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There are 23 total results for your Aspirations search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

やる気

see styles
 yaruki
    やるき

More info & calligraphy:

Motivation
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

抱有

see styles
bào yǒu
    bao4 you3
pao yu
to have (aspirations, suspicions etc)

老驥


老骥

see styles
lǎo jì
    lao3 ji4
lao chi
old thoroughbred; fig. aged person with great aspirations

道交

see styles
dào jiāo
    dao4 jiao1
tao chiao
 michitsugai
    みちつがい
(place-name) Michitsugai
Mutual interaction between the individual seeking the truth and the Buddha who responds to his aspirations; mutual intercourse through religion.

鴻鵠


鸿鹄

see styles
hóng hú
    hong2 hu2
hung hu
 koukoku / kokoku
    こうこく
swan; person with noble aspirations
(1) giant bird; (2) great person; magnanimous person; hero

有心人

see styles
yǒu xīn rén
    you3 xin1 ren2
yu hsin jen
resolute person; person with aspirations; people who feel; people who use their heads

遣る気

see styles
 yaruki
    やるき
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

求田問舍


求田问舍

see styles
qiú tián wèn shè
    qiu2 tian2 wen4 she4
ch`iu t`ien wen she
    chiu tien wen she
lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom); fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life

無俗意樂


无俗意乐

see styles
wú sú yì yào
    wu2 su2 yi4 yao4
wu su i yao
 mu zoku igyō
lacking worldly aspirations

燕雀鴻鵠

see styles
 enjakukoukoku / enjakukokoku
    えんじゃくこうこく
(expression) (yoji) how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); only a hero can understand a hero

生愛求願


生爱求愿

see styles
shēn gài qiú yuàn
    shen1 gai4 qiu2 yuan4
shen kai ch`iu yüan
    shen kai chiu yüan
 shōai gugan
to give rise to craving and aspirations

老馬嘶風


老马嘶风

see styles
lǎo mǎ sī fēng
    lao3 ma3 si1 feng1
lao ma ssu feng
old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

老驥伏櫪


老骥伏枥

see styles
lǎo jì fú lì
    lao3 ji4 fu2 li4
lao chi fu li
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

老驥嘶風


老骥嘶风

see styles
lǎo jì sī fēng
    lao3 ji4 si1 feng1
lao chi ssu feng
old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

胸無大志


胸无大志

see styles
xiōng wú dà zhì
    xiong1 wu2 da4 zhi4
hsiung wu ta chih
to have no aspirations (idiom); unambitious

菩薩意樂


菩萨意乐

see styles
pú sà yì yào
    pu2 sa4 yi4 yao4
p`u sa i yao
    pu sa i yao
 bosatsu igyō
bodhisattva aspirations

豪情壯志


豪情壮志

see styles
háo qíng zhuàng zhì
    hao2 qing2 zhuang4 zhi4
hao ch`ing chuang chih
    hao ching chuang chih
lofty ideals; noble aspirations

應調伏意樂


应调伏意乐

see styles
yìng tiáo fú yì yào
    ying4 tiao2 fu2 yi4 yao4
ying t`iao fu i yao
    ying tiao fu i yao
 ō jōbuku igyō
aspirations that need adjustment

妙善意樂無量


妙善意乐无量

see styles
miào shàn yì yào wú liáng
    miao4 shan4 yi4 yao4 wu2 liang2
miao shan i yao wu liang
 myōzen igyō muryō
incalculability of sublime aspirations

Variations:
やる気
遣る気

see styles
 yaruki
    やるき
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

普賢菩薩行願讚


普贤菩萨行愿讚

see styles
pǔ xián pú sà xíng yuàn zàn
    pu3 xian2 pu2 sa4 xing2 yuan4 zan4
p`u hsien p`u sa hsing yüan tsan
    pu hsien pu sa hsing yüan tsan
 Fugen bosatsu gyōgan san
King of Aspirations to Good Conduct

老驥伏櫪,志在千里


老骥伏枥,志在千里

see styles
lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
    lao3 ji4 fu2 li4 , zhi4 zai4 qian1 li3
lao chi fu li , chih tsai ch`ien li
    lao chi fu li , chih tsai chien li
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations

燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや

see styles
 enjakuizukunzokoukokunokokorozashioshiranya / enjakuizukunzokokokunokokorozashioshiranya
    えんじゃくいずくんぞこうこくのこころざしをしらんや
(expression) (proverb) (See 燕雀鴻鵠) only a hero can understand a hero; swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans

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

This page contains 23 results for "Aspirations" 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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