`o na p`o po tso na po bashanaba |
vatsanābha, a strong poison, "from the root of a kind of aconite." M.W. |
子供の日 see styles |
kodomonohi こどものひ |
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5th) |
孔雀明王 see styles |
kǒng qiǎo míng wáng kong3 qiao3 ming2 wang2 k`ung ch`iao ming wang kung chiao ming wang kujakumyouou / kujakumyoo くじゃくみょうおう |
{Buddh} Mahamayuri (deity usu. depicted riding a peacock) Peacock king, ' a former incarnation of Śākyamuni, when as a peacock he sucked from a rock water of miraculous healing power; now one of the mahārāja bodhisattvas, with four arms, who rides on a peacock; his full title is 佛母大金曜孔雀明王. There is another 孔雀王 with two arms. |
孤家寡人 see styles |
gū jiā guǎ rén gu1 jia1 gua3 ren2 ku chia kua jen |
one who is cut off from others (idiom); one who has chosen to follow a solitary path; (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) |
学校帰り see styles |
gakkougaeri / gakkogaeri がっこうがえり |
on the way home from school |
学童疎開 see styles |
gakudousokai / gakudosokai がくどうそかい |
(hist) evacuation of school children (from major cities to more rural areas, esp. during late World War II) |
學而不厭 学而不厌 see styles |
xué ér bù yàn xue2 er2 bu4 yan4 hsüeh erh pu yen |
study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects) |
守望相助 see styles |
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù shou3 wang4 xiang1 zhu4 shou wang hsiang chu |
to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors; mutual help and protection |
守護大名 see styles |
shugodaimyou / shugodaimyo しゅごだいみょう |
(hist) provincial military governor turned daimyo (Muromachi period) (distinct from the shugo bureaucrats of the Kamakura period) |
安倍晉三 安倍晋三 see styles |
ān bèi jìn sān an1 bei4 jin4 san1 an pei chin san |
Abe Shinzo (1954-2022), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007 and from 2012-2020 See: 安倍晋三 |
安然無恙 安然无恙 see styles |
ān rán wú yàng an1 ran2 wu2 yang4 an jan wu yang |
safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness) |
定障解脫 定障解脱 see styles |
dìng zhàng jiě tuō ding4 zhang4 jie3 tuo1 ting chang chieh t`o ting chang chieh to jōshō gedatsu |
liberation from hindrances to samādhi |
宝さがし see styles |
takarasagashi たからさがし |
(1) treasure hunting; (2) lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc. |
室羅筏拏 室罗筏拏 see styles |
shì luó fán á shi4 luo2 fan2 a2 shih lo fan a shirabana |
(or 室羅縛拏) (室羅筏拏磨洗,室羅縛拏磨洗) śrāvaṇa (or śrāvaṇa-māsa). The hottest month of summer, July-August (from 16th of 5th moon to 15th of 6th moon). |
宮古上布 see styles |
miyakojoufu / miyakojofu みやこじょうふ |
high quality hemp cloth from Miyakojima (Okinawa prefecture) |
宮崎大学 see styles |
miyazakidaigaku みやざきだいがく |
(1) (organization) University of Miyazaki (formed from the merger of Miyazaki University and Miyazaki Medical College in 2003); (2) (organization) Miyazaki University (1949-2003); (o) University of Miyazaki (formed from the merger of Miyazaki University and Miyazaki Medical College in 2003); (o) Miyazaki University (1949-2003) |
宰予晝寢 宰予昼寝 see styles |
zǎi yǔ zhòu qǐn zai3 yu3 zhou4 qin3 tsai yü chou ch`in tsai yü chou chin |
Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures |
家出少年 see styles |
iedeshounen / iedeshonen いえでしょうねん |
runaway child; youngster who has run away from home |
家家聖者 家家圣者 see styles |
jiā jiā shèng zhě jia1 jia1 sheng4 zhe3 chia chia sheng che keke shōja |
sage who goes from clan to clan |
宿世根熟 see styles |
sù shì gēn shóu su4 shi4 gen1 shou2 su shih ken shou shukuse konjuku |
faculties matured from previous lifetimes |
宿作外道 see styles |
sù zuò wài dào su4 zuo4 wai4 dao4 su tso wai tao shukusa gedō |
One of the ascetic sects who sought release from penalties for the deeds of a former life by severe austerities now. |
寂滅為楽 see styles |
jakumetsuiraku じゃくめついらく |
(expression) (yoji) freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss |
寂滅無二 寂灭无二 see styles |
jí miè wú èr ji2 mie4 wu2 er4 chi mieh wu erh jakumetsu muni |
Nirvāṇa as absolute without disunity or phenomena. |
寄り切り see styles |
yorikiri よりきり |
(sumo) holding opponent's belt while pushing from the ring |
寝待ち月 see styles |
nemachizuki ねまちづき |
waning gibbous moon; moon of the 19th day of the lunar month |
寝耳に水 see styles |
nemiminimizu ねみみにみず |
(exp,n) (idiom) bolt from the blue; great surprise |
察微知著 see styles |
chá wēi zhī zhù cha2 wei1 zhi1 zhu4 ch`a wei chih chu cha wei chih chu |
to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom); to deduce the whole story from small traces |
察言觀色 察言观色 see styles |
chá yán guān sè cha2 yan2 guan1 se4 ch`a yen kuan se cha yen kuan se |
to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom); to discern what sb thinks from his body language |
寤寐以求 see styles |
wù mèi yǐ qiú wu4 mei4 yi3 qiu2 wu mei i ch`iu wu mei i chiu |
to crave day and night; to strongly desire |
實事求是 实事求是 see styles |
shí shì qiú shì shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4 shih shih ch`iu shih shih shih chiu shih |
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic |
實大乘教 实大乘教 see styles |
shí dà shèng jiào shi2 da4 sheng4 jiao4 shih ta sheng chiao jitsu daijō kyō |
The real Mahāyāna, freed from temporal, relative, or expedient ideas; the Tiantai, Huayan, Intuitional, and Shingon schools claim to be such. |
實況轉播 实况转播 see styles |
shí kuàng zhuǎn bō shi2 kuang4 zhuan3 bo1 shih k`uang chuan po shih kuang chuan po |
to broadcast live from the scene; live relay |
審判の日 see styles |
shinpannohi しんぱんのひ |
(exp,n) Judgment Day (as described in Christian tradition) |
寶武鋼鐵 宝武钢铁 see styles |
bǎo wǔ gāng tiě bao3 wu3 gang1 tie3 pao wu kang t`ieh pao wu kang tieh |
Baowu, the world's largest steel maker, resulting from the merger of Baosteel 寶鋼集團|宝钢集团[Bao3 gang1 Ji2 tuan2] and Wuhan Iron and Steel 武漢鋼鐵|武汉钢铁[Wu3 han4 Gang1 tie3] in 2016 |
寶沙麽洗 宝沙么洗 see styles |
bǎo shā mó xǐ bao3 sha1 mo2 xi3 pao sha mo hsi Hōshamasen |
pauṣamāsa, the tenth Indian month, "beginning on the 16th day of the 12th Chinese month." Eitel. |
寸絲不掛 寸丝不挂 see styles |
cùn sī bù guà cun4 si1 bu4 gua4 ts`un ssu pu kua tsun ssu pu kua sunshi fuke |
Questioned as to what he did with his day, 陸亙日 Lu Xuanri replied "one does not hang things on an inch of thread". |
寸進尺退 see styles |
sunshinshakutai すんしんしゃくたい |
(noun/participle) (yoji) one step forward, many steps backward; little to gain and much to lose |
対前年比 see styles |
taizennenhi たいぜんねんひ |
relative change from last year |
対空射撃 see styles |
taikuushageki / taikushageki たいくうしゃげき |
anti-aircraft fire; shooting at an aircraft (from ground or ship) |
將伯之助 将伯之助 see styles |
qiāng bó zhī zhù qiang1 bo2 zhi1 zhu4 ch`iang po chih chu chiang po chih chu |
assistance that one gets from another |
小手返し see styles |
kotegaeshi こてがえし |
{MA} Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body |
小松引き see styles |
komatsuhiki こまつひき |
(See 子の日の遊び) collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat in the New Year) |
小道新聞 小道新闻 see styles |
xiǎo dào xīn wén xiao3 dao4 xin1 wen2 hsiao tao hsin wen |
news from the grapevine |
小遣稼ぎ see styles |
kozukaikasegi こづかいかせぎ |
(irregular okurigana usage) earning extra money (e.g. from a side job) |
居え風呂 see styles |
suefuro すえふろ |
deep bathtub with a water-heating tank; bathtub heated from below |
居ながら see styles |
inagara いながら |
(adverb) from where one sits; while sitting by |
屈託ない see styles |
kuttakunai くったくない |
(adjective) (abbreviation) (often 屈託なく) (See 屈託のない・くったくのない) carefree; free from worry |
屈辱の日 see styles |
kutsujokunohi くつじょくのひ |
(exp,n) (hist) day of disgrace (in Okinawa; April 28, after the day in 1952 in which the US occupation of mainland Japan, but not Okinawa, ended) |
山おろし see styles |
yamaoroshi やまおろし |
wind blowing down from a mountain |
山海空市 see styles |
shān hǎi kōng shì shan1 hai3 kong1 shi4 shan hai k`ung shih shan hai kung shih san kai kū shi |
Mountains, seas, the sky, the (busy) market place' cannot conceal one from the eye of 無常 Impermanence, the messenger of death, a phrase summing up a story of four brothers who tried to use their miraculous power to escape death by hiding in the mountains, seas, sky, and market places. The one in the market place was the first to be reported as dead, 法句經 2. |
山珍海味 see styles |
shān zhēn hǎi wèi shan1 zhen1 hai3 wei4 shan chen hai wei |
exotic delicacies; luxury foodstuff from distant locations |
山珍海錯 山珍海错 see styles |
shān zhēn hǎi cuò shan1 zhen1 hai3 cuo4 shan chen hai ts`o shan chen hai tso |
rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "From This Moment Forward - From This Day Forward" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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