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Simple Dictionary Definition |
冰 see styles |
bīng bing1 ping hiyou / hiyo ひよう |
More info & calligraphy: Ice / Frost(1) (archaism) ice; (2) hail; (personal name) Hiyou Ice, chaste. |
氷 冰 see styles |
bīng bing1 ping bin びん |
More info & calligraphy: Ice / Frost(1) (archaism) ice; (2) hail; (1) ice; (2) shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); (personal name) Bin Ice; chaste. |
淨 净 see styles |
jìng jing4 ching jou / jo じょう |
More info & calligraphy: Purity(female given name) Jō vimala. Clean, pure; to cleanse, purify; chastity. In Buddhism it also has reference to the place of cleansing, the latrine, etc. Also 浄 and 净. |
十戒 see styles |
shí jiè shi2 jie4 shih chieh jukkai じゅっかい |
More info & calligraphy: Ten Commandments(1) (Buddhist term) the 10 precepts; (2) Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog; (surname) Jukkai Śikṣāpada. The ten prohibitions (in Pāli form) consist of five commandments for the layman: (1) not to destroy life 不殺生 pāṇātipātāveramaṇi; (2) not to steal 不倫盜 adinnādānāver; (3) not to commit adultery 不婬慾 abrahmacaryaver.; (4) not to lie 不妄語musāvādāver.; (5) not to take intoxicating liquor 不飮酒 suramereyya-majjapamādaṭṭhānāver. Eight special commandments for laymen consist of the preceding five plus: (6) not to eat food out of regulated hours 不非時食 vikāla-bhojanāver.; (7) not to use garlands or perfumes 不著華鬘好香塗身 mālā- gandha-vilepana-dhāraṇa-maṇḍana-vibhūṣanaṭṭhānā; (8) not to sleep on high or broad beds (chastity) 不坐高廣大牀 uccāsayanā-mahāsayanā. The ten commandments for the monk are the preceding eight plus: (9) not to take part in singing, dancing, musical or theatrical performances, not to see or listen to such 不歌舞倡伎不往觀聽 nacca-gīta-vādita-visūkadassanāver.; (10) to refrain from acquiring uncoined or coined gold, or silver, or jewels 不得捉錢金銀寶物 jātarūpa-rajata-paṭīggahaṇāver. Under the Māhayāna these ten commands for the monk were changed, to accord with the new environment of the monk, to the following: not to kill, not to steal, to avoid all unchastity, not to lie, not to slander, not to insult, not to chatter, not to covet, not to give way to anger, to harbour no scepticism. |
烈婦 see styles |
reppu れっぷ |
More info & calligraphy: Strong-Minded Woman |
純潔 纯洁 see styles |
chún jié chun2 jie2 ch`un chieh chun chieh junketsu じゅんけつ |
More info & calligraphy: Chastity / Pure Heart(adj-na,adj-no,n) purity; chastity |
貞潔 贞洁 see styles |
zhēn jié zhen1 jie2 chen chieh teiketsu / teketsu ていけつ |
More info & calligraphy: Chastity(noun or adjectival noun) chastity; purity |
貞烈 贞烈 see styles |
zhēn liè zhen1 lie4 chen lieh teiretsu / teretsu ていれつ |
More info & calligraphy: Extreme Faithfulness(noun or adjectival noun) extreme faithfulness |
貞節 贞节 see styles |
zhēn jié zhen1 jie2 chen chieh teisetsu / tesetsu ていせつ |
More info & calligraphy: Chastity(noun or adjectival noun) chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue |
シャシー see styles |
shashii / shashi シャシー |
chassis |
釋迦牟尼 释迦牟尼 see styles |
shì jiā móu ní shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2 shih chia mou ni Shakamuni |
More info & calligraphy: Shakyamuni / The Buddha釋迦文 (釋迦文尼); 釋伽文 Śākyamuni, the saint of the Śākya tribe. muni is saint, holy man, sage, ascetic monk; it is: intp. as 仁 benevolent, charitable, kind, also as 寂默 one who dwells in seclusion. After '500 or 550' previous incarnations, Śākyamuni finally attained to the state of Bodhisattva, was born in the Tuṣita heaven, and descended as a white elephant, through her right side, into the womb of the immaculate Māyā, the purest woman on earth; this was on the 8th day of the 4th month; next year on the 8th day of the 2nd month he was born from her right side painlessly as she stood under a tree in the Lumbinī garden. For the subsequent miraculous events v. Eitel. also the 神通遊戲經 (Lalitavistara), the 釋迦如來成道記, etc. Simpler statements say that he was born the son of Śuddhodana, of the kṣatriya caste, ruler of Kapilavastu, and Māyā his wife; that Māyā died seven days later, leaving him to be brought up by her sister Prājapati; that in due course he was married to Yaśodharā who bore him a son, Rāhula; that in search of truth he left home, became an ascetic, severely disciplined himself, and finally at 35 years of age, under a tree, realized that the way of release from the chain of rebirth and death lay not in asceticism but in moral purity; this he explained first in his four dogmas, v. 四諦 and eightfold noble way 八正道, later amplified and developed in many sermons. He founded his community on the basis of poverty, chastity, and insight or meditation, ad it became known as Buddhism, as he became known as Buddha, the enlightened. His death was probably in or near 487 B.C., a few years before that of Confucius in 479. The sacerdotal name of his family is Gautama, said to be the original name of the whole clan, Śākya being that of his branch, v. 瞿, 喬.; his personal name was Siddhārtha, or Sarvārthasiddha, v. 悉. |
伐 see styles |
fá fa2 fa isao いさお |
to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against; to attack; to boast; Taiwan pr. [fa1] (female given name) Isao To cut down, chastise; a go-between; to make a display; translit. va. |
塹 堑 see styles |
qiàn qian4 ch`ien chien sen |
(bound form) moat; chasm a moat [around a castle] |
操 see styles |
cào cao4 ts`ao tsao misao(p); sou / misao(p); so みさお(P); そう |
variant of 肏[cao4] (1) fidelity; honour; honor; constancy; (2) chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband); (female given name) Misao; Misawo to take |
攆 撵 see styles |
niǎn nian3 nien |
to expel; to oust; (dialect) to chase after; to try to catch up with |
節 节 see styles |
jié jie2 chieh yo よ |
joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour) (archaism) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.); (female given name) Misao; Misawo joint |
純 纯 see styles |
chún chun2 ch`un chun jun じゅん |
pure; simple; unmixed; genuine (adj-na,adj-t,adv-to) (1) innocent; chaste; naive; (prefix) (2) pure; unmixed; genuine; unalloyed; (given name) Yasushi One-coloured, unadulterated, pure, sincere. |
荊 荆 see styles |
jīng jing1 ching kei / ke けい |
chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus); alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2] (1) thorny shrub; (2) wild rose; briar; (3) thorn; (4) (archit) cusp; (surname) Kei |
貞 贞 see styles |
zhēn zhen1 chen tei / te てい |
chaste (1) firm adherence to one's principles; (2) chastity (of a woman); (given name) Misao Chaste, lucky. |
買 买 see styles |
mǎi mai3 mai takagai たかがい |
to buy; to purchase (surname) Takagai To buy, purchase. |
購 购 see styles |
gòu gou4 kou |
to buy; to purchase |
輿 舆 see styles |
yú yu2 yü koshi こし |
(literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]); (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory; (literary) carriage; (literary) sedan chair; palanquin; (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public (1) palanquin; litter; bier; (2) portable shrine; (surname) Haji palanquin |
追 see styles |
zhuī zhui1 chui sako さこ |
to chase; to pursue; to look into; to investigate; to reminisce; to recall; to court (one's beloved); to binge-watch (a TV drama); retroactively; posomethingumously (surname) Sako To pursue, follow after; to follow the dead with thoughts and services. |
逐 see styles |
zhú zhu2 chu chiku |
(bound form) to pursue; to chase away; individually; one by one To drive, urge; expel; exorcise. |
釣 钓 see styles |
diào diao4 tiao hitoshi ひとし |
to fish with a hook and line; to angle (1) fishing; angling; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) change (e.g. for a purchase); (noun/participle) (3) (slang) trolling; writing false posts online; (s,m) Hitoshi To angle, fish. |
齋 斋 see styles |
zhāi zhai1 chai hitoshi ひとし |
to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk) (surname) Hitoshi To reverence: abstinence; to purify as by fasting, or abstaining, e.g. from flesh food; religious or abstinential duties, or times; upavasatha (uposatha), a fast; the ritual period for food, i.e. before noon; a room for meditation, a study, a building, etc., devoted to abstinence, chastity, or the Buddhist religion; mourning (for parents). |
CP see styles |
c p c p c p shii pii; shiipii(sk) / shi pi; shipi(sk) シー・ピー; シーピー(sk) |
an imagined romantic relationship between two characters in fiction (or in real life) that one wishes for or fantasizes about (abbr. of "coupling") (1) (See コマーシャルペーパー) commercial paper; CP; (2) (See 共産党) communist party; CP; (3) (See 脳性麻痺) cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; CP; (4) (See カウンターパーチェス) counterpurchase; (5) (See クリーナープロダクション) cleaner production; (6) (See コンプライアンスプログラム) compliance program; (7) {physics} charge parity; C parity; CP; (8) (See カップリング・2) shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.) |
不淫 see styles |
bù yín bu4 yin2 pu yin fuin ふいん |
(often religious) celibacy; chastity abstention from sexual indulgence |
不貞 see styles |
futei / fute ふてい |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity |
九淵 九渊 see styles |
jiǔ yuān jiu3 yuan1 chiu yüan kyuuen / kyuen きゅうえん |
abyss; deep chasm (given name) Kyūen |
內購 内购 see styles |
nèi gòu nei4 gou4 nei kou |
buying direct from your company at preferential prices; (gaming) in-app purchase |
割目 see styles |
warime わりめ |
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) chasm; interstice; crevice; crack; cleft; split; rift; fissure; (2) (vulgar) (slang) vulva; slit; cunt; vagina; twat; crack; split; break; fracture; (place-name) Warime |
割賦 see styles |
kappu; wappu かっぷ; わっぷ |
allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase |
加購 加购 see styles |
jiā gòu jia1 gou4 chia kou |
to buy (something extra); to make an additional purchase |
叉焼 see styles |
chaashuu / chashu チャーシュー |
(kana only) {food} roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen) (chi: chāshāo) |
取得 see styles |
qǔ dé qu3 de2 ch`ü te chü te shutoku しゅとく |
to acquire; to get; to obtain (noun, transitive verb) obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase |
召す see styles |
mesu めす |
(transitive verb) (1) (honorific or respectful language) to call; to summon; to send for; to invite; (transitive verb) (2) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink; (transitive verb) (3) (honorific or respectful language) to put on; to wear; (transitive verb) (4) (honorific or respectful language) to buy; to purchase; (transitive verb) (5) (honorific or respectful language) to take (a bath); (v5s,vi) (6) (honorific or respectful language) to ride; to get in (a vehicle); to take; (transitive verb) (7) (honorific or respectful language) to catch (a cold); (transitive verb) (8) (honorific or respectful language) (as お年を召す) to put on (years); to get old; (v5s,vi) (9) (honorific or respectful language) (as お気に召す) to strike one's fancy; to please one; (transitive verb) (10) (honorific or respectful language) (See 召される・1) to do; (transitive verb) (11) (honorific or respectful language) (as お腹を召す) to commit seppuku; (aux-v,v5s) (12) (honorific or respectful language) (after -masu stem of verb) indicates respect |
回す see styles |
mawasu まわす |
(transitive verb) (1) to turn; to rotate; to gyrate; (2) to circulate; to send around; (3) to surround; (4) to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers); (suf,v5s) (5) ... around (e.g. to chase someone around); (6) to dial (e.g. telephone number); (Godan verb with "su" ending) (7) to invest; (8) to gang-rape |
回購 回购 see styles |
huí gòu hui2 gou4 hui kou |
buyback; repurchase; to buy back |
增訂 增订 see styles |
zēng dìng zeng1 ding4 tseng ting |
to revise and enlarge (a book); to augment a purchase order |
失節 失节 see styles |
shī jié shi1 jie2 shih chieh |
to be disloyal (to one's country, spouse etc); to lose one's chastity |
失身 see styles |
shī shēn shi1 shen1 shih shen |
to lose one's virginity; to lose one's chastity |
套購 套购 see styles |
tào gòu tao4 gou4 t`ao kou tao kou |
a fraudulent purchase; to buy up something illegally |
妙因 see styles |
miào yīn miao4 yin1 miao yin myōin |
The profound cause, the discipline of the bodhisattva, i.e. chastity, and the six pāramitās, etc., as producing the Buddha-fruit. |
婦人 妇人 see styles |
fù rén fu4 ren2 fu jen fujin ふじん |
married woman (sensitive word) (dated) (See 紳士) woman; lady; adult female "Nothing is so dangerous to monastic chastity as woman"; she is the root of all misery, hindrance, destruction, bondage, sorrow, hatred, blindness, etc. |
嫠節 嫠节 see styles |
lí jié li2 jie2 li chieh |
chastity of a widow (old usage) |
守身 see styles |
shǒu shēn shou3 shen1 shou shen |
to keep oneself pure; to preserve one's integrity; to remain chaste |
尸羅 尸罗 see styles |
shī luó shi1 luo2 shih lo shira |
sila (Buddhism) Sila, 尸; 尸怛羅 intp. by 淸凉 pure and cool, i.e. chaste; also by 戒 restraint, or keeping the commandments; also by 性善 of good disposition. It is the second pāramitā, moral purity, i. e. of thought, word, and deed. The four conditions of śīla are chaste, calm, quiet, extinguished, i. e. no longer perturbed by the passions. Also, perhaps śīla, a stone, i. e. a precious stone, pearl, or coral. For the ten śīlas or commandments v. 十戒, the first five, or pañca-śīla 五戒, are for all Buddhists. |
底盤 底盘 see styles |
dǐ pán di3 pan2 ti p`an ti pan teiban / teban ていばん |
chassis (1) base slab; (2) {geol} batholith |
建玉 see styles |
tategyoku たてぎょく |
{finc} position (in finance: amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); open interest; outstanding account; sales or purchase contract |
廻す see styles |
mawasu まわす |
(transitive verb) (1) to turn; to rotate; to gyrate; (2) to circulate; to send around; (3) to surround; (4) to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers); (suf,v5s) (5) ... around (e.g. to chase someone around); (6) to dial (e.g. telephone number); (Godan verb with "su" ending) (7) to invest; (8) to gang-rape |
彫金 see styles |
choukin / chokin ちょうきん |
(n,vs,vi) chasing; metal carving; metal engraving |
征伐 see styles |
zhēng fá zheng1 fa2 cheng fa seibatsu / sebatsu せいばつ |
to go on or send a punitive expedition (noun/participle) (1) conquest; subjugation; overcoming; (noun/participle) (2) chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition |
徳操 see styles |
tokusou / tokuso とくそう |
strong, immovable sense of morality; high moral character; chastity; virtue |
心冰 see styles |
xīn bīng xin1 bing1 hsin ping shinpyō |
The heart chaste as ice; the mind congealed as ice, i. e. unable to solve a difficulty. |
怒懟 怒怼 see styles |
nù duǐ nu4 dui3 nu tui |
(Internet slang) to chastise; to angrily denounce |
慎む see styles |
tsutsushimu つつしむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to be careful; to be discreet; (2) to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain; (3) to be purified; to be chaste |
扣女 see styles |
kòu nǚ kou4 nu:3 k`ou nü kou nü |
(slang) to pick up girls; to chase after girls |
折檻 see styles |
sekkan せっかん |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) physical punishment; beating; smacking; spanking; (noun, transitive verb) (2) severe scolding; chastisement; discipline |
採買 采买 see styles |
cǎi mǎi cai3 mai3 ts`ai mai tsai mai |
to purchase; to buy; to do one's shopping; purchasing agent; buyer |
採購 采购 see styles |
cǎi gòu cai3 gou4 ts`ai kou tsai kou |
to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase |
採辦 采办 see styles |
cǎi bàn cai3 ban4 ts`ai pan tsai pan |
to buy on a considerable scale; to purchase; to procure; to stock up |
提車 提车 see styles |
tí chē ti2 che1 t`i ch`e ti che |
to pick up a car (newly purchased car from a dealership, repaired vehicle from a repair shop, rental car at the airport etc) |
換物 see styles |
kanbutsu かんぶつ |
(n,vs,vi) converting money into goods; purchasing |
搭鐵 搭铁 see styles |
dā tiě da1 tie3 ta t`ieh ta tieh |
abbr. for 搭鐵接線|搭铁接线; chassis grounding (i.e. using the chassis as ground, to serve as a return path for current in an electric circuit) |
收買 收买 see styles |
shōu mǎi shou1 mai3 shou mai |
to purchase; to buy; to bribe; to buy off |
收購 收购 see styles |
shōu gòu shou1 gou4 shou kou |
to buy; to purchase; to procure |
新藁 see styles |
shinwara しんわら |
(1) new straw; straw from the current year; (2) rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away |
替玉 see styles |
kaedama かえだま |
(1) substitute; double; (2) second serving (ball) of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen) |
松柏 see styles |
sōng bǎi song1 bai3 sung pai shouhaku; matsukae / shohaku; matsukae しょうはく; まつかえ |
pine and cypress; fig. chaste and undefiled; fig. tomb (1) evergreen tree; conifer; coniferous tree; (2) pine and cypress; (3) duty; constancy; faithfulness; (place-name) Matsukaya |
梵志 see styles |
fàn zhì fan4 zhi4 fan chih bonji |
brahmacārin. 'studying sacred learning; practising continence or chastity.' M.W. A brahmacārī is a 'young Brahman in the first āśrama or period of his life' (M. W.); there are four such periods. A Buddhist ascetic with his will set on 梵 purity, also intp. as nirvana. |
氪金 see styles |
kè jīn ke4 jin1 k`o chin ko chin |
to make an in-app purchase in a game |
求む see styles |
motomu もとむ |
(v2m-s,vt) (1) (often now as ...(を)求む) (See 求める・1) to want; to wish for; (v2m-s,vt) (2) (archaism) (See 求める・2) to request; to demand; (v2m-s,vt) (3) (archaism) (See 求める・3) to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); (v2m-s,vt) (4) (polite language) (archaism) (See 求める・4) to purchase; to buy |
求め see styles |
motome もとめ |
(1) request; appeal; claim; demand; (2) purchase |
求購 求购 see styles |
qiú gòu qiu2 gou4 ch`iu kou chiu kou |
to seek to purchase; to be looking to buy (something) |
汚る see styles |
yogoru よごる |
(v2r-s,vi) (1) (archaism) (See 汚れる・よごれる・1) to get dirty; to become dirty; (v2r-s,vi) (2) (archaism) (See 汚れる・よごれる・2) to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity |
泡妞 see styles |
pào niū pao4 niu1 p`ao niu pao niu |
to pick up girls; to play around with girls; to chase after girls |
泥目 see styles |
dorome; dorome どろめ; ドロメ |
(kana only) gluttonous goby (Chasmichthys gulosus) |
派購 派购 see styles |
pài gòu pai4 gou4 p`ai kou pai kou |
fixed government purchase (esp of farm products) |
海淘 see styles |
hǎi táo hai3 tao2 hai t`ao hai tao |
online purchase of goods dispatched from overseas |
淨主 净主 see styles |
jìng zhǔ jing4 zhu3 ching chu jōshu |
The donor, of chastity, i.e. of an abode for monks or nuns. |
淨地 净地 see styles |
jìng dì jing4 di4 ching ti jōchi |
Pure locality, i.e. where a chaste monk dwells. |
淨屋 净屋 see styles |
jìng wū jing4 wu1 ching wu jō oku |
House of chastity, i.e. a monastery or convent. |
淨衆 淨众 see styles |
jìng zhòng jing4 zhong4 ching chung jōshu |
Pure assembly, the company of the chaste, the body of monks. |
渓壑 see styles |
keigaku / kegaku けいがく |
(1) ravine; chasm; (2) ravenous desire; insatiable desire |
爭購 争购 see styles |
zhēng gòu zheng1 gou4 cheng kou |
to compete; to fight for; to rush to purchase |
狒々 see styles |
hihi ひひ |
(1) (kana only) baboon; (2) (derogatory term) lecher; dirty old man; skirt-chaser |
狒狒 see styles |
fèi fèi fei4 fei4 fei fei hihi ひひ |
baboon (1) (kana only) baboon; (2) (derogatory term) lecher; dirty old man; skirt-chaser |
狼魚 see styles |
ookamiuo; ookamiuo おおかみうお; オオカミウオ |
(kana only) Bering wolffish (Anarhichas orientalis) |
猛追 see styles |
moutsui / motsui もうつい |
(noun, transitive verb) hot pursuit; hot chase |
獵艷 猎艳 see styles |
liè yàn lie4 yan4 lieh yen |
to chase women; to express oneself in a pompous flowery style |
現先 see styles |
gensaki げんさき |
repurchase (esp. bonds, debt, etc.); buy-back |
申購 申购 see styles |
shēn gòu shen1 gou4 shen kou |
to ask to buy; to bid for purchase |
破目 see styles |
wareme われめ hame はめ |
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) chasm; interstice; crevice; crack; cleft; split; rift; fissure; (2) (vulgar) (slang) vulva; slit; cunt; vagina; twat; plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess |
福袋 see styles |
fú dài fu2 dai4 fu tai fukubukuro ふくぶくろ |
fukubukuro or "lucky bag", Japanese New Year custom where merchants offer grab bags containing random products at a steep discount lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price); (surname) Fukubukuro |
童貞 童贞 see styles |
tóng zhēn tong2 zhen1 t`ung chen tung chen doutei / dote どうてい |
virginity; chastity (1) (See 処女・1) virginity (of a male); (masculine speech) virgin; (2) {Christn} (Catholic) nun; sister |
端株 see styles |
hakabu はかぶ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) odd lot (e.g. in share purchase or sale) |
筐体 see styles |
kyoutai / kyotai きょうたい |
(computer terminology) cabinet; case; housing; component; unit; chassis; main frame |
筺体 see styles |
kyoutai / kyotai きょうたい |
(computer terminology) cabinet; case; housing; component; unit; chassis; main frame |
節婦 see styles |
seppu せっぷ |
chaste wife; faithful wife; (place-name) Seppu |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Chas" 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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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