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四記


四记

see styles
sì jì
    si4 ji4
ssu chi
 shiki
(or 四答) The Buddha's for methods of dealing with questions: direct answer, discriminating answer, questioning in return, and silence.

回流

see styles
huí liú
    hui2 liu2
hui liu
 kairyuu / kairyu
    かいりゅう
to flow back; reflux; circumfluence; refluence; backward flow; returning flow (e.g. of talent)
(noun/participle) circulation

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)

地支

see styles
dì zhī
    di4 zhi1
ti chih
 chishi
    ちし
the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
(See 十二支) earthly branches (the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac)

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.

坐食

see styles
 zashoku
    ざしょく
(noun/participle) living in idleness

坯子

see styles
pī zi
    pi1 zi5
p`i tzu
    pi tzu
base; semifinished product; (fig.) the makings of (a talented actor etc)

填補


填补

see styles
tián bǔ
    tian2 bu3
t`ien pu
    tien pu
 tenpo
    てんぽ
to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency
(noun/participle) (1) supplementation; replenishment; (2) compensation; indemnification

增年

see styles
zēng nián
    zeng1 nian2
tseng nien
to lengthen life

增長


增长

see styles
zēng zhǎng
    zeng1 zhang3
tseng chang
 zōjō
to grow; to increase
Increasing both broad and long, 增 referring to breadth and 長 to height, or length.

墨譜

see styles
 bokufu; hakase(gikun)
    ぼくふ; はかせ(gikun)
(See 博士・はかせ・4) pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

壮大

see styles
 takehiro
    たけひろ
(noun or adjectival noun) magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid; (personal name) Takehiro

壮麗

see styles
 sourei / sore
    そうれい
(noun or adjectival noun) magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing

壯年


壮年

see styles
zhuàng nián
    zhuang4 nian2
chuang nien
lit. robust years; prime of life; summer; able-bodied (fit for military service); mature (talent, garden etc)
See: 壮年

壽命


寿命

see styles
shòu mìng
    shou4 ming4
shou ming
 jumyou / jumyo
    じゅみょう
life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)
(surname) Jumyou
jīvita, life, length of days, age.

壽數


寿数

see styles
shòu shu
    shou4 shu5
shou shu
predestined length of life

壽限


寿限

see styles
shòu xiàn
    shou4 xian4
shou hsien
lifetime; length of life

変死

see styles
 henshi
    へんし
(n,vs,vi) unnatural death; accidental death; violent death

夏い

see styles
 natsui
    なつい
(adjective) (slang) (from 夏 and 熱い) blisteringly hot; relentlessly hot; scorching

夏曆


夏历

see styles
xià lì
    xia4 li4
hsia li
the traditional Chinese lunar calendar

外借

see styles
wài jiè
    wai4 jie4
wai chieh
to lend (something other than money); to borrow

外溢

see styles
wài yì
    wai4 yi4
wai i
(of liquid) to spill out; to overflow; (of gas) to leak out; (fig.) to spill over; to spread (to new areas); (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain; to flow outward (esp. overseas); (fig.) (of talent) to show; to be revealed

多く

see styles
 ooku
    おおく
(n,adv,adj-no) (1) many; much; plenty; a lot; (2) majority (of); greater part (of); (adverb) (3) mostly; mainly; chiefly; usually; often

多価

see styles
 taka
    たか
(noun - becomes adjective with の) polyvalence; multivalence

多才

see styles
duō cái
    duo1 cai2
to ts`ai
    to tsai
 tasai
    たさい
multitalented
(adj-na,adj-no,n) talented

多汁

see styles
duō zhī
    duo1 zhi1
to chih
 tajuu / taju
    たじゅう
succulent; juicy
(n,adj-na,adj-no) juiciness; succulence

多肉

see styles
duō ròu
    duo1 rou4
to jou
 taniku
    たにく
fleshy
(adj-no,adj-na,n) fleshy (of a plant or fruit); succulent

多脾

see styles
 tahi
    たひ
{med} (See 多脾症) polysplenia

夠味


够味

see styles
gòu wèi
    gou4 wei4
kou wei
lit. just the right flavor; just right; just the thing; excellent

夥多

see styles
 kata
    かた
(noun or adjectival noun) many; plentiful

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。.

大吉

see styles
dà jí
    da4 ji2
ta chi
 daikichi
    だいきち
very auspicious; extremely lucky
excellent luck; (surname, given name) Daikichi

大器

see styles
dà qì
    da4 qi4
ta ch`i
    ta chi
 tomoki
    ともき
very capable person; precious object
(1) large container; (2) person of great talent; (given name) Tomoki

大安

see styles
dà ān
    da4 an1
ta an
 daiyasu
    だいやす
Da'an, the name of a numerous entities, including districts of several cities, and a county-level city 大安市[Da4 an1 Shi4] in Baicheng 白城市[Bai2 cheng2 Shi4], Jilin
(See 六曜) day that is lucky the whole day (in the traditional calendar); auspicious day; (surname) Daiyasu
great peace

大層

see styles
 taisou / taiso
    たいそう
(adverb) (1) (kana only) very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly; terribly; (adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) extreme; excessive; great many; large number of; (3) (kana only) splended; impressive; tremendous; immense; (4) (kana only) exaggerated

大巧

see styles
 taikou / taiko
    たいこう
great talent

大手

see styles
 oode
    おおで
full length of one's arm (from shoulder to fingertip); (surname) Oode

大才

see styles
 taisai
    たいさい
(archaism) great talent; (given name) Taisai

大斎

see styles
 taisai
    たいさい
{Christn} Great Lent; Great Fast

大柄

see styles
dà bìng
    da4 bing4
ta ping
 ootsuka
    おおつか
(noun or adjectival noun) (See 横柄) arrogant; haughty; insolent; (surname) Ootsuka
great authority

大検

see styles
 daiken
    だいけん
(abbreviation) (See 大学入学資格検定) University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)

大甘

see styles
 ooama
    おおあま
(adjectival noun) (1) lenient; (adjectival noun) (2) overoptimistic

大略

see styles
dà lüè
    da4 lu:e4
ta lu:e
 tairyaku
    たいりゃく
a broad outline; the general idea; roughly
(1) outline; summary; gist; (n,adv) (2) roughly; generally; approximately; (3) (obsolete) great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
roughly

大部

see styles
dà bù
    da4 bu4
ta pu
 daibe
    だいべ
the greater part; the majority; most
(can be adjective with の) (1) (ant: 小部) lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; (n,adv) (2) most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly; a good deal; much; (surname) Daibe

大陰

see styles
 ookage
    おおかげ
(See 八将神) Daion; one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar; (surname) Ookage

大震

see styles
 taishin
    たいしん
violent earthquake; severe earthquake

天仙

see styles
tiān xiān
    tian1 xian1
t`ien hsien
    tien hsien
 tensen
    てんせん
immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman
(See 仙人・せんにん・1) heavenly immortal (in Taoism); (given name) Tensen
deva-ṛṣi, or devas and rsis, or immortals. Nāgārjuna gives ten classes of ṛṣis whose lifetime is 100, 000 years, then they are reincarnated. Another category is fivefold: 天仙 deva-ṛṣis in the mountains round Sumeru: 神仙 spirit-ṛṣis who roam the air: 人仙 humans who have attained the powers of immortals; 地仙 earth ṛṣis, subterranean; 鬼仙 pretas, or malevolent ṛṣis.

天冷

see styles
tiān lěng
    tian1 leng3
t`ien leng
    tien leng
it's cold (weather)

天分

see styles
tiān fèn
    tian1 fen4
t`ien fen
    tien fen
 tenbun
    てんぶん
natural gift; talent
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity

天干

see styles
tiān gān
    tian1 gan1
t`ien kan
    tien kan
 tenkan
    てんかん
the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
(See 十干) celestial stems (10 signs of the Chinese calendar)

天府

see styles
tiān fǔ
    tian1 fu3
t`ien fu
    tien fu
 tenpu
    てんぷ
Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu); land of plenty
fertile land; deep scholarship

天才

see styles
tiān cái
    tian1 cai2
t`ien ts`ai
    tien tsai
 tensai
    てんさい
talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted
(ant: 凡才) genius; prodigy; natural gift

天晴

see styles
 meru
    める
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; brilliant; (interjection) (2) (kana only) well done!; bravo!; (female given name) Meru

天減

see styles
 tenbiki
    てんびき
(noun/participle) lending money and taking advance interest; deduction

天稟

see styles
 tenpin
    てんぴん
natural talents

天資


天资

see styles
tiān zī
    tian1 zi1
t`ien tzu
    tien tzu
 tenshi
    てんし
innate talent; gift; flair; native resource; dowry
nature; natural elements

天賦


天赋

see styles
tiān fù
    tian1 fu4
t`ien fu
    tien fu
 tenpu
    てんぷ
gift; innate skill
(can be adjective with の) natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent

天質

see styles
 tenshitsu
    てんしつ
natural talents

天香

see styles
tiān xiāng
    tian1 xiang1
t`ien hsiang
    tien hsiang
 tenkou / tenko
    てんこう
(given name) Tenkou
Deva incense, divine or excellent incense.

失主

see styles
shī zhǔ
    shi1 zhu3
shih chu
owner of something lost or stolen

失單


失单

see styles
shī dān
    shi1 dan1
shih tan
list of lost or stolen articles

失当

see styles
 shittou / shitto
    しっとう
(noun or adjectival noun) injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness

失盜


失盗

see styles
shī dào
    shi1 dao4
shih tao
to have something stolen; to lose to theft; robbed

失竊


失窃

see styles
shī qiè
    shi1 qie4
shih ch`ieh
    shih chieh
to lose by theft; to have one's property stolen

奇人

see styles
qí rén
    qi2 ren2
ch`i jen
    chi jen
 kijin
    きじん
an eccentric; odd person; person of extraordinary talent
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

奇彩

see styles
qí cǎi
    qi2 cai3
ch`i ts`ai
    chi tsai
unexpected splendour

奈秒

see styles
nài miǎo
    nai4 miao3
nai miao
nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Tw); PRC equivalent: 納秒|纳秒[na4 miao3]

奔流

see styles
bēn liú
    ben1 liu2
pen liu
 honryuu / honryu
    ほんりゅう
to flow at great speed; to pour; racing current
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

套取

see styles
tào qǔ
    tao4 qu3
t`ao ch`ü
    tao chü
to acquire fraudulently; an illegal exchange

套換


套换

see styles
tào huàn
    tao4 huan4
t`ao huan
    tao huan
to change (currency) illegally; fraudulent exchange

套購


套购

see styles
tào gòu
    tao4 gou4
t`ao kou
    tao kou
a fraudulent purchase; to buy up something illegally

奥行

see styles
 okuyuki
    おくゆき
depth; length; (place-name) Okuyuki

奸詐


奸诈

see styles
jiān zhà
    jian1 zha4
chien cha
 kansa
treachery; devious; a rogue
Fraudulent, crafty, to cheat.

好い

see styles
 yoi
    よい
(adjective) (1) (kana only) good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; (2) sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; (3) profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; (4) OK

好し

see styles
 yoshi
    よし
    eshi
    えし
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (adj-ku) (kana only) good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

好個

see styles
 kouko / koko
    こうこ
excellent; fine; pertinent

好棒

see styles
hǎo bàng
    hao3 bang4
hao pang
excellent (interjection)

如月

see styles
rú yuè
    ru2 yue4
ju yüeh
 nyogetsu
    にょげつ
(obsolete) second month of the lunar calendar; (given name) Nyogetsu
like the moon

妊む

see styles
 haramu
    はらむ
(Godan verb with "mu" ending) (1) (kana only) to conceive; to become pregnant; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; (3) (kana only) to contain (e.g. contradiction or danger); (v5m,vi) (4) (kana only) to be swollen and ripe (of a plant ear, head, or sprout)

妙案

see styles
 myouan / myoan
    みょうあん
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

妙法

see styles
miào fǎ
    miao4 fa3
miao fa
 myouhou / myoho
    みょうほう
brilliant plan; ingenious method; perfect solution
(1) mysteries; excellent methods; (2) {Buddh} marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; (3) {Buddh} (See 妙法蓮華経) Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra; (g,p) Myōhou
saddharma, 薩達摩 (薩達刺摩) The wonderful law or truth (of the Lotus Sutra).

妙筆


妙笔

see styles
miào bǐ
    miao4 bi3
miao pi
talented, gifted or ingenious writing

妙計


妙计

see styles
miào jì
    miao4 ji4
miao chi
 myoukei / myoke
    みょうけい
excellent plan; brilliant scheme
ingenious trick; good idea; clever scheme

姿見

see styles
 sugatami
    すがたみ
full-length mirror; (surname) Sugatami

娓娓

see styles
wěi wěi
    wei3 wei3
wei wei
(to speak) at length; engagingly; captivatingly

婚齡


婚龄

see styles
hūn líng
    hun1 ling2
hun ling
length of married life; marriageable age; actual marrying age

嫌み

see styles
 iyami
    いやみ
(noun or adjectival noun) disagreeableness; disagreeability; gaudiness; sarcasm

嫌味

see styles
 iyami
    いやみ
(noun or adjectival noun) disagreeableness; disagreeability; gaudiness; sarcasm

嬌惰


娇惰

see styles
jiāo duò
    jiao1 duo4
chiao to
pampered and lazy; indolent; without energy

嬾惰

see styles
lǎn duò
    lan3 duo4
lan to
 randa
    らんだ
(adjectival noun) (1) lazy; idle; (2) indolence; laziness; sloth; idleness
lazy

子月

see styles
 nezuki
    ねづき
(obsolete) eleventh month of the lunar calendar

孕む

see styles
 haramu
    はらむ
(Godan verb with "mu" ending) (1) (kana only) to conceive; to become pregnant; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; (3) (kana only) to contain (e.g. contradiction or danger); (v5m,vi) (4) (kana only) to be swollen and ripe (of a plant ear, head, or sprout)

孟冬

see styles
 moutou / moto
    もうとう
(1) (obsolete) beginning of winter; (2) tenth month of the lunar calendar

孟夏

see styles
mèng xià
    meng4 xia4
meng hsia
 mouka / moka
    もうか
the first month of summer (i.e. the fourth lunisolar month)
(1) beginning of summer; (2) (obsolete) fourth month of the lunar calendar

孟春

see styles
 moushun / moshun
    もうしゅん
(1) beginning of spring; (2) (obsolete) first month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Moushun

孟秋

see styles
mèng qiū
    meng4 qiu1
meng ch`iu
    meng chiu
 hajime
    はじめ
(1) (obsolete) beginning of autumn; (2) seventh month of the lunar calendar; (given name) Hajime
(Skt. Bhādrapadamāsa)

季冬

see styles
jì dōng
    ji4 dong1
chi tung
 toshifuyu
    としふゆ
final month of winter (i.e. twelfth month of lunar calendar)
(1) (obsolete) end of winter; (2) twelfth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Toshifuyu

季夏

see styles
jì xià
    ji4 xia4
chi hsia
 toshina
    としな
final month of summer (i.e. sixth month of lunar calendar)
(1) (obsolete) end of summer; (2) sixth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Toshina

季春

see styles
jì chūn
    ji4 chun1
chi ch`un
    chi chun
 toshiharu
    としはる
final month of spring (i.e. third month of lunar calendar)
(1) late spring; (2) (obsolete) third month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Toshiharu

季秋

see styles
 toshiaki
    としあき
(1) (obsolete) end of autumn; (2) ninth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Toshiaki

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

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

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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