I am shipping orders on Monday and Tuesday this week. News and More Info

Free Chinese & Japanese Online Dictionary

If you enter English words, search is Boolean mode:
Enter fall to get just entries with fall in them.
Enter fall* to get results including "falling" and "fallen".
Enter +fall -season -autumn to make sure fall is included, but not entries with autumn or season.

Key:

Mandarin Chinese information.
Old Wade-Giles romanization used only in Taiwan.
Japanese information.
Buddhist definition. Note: May not apply to all sects.
 Definition may be different outside of Buddhism.

Our regular search mode rendered no results. We switched to our sloppy search mode for your query. These results might not be accurate...

There are 8934 total results for your Gin search. I have created 90 pages of results for you. Each page contains 100 results...

<12345678910...>
Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

吟雪

see styles
 ginsetsu
    ぎんせつ
(personal name) Ginsetsu

吟風

see styles
 ginpuu / ginpu
    ぎんぷう
(given name) Ginpuu

吟香

see styles
 ginkou / ginko
    ぎんこう
(given name) Ginkou

吶喊


呐喊

see styles
nà hǎn
    na4 han3
na han
 tokkan
    とっかん
shout; rallying cry; cheering; to shout
(n,vs,vi) (1) (form) battle cry; war cry; (n,vs,vi) (2) (form) (See 突貫・1) charging (at the enemy) with a shout

吹拍

see styles
chuī pāi
    chui1 pai1
ch`ui p`ai
    chui pai
to resort to bragging and flattering; abbr. for 吹牛拍馬|吹牛拍马[chui1 niu2 pai1 ma3]

味変

see styles
 ajihen
    あじへん
(n,vs,vt,vi) (colloquialism) changing the flavor of a dish in the middle of a meal by adding condiments, seasoning, etc.

呻る

see styles
 unaru
    うなる
(v5r,vi) (1) to groan; to moan; (2) to roar; to howl; to growl; (3) to hum (e.g. engine, wires in wind); to buzz; to sough; low, dull sound; (4) to ooh and aah (in admiration); (transitive verb) (5) to sing in a strong, low voice (esp. traditional chant or recitation)

呻吟

see styles
shēn yín
    shen1 yin2
shen yin
 shingin
    しんぎん
to moan; to groan
(n,vs,vi) moaning; groaning

呼出

see styles
hū chū
    hu1 chu1
hu ch`u
    hu chu
 yobidashi
    よびだし
to exhale; to breathe out; to make an outgoing call; (computing) to bring up (a menu, search bar, virtual keyboard etc)
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) (1) call; summons; paging; curtain call; (2) (sumo) usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; (3) (abbreviation) telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (4) (archaism) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (5) (archaism) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (6) (archaism) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

命乞

see styles
 inochigoi
    いのちごい
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

哪知

see styles
nǎ zhī
    na3 zhi1
na chih
who would have imagined?; unexpectedly

唄物

see styles
 utamono
    うたもの
(1) an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation; (2) accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)

唐犬

see styles
 karainu
    からいぬ
(rare) foreign dog (esp. of Chinese origin)

唱功

see styles
chàng gōng
    chang4 gong1
ch`ang kung
    chang kung
singing skill

唱歌

see styles
chàng gē
    chang4 ge1
ch`ang ko
    chang ko
 shouka(p); shouga(ok) / shoka(p); shoga(ok)
    しょうか(P); しょうが(ok)
to sing a song
(n,vs,vi) (1) singing; song; (2) (obsolete) music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classes

唱法

see styles
chàng fǎ
    chang4 fa3
ch`ang fa
    chang fa
 shouhou / shoho
    しょうほう
singing style; singing method
singing technique; way of singing

唸る

see styles
 unaru
    うなる
(v5r,vi) (1) to groan; to moan; (2) to roar; to howl; to growl; (3) to hum (e.g. engine, wires in wind); to buzz; to sough; low, dull sound; (4) to ooh and aah (in admiration); (transitive verb) (5) to sing in a strong, low voice (esp. traditional chant or recitation)

商銀

see styles
 shougin / shogin
    しょうぎん
(abbreviation) (See 商業銀行・しょうぎょうぎんこう) commercial bank

啼鳥

see styles
 teichou / techo
    ていちょう
(rare) chirping bird; singing bird

喉歌

see styles
 nodouta / nodota
    のどうた
overtone singing; throat singing

喜幛

see styles
xǐ zhàng
    xi3 zhang4
hsi chang
celebratory hanging scroll

嗣延

see styles
 tsuginobu
    つぎのぶ
(personal name) Tsuginobu

嘉矜

see styles
 kagin
    かぎん
(personal name) Kagin

嘮叨


唠叨

see styles
láo dao
    lao2 dao5
lao tao
to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging

嘲哳

see styles
zhāo zhā
    zhao1 zha1
chao cha
(onom.) clamorous noise made by numerous people talking or singing, or by musical instruments, or birds twittering

噗浪

see styles
pū làng
    pu1 lang4
p`u lang
    pu lang
Plurk (Taiwanese social networking and microblogging service)

噹啷


当啷

see styles
dāng lāng
    dang1 lang1
tang lang
(onom.) metallic sound; clanging

嚆矢

see styles
 koushi / koshi
    こうし
(1) (See 鏑矢) whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; (2) start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn

囊揣

see styles
nāng chuài
    nang1 chuai4
nang ch`uai
    nang chuai
soft, fat meat of pig's belly; sow's sagging teats; weakling; flabby person; also written 囊膪

囊膪

see styles
nāng chuài
    nang1 chuai4
nang ch`uai
    nang chuai
soft, fat meat of pig's belly; sow's sagging teats; weakling; flabby person; also written 囊揣

四依

see styles
sì yī
    si4 yi1
ssu i
 shi e
The four necessaries, or things on which the religious rely. (1) 行四依 The four of ascetic practitioners— rag clothing; begging for food; sitting under trees; purgatives and diuretics as moral and spiritual means; these are also termed 四聖種. (2) 法四依 The four of the dharma: i. e. the truth, which is eternal, rather than man, even its propagator; the sutras of perfect meaning i. e. of the 道實相 the truth of the 'middle' way; the meaning, or spirit, not the letter; wisdom 智, i.e. Buddha-wisdom rather than mere knowledge 識. There are other groups. Cf. 四事.

四塔

see styles
sì tǎ
    si4 ta3
ssu t`a
    ssu ta
 shitō
The four stūpas at the places of Buddha's birth, Kapilavastu; enlightenment, Magadha: preaching, Benares; and parinirvāṇa, Kuśinagara. Four more are located in the heavens of the Travastriṃśas gods, one each tor his hair, nails, begging bowl, and teeth, E., S., W., N., respectively.

四端

see styles
 shitan
    したん
the four beginnings (in Mencius's belief in humanity's innate goodness); the four sprouts

四節


四节

see styles
sì jié
    si4 jie2
ssu chieh
 shisetsu
The four monastic annual periods — beginning of summer, end of summer, winter solstice, and the new year.

四衆


四众

see styles
sì zhòng
    si4 zhong4
ssu chung
 shishu; shishuu / shishu; shishu
    ししゅ; ししゅう
(1) four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees); (2) four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices); (3) (in Tendai) the four assemblies
The four varga (groups, or orders), i. e. bhikṣu, bhikṣuṇī, upāsaka and upāsikā, monks, nuns, male and female devotees. Another group, according to Tiantai's commentary on the Lotus, is 發起衆 the assembly which, through Śāriputra, stirred the Buddha to begin his Lotus Sutra sermons; 當機衆 the pivotal assembly, those who were responsive to him; 影向衆 the reflection assembly, those like Mañjuśrī, etc., who reflected on, or drew out the Buddha's teaching; and 結緣衆 those who only profited in having seen and heard a Buddha, and therefore whose enlightenment is delayed to a future life.

四鉢


四钵

see styles
sì bō
    si4 bo1
ssu po
 shihatsu
The four heavy stone begging-bowls offered to Śākyamuni by the four devas, which he miraculously combined into one and used as if ordinary material.

囝仔

see styles
jiǎn zǐ
    jian3 zi3
chien tzu
(Tw) child; youngster (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [gín-á])

回天

see styles
huí tiān
    hui2 tian1
hui t`ien
    hui tien
 kaiten
    かいてん
to reverse a desperate situation
(1) changing the world; turning the tide; (2) torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)

回彈


回弹

see styles
huí tán
    hui2 tan2
hui t`an
    hui tan
(of something that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape; (fig.) to rebound; to bounce back

回條


回条

see styles
huí tiáo
    hui2 tiao2
hui t`iao
    hui tiao
receipt; note acknowledging receipt

回火

see styles
huí huǒ
    hui2 huo3
hui huo
to temper (iron); to flare back; flareback (in a gas burner); (of an engine) to backfire

回頭


回头

see styles
huí tóu
    hui2 tou2
hui t`ou
    hui tou
 kaitou / kaito
    かいとう
to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
(n,vs,vi) changing course (of a ship or aircraft); turning

因源

see styles
yīn yuán
    yin1 yuan2
yin yüan
 ingen
Cause; cause and origin.

因相

see styles
yīn xiàng
    yin1 xiang4
yin hsiang
 insō
Causation; one of the three forms or characteristics of the ālayavijñāna, the character of the origin of all things.

因縁

see styles
 innen(p); inen
    いんねん(P); いんえん
(1) fate; destiny; (2) connection; tie; bond; origin; (3) pretext; justification; (4) {Buddh} hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)

困難


困难

see styles
kùn nan
    kun4 nan5
k`un nan
    kun nan
 konnan
    こんなん
difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (euph) infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

固守

see styles
gù shǒu
    gu4 shou3
ku shou
 koshu
    こしゅ
to strongly defend one's position; to be entrenched; to cling to
(noun, transitive verb) clinging

国系

see styles
 kokkei / kokke
    こっけい
(suffix) country of origin; ethnicity

国衙

see styles
 kokuga
    こくが
(1) (archaism) (See 国司) provincial governor's office; (2) (abbreviation) (See 国衙領) provincial governorate (beginning in the late Heian period); (place-name) Kokuga

圍標


围标

see styles
wéi biāo
    wei2 biao1
wei piao
bid rigging

圖層


图层

see styles
tú céng
    tu2 ceng2
t`u ts`eng
    tu tseng
layer (imaging)

土人

see styles
tǔ rén
    tu3 ren2
t`u jen
    tu jen
 toshiko
    としこ
native; aborigine; clay figure
(sometimes derog.) native; aboriginal; (male given name) Toshiko

土台

see styles
 dodai
    どだい
(1) foundation; base; basis; (adverb) (2) (often in negative contexts) (See 元々・1) from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

土建

see styles
tǔ jiàn
    tu3 jian4
t`u chien
    tu chien
 doken
    どけん
civil engineering; same as 土木工程[tu3 mu4 gong1 cheng2]
(abbreviation) (See 土木建築) civil engineering and construction; public works and construction

土木

see styles
tǔ mù
    tu3 mu4
t`u mu
    tu mu
 doronoki
    どろのき
building; construction; civil engineering
engineering works; civil engineering; public works; (surname) Doronoki
earth and wood

土着

see styles
 dochaku
    どちゃく
(n,vs,vi) (1) indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); (can be adjective with の) (2) native; indigenous; aboriginal

土著

see styles
tǔ zhù
    tu3 zhu4
t`u chu
    tu chu
aboriginal

圧面

see styles
 beshimi
    べしみ
beshimi; noh mask with a slanted mouth, bulging eyes and large nostrils

在民

see styles
 zaimin
    ざいみん
(See 主権在民) belonging to the citizenry; residing in the people

地体

see styles
 jitai
    じたい
(1) (archaism) essence; true nature; substance; reality; (adverb) (2) (archaism) originally; naturally; by nature; from the start

地大

see styles
dì dà
    di4 da4
ti ta
 chihiro
    ちひろ
(personal name) Chihiro
Earth as one of the 四大 four elements, 地 earth, 水大 water, 火大 fire, and 風大 air (i. e. air in motion, wind); to these 空大 space (Skt. ākāśa) is added to make the 五大 five elements; 識 vijñāna, perception to make the six elements; and 見 darśana, views, concepts, or reasonings to make the seven elements. The esoteric sect use the five fingers, beginning with the little finger, to symbolize the five elements.

地藏

see styles
dì zàng
    di4 zang4
ti tsang
 jizou / jizo
    じぞう
Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
(surname) Jizou
Ti-tsang, J. Jizō, Kṣitigarbha, 乞叉底蘗沙; Earth-store, Earth-treasury, or Earthwomb. One of the group of eight Dhvani- Bodhisattvas. With hints of a feminine origin, he is now the guardian of the earth. Though associated with Yama as overlord, and with the dead and the hells, his role is that of saviour. Depicted with the alarum staff with its six rings, he is accredited with power over the hells and is devoted to the saving of all creatures between the nirvana of Śākyamuni and the advent of Maitreya the fifth century he has been especially considered as the deliverer from the hells. His central place in China is at Chiu-hua-shan, forty li south-west of Ch'ing-yang in Anhui. In Japan he is also the protector of travellers by land and his image accordingly appears on the roads; bereaved parents put stones by his images to seek his aid in relieving the labours of their dead in the task of piling stones on the banks of the Buddhist Styx; he also helps women in labour. He is described as holding a place between the gods and men on the one hand and the hells on the other for saving all in distress; some say he is an incarnation of Yama. At dawn he sits immobile on the earth 地 and meditates on the myriads of its beings 藏. When represented as a monk, it may be through the influence of a Korean monk who is considered to be his incarnation, and who came to China in 653 and died in 728 at the age of 99 after residing at Chiu-hua-shan for seventy-five years: his body, not decaying, is said to have been gilded over and became an object of worship. Many have confused 眞羅 part of Korea with 暹羅 Siam. There are other developments of Ti-tsang, such as the 六地藏 Six Ti-tsang, i. e. severally converting or transforming those in the hells, pretas, animals, asuras, men, and the devas; these six Ti-tsang have different images and symbols. Ti-tsang has also six messengers 六使者: Yama for transforming those in hell; the pearl-holder for pretas; the strong one or animals; the devīof mercy for asuras; the devī of the treasure for human beings; one who has charge of the heavens for the devas. There is also the 延命地藏 Yanming Ti-tsang, who controls length of days and who is approached, as also may be P'u-hsien, for that Purpose; his two assistants are the Supervisors of good and evil 掌善 and 掌惡. Under another form, as 勝軍地藏 Ti-tsang is chiefly associated with the esoteric cult. The benefits derived from his worship are many, some say ten, others say twenty-eight. His vows are contained in the 地藏菩薩本願經. There is also the 大乘大集地藏十電經 tr. by Xuanzang in 10 juan in the seventh century, which probably influenced the spread of the Ti-tsang cult.

地銀

see styles
 chigin
    ちぎん
(abbreviation) (See 地方銀行・ちほうぎんこう) regional bank

地頭


地头

see styles
dì tóu
    di4 tou2
ti t`ou
    ti tou
 jitou / jito
    じとう
place; locality; edge of a field; lower margin of a page
(1) lord of a manor; (2) estate steward; (place-name, surname) Jitou

垂げ

see styles
 sage
    さげ
(out-dated kanji) (1) lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down; (2) depreciation; price fall; (3) punch line (of a rakugo story); (4) (abbreviation) (archaism) sword strap

垂れ

see styles
 tare(p); dare; tare; dare
    たれ(P); だれ; タレ; ダレ
(1) (kana only) (oft. ダレ in compounds) sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); (2) (たれ only) hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (3) (たれ only) (kendo) loin guard; (4) (たれ only) kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; (suffix noun) (5) (たれ, タレ only) (kana only) (derogatory term) (used after a noun or na-adjective; also ったれ) -ass; -head

垂下

see styles
chuí xià
    chui2 xia4
ch`ui hsia
    chui hsia
 tareshita
    たれした
to hang down
(n,vs,vt,vi,adj-no) being pendent; hanging down; (personal name) Tareshita

垂幕

see styles
chuí mù
    chui2 mu4
ch`ui mu
    chui mu
 taremaku
    たれまく
canopy
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain

垂纓

see styles
 tareei / taree
    たれえい
    suiei / suie
    すいえい
hanging tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); drooping tail

垂髪

see styles
 unai
    うない
hair tied behind and hanging down; long flowing hair; (surname) Unai

垂髫

see styles
chuí tiáo
    chui2 tiao2
ch`ui t`iao
    chui tiao
hair hanging down (child's hairstyle); (fig.) young child; early childhood

執情


执情

see styles
zhí qíng
    zhi2 qing2
chih ch`ing
    chih ching
 shūjō
The foolish passion of clinging to the unreal.

基く

see styles
 motozuku
    もとづく
(irregular okurigana usage) (v5k,vi) to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from

基因

see styles
jī yīn
    ji1 yin1
chi yin
 kiin / kin
    きいん
gene (loanword)
(noun/participle) cause; origin

基点

see styles
 kiten
    きてん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin

埼銀

see styles
 saigin
    さいぎん
(company) Saitama Bank (abbreviation); (c) Saitama Bank (abbreviation)

塩梅

see styles
 shioume / shiome
    しおうめ
(1) (archaism) (originally, esp. salt and plum vinegar) seasoning; flavour; flavor; (2) (archaism) serving one's lord well (of a retainer); (surname) Shioume

填密

see styles
tián mì
    tian2 mi4
t`ien mi
    tien mi
packing; packaging

墊料


垫料

see styles
diàn liào
    dian4 liao4
tien liao
packing material; lagging; litter

増補

see styles
 zouho / zoho
    ぞうほ
(noun, transitive verb) extending (e.g. a book); augmenting; enlarging; supplementing

墜子


坠子

see styles
zhuì zi
    zhui4 zi5
chui tzu
 iwa
    いわ
weight; pendant; same as 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2]; ballad singing accompanied by a 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2]
(out-dated kanji) weight (of a fishing net)

墨翟

see styles
mò dí
    mo4 di2
mo ti
original name of Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3]

墨跡


墨迹

see styles
mò jì
    mo4 ji4
mo chi
 bokuseki
    ぼくせき
ink marks; original calligraphy or painting of famous person
writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship

壁掛


壁挂

see styles
bì guà
    bi4 gua4
pi kua
wall hanging

壁毯

see styles
bì tǎn
    bi4 tan3
pi t`an
    pi tan
tapestry (used as a wall hanging)

壮語

see styles
 sougo / sogo
    そうご
(n,vs,vi) bragging; exaggeration

変え

see styles
 kae
    かえ
changing; change

変速

see styles
 hensoku
    へんそく
(n,vs,vi) shifting gears; changing gears

夏首

see styles
xià shǒu
    xia4 shou3
hsia shou
 geshu
The first day, or beginning, of the retreat.

夕蝉

see styles
 yuuzemi / yuzemi
    ゆうぜみ
cicada singing at dusk

外装

see styles
 gaisou / gaiso
    がいそう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm

外道

see styles
wài dào
    wai4 dao4
wai tao
 gedou / gedo
    げどう
(1) {Buddh} (See 内道) tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; non-Buddhist; (2) heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; heresy; heretic; (3) (oft. used as a pejorative) demon; devil; fiend; brute; wretch; (4) type of fish one did not intend to catch; (person) Gedō
Outside doctrines; non-Buddhist; heresy, heretics; the Tīrthyas or Tīrthikas; there are many groups of these: that of the 二天三仙 two devas and three sages, i. e. the Viṣṇuites, the Maheśvarites (or Śivaites), and the followers of Kapila, Ulūka, and Ṛṣabha. Another group of four is given as Kapila, Ulūka, Nirgrantha-putra (Jainas), and Jñātṛ (Jainas). A group of six, known as the外道六師 six heretical masters, is Pūraṇa-Kāśyapa, Maskari-Gośālīputra, Sañjaya-Vairāṭīputra, Ajita-Keśakambala, Kakuda-Kātyāyana, and Nirgrantha-Jñātṛputra; there are also two other groupings of six, one of them indicative of their various forms of asceticism and self-torture. There are also groups of 13, 1, 20, 30, 95, and 96 heretics, or forms of non-Buddhist doctrine, the 95 being divided into 11 classes, beginning with the Saṃkhyā philosophy and ending with that of no-cause, or existence as accidental.

外銀

see styles
 gaigin
    がいぎん
(abbreviation) foreign bank

多岐

see styles
 tagi
    たぎ
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (See 多岐にわたる) diverse; various; wide-ranging; (surname) Tagi

多羅


多罗

see styles
duō luó
    duo1 luo2
to lo
 tara
    たら
(1) (abbreviation) (See 多羅樹) palmyra; (2) (abbreviation) (See 多羅葉) lusterleaf holly; (3) patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue); (surname, female given name) Tara
tārā, in the sense of starry, or scintillation; Tāla, for the fan-palm; Tara, from 'to pass over', a ferry, etc. Tārā, starry, piercing, the eye, the pupil; the last two are both Sanskrit and Chinese definitions; it is a term applied to certain female deities and has been adopted especially by Tibetan Buddhism for certain devīs of the Tantric school. The origin of the term is also ascribed to tar meaning 'to cross', i. e. she who aids to cross the sea of mortality. Getty, 19-27. The Chinese derivation is the eye; the tara devīs; either as śakti or independent, are little known outside Lamaism. Tāla is the palmyra, or fan-palm, whose leaves are used for writing and known as 具多 Pei-to, pattra. The tree is described as 70 or 80 feet high, with fruit like yellow rice-seeds; the borassus eabelliformis; a measure of 70 feet. Taras, from to cross over, also means a ferry, and a bank, or the other shore. Also 呾囉.

夜摩

see styles
yè mó
    ye4 mo2
yeh mo
 yama
Yama, 'originally the Aryan god of the dead, living in a heaven above the world, the regent of the South; but Brahminism transferred his abode to hell. Both views have been retained by Buddhism.' Eitel. Yama in Indian mythology is ruler over the dead and judge in the hells, is 'grim in aspect, green in colour, clothed in red, riding on a buffalo, and holding a club in one hand and noose in the other': he has two four-eyed watch-dogs. M. W. The usual form is 閻摩 q. v.

夢見


梦见

see styles
mèng jiàn
    meng4 jian4
meng chien
 yumemi
    ゆめみ
to dream about (something or sb); to see in a dream
having a dream; (female given name) Yumemi
To see in a dream, to imagine one sees, or has seen.

大乘

see styles
dà shèng
    da4 sheng4
ta sheng
 oonori
    おおのり
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
(surname) Oonori
Mahāyāna; also called 上乘; 妙乘; 勝乘; 無上乘; 無上上乘; 不惡乘; 無等乘, 無等等乘; 摩訶衍 The great yāna, wain, or conveyance, or the greater vehicle in comparison with the 小乘 Hīnayāna. It indicates universalism, or Salvation for all, for all are Buddha and will attain bodhi. It is the form of Buddhism prevalent in Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and in other places in the Far East. It is also called Northern Buddhism. It is interpreted as 大教 the greater teaching as compared with 小教 the smaller, or inferior. Hīnayāna, which is undoubtedly nearer to the original teaching of the Buddha, is unfairly described as an endeavour to seek nirvana through an ash-covered body, an extinguished intellect, and solitariness; its followers are sravakas and pratyekabuddhas (i.e. those who are striving for their own deliverance through ascetic works). Mahāyāna, on the other hand, is described as seeking to find and extend all knowledge, and, in certain schools, to lead all to Buddhahood. It has a conception of an Eternal Buddha, or Buddhahood as Eternal (Adi-Buddha), but its especial doctrines are, inter alia, (a) the bodhisattvas 菩薩 , i.e. beings who deny themselves final Nirvana until, according to their vows, they have first saved all the living; (b) salvation by faith in, or invocation of the Buddhas or bodhisattvas; (c) Paradise as a nirvana of bliss in the company of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, saints, and believers. Hīnayāna is sometimes described as 自利 self-benefiting, and Mahāyāna as 自利利他 self-benefit for the benefit of others, unlimited altruism and pity being the theory of Mahāyāna. There is a further division into one-yana and three-yanas: the trīyāna may be śrāvaka, pratyeka-buddha, and bodhisattva, represented by a goat, deer, or bullock cart; the one-yāna is that represented by the Lotus School as the one doctrine of the Buddha, which had been variously taught by him according to the capacity of his hearers, v. 方便. Though Mahāyāna tendencies are seen in later forms of the older Buddhism, the foundation of Mahāyāna has been attributed to Nāgārjuna 龍樹. "The characteristics of this system are an excess of transcendental speculation tending to abstract nihilism, and the substitution of fanciful degrees of meditation and contemplation (v. Samādhi and Dhyāna) in place of the practical asceticism of the Hīnayāna school."[Eitel 68-9.] Two of its foundation books are the 起信論and the 妙法蓮華經 but a larnge numberof Mahāyāna sutras are ascribed to the Buddha。.

大事

see styles
dà shì
    da4 shi4
ta shih
 daiji
    だいじ
major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do something) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
(adjectival noun) (1) important; serious; crucial; (adjectival noun) (2) valuable; precious; (3) (See 大事・おおごと) serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis; (4) great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing; (adjectival noun) (5) (Tochigi dialect) (See だいじょうぶ・1) safe; OK
(因緣) For the sake of a great cause, or because of a great matter―the Buddha appeared, i.e. for changing illusion into enlightenment. The Lotus interprets it as enlightenment; the Nirvana as the Buddha-nature; the 無量壽經 as the joy of Paradise.

大体

see styles
 daitai
    だいたい
(adverb) (1) (kana only) generally; on the whole; mostly; almost; nearly; approximately; roughly; about; (can be adjective with の) (2) (kana only) general; rough; (3) (kana only) outline; main points; gist; substance; essence; (adverb) (4) (kana only) in the first place; first and foremost; from the start; to begin with

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

<12345678910...>

This page contains 100 results for "Gin" 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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.

No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.

Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary