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陰境


阴境

see styles
yīn jìng
    yin1 jing4
yin ching
 onkyō
The present world as the state of the five skandhas.

陰幻


阴幻

see styles
yīn huàn
    yin1 huan4
yin huan
 ongen
The five skandhas like a passing illusion.

陰界


阴界

see styles
yīn jiè
    yin1 jie4
yin chieh
 on gai
The five skandhas and the eighteen dhātu.

陰衰


阴衰

see styles
yīn shuāi
    yin1 shuai1
yin shuai
 onsui
the (five) aggregates become feeble

陰魔


阴魔

see styles
yīn mó
    yin1 mo2
yin mo
 onma
    おんま
{Buddh} (See 四魔) demon of aggregates (who causes many kinds of suffering)
The five skandhas considered as māras or demons fighting against the Buddha, nature of men.

離蓋


离盖

see styles
lí gài
    li2 gai4
li kai
 rigai
To abandon the 五蓋 q.v. five obscurers, or hindrances to truth.

順忍


顺忍

see styles
shùn rěn
    shun4 ren3
shun jen
 junnin
    じゅんにん
(given name) Junnin
The third of the five bodhisattva stages of endurance, i.e. from the fourth to sixth stage.

頞鞞

see styles
è bǐ
    e4 bi3
o pi
Upasena, v. 阿濕 one of the first five converts, idem Aśvajit.

顓頊


颛顼

see styles
zhuān xū
    zhuan1 xu1
chuan hsü
Zhuanxu, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC

飮酒

see styles
yǐn jiǔ
    yin3 jiu3
yin chiu
To drink wine, or alcoholic liquor, forbidden by the fifth of the five commandments; 10, 35, and 36 reasons for abstinence from it are given.

飮食

see styles
yǐn shí
    yin3 shi2
yin shih
Drink and food, two things on which sentient beings depend; desire for them is one of the three passions; offerings of them are one of the five forms of offerings.

香欲

see styles
xiāng yù
    xiang1 yu4
hsiang yü
The desire for fragrance, the lust of the nasal organ, one of the five desires.

馬勝


马胜

see styles
mǎ shèng
    ma3 sheng4
ma sheng
 bashou / basho
    ばしょう
(given name) Bashou
馬師 Aśvajit. Horse-breaker or Horse-master. The name of several persons, including one of the first five disciples.

駒形

see styles
 komagata
    こまがた
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 駒・こま・1) koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece); (place-name, surname) Komagata

驚風


惊风

see styles
jīng fēng
    jing1 feng1
ching feng
infantile convulsion (illness affecting children esp. under the age of five, marked by muscular spasms)

鮮味


鲜味

see styles
xiān wèi
    xian1 wei4
hsien wei
umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)

鹿苑

see styles
lù yuàn
    lu4 yuan4
lu yüan
 shikazono
    しかぞの
(surname) Shikazono
鹿野園 Mṛgadāva, known also as 仙人園, etc., the park, abode, or retreat of wise men, whose resort it formed; 'a famous park north-east of Vārāṇasī, a favourite resort of Śākyamuni. The modern Sārnāth (Śāraṅganātha) near Benares.' M. W. Here he is reputed to have preached his first sermon and converted his first five disciples. Tiantai also counts it as the scene of the second period of his teaching, when during twelve years he delivered the Āgama sūtras.

M理論

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 emuriron
    エムりろん
M-theory ("master theory" that unifies the five superstring theories)

七五調

see styles
 shichigochou / shichigocho
    しちごちょう
seven-and-five-syllable meter

七十五

see styles
qī shí wǔ
    qi1 shi2 wu3
ch`i shih wu
    chi shih wu
 shichijūgo
pañcasaptati; "75.

三三昧

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sān sān mèi
    san1 san1 mei4
san san mei
 san zanmai
(三三昧地) The three samādhis, or the samādhi on three subjects; 三三摩 (三三摩地); 三定, 三等持; 三空; 三治; 三解脫門; 三重三昧; 三重等持. There are two forms of such meditation, that of 有漏 reincarnational, or temporal, called 三三昧; and that of 無 漏 liberation, or nirvāṇa, called 三解脫. The three subjects and objects of the meditation are (1) 空 to empty the mind of the ideas of me and mine and suffering, which are unreal; (2) 無相to get rid of the idea of form, or externals, i.e. the 十相 which are the five senses, and male and female, and the three 有; (3) 無願 to get rid of all wish or desire, also termed無作 and 無起. A more advanced meditation is called the Double Three Samādhi 重三三昧 in which each term is doubled 空空, 無相無相, 無願無願. The esoteric sect has also a group of its own.

三事衲

see styles
sān shì nà
    san1 shi4 na4
san shih na
 kinjiriu
(or 三事衣) A term for a monk's robe of five, seven, or nine patches.

三彌叉


三弥叉

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sān mí chā
    san1 mi2 cha1
san mi ch`a
    san mi cha
 sanmisha
Samīkṣā, 觀察 investigation, i.e. the Sāṃkhya, a system of philosophy, wrongly ascribed by Buddhists to 闍提首那 Jātisena, or 闍耶犀那 Jayasena, who debated the twenty-five Sāṃkhya principles (tattvas) with Śākyamuni but succumbed, shaved his head and became a disciple, according to the 涅槃經 39.

三歸戒


三归戒

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sān guī jiè
    san1 gui1 jie4
san kuei chieh
 sanki kai
ceremony for the acceptance of the five precepts

三相續


三相续

see styles
sān xiāng xù
    san1 xiang1 xu4
san hsiang hsü
 san sōzoku
The three links, or consequences: (a) the worlds with their kingdoms, which arise from the karma of existence; (b) all beings, who arise out of the five skandhas; (c) rewards and punishments, which arise out of moral karma causes.

下輩觀


下辈观

see styles
xià bèi guān
    xia4 bei4 guan1
hsia pei kuan
 gehai kan
A meditation of the Amitābha sect on the 下品 q. v.; it is the last of sixteen contemplations, and deals with those who have committed the five rebellious acts 五逆 and the ten evils 十惡, but who still can obtain salvation; v. 無量壽經. 下輩下生觀 idem.

不動佛


不动佛

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bù dòng fó
    bu4 dong4 fo2
pu tung fo
 Fudō Butsu
不動如來; 阿閦鞞 or 阿閦婆, Akṣobhya, one of the 五智如來 Five Wisdom, or Dhyāni-Buddhas, viz., Vairocana, Akṣobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, and Amoghasiddhi. He is especially worshipped by the Shingon sect, as a disciple of Vairocana. As Amitābha is Buddha in the western heavens, so Akṣobhya is Buddha in the eastern heaven of Abhirati, the realm of joy, hence he is styled 善快 or 妙喜, also 無瞋恚 free from anger. His cult has existed since the Han dynasty, see the Akṣobhya-Tathāgatasya-vyūha. He is first mentioned in the prajnapāramitā sutra, then in the Lotus, where he is the first of the sixteen sons of Mahābhijñā-jñānabhibhu. His dhyāni-bodhisattva is Vajrapāṇi. His appearance is variously described, but he generally sits on a lotus, feet crossed, soles upward, left hand closed holding robe, right hand fingers extended touching ground calling it as color is pale gold, some say blue a vajra is before him. His esoteric word is Hum; his element the air, his human form Kanakamuni, v. 拘. Jap. Ashuku, Fudo, and Mudo; Tib. mi-bskyod-pa, mi-'khrugs-pa (mintug-pa); Mong. Ülü küdelükci. v. 不動明王.

不定性

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bù dìng xìng
    bu4 ding4 xing4
pu ting hsing
 fujō shō
(不定種性) Of indeterminate nature. The 法相宗 Dharmalakṣana school divides all beings into five classes according to their potentialities. This is one of the divisions and contains four combinations: (1) Bodhisattva-cum-śrāvaka, with uncertain result depending on the more dominant of the two; (2) bodhisattva-cum-pratyekabuddha; (3) śrāvaka-cum-pratyekabuddha; (4) the characteristcs of all three vehicles intermingled with uncertain results; the third cannot attain Buddhahood, the rest may.

不活畏

see styles
bù huó wèi
    bu4 huo2 wei4
pu huo wei
 fukatsu i
The fear of giving all and having nothing to keep one alive: one of the five fears.

不還果


不还果

see styles
bù huán guǒ
    bu4 huan2 guo3
pu huan kuo
 fugen ka
The fruits, fruition, or rewards of the last. Various stages in the final life of parinirvāṇa are named, i. e. five, six, seven, eight, nine, or eleven kinds.

中宿依

see styles
zhōng sù yī
    zhong1 su4 yi1
chung su i
 chūshukue
A monk's inner garment, i. e. the five-patch garment; also 中着依.

中期防

see styles
 chuukibou / chukibo
    ちゅうきぼう
(abbreviation) (See 中期防衛力整備計画) (five-year) medium-term defense program (Japan)

九類生


九类生

see styles
jiǔ lèi shēng
    jiu3 lei4 sheng1
chiu lei sheng
 kurui shō
The nine kinds of birth; the four from the womb, egg, moisture, transformation are common to devas, earth, and the hells; the five others are birth into the heavens of form, of non-form, of thought, of non-thought, and of neither (i.e. beyond either).

二五食

see styles
èr wǔ shí
    er4 wu3 shi2
erh wu shih
 nigo shiki
The two groups of food, each of five kinds: bhojanīya, v. 蒲 cereals, fish, and flesh; and khādanīya, v. 佉fruits and sweetmeats.

二十五

see styles
èr shí wǔ
    er4 shi2 wu3
erh shih wu
 nijūgo
twenty-five

二十智

see styles
èr shí zhì
    er4 shi2 zhi4
erh shih chih
 nijū chi
The twenty kinds of wisdom or knowledge as denied by Tiantai i.e. the Hīnayāna (or三藏) with seven kinds, 通教 five, 別教four, and 圓教 four; cf. 智.

二法身

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èr fǎ shēn
    er4 fa3 shen1
erh fa shen
 ni hosshin
Contrasted types of the Dharmakāya; five pairs are given, 理法身 and 智法身; 果極 and 應化法身 ; 自性法身 and 應化法身 ; 法性法身 and 方便法身 ; 理法身 and 事法身 ; cf. 法身.

五か年

see styles
 gokanen
    ごかねん
(can act as adjective) quinquennial; recurring every five years

五ヶ年

see styles
 gokanen
    ごかねん
(can act as adjective) quinquennial; recurring every five years

五七五

see styles
 goshichigo
    ごしちご
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)

五七桐

see styles
 goshichinokiri
    ごしちのきり
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

五七調

see styles
 goshichichou / goshichicho
    ごしちちょう
five and seven-syllable meter

五不男

see styles
wǔ bù nán
    wu3 bu4 nan2
wu pu nan
 go funan
five kinds of incomplete men

五乘性

see styles
wǔ shèng xìng
    wu3 sheng4 xing4
wu sheng hsing
 gojō shō
natures of the five vehicles

五人組

see styles
 goningumi
    ごにんぐみ
(1) five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (2) (archaism) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period); (place-name) Goningumi

五代史

see styles
wǔ dài shǐ
    wu3 dai4 shi3
wu tai shih
History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls

五住地

see styles
wǔ zhù dì
    wu3 zhu4 di4
wu chu ti
 go jūji
(五住) The five fundamental condition of 煩惱 the passions and delusions: wrong views which are common to the trailokya; clinging, or attachment, in the desire-realm; clinging, or attachment, in the form-realm; clinging, or attachment, in the formless realm which is still mortal: the state of unenlightenment or ignorance in the trailokya 三界 which is the root-cause of all distressful delusion, Also 五住地惑.

五佛冠

see styles
wǔ fó guàn
    wu3 fo2 guan4
wu fo kuan
 gobutsu kan
jeweled crown of the five buddhas

五佛子

see styles
wǔ fó zǐ
    wu3 fo2 zi3
wu fo tzu
 go busshi
Five classes of Buddhists; also idem 五比丘 q. v.

五佛性

see styles
wǔ fó xìng
    wu3 fo2 xing4
wu fo hsing
 go busshō
The five characteristics of a Buddha' s nature: the first three are the 三因佛性 q. v., the fourth is 果佛性 the fruition of perfect enlightenment, and the fifth 果果佛性 the fruition of that fruition, or the revelation of parinirvāṇa. The first three are natural attributes, the two last are acquired.

五佛頂


五佛顶

see styles
wǔ fó dǐng
    wu3 fo2 ding3
wu fo ting
 go butchō
(五佛頂尊); 五頂輪王 Five bodhisattvas sometimes placed on the left of Śākyamuni, indicative of five forms of wisdom: (1) 白傘佛頂輪王 (白蓋佛頂輪王); 白 M027897佛頂, Sitāta-patra, with white parasol, symbol of pure mercy, one of the titles of Avalokiteśvara; (2) 勝佛頂 Jaya, with sword symbol of wisdom, or discretion; (3) 最勝佛頂 (一字最勝佛頂輪王); 金輪佛頂 (最勝金輪佛頂); 轉輪王佛頂 Vijaya, with golden wheel symbol of unexcelled power of preaching; (4) 火聚佛頂; 光聚佛頂 (or 放光佛頂 or 火光佛頂) ; 高佛頂 Tejorāṣi, collected brilliance, with insignia of authority 如意寶 or a fame; (5) 捨除佛頂; 除障佛頂; 摧碎佛頂; 除業佛頂; 除蓋障佛頂; 尊勝, etc. Vikīrṇa, scattering and destroying all distressing delusion, with a hook as symbol.

五作根

see styles
wǔ zuò gēn
    wu3 zuo4 gen1
wu tso ken
 go sa kon
five organs of activity

五使者

see styles
wǔ shǐ zhě
    wu3 shi3 zhe3
wu shih che
 go shisha
The five messengers of Mañjuśrī, 丈殊五使者, 五種金剛使; they are shown on his left in his court in the Garbhadhātu group; their names are (1) Keśīnī 髻設尼 (or 計設尼) ; 繼室尼. (2) Upakeśīnī 鄔波髻設尼; 烏波髻施儞 (or 烏波髻施尼); 優婆計設尼. (3) Citrā 質多羅 (or 質怛羅). (4) Vasumatī, tr. 慧 and 財慧; 嚩蘇磨 底. (5) Ākarṣaṇī, tr. 請召 , 釣召 and 招召 ;阿羯沙尼.

五侍者

see styles
wǔ shì zhě
    wu3 shi4 zhe3
wu shih che
 go jisha
five attendants

五供養


五供养

see styles
wǔ gōng yǎng
    wu3 gong1 yang3
wu kung yang
 go kuyō
The five kinds of offerings— unguents, chaplets, incense, food, and lamps (or candles).

五倶倫


五倶伦

see styles
wǔ jù lún
    wu3 ju4 lun2
wu chü lun
 go gurin
The five comrades, i. e. Śākyamuni's five old companions in asceticism and first converts, v. 五比丘. Also 五拘鄰.

五倶輪


五倶轮

see styles
wǔ jù lún
    wu3 ju4 lun2
wu chü lun
 gogurin
five comrades

五停心

see styles
wǔ tíng xīn
    wu3 ting2 xin1
wu t`ing hsin
    wu ting hsin
 go chōshin
five kinds of mental stabilization

五八尊

see styles
wǔ bā zūn
    wu3 ba1 zun1
wu pa tsun
 gohachi son
The forty forms of Guanyin, or the Guanyin with forty hands: the forty forms multiplied by the twenty-five things 二十五有 make 1, 000, hence Guanyin with the thousand hands.

五八識


五八识

see styles
wǔ bā shì
    wu3 ba1 shi4
wu pa shih
 gohachi shiki
The five sense perceptions and the eighth or ālaya vijñāna, the fecundating principle of consciousness in man.

五具足

see styles
wǔ jù zú
    wu3 ju4 zu2
wu chü tsu
 gogusoku
    ごぐそく
five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner
The five complete utensils for worship— two flower vases, two candlesticks, and a censer.

五分律

see styles
wǔ fēn lǜ
    wu3 fen1 lv4
wu fen lü
 Gobun ritsu
五分戒本 The Mahīśāsaka Vinaya, or five divisions of the law according to that school.

五分香

see styles
wǔ fēn xiāng
    wu3 fen1 xiang1
wu fen hsiang
 gobun kō
The five kinds of incense, or fragrance, corresponding with the 五分法身, i. e. the fragrance of 戒香, 定香, etc.

五別境


五别境

see styles
wǔ bié jìng
    wu3 bie2 jing4
wu pieh ching
 go bekkyō
five mental factors that function only with specific objects

五利使

see styles
wǔ lì shǐ
    wu3 li4 shi3
wu li shih
 go rishi
Five of the ten 'runners 'or lictors, i. e. delusions; the ten are divided into five 鈍 dull, or stupid, and five 利 sharp or keen, appealing to the intellect; the latter are 身見, 邊見, 邪見, 見取見, 戒禁取見.

五功德

see styles
wǔ gōng dé
    wu3 gong1 de2
wu kung te
 go kudoku
five kinds of virtues

五印度

see styles
wǔ yìn dù
    wu3 yin4 du4
wu yin tu
 Go Indo
five Indias

五叉路

see styles
 gosaro
    ごさろ
five-forked road; five-road junction

五取蘊


五取蕴

see styles
wǔ qǔ yùn
    wu3 qu3 yun4
wu ch`ü yün
    wu chü yün
 go shūn
appropriated five aggregates

五味禪


五味禅

see styles
wǔ wèi chán
    wu3 wei4 chan2
wu wei ch`an
    wu wei chan
 gomi zen
Five kinds of concentration, i. e. that of heretics, ordinary people, Hīnayāna, Mahāyāna, and 最上乘 the supreme vehicle, or that of believers in the fundamental Buddha-nature of all things; this is styled 如來滿淨禪; 一行三昧,; 眞如三昧.

五味粥

see styles
wǔ wèi zhōu
    wu3 wei4 zhou1
wu wei chou
 gomi juku
The porridge of five flavors made on the eighth day of the twelfth moon, the anniversary of the Buddha's enlightenment.

五品位

see styles
wǔ pǐn wèi
    wu3 pin3 wei4
wu p`in wei
    wu pin wei
 gohon i
five preliminary grades of the disciple

五唯種


五唯种

see styles
wǔ wéi zhǒng
    wu3 wei2 zhong3
wu wei chung
 goyui shu
five rudimentary elements

五唯量

see styles
wǔ wéi liáng
    wu3 wei2 liang2
wu wei liang
 go yuiryō
five rudimentary elements

五善根

see styles
wǔ shàn gēn
    wu3 shan4 gen1
wu shan ken
 go zenkon
five wholesome roots

五堅固


五坚固

see styles
wǔ jiān gù
    wu3 jian1 gu4
wu chien ku
 go kengo
idem 五五百年.

五壇法


五坛法

see styles
wǔ tán fǎ
    wu3 tan2 fa3
wu t`an fa
    wu tan fa
 go dan hō
The ceremonies before the 五大明王.

五大国

see styles
 godaikoku
    ごだいこく
the Five Powers

五大尊

see styles
wǔ dà zūn
    wu3 da4 zun1
wu ta tsun
 go daison
idem 五大明王.

五大州

see styles
 godaishuu / godaishu
    ごだいしゅう
the Five Continents

五大形

see styles
wǔ dà xíng
    wu3 da4 xing2
wu ta hsing
 godai gyō
The symbols of the five elements— earth as square, water round, fire triangular, wind half-moon, and space a combination of the other four.

五大施

see styles
wǔ dà shī
    wu3 da4 shi1
wu ta shih
 go daise
The five great gifts, i. e. ability to keep the five commandments.

五大洋

see styles
 gotaiyou; godaiyou(ik) / gotaiyo; godaiyo(ik)
    ごたいよう; ごだいよう(ik)
the five oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic)

五大洲

see styles
wǔ dà zhōu
    wu3 da4 zhou1
wu ta chou
 godaishuu / godaishu
    ごだいしゅう
five continents; the whole world
the Five Continents

五大湖

see styles
wǔ dà hú
    wu3 da4 hu2
wu ta hu
 godaiko
    ごだいこ
Great Lakes; the five north American Great Lakes
(place-name) the Great Lakes (of North America)

五大老

see styles
 gotairou / gotairo
    ごたいろう
(hist) (See 五奉行) Council of Five Elders; committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age

五大色

see styles
wǔ dà sè
    wu3 da4 se4
wu ta se
 go daishiki
The five chief colours— yellow for earth, white for water, red for fire, black for wind, azure for space (or the sky). Some say white for wind and black for water.

五大觀


五大观

see styles
wǔ dà guān
    wu3 da4 guan1
wu ta kuan
 godai kan
The meditation on the five elements 五大.

五大院

see styles
wǔ dà yuàn
    wu3 da4 yuan4
wu ta yüan
 godaiin / godain
    ごだいいん
(surname) Godaiin
The fifth of the thirteen great courts of the Garbhadhātu-maṇḍala, named 持明院, the court of the five Dharmapālas 五大明王.

五大陸

see styles
 gotairiku
    ごたいりく
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America

五天子

see styles
w u tiān zǐ
    w u3 tian1 zi3
w u t`ien tzu
    w u tien tzu
 go tenshi
five celestials

五天竺

see styles
wǔ tiān zhú
    wu3 tian1 zhu2
wu t`ien chu
    wu tien chu
 go tenjiku
five regions of India

五奉行

see styles
 gobugyou / gobugyo
    ごぶぎょう
(hist) (See 五大老) the five commissioners; administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi

五如來


五如来

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wǔ rú lái
    wu3 ru2 lai2
wu ju lai
 go nyorai
The five Tathāgatas, or Dhyāni-Buddhas, in their special capacity of relieving the lot of hungry ghosts; i. e. Ratnasambhava. Akṣobhya, Amoghasiddhi, Vairocana, and Śākyamuni; v. 五智如來. '

五妙欲

see styles
wǔ miào yù
    wu3 miao4 yu4
wu miao yü
 go myōyoku
The five creature desires stimulated by the objects of the five earthly senses.

五子棋

see styles
wǔ zǐ qí
    wu3 zi3 qi2
wu tzu ch`i
    wu tzu chi
five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe); Japanese: gomoku; gobang

五字呪

see styles
wǔ zì zhòu
    wu3 zi4 zhou4
wu tzu chou
 goji ju
five-syllable mantra

五字明

see styles
wǔ zì míng
    wu3 zi4 ming2
wu tzu ming
 goji myō
five-syllable mantra

五學處


五学处

see styles
wǔ xué chù
    wu3 xue2 chu4
wu hsüeh ch`u
    wu hsüeh chu
 go gakusho
idem 五戒.

五官王

see styles
wǔ guān wáng
    wu3 guan1 wang2
wu kuan wang
 go kan ō
The fourth of the 十王 judges of the dead, who registers the weight of the sins of the deceased.

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

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