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有無を言わさず

see styles
 umuoiwasazu
    うむをいわさず
(exp,adv) (See 有無を言わせず) peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

有無を言わせず

see styles
 umuoiwasezu
    うむをいわせず
(expression) peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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:
空き腹
すき腹

 sukihara; sukibara
    すきはら; すきばら
empty stomach; hunger

Variations:
空ける
虚ける

 utsukeru
    うつける
(v1,vi) (1) to become empty (hollow); (v1,vi) (2) to relax from a tense situation into a vacant or absent minded state

Variations:
綱取り
綱とり

 tsunatori
    つなとり
{sumo} (See 横綱・よこづな・1,大関・おおぜき) ozeki wrestler's attempt to reach the rank of yokozuna; being eligible for promotion to yokozuna

Variations:
遡求権
そ求権

 sokyuuken / sokyuken
    そきゅうけん
right of recourse; right for redemption

鬼面人を驚かす

see styles
 kimenhitooodorokasu
    きめんひとをおどろかす
(exp,v5s) to threaten by outward appearance; to use bluff to intimidate; to make empty threats

エグゼンプション

see styles
 eguzenpushon
    エグゼンプション
exemption

ケンプトンパーク

see styles
 kenputonpaaku / kenputonpaku
    ケンプトンパーク
(place-name) Kempton Park

テンプテーション

see styles
 tenputeeshon
    テンプテーション
temptation

プリエンプティブ

see styles
 purienputibu
    プリエンプティブ
{comp} preemptive

Variations:
ほつれ髪
解れ髪

 hotsuregami
    ほつれがみ
unkempt hair

Variations:
一発
1発

 ippatsu
    いっぱつ
(1) one shot; one charge; one explosion; (2) one blow; one punch; (3) {baseb} home run; (n,adv) (4) one try; one attempt; (5) {mahj} (See 立直・リーチ・1) win on the first go-around after calling rīchi; (6) (abbreviation) {cards} (See 送り一発) ippatsu (comp. karuta); taking a card which is read immediately after sending it

Variations:
卑劣
鄙劣

 hiretsu
    ひれつ
(noun or adjectival noun) mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly; base

Variations:
呼び込み
呼込み

 yobikomi
    よびこみ
(1) barker; tout; hawker; someone who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events, shops, bars, and such, by exhorting passing public; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) calling out to potential customers

Variations:
唆す
嗾す

 sosonokasu(p); sosonakasu(唆su)(ok)
    そそのかす(P); そそなかす(唆す)(ok)
(transitive verb) (kana only) to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

Variations:
図る
謀る

 hakaru
    はかる
(transitive verb) (1) to plan; to attempt; to devise; (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 謀る) to plot; to conspire; to scheme; (transitive verb) (3) (図る only) to aim for; to strive for; to work towards; to seek; (transitive verb) (4) to deceive; to trick; to take in

Variations:
子作り
子づくり

 kozukuri
    こづくり
(n,vs,vi) attempting to conceive; trying to have children

Variations:
汲み干す
汲干す

 kumihosu
    くみほす
(transitive verb) to empty out; to drain out; to pump dry

疑似マルチタスク

see styles
 gijimaruchitasuku
    ぎじマルチタスク
{comp} non-preemptive multitasking

Variations:
空き
明き

 aki
    あき
(1) space; room; gap; emptiness; (2) vacancy; opening; empty seat; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) free time; time to spare; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) disuse; unused thing

空のディレクトリ

see styles
 karanodirekutori
    からのディレクトリ
{comp} empty directory

Variations:
空屋敷
空き屋敷

 akiyashiki
    あきやしき
(1) empty residence; empty estate; (2) empty lot

Variations:
空手
唐手

 karate
    からて
(1) karate; (2) (空手 only) being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands

空穴來風未必無因


空穴来风未必无因

see styles
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn
    kong4 xue2 lai2 feng1 wei4 bi4 wu2 yin1
k`ung hsüeh lai feng wei pi wu yin
    kung hsüeh lai feng wei pi wu yin
wind does not come from an empty cave without reason; there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

Variations:
蔑む
貶む

 sagesumu
    さげすむ
(transitive verb) to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

Variations:
許し
赦し

 yurushi
    ゆるし
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

Variations:
試す
験す

 tamesu
    ためす
(transitive verb) to attempt; to test; to try out

Variations:
迷う
紕う

 mayou / mayo
    まよう
(v5u,vi) (1) (See 道に迷う) to lose one's way; to get lost; (v5u,vi) (2) (See 迷い・1) to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; (v5u,vi) (3) to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself; (v5u,vi) (4) to be charmed; to be infatuated; to be captivated; to be smitten; (v5u,vi) (5) to turn in one's grave

Variations:
阻止
沮止

 soshi
    そし
(noun, transitive verb) obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction; preemption; blocking

頭隠して尻隠さず

see styles
 atamakakushiteshirikakusazu
    あたまかくしてしりかくさず
(expression) (idiom) burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom

エンプティーネスト

see styles
 enputiinesuto / enputinesuto
    エンプティーネスト
empty nest

エンプティオマニア

see styles
 enputiomania
    エンプティオマニア
emptiomania

Variations:
からから
カラカラ

 garagara; garagara
    ガラガラ; がらがら
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a clatter; with a rattle; (adj-no,adj-na) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; bare; uninhabited; unoccupied; (adj-no,adj-na) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) raspy (voice); gravelly; husky; (adv,adv-to) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a gargle; (vs,adv) (5) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) rough (personality, speech, etc.); unreserved; outspoken; boorish; ill-mannered; (6) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) rattle (baby's toy); (7) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) lottery wheel

Variations:
がら空き
がら明き

 garaaki; garasuki(gara空ki) / garaki; garasuki(gara空ki)
    がらあき; がらすき(がら空き)
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) virtually empty; quite empty; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (がらあき only) inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless

サンレダンプツール

see styles
 sanredanputsuuru / sanredanputsuru
    サンレダンプツール
(place-name) Saint Redempteur

Variations:
ずかずか
ズカズカ

 sukasuka; sukasuka
    スカスカ; すかすか
(adjectival noun) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) full of openings; half empty; spongy; pithy; patchy; thin; insubstantial; threadbare; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (archaism) (progressing) smoothly

Variations:
すきっ腹
空きっ腹

 sukippara
    すきっぱら
(colloquialism) (See 空き腹) empty stomach; hunger

Variations:
ばさばさ
バサバサ

 basabasa; basabasa
    ばさばさ; バサバサ
(adv-to,adv,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) rustling; flapping; fluttering; (adv-to,adv,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dishevelled; (adj-na,adv-to,adv,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) dry; (adv-to,adv,vs) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) decisively; with a whack

ブッシュドクトリン

see styles
 busshudokutorin
    ブッシュドクトリン
Bush Doctrine (American foreign policy guidelines allowing preemptive war, unilateral action, etc.)

Variations:
ボサボサ
ぼさぼさ

 bosabosa; bosabosa
    ボサボサ; ぼさぼさ
(adj-no,adj-na,adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; untidy; tousled; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

Variations:
卑しめる
賤しめる

 iyashimeru
    いやしめる
(transitive verb) to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase

Variations:
唾棄
睡棄(sK)

 daki
    だき
(noun, transitive verb) (See 唾棄すべき) disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence

天低吳楚,眼空無物


天低吴楚,眼空无物

tiān dī wú chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
    tian1 di1 wu2 chu3 , yan3 kong1 wu2 wu4
t`ien ti wu ch`u , yen k`ung wu wu
    tien ti wu chu , yen kung wu wu
the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon

Variations:
更地
さら地
新地

 sarachi
    さらち
empty lot; vacant plot of land

Variations:
椀子蕎麦
椀子そば

 wankosoba
    わんこそば
(kana only) soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl

犬も歩けば棒に当る

see styles
 inumoarukebabouniataru / inumoarukebaboniataru
    いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる
(expression) (1) (proverb) no matter what you attempt, tragedy may befall you; (2) (proverb) good luck may come unexpectedly

Variations:

 me
    め
(1) eye; eyeball; (2) (See 目が見える) eyesight; sight; vision; (3) look; stare; gaze; glance; (4) notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.); (5) an experience; (6) viewpoint; (7) discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality); (8) (an) appearance; (9) (See 目がない・3) chance (of success); possibility (of a good result); (10) (See 編み目) spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave; (11) grain (of wood, paper); (12) eye (of a storm, needle, etc.); (13) intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard); (14) dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number; (15) graduation; division (of a scale); (16) tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.); (suffix) (17) ordinal number suffix; (suffix) (18) (kana only) (after adjective stem) (See 大きめ) somewhat; -ish; (suffix) (19) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 変わり目・1,折れ目) point (e.g. of change); (20) (眼 only) {go} eye (empty space inside a group of stones)

Variations:
睥睨
俾倪(rK)

 heigei / hege
    へいげい
(noun, transitive verb) (1) glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; (noun, transitive verb) (2) frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look

Variations:
空々漠々
空空漠漠

 kuukuubakubaku / kukubakubaku
    くうくうばくばく
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) (yoji) vast; boundless; wide and empty; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) (yoji) vague and hazy

Variations:
空き三角
アキ三角

 akisankaku
    あきさんかく
{go} empty triangle; "L"-shaped formation of three stones (considered bad shape)

Variations:
空所
空処(rK)

 kuusho / kusho
    くうしょ
blank; empty space; gap

Variations:
空空漠漠
空々漠々

 kuukuubakubaku / kukubakubaku
    くうくうばくばく
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (archaism) (yoji) vast; boundless; empty; vague

Variations:
腹が空く
腹がすく

 haragasuku
    はらがすく
(exp,v5k) to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

Variations:
蔑み
貶み(rK)

 sagesumi
    さげすみ
contempt; disdain; scorn

Variations:
軽蔑
軽べつ

 keibetsu / kebetsu
    けいべつ
(noun, transitive verb) scorn; disdain; contempt

Variations:
魔が差す
魔がさす

 magasasu
    まがさす
(exp,v5s) to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation

鳴く猫は鼠を捕らぬ

see styles
 nakunekohanezumiotoranu
    なくねこはねずみをとらぬ
(expression) (proverb) empty vessels make the most sound; the meowing cat does not catch the mouse

エンプティー・ネスト

 enputii nesuto / enputi nesuto
    エンプティー・ネスト
empty nest

ショーシャンクの空に

see styles
 shooshankunosorani
    ショーシャンクのそらに
(work) The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film); (wk) The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)

Variations:
ためらい傷
躊躇い傷

 tameraikizu
    ためらいきず
hesitation mark (scar from a suicide attempt); hesitation wound

ノンプリエンプティブ

see styles
 nonpurienputibu
    ノンプリエンプティブ
(adjectival noun) {comp} non-preemptive

ブッシュ・ドクトリン

 busshu dokutorin
    ブッシュ・ドクトリン
Bush Doctrine (American foreign policy guidelines allowing preemptive war, unilateral action, etc.)

Variations:
リベンジ
リヴェンジ

 ribenji; rirenji
    リベンジ; リヴェンジ
(n,vs,vi) (1) revenge; (n,vs,vi) (2) making a new attempt where one previously failed

Variations:
不渡り手形
不渡手形

 fuwataritegata
    ふわたりてがた
(1) dishonored bill (dishonoured); (2) unfullfilled promise; empty promise

Variations:
切り外す
切りはずす

 kirihazusu
    きりはずす
(transitive verb) to miss in attempting to kill

案ずるより生むが易し

see styles
 anzuruyoriumugayasushi
    あんずるよりうむがやすし
(expression) (proverb) it is easier to do something than worry about it; the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face; fear overruns the danger; an attempt is sometimes easier than expected; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it

案ずるより産むが易し

see styles
 anzuruyoriumugayasushi
    あんずるよりうむがやすし
(expression) (proverb) it is easier to do something than worry about it; the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face; fear overruns the danger; an attempt is sometimes easier than expected; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it

犬も歩けば棒に当たる

see styles
 inumoarukebabouniataru / inumoarukebaboniataru
    いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる
(expression) (1) (proverb) no matter what you attempt, tragedy may befall you; (2) (proverb) good luck may come unexpectedly

Variations:

虚(rK)

 kara(p); kara
    から(P); カラ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) emptiness; being empty; (prefix) (2) not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed; (prefix) (3) dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false; no-show (reservation); put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.); empty (compliments); insincere

Variations:
虚ろ
空ろ
洞ろ

 utsuro
    うつろ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) cavity; hollow; void; (adjectival noun) (2) (虚ろ, 空ろ only) hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.); empty (words, heart, etc.)

Variations:
裾切り
裾切(io)

 susogiri
    すそぎり
(1) exemption (from a regulation, etc. usu. because of small scale); (2) cut-off cuffs (trousers, etc.)

Variations:
試みる
心見る

 kokoromiru
    こころみる
(transitive verb) to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

金の鎖も引けば切れる

see styles
 kanenokusarimohikebakireru
    かねのくさりもひけばきれる
(exp,v1) (1) (proverb) even the strong-willed fall into temptation; (exp,v1) (2) (proverb) there's nothing you can't do if you set your mind to it

Variations:
グー
ぐー
ぐう

 guu(p); guu; guu / gu(p); gu; gu
    グー(P); ぐー; ぐう
(1) (See じゃんけん) rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; fist; (adv,int) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (sound made through a constricted throat or when in a distressing situation) (See ぐうの音も出ない) ungh; gulp; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling; gurgling

一瓶子不響,半瓶子晃蕩


一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡

yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
    yi1 ping2 zi5 bu4 xiang3 , ban4 ping2 zi5 huang4 dang5
i p`ing tzu pu hsiang , pan p`ing tzu huang tang
    i ping tzu pu hsiang , pan ping tzu huang tang
lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise

Variations:
仏跳牆
佛跳牆(oK)

 bucchoushou; facchuuchon; footiャochiァn / bucchosho; facchuchon; footiャochiァn
    ぶっちょうしょう; ファッチューチョン; フォーティャオチァン
{food} Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (var. of shark fin soup); Buddha's Temptation; fotiaoqiang

Variations:
仕様のない
仕様の無い

 shiyounonai; shounonai / shiyononai; shononai
    しようのない; しょうのない
(exp,adj-f) (1) (kana only) hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; beyond redemption; (exp,adj-f) (2) (kana only) foolish; preposterous; absurd

Variations:
割増手当
割り増し手当

 warimashiteate
    わりましてあて
(See 割増賃金) salary supplement, e.g. for work performed at inconvenient times or as overtime allowance usually for so-called exempt workers, i.e. workers who are expected to work a certain number of overtime hours

Variations:
卑しむ
賤しむ(oK)

 iyashimu
    いやしむ
(Godan verb with "mu" ending) to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on

Variations:
図る
謀る

 hakaru
    はかる
(transitive verb) (1) to plan; to attempt; to devise; (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 謀る) to plot; to conspire; to scheme; (transitive verb) (3) (図る only) to aim for; to strive for; to work towards; to seek; (transitive verb) (4) (謀る only) to deceive; to trick; to take in

常在河邊走,哪有不濕鞋


常在河边走,哪有不湿鞋

cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié
    chang2 zai4 he2 bian1 zou3 , na3 you3 bu4 shi1 xie2
ch`ang tsai ho pien tsou , na yu pu shih hsieh
    chang tsai ho pien tsou , na yu pu shih hsieh
a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb); (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)

Variations:
持ち戻り
持戻り
持戻

 mochimodori
    もちもどり
returning of a package to depot after a failed delivery attempt

Variations:
為す
成す

 nasu
    なす
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) (esp. 成す) to build up; to establish; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) (esp. 成す) to form; to become (a state); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in; (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) to change into; (transitive verb) (5) (kana only) (esp. 為す) to do; to perform; (auxiliary verb) (6) (archaism) to intend to; to attempt; to try

犬もあるけば棒に当たる

see styles
 inumoarukebabouniataru / inumoarukebaboniataru
    いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる
(expression) (1) (proverb) no matter what you attempt, tragedy may befall you; (2) (proverb) good luck may come unexpectedly

Variations:
粉をかける
粉を掛ける

 konaokakeru; konaokakeru
    こなをかける; コナをかける
(exp,v1) (colloquialism) (idiom) to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)

腹が減っては戦は出来ぬ

see styles
 haragahettehaikusahadekinu
    はらがへってはいくさはできぬ
(expression) (idiom) an army marches on its stomach; you can't fight on an empty stomach

腹が減っては軍は出来ぬ

see styles
 haragahettehaikusahadekinu
    はらがへってはいくさはできぬ
(expression) (idiom) an army marches on its stomach; you can't fight on an empty stomach

Variations:
虎ノ門事件
虎の門事件

 toranomonjiken
    とらのもんじけん
(hist) Toranomon Incident (assassination attempt on Prince Regent Hirohito; December 27, 1923)

Variations:
虚け
空け
躻(sK)

 utsuke
    うつけ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (dated) (kana only) absentmindedness; dreaminess; carelessness; (2) (dated) (kana only) (See うつけ者) fool; blockhead; idiot; simpleton; dunce; (3) (dated) (kana only) hollowness; emptiness

Variations:
許す
赦す
聴す

 yurusu
    ゆるす
(transitive verb) (1) to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to; (transitive verb) (2) to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate; (transitive verb) (3) to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off; (transitive verb) (4) (See 自他ともに許す) to acknowledge; to admit; (transitive verb) (5) (See 心を許す,気を許す) to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down; (transitive verb) (6) to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield

Variations:
誘いかける
誘い掛ける

 sasoikakeru
    さそいかける
(transitive verb) to ask (someone to do); to invite; to tempt; to entice; to allure

Variations:
買い戻し
買戻し

 kaimodoshi
    かいもどし
repurchase; redemption

Variations:
食べつわり
食べづわり

 tabetsuwari(食betsuwari); tabezuwari(食bezuwari)
    たべつわり(食べつわり); たべづわり(食べづわり)
feeling sick when one's stomach is empty during pregnancy

Variations:
うずうず
ウズウズ

 uzuuzu(p); uzuuzu / uzuzu(p); uzuzu
    うずうず(P); ウズウズ
(adv,adv-to,vs) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

Variations:
卑劣
鄙劣(rK)

 hiretsu
    ひれつ
(noun or adjectival noun) mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly; base

Variations:
唆す
嗾す(rK)

 sosonokasu
    そそのかす
(transitive verb) (kana only) to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

板垣死すとも自由は死せず

see styles
 itagakishisutomojiyuuhashisezu / itagakishisutomojiyuhashisezu
    いたがきしすともじゆうはしせず
(expression) (quote) (allegedly uttered by Itagaki Taisuke, founder of the Meiji-era Liberal Party, after a failed assassination attempt) Itagaki may die, but liberty never!

Variations:
死に損なう
死にそこなう

 shinisokonau
    しにそこなう
(v5u,vi) (1) to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to survive (when one should have died); (v5u,vi) (2) to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to narrowly escape death; (v5u,vi) (3) to survive (when others died); to outlive others

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

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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