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Simple Dictionary Definition |
花 see styles |
huā hua1 hua ririka りりか |
More info & calligraphy: Flower(1) flower; blossom; bloom; petal; (2) cherry blossom; (3) beauty; (4) blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); (5) ikebana; (6) (abbreviation) Japanese playing cards; (7) (the) best; (female given name) Ririka 華 puṣpa, a flower, flowers; especially the lotus, and celestial flowers. 花座 The lotus throne on which buddhas and bodhisattvas sit. |
華 华 see styles |
huá hua2 hua ririka りりか |
More info & calligraphy: Flowers / Blooming / Splendid / China(1) flashiness; showiness; brilliance; splendor; (2) bloom; flowers; (3) (abbreviation) (See 中華民国・1) Republic of China; (female given name) Ririka kusuma; puṣpa; padma; a flower, blossom; flowery; especially the lotus; also 花, which also means pleasure, vice; to spend, waste, profligate. 華 also means splendour, glory, ornate; to decorate; China. |
謝 谢 see styles |
xiè xie4 hsieh ja じゃ |
More info & calligraphy: Shea(surname) Ja To thank; return (with thanks), decline; fall; apologize; accept with thanks. |
れい see styles |
rei / re レイ |
(1) lei (garland of flowers) (haw:); (2) (See レウ) lei (plural of leu; currency of Rumania and Moldova) (rum:, mol:); (given name) Rei; Lai; Lay; Lei; Leigh; Ley; Rae; Raye; Reay; Rej; Wray; (place-name) Rey (Iran) |
伊蘭 伊兰 see styles |
yī lán yi1 lan2 i lan iran いらん |
More info & calligraphy: Ilhanairāvaṇa, erāvaṇa, 伊羅 and other forms, v. supra; name of a tree with beautiful flowers of nauseous scent which spreads its odour for 40 li; typifying 煩惱 the passions and delusions. |
花月 see styles |
hanatsuki はなつき |
More info & calligraphy: Kagetsu |
鏡花水月 镜花水月 see styles |
jìng huā shuǐ yuè jing4 hua1 shui3 yue4 ching hua shui yüeh kyoukasuigetsu / kyokasuigetsu きょうかすいげつ |
More info & calligraphy: Flower in the Mirror, Moon on Water(yoji) flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words |
花は桜木人は武士 see styles |
hanahasakuragihitohabushi はなはさくらぎひとはぶし |
(expression) (proverb) the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the samurai first among men |
花木 see styles |
huā mù hua1 mu4 hua mu hananoki はなのき |
flowers and trees; plants; flora (1) flowers and trees; (2) flowering trees; (place-name) Hananoki |
花香 see styles |
huā xiāng hua1 xiang1 hua hsiang michika みちか |
fragrance of flowers fragrance of flowers; (female given name) Michika |
花鳥 花鸟 see styles |
huā niǎo hua1 niao3 hua niao katori かとり |
painting of birds and flowers flowers and birds; (female given name) Katori |
閉月羞花 闭月羞花 see styles |
bì yuè xiū huā bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1 pi yüeh hsiu hua heigetsushuuka / hegetsushuka へいげつしゅうか |
lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom); fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world (yoji) charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed |
戒 see styles |
jiè jie4 chieh kai; ingoto(ok) かい; いんごと(ok) |
to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing something; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger) (1) (かい only) {Buddh} admonition; commandment; (2) sila (precept) śīla, 尸羅. Precept, command, prohibition, discipline, rule; morality. It is applied to the five, eight, ten, 250, and other commandments. The five are: (1) not to kill; (2 ) not to steal; (3) not to commit adultery; (4) not to speak falsely; (5) not to drink wine. These are the commands for lay disciples; those who observe them will be reborn in the human realm. The Sarvāstivādins did not sanction the observance of a limited selection from them as did the 成實宗 Satyasiddhi school. Each of the five precepts has five guardian spirits, in all twenty-five, 五戒二十五神. The eight for lay disciples are the above five together with Nos. 7, 8, and 9 of the following; the ten commands for the ordained, monks and nuns, are the above five with the following: (6) not to use adornments of flowers, nor perfumes; (7) not to perform as an actor, juggler, acrobat, or go to watch and hear them; (8) not to sit on elevated, broad, and large divans (or beds); (9) not to eat except in regulation hours; (10) not to possess money, gold or silver, or precious things. The 具足戒full commands for a monk number 250, those for a nun are 348, commonly called 500. Śīla is also the first of the 五分法身, i.e. a condition above all moral error. The Sutra of Brahma's Net has the following after the first five: (6) not to speak of the sins of those in orders; (7) not to vaunt self and depreciate others; (8) not to be avaricious; (9) not to be angry; (10) not to slander the triratna. |
扦 see styles |
qiān qian1 ch`ien chien |
short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc; skewer; prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc; (dialect) to stick in; to bolt (a door); to arrange (flowers in a vase); to graft (tree); to pedicure; to peel (an apple etc) |
掐 see styles |
qiā qia1 ch`ia chia |
to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight |
摘 see styles |
zhāi zhai1 chai |
to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out; to borrow money at a time of urgent need |
旺 see styles |
wàng wang4 wang hikaru ひかる |
prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring (female given name) Hikaru |
朵 see styles |
duǒ duo3 to |
flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc |
朶 朵 see styles |
duǒ duo3 to eda えだ |
variant of 朵[duo3] (counter) (rare) branch (of flowers); cluster; mass (of clouds); (surname) Eda |
蕤 see styles |
ruí rui2 jui |
fringe; overladen with flowers |
術 术 see styles |
zhú zhu2 chu yasushi やすし |
various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea (kana only) way; method; means; (personal name) Yasushi Way or method; art; trick, plan. |
輪 轮 see styles |
lún lun2 lun run るん |
wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn (counter) counter for wheels and flowers; (female given name) Run cakra; wheel, disc, rotation, to revolve; v. 研. The three wheels are 惑業苦illusion, karma, suffering, in constant revolution. The five are earth, water, fire, wind, and space; the earth rests on revolving spheres of water, fire, wind, and space. The nine are seen on the tops of pagodas, cf. 九輪.; The two wheels of a cart compared by the Tiantai school to 定 (or to its Tiantai form 止觀) and 慧 meditation and wisdom; see 止觀 5. Also 食 food and 法 the doctrine, i. e. food physical and spiritual. |
一房 see styles |
kazufusa かずふさ |
(1) (See 房・1) one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); (2) (See 房・2) one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); (3) (See 房・3) one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section; (given name) Kazufusa |
一朶 see styles |
ichida いちだ |
(a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds) |
一群 see styles |
ichigun いちぐん |
(1) group; flock; crowd; herd; (2) wide expanse (of flowers) |
七種 七种 see styles |
qī zhǒng qi1 zhong3 ch`i chung chi chung nanatane ななたね |
(1) (abbreviation) the seven spring flowers; (2) (abbreviation) the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; (3) (abbreviation) the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs; (surname) Nanatane seven kinds |
七草 see styles |
nanakusa ななくさ |
(1) (abbreviation) the seven spring flowers; (2) (abbreviation) the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; (3) (abbreviation) the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs; (surname, female given name) Nanakusa |
七華 七华 see styles |
qī huā qi1 hua1 ch`i hua chi hua hanaka はなか |
(female given name) Hanaka The seven flowers of enlightenmenmt, idem. 七善提分. Another versionispure in the commandments, in heart, in views, in doubt-discrimination, in judgment, in conduct, and in nirvana. |
二輪 二轮 see styles |
èr lún er4 lun2 erh lun niwa にわ |
second round (of a match or election) two wheels; two flowers; (surname) Niwa two wheels |
五甁 see styles |
wǔ píng wu3 ping2 wu p`ing wu ping gobyō |
The five vases used by the esoteric school for offering flowers to their Buddha, the flowers are stuck in a mixture of the five precious things, the five grains and the five medicines mingled with scented water. |
五衰 see styles |
wǔ shuāi wu3 shuai1 wu shuai gosui ごすい |
{Buddh} five signs of the impending death of a heavenly being The five signs of decay or approaching death, of which descriptions vary. e. g. uncontrolled discharges, flowers on the head wither. unpleasant odor, sweating armpits, uneasiness (or anxiety); Nirvana Sutra 19. |
仏花 see styles |
bukka; butsuka; butsubana ぶっか; ぶつか; ぶつばな |
flowers or flower arrangements for a butsudan (household Buddhist altar) |
佛華 佛华 see styles |
fó huā fo2 hua1 fo hua butsuke |
buddha-flowers |
供具 see styles |
gōng jù gong1 ju4 kung chü ku gu |
供物 Offerings, i. e. flowers, unguents; water, incense, food, light. |
供花 see styles |
gòng huā gong4 hua1 kung hua kuuge / kuge くげ kyouka / kyoka くうげ |
flower offering offering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.); floral tribute |
供華 see styles |
kuuge / kuge くげ kyouka / kyoka くうげ |
offering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.); floral tribute |
優曇 优昙 see styles |
yōu tán you1 tan2 yu t`an yu tan Utan |
(優曇鉢) The udumbara tree; supposed to produce fruit without flowers; once in 3,000 years it is said to flower, hence is a symbol of the rare appearance of a Buddha. The Ficus glomerata. Also 優曇婆羅; 烏曇跋羅; 鄔曇婆羅. |
六瑞 see styles |
liù ruì liu4 rui4 liu jui roku sui |
The six auspicious indications attributed to the Buddha as a preliminary to his delivery of the Lotus Sutra, see 法華經, 序品: (1) his opening address on the infinite; (2) his samādhi; (3) the rain of flowers; (4) the earthquake; (5) the delight of the beholders; (6) the Buddha-ray. |
凋む see styles |
shibomu しぼむ |
(v5m,vi) (kana only) to wither (e.g. flowers, dreams); to sag (e.g. balloon, grapes); to fade (away); to shrivel; to wilt; to deflate |
切花 see styles |
kiribana きりばな |
cut flowers |
切頭 see styles |
settou / setto せっとう |
(1) cutting off the head; (2) shaping the flowers and leaves of a plant |
列植 see styles |
resshoku れっしょく |
(noun/participle) planting in a row (trees, flowers, etc.) |
前栽 see styles |
senzai せんざい |
garden; trees and flowers in a garden; (place-name) Senzai |
剪る see styles |
kiru きる |
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to cut; to prune; to trim (branches, leaves, flowers, etc.) |
匂桜 see styles |
nioizakura; nioizakura においざくら; ニオイザクラ |
(kana only) cherry tree with fragrant flowers |
取る see styles |
toru とる |
(transitive verb) (1) to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold; (transitive verb) (2) to pass; to hand; to give; (transitive verb) (3) to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation); (transitive verb) (4) to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose; (transitive verb) (5) to remove; to get rid of; to take off; (transitive verb) (6) to take away; to steal; to rob; (transitive verb) (7) (See 摂る) to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins); (transitive verb) (8) to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop); (transitive verb) (9) to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside; (transitive verb) (10) to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep; (transitive verb) (11) to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp; (transitive verb) (12) to record; to take down; (transitive verb) (13) to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get; (transitive verb) (14) to order; to have delivered; (transitive verb) (15) to charge; to fine; to take (tax); (transitive verb) (16) to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept; (transitive verb) (17) to take control of; to take (the rudder); (transitive verb) (18) to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play |
可憐 可怜 see styles |
kě lián ke3 lian2 k`o lien ko lien karen かれん |
pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on (noun or adjectival noun) (1) sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) pitiful; pitiable; (female given name) Karen |
吊籃 吊篮 see styles |
diào lán diao4 lan2 tiao lan |
hanging basket (for flowers); gondola (of cable car) |
唐織 see styles |
karaori からおり |
(1) karaori; Chinese weave; cloth decorated with birds and flowers in silk; (2) noh theater costume made with karaori weave |
噴火 喷火 see styles |
pēn huǒ pen1 huo3 p`en huo pen huo funka ふんか |
to shoot flames; to erupt (of volcanoes); flaming (of flowers) (n,vs,vi) eruption; volcanic eruption |
四花 see styles |
sì huā si4 hua1 ssu hua shike |
The four (divine) flowers— mandāra, mahāmandāra, mañjūṣaka, and mahāmañjūṣaka. Also, puṇḍarīka, utpala, padma, and kumuda or white, blue, red, and yellow lotuses. |
四華 四华 see styles |
sì huā si4 hua1 ssu hua shi ka |
four kinds of flowers |
埃蕾 see styles |
āi lěi ai1 lei3 ai lei |
centaury herb with flowers (TCM); Herba Centaurii altaici cum flore |
天花 see styles |
tiān huā tian1 hua1 t`ien hua tien hua tenge てんげ |
smallpox; ceiling; stamen of corn; (old) snow; (dialect) sesame oil (Buddhist term) flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image; snow; (place-name) Tenge heavenly flowers |
天華 天华 see styles |
tiān huā tian1 hua1 t`ien hua tien hua yuki ゆき |
(Buddhist term) flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image; snow; (female given name) Yuki Deva, or divine, flowers, stated in the Lotus Sutra as of four kinds, mandāras, mahāmandāras, mañjūṣakas, and mahāmañjūṣakas, the first two white, the last two red. |
奥手 see styles |
okute おくて |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) late-growing rice; (2) late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; (3) late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer; (surname) Okute |
寶華 宝华 see styles |
bǎo huā bao3 hua1 pao hua hō ke |
Precious flowers, deva-flowers. |
広口 see styles |
hiroguchi ひろぐち |
(adj-no,n) (1) wide-mouthed (bottle, jar, etc.); (2) shallow bowl for displaying arranged flowers; (surname) Hiroguchi |
弔花 see styles |
chouka / choka ちょうか |
funeral flowers; (given name) Chōka |
截頭 see styles |
settou / setto せっとう |
(1) cutting off the head; (2) shaping the flowers and leaves of a plant |
投華 投华 see styles |
tóu huā tou2 hua1 t`ou hua tou hua tōke |
To cast, or offer flowers in worship. |
折る see styles |
oru おる |
(transitive verb) (1) to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers); (transitive verb) (2) to fold; to bend; (transitive verb) (3) to make (origami); (transitive verb) (4) (See 筆を折る) to interrupt; to end |
挿す see styles |
sasu さす |
(transitive verb) (1) (See 差す・8) to insert; to put in; (transitive verb) (2) (See 挿し木) to plant (a cutting); to strike; (transitive verb) (3) (See 挿し花) to arrange (flowers); (transitive verb) (4) (See 差す・9) to wear (a sword) in one's belt; (transitive verb) (5) (See 鎖す) to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten |
採る see styles |
toru とる |
(transitive verb) (1) to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to decide on; (transitive verb) (2) to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to catch (e.g. insects); (transitive verb) (3) to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); (transitive verb) (4) to assume (an attitude); (transitive verb) (5) to take on (workers, students); to employ; to hire; (transitive verb) (6) to draw in (e.g. water); to let in (e.g. light from a window) |
採花 采花 see styles |
cǎi huā cai3 hua1 ts`ai hua tsai hua saike |
to pick flowers; to enter houses at night in order to rape women 採華 To pick flowers. |
採華 采华 see styles |
cǎi huā cai3 hua1 ts`ai hua tsai hua saike |
pick flowers |
摺染 see styles |
surizome すりぞめ |
(1) (obscure) method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves (or flowers, etc.) placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials; (2) coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner |
撩乱 see styles |
ryouran / ryoran りょうらん |
(adv-to,adj-t,adj-no) profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion) |
攀折 see styles |
pān zhé pan1 zhe2 p`an che pan che |
to snap off (flowers, leaves, twigs etc from a tree or shrub) |
散花 see styles |
sàn huā san4 hua1 san hua chika ちか |
(female given name) Chika 散華 To scatter flowers in honour of a Buddha, etc. |
散華 散华 see styles |
sàn huā san4 hua1 san hua sange さんげ |
(noun/participle) falling as flowers do; dying a glorious death to strew flowers |
春花 see styles |
haruhana はるはな |
spring flowers; (surname) Haruhana |
時花 see styles |
jika じか |
flowers of the season |
時華 see styles |
jika じか |
flowers of the season |
曼供 see styles |
màn gōng man4 gong1 man kung manku |
Offerings of mandārava flowers, cf. below. |
末利 see styles |
mò lì mo4 li4 mo li suetoshi すえとし |
(s,m) Suetoshi mallikā, 摩利; 末羅 (1) jasminum zambac, M. W., which suggests the 茉莉花, i. e. the Chinese jasmine; according to Eitel it is the narrowleaved nyctanthes (with globular berries 柰); the flower, now called kastūrī (musk) because of its odour. By the Fanyimingyi 翻譯名義 it is styled the 鬘花 chaplet flower, as its flowers may be formed into a chaplet. (2) A concoction of various fruits mixed with water offered in worship. |
枝香 see styles |
zhī xiāng zhi1 xiang1 chih hsiang sayaka さやか |
(female given name) Sayaka Incense made of branches of trees, one of the three kinds of incense, the other two being from roots and flowers. |
桂花 see styles |
guì huā gui4 hua1 kuei hua keika / keka けいか |
osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans (See 木犀) fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans); sweet olive; (female given name) Keika |
桃色 see styles |
táo sè tao2 se4 t`ao se tao se momoiro ももいろ |
pink; peach color; illicit love; sexual (noun - becomes adjective with の) pink (colour, color); colour of peach (flowers) |
水盤 see styles |
suiban すいばん |
shallow bowl for displaying flowers, bonsai, etc. |
活花 see styles |
seika / seka せいか ikebana いけばな |
(1) flower arrangement; (2) fresh flowers; flower arrangement |
淨華 淨华 see styles |
jìng huā jing4 hua1 ching hua jōke |
pure flowers |
湯花 see styles |
yunohana ゆのはな |
hot-springs mineral deposits (resembling flowers); flowers of sulphur; geyserite; (place-name) Yunohana |
湯華 see styles |
yuka ゆか |
hot-springs mineral deposits (resembling flowers); flowers of sulphur; geyserite; (female given name) Yuka |
狂華 狂华 see styles |
kuáng huā kuang2 hua1 k`uang hua kuang hua kyōke |
muscæ volitantes, dancing flowers before the eyes. |
狩る see styles |
karu かる |
(transitive verb) to hunt (e.g. animals); to go looking for (e.g. flowers, etc.); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to pick (e.g. fruit) |
猟る see styles |
karu かる |
(transitive verb) to hunt (e.g. animals); to go looking for (e.g. flowers, etc.); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to pick (e.g. fruit) |
獻花 献花 see styles |
xiàn huā xian4 hua1 hsien hua |
to offer flowers; to lay flowers (as a memorial) See: 献花 |
生花 see styles |
miharu みはる |
(1) flower arrangement; (2) fresh flowers; flower arrangement; (female given name) Miharu |
百花 see styles |
yuka ゆか |
all varieties of flowers; many flowers; (female given name) Yuka |
盛花 see styles |
moribana もりばな seika / seka せいか |
(1) flower arrangement in a built-up style; (2) placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt; (1) flower arrangement in a built-up style; (2) seasonal peak of flowers |
真花 see styles |
mika みか |
{bot} fertile flower (on a flowering plant which also has infertile flowers, e.g. hydrangeas); (female given name) Mika |
眼花 see styles |
yǎn huā yan3 hua1 yen hua genke |
dimmed eyesight; blurred; vague and unclear vision flowers in the eyes |
破顏 破颜 see styles |
pò yán po4 yan2 p`o yen po yen |
to break into a smile; (of flowers) to open |
神通 see styles |
shén tōng shen2 tong1 shen t`ung shen tung jinzuu / jinzu じんづう |
remarkable ability; magical power (place-name) Jinzuu (神通力) Ubiquitous supernatural power, especially of a Buddha, his ten powers including power to shake the earth, to issue light from his pores, extend his tongue to the Brahma-heavens effulgent with light, cause divine flowers, etc., to rain from the sky, be omnipresent, and other powers. Supernatural powers of eye, ear, body, mind, etc. |
種花 种花 see styles |
zhòng huā zhong4 hua1 chung hua |
to grow flowers; (dialect) to vaccinate; (dialect) to grow cotton |
空花 see styles |
kōng huā kong1 hua1 k`ung hua kung hua sorahana そらはな |
(surname) Sorahana sky-flowers |
空華 空华 see styles |
kōng huá kong1 hua2 k`ung hua kung hua sorahana そらはな |
(surname) Sorahana 空花 khapuṣpa, flowers in the sky, spots before the eyes, Muscœ volitantes; illusion. The Indian Hīnayānists style Mahāyānists空華外道 śūnyapuṣpa, sky-flower heretics, or followers of illusion. |
窄む see styles |
tsubomu つぼむ |
(v5m,vi) (1) (kana only) to close (of flowers); to shut; (v5m,vi) (2) (kana only) (See 窄める・すぼめる,窄まる・すぼまる) to get narrower |
紅樹 红树 see styles |
hóng shù hong2 shu4 hung shu kouju / koju こうじゅ |
red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle); CL:棵[ke1] (1) mangrove (esp. the black mangrove, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza); (2) tree with red leaves or flowers; (given name) Kōju |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Flowers" 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).
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