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Simple Dictionary Definition |
丹 see styles |
dān dan1 tan makoto まこと |
More info & calligraphy: Danred earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion; (given name) Makoto Red, cinnabar color; a remedy, drug, elixir. |
滑稽 see styles |
huá jī hua2 ji1 hua chi kokkei / kokke こっけい |
More info & calligraphy: Funny / Humorous(noun or adjectival noun) (1) funny; comical; humorous; laughable; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) ridiculous; silly; absurd |
漫才 see styles |
manzai まんざい |
More info & calligraphy: Manzai |
肯尼迪 see styles |
kěn ní dí ken3 ni2 di2 k`en ni ti ken ni ti |
More info & calligraphy: Kennedy |
亄 see styles |
yì yi4 i |
covetous; greedy; stingy |
嘌 see styles |
piào piao4 p`iao piao |
(literary) fast; speedy; used in 嘌呤[piao4 ling4]; Taiwan pr. [piao1] |
奈 see styles |
nài nai4 nai nana なな |
used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary); used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words (female given name) Nana Remedy, alternative, how ? what ? a yellow plum. |
溜 see styles |
liù liu4 liu ryuu / ryu りゅう |
swift current; rapids; (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick; speedy; (bound form) rain runoff from a roof; (bound form) roof gutter; classifier for rows, lines etc; surroundings; neighborhood; (dialect) to practice; (dialect) to plaster; to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc) (surname) Ryū |
疾 see styles |
jí ji2 chi tsuguo つぐお |
(bound form) disease; ailment; (bound form) swift; (literary) to hate; to abhor (personal name) Tsuguo Sickness, an attack of illness: haste, speedy: angry. |
蒢 see styles |
chú chu2 ch`u chu |
hedysarum |
薉 see styles |
wèi wei4 wei |
weedy |
貪 贪 see styles |
tān tan1 t`an tan tan; ton; don たん; とん; どん |
to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt (1) coveting; (2) {Buddh} (usu. とん) raga (desire) rāga; colouring, dyeing, tint, red; affection, passion, vehement longing or desire; cf. M. W. In Chinese: cupidity, desire; intp. tainted by and in bondage to the five desires; it is the first in order of the 五鈍使 pañca-kleśa q. v., and means hankering after, desire for, greed, which causes clinging to earthly life and things, therefore reincarnation. |
賙 赒 see styles |
zhōu zhou1 chou |
to give to the needy; to bestow alms; charity |
酪 see styles |
lào lao4 lao raku らく |
(bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc); (bound form) fruit jelly; sweet paste made with crushed nuts; Taiwan pr. [luo4] (See 五味・2) acidic drink made from fermented milk (cow, sheep, mare; one of the five flavors in Buddhism) dadhi, a thick, sour milk which is highly esteemed as a food and as a remedy or preventive. |
餮 see styles |
tiè tie4 t`ieh tieh |
(literary) greedy; gluttonous |
饕 see styles |
tāo tao1 t`ao tao |
(literary) greedy; gluttonous |
饞 馋 see styles |
chán chan2 ch`an chan |
gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving |
ボケ see styles |
boke ボケ |
(n,suf) (1) (kana only) idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case; (2) (kana only) funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line; (3) Alzheimer's (impol); (kana only) bokeh; blur; lack of focus; unsharpness; (kana only) Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince; (place-name) Boke (Guinea) |
七喜 see styles |
qī xǐ qi1 xi3 ch`i hsi chi hsi nanaki ななき |
7 Up (soft drink); Hedy Holding Co., PRC computer manufacturer (personal name) Nanaki |
万才 see styles |
manzai まんざい |
(out-dated kanji) two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit); comic dialogue; (int,n) (1) crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture); (2) something worthy of celebration; (3) (archaism) long time; (4) (archaism) eternal life (and prosperity); (interjection) (5) banzai (a celebratory cheer); hurrah (hooray, hurray); (int,n) (1) crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture); (2) something worthy of celebration; (3) giving up; (4) (archaism) long time; (5) (archaism) eternal life (and prosperity); (interjection) (6) banzai (a celebratory cheer); hurrah (hooray, hurray); (place-name, surname) Manzai |
三病 see styles |
sān bìng san1 bing4 san ping sanbyō |
The three ailments: (1) (a) 貪 lust, for which the 不淨觀 meditation on uncleanness is the remedy; (b) 瞋 anger, or hate, remedy 慈悲觀 meditation on kindness and pity; (c) 癡 stupidity, or ignorance, remedy 因緣觀 meditation on causality. (2) (a) 謗 Slander of Mahāyāna; (b) 五逆罪 the five gross sins; (c) to be a "heathen" or outsider; the forms recorded seem to be icchantika, ecchantika, and aicchantika. Cf. 三毒. |
三行 see styles |
sān xíng san1 xing2 san hsing miyuki みゆき |
(g,p) Miyuki Three lines of action that affect karma, i.e. the ten good deeds that cause happy karma; the ten evil deeds that cause unhappy karma; 不動業 or 無動行 karma arising without activity, e.g. meditation on error and its remedy. |
丹方 see styles |
dān fāng dan1 fang1 tan fang |
folk remedy |
仕様 see styles |
shiyou / shiyo しよう |
(1) way; method; means; resource; remedy; (2) (technical) specification |
仕樣 see styles |
shiyou / shiyo しよう |
(out-dated kanji) (1) way; method; means; resource; remedy; (2) (technical) specification |
但丁 see styles |
dàn dīng dan4 ding1 tan ting |
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲 |
偏方 see styles |
piān fāng pian1 fang1 p`ien fang pien fang |
folk remedy; home remedy |
元曲 see styles |
yuán qǔ yuan2 qu3 yüan ch`ü yüan chü genkyoku げんきょく |
Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy yuanqu (form of Chinese classical drama); Yuan drama |
先知 see styles |
xiān zhī xian1 zhi1 hsien chih senchi せんち |
a person of foresight; (religion) a prophet (noun/participle) foresight; speedy comprehension to first know |
匡正 see styles |
kuāng zhèng kuang1 zheng4 k`uang cheng kuang cheng tadamasa ただまさ |
to correct; to amend; to redress (evils) (noun, transitive verb) correction (of a fault, mistake, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; (personal name) Tadamasa |
十來 十来 see styles |
shí lái shi2 lai2 shih lai torai とらい |
(female given name) Torai (十來偈) The ten rhymes in "lai", a verse which expresses the Buddhist doctrine of moral determinism, i.e. that the position anyone now occupies is solely the result of his character in past lives; heredity and environment having nothing to do with his present condition, for, whether in prince or beggar, it is the reward of past deeds. The upright from the forbearing come, The poor from the mean and greedy come, Those of high rank from worshippers come, The low and common from the Prideful come, Those who are dumb from slanderers come, The blind and deaf from unbelievers come, The long-lived from the merciful come, The short-lived from life, takers come, The deficient in faculties from command-breakers come, The complete in faculties from command-keepers come. 端正者忍辱中來. 貧窮着樫貧中來. 高位者禮拜中來. 下賤者橋慢中來. 瘖啞者誹謗中來. 盲聾者不信中來. 長壽者慈悲中來. 短命者殺生中來. 諸根不具者破戒中來. 六根具足者持戒中來. |
卑人 see styles |
hijin ひじん |
(1) (archaism) countryfolk; villager; provincial; (2) (derogatory term) (archaism) greedy person; underclass; low-standing person |
呆け see styles |
boke ぼけ |
(n,suf) (1) (kana only) idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case; (2) (kana only) funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line; (3) Alzheimer's (impol) |
周濟 周济 see styles |
zhōu jì zhou1 ji4 chou chi |
help to the needy; emergency relief; charity; to give to poorer relative; (also 賙濟|赒济) |
喜劇 喜剧 see styles |
xǐ jù xi3 ju4 hsi chü kigeki きげき |
a comedy; CL:部[bu4],齣|出[chu1] comedy |
單方 单方 see styles |
dān fāng dan1 fang1 tan fang |
unilateral; one-sided; home remedy; folk prescription(same as 丹方); single-drug prescription (same as 奇方[ji1 fang1], one of the seven kinds of prescriptions of Chinese medicine 七方[qi1 fang1]); metaphorically. a good solution |
土方 see styles |
tǔ fāng tu3 fang1 t`u fang tu fang hijikata ひぢかた |
cubic meter of earth (unit of measurement); excavated soil; earthwork (abbr. for 土方工程[tu3 fang1 gong1 cheng2]); (TCM) folk remedy (sensitive word) construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy; (surname) Hijikata |
売僧 see styles |
maisu まいす |
(1) (derogatory term) corrupt monk; greedy monk; (2) (derogatory term) (archaism) liar |
天丼 see styles |
tendon てんどん |
(1) (abbreviation) {food} tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (2) (colloquialism) (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line |
奮迅 奋迅 see styles |
fèn xùn fen4 xun4 fen hsün funjin ふんじん |
(form) (See 獅子奮迅) rousing oneself fiercely; being intensely stirred up Speedy, immediate (samādhi), cf. 師. |
小乘 see styles |
xiǎo shèng xiao3 sheng4 hsiao sheng shōjō |
Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle; Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras; also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2] Hīnayāna 希那衍. The small, or inferior wain, or vehicle; the form of Buddhism which developed after Śākyamuni's death to about the beginning of the Christian era, when Mahāyāna doctrines were introduced. It is the orthodox school and more in direct line with the Buddhist succession than Mahāyānism which developed on lines fundamentally different. The Buddha was a spiritual doctor, less interested in philosophy than in the remedy for human misery and perpetual transmigration. He "turned aside from idle metaphysical speculations; if he held views on such topics, he deemed them valueless for the purposes of salvation, which was his goal" (Keith). Metaphysical speculations arose after his death, and naturally developed into a variety of Hīnayāna schools before and after the separation of a distinct school of Mahāyāna. Hīnayāna remains the form in Ceylon, Burma, and Siam, hence is known as Southern Buddhism in contrast with Northern Buddhism or Mahāyāna, the form chiefly prevalent from Nepal to Japan. Another rough division is that of Pali and Sanskrit, Pali being the general literary language of the surviving form of Hīnayāna, Sanskrit of Mahāyāna. The term Hīnayāna is of Mahāyānist origination to emphasize the universalism and altruism of Mahāyāna over the narrower personal salvation of its rival. According to Mahāyāna teaching its own aim is universal Buddhahood, which means the utmost development of wisdom and the perfect transformation of all the living in the future state; it declares that Hīnayāna, aiming at arhatship and pratyekabuddhahood, seeks the destruction of body and mind and extinction in nirvāṇa. For arhatship the 四諦Four Noble Truths are the foundation teaching, for pratyekabuddhahood the 十二因緣 twelve-nidānas, and these two are therefore sometimes styled the two vehicles 二乘. Tiantai sometimes calls them the (Hīnayāna) Tripiṭaka school. Three of the eighteen Hīnayāna schools were transported to China: 倶舍 (Abhidharma) Kośa; 成實 Satya-siddhi; and the school of Harivarman, the律 Vinaya school. These are described by Mahāyānists as the Buddha's adaptable way of meeting the questions and capacity of his hearers, though his own mind is spoken of as always being in the absolute Mahāyāna all-embracing realm. Such is the Mahāyāna view of Hīnayāna, and if the Vaipulya sūtras and special scriptures of their school, which are repudiated by Hīnayāna, are apocryphal, of which there seems no doubt, then Mahāyāna in condemning Hīnayāna must find other support for its claim to orthodoxy. The sūtras on which it chiefly relies, as regards the Buddha, have no authenticity; while those of Hīnayāna cannot be accepted as his veritable teaching in the absence of fundamental research. Hīnayāna is said to have first been divided into minority and majority sections immediately after the death of Śākyamuni, when the sthāvira, or older disciples, remained in what is spoken of as "the cave", some place at Rājagṛha, to settle the future of the order, and the general body of disciples remained outside; these two are the first 上坐部 and 大衆部 q. v. The first doctrinal division is reported to have taken place under the leadership of the monk 大天 Mahādeva (q.v.) a hundred years after the Buddha's nirvāṇa and during the reign of Aśoka; his reign, however, has been placed later than this by historians. Mahādeva's sect became the Mahāsāṅghikā, the other the Sthāvira. In time the two are said to have divided into eighteen, which with the two originals are the so-called "twenty sects" of Hīnayāna. Another division of four sects, referred to by Yijing, is that of the 大衆部 (Arya) Mahāsaṅghanikāya, 上座部 Āryasthavirāḥ, 根本說一切有部 Mūlasarvāstivādaḥ, and 正量部 Saṃmatīyāḥ. There is still another division of five sects, 五部律. For the eighteen Hīnayāna sects see 小乘十八部. |
小強 小强 see styles |
xiǎo qiáng xiao3 qiang2 hsiao ch`iang hsiao chiang |
(slang) cockroach ("Little Qiang" was originally the name given to a dead cockroach that had supposedly been a pet of the lead character in the 1993 Hong Kong comedy movie "Flirting Scholar". Subsequently, it came to be used as a name for any cockroach, and also for characters in film and television who are seemingly indestructible or repeatedly resurrected.) |
弱虫 see styles |
yowamushi よわむし |
(n,adj-na,adj-no) coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy |
強慾 see styles |
gouyoku / goyoku ごうよく |
(noun or adjectival noun) greedy; avaricious |
強欲 see styles |
gouyoku / goyoku ごうよく |
(noun or adjectival noun) greedy; avaricious |
急設 see styles |
kyuusetsu / kyusetsu きゅうせつ |
(noun, transitive verb) hurried construction; speedy laying |
悲劇 悲剧 see styles |
bēi jù bei1 ju4 pei chü higeki ひげき |
tragedy; CL:齣|出[chu1] (1) tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; (2) tragedy; calamity; disaster |
惚け see styles |
toboke とぼけ |
(n,suf) (1) (kana only) idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case; (2) (kana only) funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line; (3) Alzheimer's (impol); assumed innocence; feigned ignorance |
惨事 see styles |
sanji さんじ |
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident |
惨劇 see styles |
sangeki さんげき |
tragedy; tragic event |
慘劇 惨剧 see styles |
cǎn jù can3 ju4 ts`an chü tsan chü |
tragedy; calamity; atrocity |
慘案 惨案 see styles |
cǎn àn can3 an4 ts`an an tsan an |
massacre; tragedy; CL:起[qi3] |
慘禍 惨祸 see styles |
cǎn huò can3 huo4 ts`an huo tsan huo |
terrible tragedy; grave mishap |
拾遺 拾遗 see styles |
shí yí shi2 yi2 shih i shuui / shui しゅうい |
to pocket a lost article; (fig.) to correct others' errors; to remedy omissions (in a text etc) (noun, transitive verb) gleaning; gleanings |
挽救 see styles |
wǎn jiù wan3 jiu4 wan chiu |
to save; to remedy; to rescue |
揪痧 see styles |
jiū shā jiu1 sha1 chiu sha |
folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation |
救濟 救济 see styles |
jiù jì jiu4 ji4 chiu chi kusai |
emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods to rescue |
杯具 see styles |
bēi jù bei1 ju4 pei chü |
cup; (slang) (pun on 悲劇|悲剧[bei1 ju4], tragedy) so bad; terrible; bummer; fiasco; debacle |
榛蕪 榛芜 see styles |
zhēn wú zhen1 wu2 chen wu |
wilderness; bushy and weedy; humble; inferior |
欲深 see styles |
yokufuka; yokubuka(p) よくふか; よくぶか(P) |
(noun or adjectival noun) (See 欲張り) greedy; avaricious; covetous |
正劇 正剧 see styles |
zhèng jù zheng4 ju4 cheng chü |
bourgeois tragedy |
汚い see styles |
kitanai きたない |
(adjective) (1) dirty; filthy; foul; unclean; (2) disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting); (3) indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse; (4) dastardly; mean; base; underhanded; (5) stingy; greedy |
治療 治疗 see styles |
zhì liáo zhi4 liao2 chih liao chiryou(p); jiryou / chiryo(p); jiryo ちりょう(P); じりょう |
to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy (noun, transitive verb) (medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy to treat |
泡製 泡制 see styles |
pào zhì pao4 zhi4 p`ao chih pao chih |
to infuse; to brew (a herbal remedy or beverage) |
無惨 see styles |
muzan むざん |
(noun or adjectival noun) cruelty; atrocity; cold-bloodedness; tragedy; misery |
無慙 see styles |
muzan むざん |
(noun or adjectival noun) cruelty; atrocity; cold-bloodedness; tragedy; misery |
無慚 无惭 see styles |
wú cán wu2 can2 wu ts`an wu tsan muzan むざん |
(noun or adjectival noun) cruelty; atrocity; cold-bloodedness; tragedy; misery ahrīka, without shame, shameless. |
無残 see styles |
muzan むざん |
(noun or adjectival noun) cruelty; atrocity; cold-bloodedness; tragedy; misery |
療法 疗法 see styles |
liáo fǎ liao2 fa3 liao fa ryouhou / ryoho りょうほう |
therapy; treatment (noun - becomes adjective with の) therapy; treatment; remedy; cure |
白樸 白朴 see styles |
bái pǔ bai2 pu3 pai p`u pai pu |
Bai Pu (1226-1306), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家 |
矯正 矫正 see styles |
jiǎo zhèng jiao3 zheng4 chiao cheng kyousei / kyose きょうせい |
to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification; correction; to straighten (n,vs,adj-no) correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform |
神曲 see styles |
shén qū shen2 qu1 shen ch`ü shen chü shinkyoku しんきょく |
medicated leaven (used in TCM to treat indigestion) (work) Divine Comedy (poem by Dante); Divina Commedia; (wk) Divine Comedy (poem by Dante); Divina Commedia |
秘薬 see styles |
hiyaku ひやく |
(1) secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; (2) (See 妙薬) wonder drug; excellent remedy |
穢い see styles |
kitanai きたない |
(adjective) (1) dirty; filthy; foul; unclean; (2) disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting); (3) indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse; (4) dastardly; mean; base; underhanded; (5) stingy; greedy |
笑劇 笑剧 see styles |
xiào jù xiao4 ju4 hsiao chü shougeki / shogeki しょうげき |
comedy; farce (See ファルス・1) (theatrical) farce |
笑点 see styles |
shouten / shoten しょうてん |
(work) Shōten (1966-; TV comedy program); (wk) Shōten (1966-; TV comedy program) |
良藥 良药 see styles |
liáng yào liang2 yao4 liang yao rōyaku |
good medicine; panacea; fig. a good solution; a good remedy (e.g. to a social problem) curativeness |
萩原 see styles |
ra ら |
reedy field; (surname) Ra |
葦辺 see styles |
ashibe あしべ |
reedy shore; (surname) Ashibe |
藥療 药疗 see styles |
yào liáo yao4 liao2 yao liao yakuryō |
medication; herbal remedy medicines and remedies |
蘆辺 see styles |
ashibe あしべ |
reedy shore |
虎狼 see styles |
korou / koro ころう |
(1) tigers and wolves; (2) (idiom) cruel and greedy brute |
補救 补救 see styles |
bǔ jiù bu3 jiu4 pu chiu |
to remedy |
裨補 裨补 see styles |
bì bǔ bi4 bu3 pi pu hiho ひほ |
to remedy; to make up for; benefit (noun/participle) (archaism) support; supplement; help |
覬覦 觊觎 see styles |
jì yú ji4 yu2 chi yü kiyu きゆ |
(literary) to covet; to cast greedy eyes on (noun/participle) covetousness |
豺狼 see styles |
chái láng chai2 lang2 ch`ai lang chai lang sairou / sairo さいろう |
jackal and wolf; ravenous wolf; fig. evil person; vicious tyrant (1) (See 狼・おおかみ・1,山犬・やまいぬ・1) wolf; (2) rapacious person; merciless and greedy person A wolf. |
貧相 贫相 see styles |
pín xiàng pin2 xiang4 p`in hsiang pin hsiang hinsou / hinso ひんそう |
mean; stingy (noun or adjectival noun) seedy-looking; thin |
貧農 贫农 see styles |
pín nóng pin2 nong2 p`in nung pin nung hinnou / hinno ひんのう |
poor peasant poor farmer; needy peasant |
貪る see styles |
musaboru むさぼる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for; to lust insatiably for; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to keep doing (without losing interest); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to eat greedily; to devour |
貪婪 贪婪 see styles |
tān lán tan1 lan2 t`an lan tan lan donran; tanran どんらん; たんらん |
avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid (noun or adjectival noun) avarice; greed |
貪官 贪官 see styles |
tān guān tan1 guan1 t`an kuan tan kuan |
corrupt official; grasping functionary; greedy mandarin |
貪心 贪心 see styles |
tān xīn tan1 xin1 t`an hsin tan hsin tonshin |
greedy desiring mind |
貪狼 贪狼 see styles |
tān láng tan1 lang2 t`an lang tan lang tonrō |
Greedy wolf, wolfish desire or cupidity. |
貪色 贪色 see styles |
tān sè tan1 se4 t`an se tan se |
greedy for sex; given to lust for women |
貪財 贪财 see styles |
tān cái tan1 cai2 t`an ts`ai tan tsai |
to be greedy in getting money |
貪食 贪食 see styles |
tān shí tan1 shi2 t`an shih tan shih donshoku どんしょく |
gluttonous; greedy (noun/participle) voracity; ravenousness |
貪饞 贪馋 see styles |
tān chán tan1 chan2 t`an ch`an tan chan |
gluttonous; greedy; insatiable; avid |
賙人 赒人 see styles |
zhōu rén zhou1 ren2 chou jen |
to help the needy; to bestow alms; charity |
賙卹 赒恤 see styles |
zhōu xù zhou1 xu4 chou hsü |
to give to the needy |
迅速 see styles |
xùn sù xun4 su4 hsün su jinsoku じんそく |
rapid; speedy; fast (noun or adjectival noun) quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined; expedited; expeditious |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Edy" 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
This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's
license.
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.
Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.
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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.
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