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白醤油 see styles |
shiroshouyu / shiroshoyu しろしょうゆ |
{food} white soy sauce; pale soy sauce made with more flour and less soy beans than regular soy sauce |
盛れる see styles |
moreru もれる |
(transitive verb) (slang) (See 盛る・もる・6) to make one look better; to beautify |
盧瑞恩 卢瑞恩 see styles |
Lú ruì ēn Lu2 rui4 en1 Lu jui en |
Lu Rui En (1981-), better known by her stage name Rui En (瑞恩), is a Singaporean actress. |
矮半截 see styles |
ǎi bàn jié ai3 ban4 jie2 ai pan chieh |
to be inferior to; to be of a lower grade than |
秀でる see styles |
hiideru / hideru ひいでる |
(v1,vi) (1) to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be better (than others at something); (v1,vi) (2) to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out |
米百俵 see styles |
komehyappyou / komehyappyo こめひゃっぴょう |
(expression) (idiom) kome hyappyō; (ideal of) enduring pain today for the sake of a better tomorrow; hundred sacks of rice |
細街路 see styles |
saigairo さいがいろ |
{law} back road (narrower than 4 meters); narrow backstreet |
緣起法 缘起法 see styles |
yuán qǐ fǎ yuan2 qi3 fa3 yüan ch`i fa yüan chi fa engi hō |
pratītya-samutpāda; idem 十二緣起, i.e. the twelve nidānas, cf. 十二因緣, 緣起偈; 緣起頌 (緣起法頌) The gāthā of three of the four fundamental dogmas of Buddhism; than all is suffering, that suffering is intensified by desire, and that extinction of desire is practicable. This is found in 智度論. It is also called 緣起法頌. It is placed in the foundations of pagodas and inside of images of Buddha and so is called 法身偈 dharmakāyagāthā. |
總報業 总报业 see styles |
zǒng bào yè zong3 bao4 ye4 tsung pao yeh sōhō gō |
General karma determining the species, race, and country into which one is born; 別報 is the particular karma relating to one's condition in that species, e.g. rich, poor, well, ill, etc. |
美滋滋 see styles |
měi zī zī mei3 zi1 zi1 mei tzu tzu |
very happy; elated |
肥える see styles |
koeru こえる |
(v1,vi) (1) to grow fat; to gain weight; to put on weight; (v1,vi) (2) to grow fertile (of soil); (v1,vi) (3) (See 目が肥える) to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to be refined; (v1,vi) (4) to become rich; to become wealthy |
肥え土 see styles |
koetsuchi こえつち |
rich soil |
肥よく see styles |
hiyoku ひよく |
(noun or adjectival noun) fertile; rich; productive |
胴田貫 see styles |
doutanuki / dotanuki どうたぬき |
(1) Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province; (2) sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords; (3) in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword |
脂環烴 脂环烃 see styles |
zhī huán tīng zhi1 huan2 ting1 chih huan t`ing chih huan ting |
alicyclic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving ring other than benzene ring) |
脱亜論 see styles |
datsuaron だつあろん |
Argument for Leaving Asia; Datsu-A Ron; editorial written by Fukuzawa Yukichi in 1885 calling for Japan to align itself with the West rather than China and Korea |
腐る程 see styles |
kusaruhodo くさるほど |
(exp,n-adv) more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash) |
腕相撲 see styles |
udezumou / udezumo うでずもう |
(1) arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; (2) (sumo) wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill |
腰ばき see styles |
koshibaki こしばき |
(noun/participle) (slang) wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist) |
腰パン see styles |
koshipan こしパン |
(abbreviation) (slang) wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist); pants worn in such a manner |
腰穿き see styles |
koshibaki こしばき |
(noun/participle) (slang) wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist) |
自由行 see styles |
zì yóu xíng zi4 you2 xing2 tzu yu hsing |
travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group |
自責的 see styles |
jisekiteki じせきてき |
(adjectival noun) intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others) |
芒硝泉 see styles |
boushousen / boshosen ぼうしょうせん |
hot spring rich in sodium sulfate; sodium sulfate spring |
花相撲 see styles |
hanazumou / hanazumo はなずもう |
{sumo} tournament other than the six major tournaments |
若作り see styles |
wakazukuri わかづくり |
(n,adj-no,adj-na) dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age |
裕福層 see styles |
yuufukusou / yufukuso ゆうふくそう |
(See 富裕層) wealthy people; the rich |
見直す see styles |
minaosu みなおす |
(transitive verb) (1) to look again; (2) to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; (3) to get a better opinion of; to see something in a more positive light; (v5s,vi) (4) to improve; to recover (market, illness, etc.) |
誰しも see styles |
dareshimo; tareshimo(ok) だれしも; たれしも(ok) |
(expression) (1) (more emphatic than 誰も) (See 誰でも,誰も・1) everyone; anyone; (expression) (2) (with neg. verb) (See 誰も・2) no one |
論弁的 see styles |
ronbenteki ろんべんてき |
(adjectival noun) discursive (i.e. proceeding by argument or reasoning rather than intuition) |
負越す see styles |
makekosu まけこす |
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to have more losses than wins |
貧限想 贫限想 see styles |
pín xiàn xiǎng pin2 xian4 xiang3 p`in hsien hsiang pin hsien hsiang |
(Internet slang) (wryly jocular) poverty limits my power of imagination; (fig.) flabbergasted by the antics of the wealthy; the rich live in another world; (abbr. for 貧窮限制了我的想象力|贫穷限制了我的想象力[pin2 qiong2 xian4 zhi4 le5 wo3 de5 xiang3 xiang4 li4]) |
贅する see styles |
zeisuru / zesuru ぜいする |
(vs-s,vt) (archaism) to say more than necessary |
贍部洲 赡部洲 see styles |
shàn bù zhōu shan4 bu4 zhou1 shan pu chou senbushū |
Jambudvīpa. Name of the southern of the four great continents, said to be of triangular shape, and to be called after the shape of the leaf of an immense Jambu-tree on Mount Meru, or after fine gold that is found below the tree. It is divided into four parts: south of the Himālayas by the lord of elephants, because of their number; north by the lord of horses; west by the lord of jewels; east by the lord of men. This seems to imply a region larger than India, and Eitel includes in Jambudvīpa the following countries around the Anavatapta lake and the Himālayas. North: Huns, Uigurs, Turks. East: China, Corea, Japan, and some islands. South: Northern India with twenty-seven kingdoms, Eastern India ten kingdoms, Southern India fifteen kingdoms, Central India thirty kingdoms. West: Thirty-four kingdoms. |
超光速 see styles |
choukousoku / chokosoku ちょうこうそく |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) {physics} faster-than-light speed; super luminal speed |
足らず see styles |
tarazu たらず |
(suffix) (1) (after an amount) less than; under; short of; not even; (suffix) (2) (after a noun) insufficient; lacking |
跑馬地 跑马地 see styles |
pǎo mǎ dì pao3 ma3 di4 p`ao ma ti pao ma ti |
Happy Valley (suburb of Hong Kong) |
較高級 较高级 see styles |
jiào gāo jí jiao4 gao1 ji2 chiao kao chi |
better quality; comparatively higher level |
辟支佛 see styles |
bì zhī fó bi4 zhi1 fo2 pi chih fo byakushi butsu |
(辟支迦) (辟支佛陀) (辟支迦佛陀) pratyekabuddha, one who seeks enlightenment for himself, defined in the Lotus Sūtra as a believer who is diligent and zealous in seeking wisdom, loves loneliness and seclusion, and understands deeply the nidānas. Also called 緣覺; 獨覺; 倶存. It is a stage above the śrāvaka 聲聞 and is known as the 中乘 middle vehicle. Tiantai distinguishes 獨覺 as an ascetic in a period without a Buddha, 緣覺 as a pratyekabuddha. He attains his enlightenment alone, independently of a teacher, and with the object of attaining nirvāṇa and his own salvation rather than that of others, as is the object of a bodhisattva. Cf. 畢. |
逆斷層 逆断层 see styles |
nì duàn céng ni4 duan4 ceng2 ni tuan ts`eng ni tuan tseng |
reverse fault (geology); compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees |
速めに see styles |
hayameni はやめに |
(adverb) earlier than usual; ahead of time; in good season |
速目に see styles |
hayameni はやめに |
(adverb) earlier than usual; ahead of time; in good season |
過ぎる see styles |
sugiru すぎる |
(v1,vi) (1) to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; (v1,vi) (2) to pass (of time); to elapse; (v1,vi) (3) to have expired; to have ended; to be over; (v1,vi) (4) to exceed; to surpass; to be above; (v1,vi) (5) (as 〜に過ぎない, etc.) to be no more than ...; (v1,vi,suf) (6) (kana only) (often used after adj. stems or the -masu stems of verbs) to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ... |
過恆沙 过恒沙 see styles |
guō héng shā guo1 heng2 sha1 kuo heng sha ka gōsha |
more than the number of grains of sand in the Ganges river |
還不如 还不如 see styles |
hái bù rú hai2 bu4 ru2 hai pu ju |
to be better off ...; might as well ... |
里神楽 see styles |
satokagura さとかぐら |
(See 御神楽) kagura performance held somewhere other than the imperial palace |
金持ち see styles |
kanemochi かねもち |
rich person |
釣凱子 钓凯子 see styles |
diào kǎi zi diao4 kai3 zi5 tiao k`ai tzu tiao kai tzu |
(slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys |
鉢露兒 钵露儿 see styles |
bō lù ér bo1 lu4 er2 po lu erh Haroji |
Bolor, a kingdom north of the Indus, south-east of the Pamir, rich in minerals, i.e. Hunza-Nagar; it is to be distinguished from Bolor in Tukhāra. |
鐸曷攞 铎曷攞 see styles |
duó hé luó luǒ duo2 he2 luo2 luo3 to ho lo lo takara |
dahara, small, young; a monk ordained less than ten years. |
長水路 see styles |
chousuiro / chosuiro ちょうすいろ |
swimming pool lane which is longer than 50 meters |
開ける see styles |
hirakeru ひらける |
(v1,vi) (1) to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.); to open up; (v1,vi) (2) to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; (v1,vi) (3) to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to modernize; to grow; to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.); (v1,vi) (4) to be sensible; to be understanding; to be enlightened; (v1,vi) (5) to open (of a new road, railway, etc.); to be opened to traffic; (v1,vi) (6) to become populous; to become densely built; to become bustling |
阿彌陀 阿弥陀 see styles |
ā mí tuó a1 mi2 tuo2 a mi t`o a mi to Amida あみだ |
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner; (3) (kana only) (abbreviation) wearing a hat pushed back on one's head (阿彌) amita, boundless, infinite; tr. by 無量 immeasurable. The Buddha of infinite qualities, known as 阿彌陀婆 (or 阿彌陀佛) Amitābha, tr. 無量光 boundless light; 阿彌陀廋斯Amitāyus, tr. 無量壽 boundless age, or life; and among the esoteric sects Amṛta 甘露 (甘露王) sweet-dew (king). An imaginary being unknown to ancient Buddhism, possibly of Persian or Iranian origin, who has eclipsed the historical Buddha in becoming the most popular divinity in the Mahāyāna pantheon. His name indicates an idealization rather than an historic personality, the idea of eternal light and life. The origin and date of the concept are unknown, but he has always been associated with the west, where in his Paradise, Suikhāvatī, the Western Pure Land, he receives to unbounded happiness all who call upon his name (cf. the Pure Lands 淨土 of Maitreya and Akṣobhya). This is consequent on his forty-eight vows, especially the eighteenth, in which he vows to refuse Buddhahood until he has saved all living beings to his Paradise, except those who had committed the five unpardonable sins, or were guilty of blasphemy against the Faith. While his Paradise is theoretically only a stage on the way to rebirth in the final joys of nirvana, it is popularly considered as the final resting-place of those who cry na-mo a-mi-to-fo, or blessed be, or adoration to, Amita Buddha. The 淨土 Pure-land (Jap. Jōdo) sect is especially devoted to this cult, which arises chiefly out of the Sukhāvatīvyūha, but Amita is referred to in many other texts and recognized, with differing interpretations and emphasis, by the other sects. Eitel attributes the first preaching of the dogma to 'a priest from Tokhara' in A. D.147, and says that Faxian and Xuanzang make no mention of the cult. But the Chinese pilgrim 慧日Huiri says he found it prevalent in India 702-719. The first translation of the Amitāyus Sutra, circa A.D. 223-253, had disappeared when the Kaiyuan catalogue was compiled A.D. 730. The eighteenth vow occurs in the tr. by Dharmarakṣa A.D. 308. With Amita is closely associated Avalokiteśvara, who is also considered as his incarnation, and appears crowned with, or bearing the image of Amita. In the trinity of Amita, Avalokiteśvara appears on his left and Mahāsthāmaprāpta on his right. Another group, of five, includes Kṣitigarbha and Nāgārjuna, the latter counted as the second patriarch of the Pure Land sect. One who calls on the name of Amitābha is styled 阿彌陀聖 a saint of Amitābha. Amitābha is one of the Five 'dhyāni buddhas' 五佛, q.v. He has many titles, amongst which are the following twelve relating to him as Buddha of light, also his title of eternal life: 無量光佛Buddha of boundless light; 無邊光佛 Buddha of unlimited light; 無礙光佛 Buddha of irresistible light; 無對光佛 Buddha of incomparable light; 燄王光佛 Buddha of yama or flame-king light; 淸淨光佛 Buddha of pure light; 歡喜光佛 Buddha of joyous light; 智慧光佛 Buddha of wisdom light; 不斷光佛 Buddha of unending light; 難思光佛 Buddha of inconceivable light; 無稱光佛Buddha of indescribable light; 超日月光佛 Buddha of light surpassing that of sun and moon; 無量壽 Buddha of boundless age. As buddha he has, of course, all the attributes of a buddha, including the trikāya, or 法報化身, about which in re Amita there are differences of opinion in the various schools. His esoteric germ-letter is hrīḥ, and he has specific manual-signs. Cf. 阿彌陀經, of which with commentaries there are numerous editions. |
阿波會 阿波会 see styles |
ā bō huì a1 bo1 hui4 a po hui awae |
阿婆譮; 阿波羅 ābhāsvara(-vimāna), the sixth of the brahmalokas 光音天 of light and sound (ābhāsvara) and its devas, but it is better intp. as ābhās, shining and vara, ground, or splendid, the splendid devas or heaven; shown in the garbhadhātu. Like other devas they are subject to rebirth. Also 阿會亙修 (or 阿會亙差); 阿波嘬羅 (阿波嘬羅？); 阿衞貨羅. |
阿目佉 see styles |
ā mù qiā a1 mu4 qia1 a mu ch`ia a mu chia Amokukya |
(阿目佉跋折羅) Amogha, or Amoghavajra, 阿牟伽 (or 阿謨伽 or 阿穆伽) intp. 不空 (不空金剛) a monk from northern India, a follower of the mystic teachings of Samantabhadra. Vajramati 金剛智 is reputed to have founded the Yogācārya or Tantric school in China about A.D. 719-720. Amogha succeeded him in its leadership in 732. From a journey through India and Ceylon, 741-6, he brought to China more than 500 sutras and śāstras; introduced a new form for transliterating Sanskrit and published 108 works. He is credited with the introduction of the Ullambana fesival of All Souls, 15th of 7th moon, v. 盂. He is the chief representative of Buddhist mysticism in China, spreading it widely through the patronage of three successive emperors, Xuanzong, Suzong, who gave him the title of 大廣智三藏 q.v., and Daizong, who gave him the posthumous rank and title of a Minister of State. He died 774. |
雑がみ see styles |
zatsugami ざつがみ |
miscellaneous recyclable paper; recyclable paper other than old newspapers and carton boxes |
非可分 see styles |
hikabun ひかぶん |
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (stronger than 不可分) non-separability; indivisibility |
音引き see styles |
onbiki おんびき |
(1) looking up a word or kanji by its reading (rather than by its radical or stroke count); (2) (colloquialism) (See 長音符・ちょうおんぷ・1) katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark |
飲みで see styles |
nomide のみで |
more than enough (to drink) |
飲み出 see styles |
nomide のみで |
more than enough (to drink) |
高富帥 高富帅 see styles |
gāo fù shuài gao1 fu4 shuai4 kao fu shuai |
"Mr Perfect" (i.e. tall, rich and handsome) (Internet slang) |
麦踏み see styles |
mugifumi むぎふみ |
{agric} treading on wheat seedlings after planting (for better yield and health) |
黑五類 黑五类 see styles |
hēi wǔ lèi hei1 wu3 lei4 hei wu lei |
the "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries, bad elements and rightists |
あけおめ see styles |
akeome あけおめ |
(expression) (abbreviation) Happy New Year |
あんまし see styles |
anmashi あんまし |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (See あまり・1) remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers; (adverb) (2) (with neg. sentence) not very; not much; (adverb) (3) too much; excessively; overly; (adj-na,adj-no) (4) extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible; (suffix noun) (5) more than; over |
おめでた see styles |
omedeta おめでた |
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event |
お金持ち see styles |
okanemochi おかねもち |
(See 金持ち) rich person |
かりゆし see styles |
kariyushi かりゆし |
(rkb:) (See めでたい・1) happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous; lucky |
が早いか see styles |
gahayaika がはやいか |
(expression) (after plain form of verb) no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ... |
これ以上 see styles |
koreijou / korejo これいじょう |
(expression) (usu. with neg. sentence) any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer |
さいまき see styles |
saimaki さいまき |
(See 車海老) kuruma prawn (esp. a small one, i.e. less than 10 cm in length) |
しか無い see styles |
shikanai しかない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) (after a verb) having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) (after a noun or counter) having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ... |
しつこい see styles |
shitsukoi しつこい |
(adjective) (1) insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious; (2) too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy; greasy |
ずーっと see styles |
zuutto / zutto ずーっと |
(adverb) (1) continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; (2) much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; (3) far away; long ago; (4) direct; straight |
スルメ曲 see styles |
surumekyoku スルメきょく |
(slang) (See スルメ・3) song that sounds better the more one listens to it; song that grows on one over time |
それよか see styles |
soreyoka それよか |
(expression) (1) (See それよりも・1) (more) than that; (exp,conj) (2) (See それよりも・2) more importantly; rather than that; instead (of that) |
それより see styles |
soreyori それより |
(conjunction) apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but; however |
それ以上 see styles |
soreijou / sorejo それいじょう |
(expression) further; above (that); greater (than that); any more |
それ計り see styles |
sorebakari そればかり |
(temporal noun) (kana only) that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that |
そんだけ see styles |
sondake そんだけ |
(adv,adj-no) (ksb:) (See それだけ) that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that |
ダイナリ see styles |
dainari ダイナリ |
(computer terminology) greater-than mark (>); right angle bracket |
だけしか see styles |
dakeshika だけしか |
(expression) (emphatic form of しか; used with neg. verb) (See だけ・1,しか) nothing but; except; no more than |
たっぷり see styles |
tappuri たっぷり |
(adv,adv-to,adj-na,suf) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) plentifully; amply; abundantly; copiously; generously; fully; a lot; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) loosely; with room to spare; with enough space; (large) enough; (adverb) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full; at least; no less than |
タトゥー see styles |
tatotoo タトゥー |
(See 入れ墨) tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese) |
たんおめ see styles |
tanome たんおめ |
(interjection) (slang) (abbreviation) (See お誕生日おめでとう) happy birthday! |
ついつい see styles |
tsuitsui ついつい |
(adverb) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See つい・3) unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment) |
っつーか see styles |
ttsuuka / ttsuka っつーか |
(conjunction) (colloquialism) or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean |
っつうか see styles |
ttsuuka / ttsuka っつうか |
(conjunction) (colloquialism) or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean |
でもしか see styles |
demoshika でもしか |
(prefix) (before an occupation, etc.) for lack of anything better to do |
でもって see styles |
demotte でもって |
(exp,conj) (1) (See もって・5) in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; as well as; (particle) (2) (indicates means of action, more emphatic than で) (See で・3) by; with |
てゆーか see styles |
teyuuka / teyuka てゆーか |
(conjunction) (colloquialism) or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean |
て言うか see styles |
teiuka; teyuuka; teyuuka / teuka; teyuka; teyuka ていうか; てゆうか; てゆーか |
(exp,conj) (1) (colloquialism) (kana only) (See と言うか) or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean; (exp,conj) (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) by the way |
トーイン see styles |
tooin トーイン |
toe-in (alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the front than at the back) |
と思うと see styles |
toomouto / toomoto とおもうと |
(expression) (1) (after past tense verb) no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; (expression) (2) at the thought of; when I think about |
と言うか see styles |
toiuka というか |
(exp,conj) (kana only) or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean |
なお良い see styles |
naoyoi なおよい naoii / naoi なおいい |
(exp,adj-i) still better; even better; (exp,adj-ix) still better; even better |
に劣らず see styles |
niotorazu におとらず |
(adverb) just like; the same as; no different than |
ねぎだく see styles |
negidaku ねぎだく |
containing more onions or leeks than usual (of gyudon, etc.) |
のれん代 see styles |
norendai のれんだい |
goodwill; intangible assets (part of the acquisition price of a business paid for the name and reputation of the company rather than tangible assets) |
ハッピー see styles |
happii / happi ハッピー |
(adjectival noun) happy |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Better-Happy-Than-Rich" 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).
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