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xiān
    xian1
hsien
 hisa
    ひさ

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Immortal
immortal
(1) (See 仙人・1) hermit; wizard; (2) (See 仙術) wizardry; (personal name) Hisa
僊 ṛṣi, 哩始 an immortal. 仙人; 人仙 the genī, of whom there is a famous group of eight 八仙; an ascetic, a man of the hills, a hermit; the Buddha. The 楞嚴經 gives ten kinds of immortals, walkers on the earth, fliers, wanderers at will, into space, into the deva heavens, transforming themselves into any form, etc. The names of ten ṛṣis, who preceded Śākyamuni, the first being 闍提首那? Jatisena; there is also a list of sixty-eight 大仙 given in the 大孔雀咒經下 A classification of five is 天仙 deva genī, 神仙 spirit genī, 人仙 human genī, 地仙 earth, or cavern genī, and 鬼仙 ghost genī.

君子

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jun zǐ
    jun1 zi3
chün tzu
 kunshi
    くんし

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Nobleman
nobleman; person of noble character
(1) man of virtue; wise man; (true) gentleman; (2) person of high rank; (3) (See 四君子) the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo); (female given name) Kunshi
superior man

女傑


女杰

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nǚ jié
    nu:3 jie2
nü chieh
 joketsu
    じょけつ
woman of distinction; a woman to be admired or respected
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon

羅漢


罗汉

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luó hàn
    luo2 han4
lo han
 rakan
    らかん

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Luohan / Lohan
(Buddhism) arhat (abbr. for 阿羅漢|阿罗汉[a1 luo2 han4])
(abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 阿羅漢・あらかん) arhat; (place-name, surname) Rakan
arhan, arhat; worthy, worshipful, an arhat, the saint, or perfect man of Hīnayāna; the sixteen, eighteen, or 500 famous disciples appointed to witness to buddha-truth and save the world; v. 阿.

超人

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chāo rén
    chao1 ren2
ch`ao jen
    chao jen
 choujin / chojin
    ちょうじん

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Superman
superhuman; exceptional
(1) superman; superwoman; (2) {phil} (ant: 末人) Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

大丈夫

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dà zhàng fu
    da4 zhang4 fu5
ta chang fu
 daijoubu(p); daijobu / daijobu(p); daijobu
    だいじょうぶ(P); だいじょぶ

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Man of Character
a manly man; a man of character
(adjectival noun) (1) safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay; (adverb) (2) certainly; surely; undoubtedly; (int,adj-na) (3) (colloquialism) no thanks; I'm good; that's alright; (4) (だいじょうぶ only) (archaism) (See 大丈夫・だいじょうふ) great man; fine figure of a man; (given name) Masurao
a great man

阿巴斯

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ā bā sī
    a1 ba1 si1
a pa ssu

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Abbas
Abbas (name); Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005

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    su2
su
 zoku(p); shoku(ok)
    ぞく(P); しょく(ok)
custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular
(1) layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world; (2) local manners; modern customs; (adj-na,adj-no) (3) common; popular; (adj-na,adj-no) (4) (ant: 雅・が・1) vulgar; low
common, ordinary, usual, vulgar.

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    qi2
ch`i
    chi
 ki
man of sixty or seventy
Old, 60 years of age, experienced; translit. ji, g.

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    ye4
yeh
 nue
    ぬえ
a kind of bird similar to pheasant
(1) Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; (2) White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); (3) man of mystery; enigma; (female given name) Nue

ヒト

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 hito
    ヒト
(1) man; person; (2) human being; mankind; people; (3) (kana only) human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; (4) character; personality; (5) man of talent; true man; (6) another person; other people; others; (7) adult

上人

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shàng rén
    shang4 ren2
shang jen
 shounin / shonin
    しょうにん
holy priest; saint; (place-name) Shounin
A man of superior wisdom, virtue, and conduct, a term applied to monks during the Tang dynasty.

上根

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shàng gēn
    shang4 gen1
shang ken
 kamine
    かみね
(place-name, surname) Kamine
A man of superior character or capacity, e.g. with superior organs of sight, hearing, etc.

下嫁

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xià jià
    xia4 jia4
hsia chia
(of a woman) to marry a man of lower social status; to marry down

主婦


主妇

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zhǔ fù
    zhu3 fu4
chu fu
 shufu
    しゅふ
housewife; woman of senior authority in a household; the lady of the house; hostess
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

仁人

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 jinjin
    じんじん
man of virtue; humanitarian; (given name) Yoshihito

仁者

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rén zhě
    ren2 zhe3
jen che
 jinsha
    じんしゃ
man of virtue; humanitarian
Kind sir!

俊豪

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 shungou / shungo
    しゅんごう
talent; man of outstanding learning and virtue; (given name) Toshitake

優男

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 yuuo / yuo
    ゆうお
(1) man with a gentle nature; (2) man of delicate features; man of slender build; (3) effeminate man; feeble man; (personal name) Yūo

兄長


兄长

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xiōng zhǎng
    xiong1 zhang3
hsiung chang
elder brother; term of respect for a man of about the same age

勇者

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 yuusha(p); yuuja / yusha(p); yuja
    ゆうしゃ(P); ゆうじゃ
(See 勇士) hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

同妻

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tóng qī
    tong2 qi1
t`ung ch`i
    tung chi
(neologism c. 2009) wife of a gay man (the man may marry to conform with social expectations, and the woman often enters the marriage not knowing he is gay)

商鞅

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shāng yāng
    shang1 yang1
shang yang
 shouou / shoo
    しょうおう
Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝|秦朝[Qin2 chao2]
(given name) Shouou

壽像


寿像

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shòu xiàng
    shou4 xiang4
shou hsiang
 juzō
A portrait, or statue of a man of years while still alive.

大哥

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dà gē
    da4 ge1
ta ko
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss

大宮

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 oomiya
    おおみや
(1) (honorific or respectful language) imperial palace; shrine; (2) Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; (3) woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; (4) elderly woman of imperial lineage; (place-name, surname) Oomiya

女德

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nǚ dé
    nv3 de2
nü te
 nyotoku
A woman of virtue, i.e. a nun, or bhikṣuṇī. The emperor Hui Zong of the Song dynasty (A.D. 1101-1126) changed the term 尼 to 女德.

女犯

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nǚ fàn
    nu:3 fan4
nü fan
 nyobon
    にょぼん
female offender in imperial China (old)
sin of having sexual relations with a woman (for a Buddhist priest)
The woman offence, i.e. sexual immorality on the part of a monk.

婬婦

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 inpu
    いんぷ
(1) woman of loose morals; lewd woman; (2) prostitute; whore; harlot

嫪毐

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lào ǎi
    lao4 ai3
lao ai
Lao Ai (-238 BC), man of Qin famous for his giant penis; in fiction, bogus eunuch and the consort of king Ying Zheng's mother lady Zhao

宗匠

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zōng jiàng
    zong1 jiang4
tsung chiang
 soushou / sosho
    そうしょう
person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments; master craftsman; highly esteemed person
master; teacher
The master workman of a sect who founded its doctrines.

尊者

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zūn zhě
    zun1 zhe3
tsun che
 sonja
    そんじゃ
honored sir (a person of higher status or seniority, or a Buddhist monk)
Buddhist saint; man of high repute; guest of honor; guest of honour
ārya, honourable one, a sage, a saint, an arhat.

屠沽

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tú gū
    tu2 gu1
t`u ku
    tu ku
 toko
Butcher and huckster; caṇḍāla is 'the generic name for a man of the lowest and most despised of the mixed tribes'. M. W.

師奶


师奶

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shī nǎi
    shi1 nai3
shih nai
married woman of mature age

年女

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 toshionna
    としおんな
Woman of the Year, referring to a woman born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

役者

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 yakusha
    やくしゃ
(1) (See 俳優) actor; actress; (2) man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

德甁

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dé píng
    de2 ping2
te p`ing
    te ping
 tokubyō
The vase or talisman of power, cf. 賢德.

文士

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wén shì
    wen2 shi4
wen shih
 bunshi
    ぶんし
literati; scholar
man of letters; literary man; (personal name) Bunji

智者

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zhì zhě
    zhi4 zhe3
chih che
 chisha
    ちしゃ
sage; wise man; clever and knowledgeable person
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) sage; wise man; wise person; man of wisdom; (2) (Buddhist term) buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest; (surname) Chisha
The knower, or wise man; a name for 智顗 q.v.

李悝

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lǐ kuī
    li3 kui1
li k`uei
    li kuei
Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏國|魏国[Wei4 guo2]

林森

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lín sēn
    lin2 sen1
lin sen
 hayashimori
    はやしもり
Lin Sen (1868-1943), revolutionary politician, colleague of Sun Yat-sen, chairman of the Chinese nationalist government (1928-1932)
(surname) Hayashimori

梵女

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fàn nǚ
    fan4 nv3
fan nü
 bonnyo
A noble woman, a woman of high character.

樹提


树提

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shù tí
    shu4 ti2
shu t`i
    shu ti
 judai
(樹提伽); 殊底色迦 jyotiṣka, 'a luminary, a heavenly body' (M.W.); tr. asterisms, shining, fire, or fate. A wealthy man of Rājagṛha, who gave all his goods to the poor; there is a sūtra called after him.

沈括

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shěn kuò
    shen3 kuo4
shen k`uo
    shen kuo
 shinkatsu
    しんかつ
Shen Kuo (1031-1095), Chinese polymath, scientist and statesman of Song dynasty, author of Dream Pool Essays 夢溪筆談|梦溪笔谈[Meng4 Xi1 Bi3 tan2]
(personal name) Shinkatsu

淫婦


淫妇

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yín fù
    yin2 fu4
yin fu
 inpu
    いんぷ
loose woman; prostitute; Jezebel
(1) woman of loose morals; lewd woman; (2) prostitute; whore; harlot

白丁

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 hakutei / hakute
    はくてい
    hakuchou / hakucho
    はくちょう
(1) (archaism) young man of conscription age who has not yet undergone military training; (2) (archaism) man with no title and no rank (under the ritsuryo system); commoner; (3) (archaism) servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master

白張

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 hakuchou / hakucho
    はくちょう
    shirahari
    しらはり
(1) (archaism) young man of conscription age who has not yet undergone military training; (2) (archaism) man with no title and no rank (under the ritsuryo system); commoner; (3) (archaism) servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master; (1) (archaism) starched white uniform worn by menservants of government officials; (2) something pasted with plain white paper (e.g. umbrella, lantern)

眞諦


眞谛

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zhēn dì
    zhen1 di4
chen ti
 shindai
    しんだい
(personal name) Shindai
The asseverations or categories of reality, in contrast with 俗諦 ordinary categories; they are those of the sage, or man of insight, in contrast with those of the common man, who knows only appearance and not reality.

知者

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zhī zhě
    zhi1 zhe3
chih che
 chisha
    ちしゃ
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) sage; wise man; wise person; man of wisdom; (2) (Buddhist term) buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
The knower, the cognizer, the person within who perceives.

硬漢


硬汉

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yìng hàn
    ying4 han4
ying han
man of steel; unyielding, tough guy

空蝉

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 utsusemi
    うつせみ
(ateji / phonetic) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) man of this world; the real world; temporal things; (2) cast-off cicada shell; cicada; (ateji / phonetic) (1) man of this world; the real world; temporal things; (2) cast-off cicada shell; cicada; (personal name) Utsusemi

粋人

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 suijin
    すいじん
(1) person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; (2) man of the world; understanding person; (3) man about town

虚蝉

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 utsusomi
    うつそみ
    utsusemi
    うつせみ
(ateji / phonetic) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) man of this world; the real world; temporal things; (2) cast-off cicada shell; cicada; (ateji / phonetic) (1) man of this world; the real world; temporal things; (2) cast-off cicada shell; cicada

賈誼


贾谊

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jiǎ yì
    jia3 yi4
chia i
 kagi
    かぎ
Jia Yi (200-168 BC), Chinese poet and statesman of the Western Han Dynasty
(personal name) Kagi

賢士


贤士

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xián shì
    xian2 shi4
hsien shih
 takashi
    たかし
virtuous person; a man of merit
(given name) Takashi

賢才


贤才

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xián cái
    xian2 cai2
hsien ts`ai
    hsien tsai
 kensai
    けんさい
a genius; a talented person
man of ability; gifted man; (male given name) Yasutoshi

迦葉


迦叶

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jiā shě
    jia1 she3
chia she
 kashou / kasho
    かしょう
(person) Kasyapa (Hindu sage); Kashou
(迦葉波) kāśyapa, 迦攝 (迦攝波) inter alia 'a class of divine beings similar to or equal to prajāpati'; the father 'of gods, demons, men, fish, reptiles, and all animals'; also 'a constellation'. M.W. It is intp. as 'drinking light', i.e. swallowing sun and moon, but without apparent justification. (1) One of the seven or ten ancient Indian sages. (2) Name of a tribe or race. (3) Kāśyapa Buddha, the third of the five buddhas of the present kalpa, the sixth of the seven ancient buddhas. (4) Mahākāśyapa, a brahman of Magadha, who became one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni, and after his death became leader of the disciples, 'convoked and directed the first synod, whence his title Ārya Sthavira (上坐, lit. chairman) is derived.' Eitel. He is accounted the chief of the ascetics before the enlightenment; the first compiler of the canon and the first patriarch. (5) There were five Kāśyapas, disciples of the Buddha, Mahā-Kāśyapa, Uruvilā-Kāśyapa, Gayā-Kāśyapa, Nadī-Kāśyapa, and Daśabala-Kāśyapa; the second, third, and fourth are said to have been brothers. (6) A bodhisattva, whose name heads a chapter in the Nirvana Sutra. (7) 迦葉摩騰 Kāśyapa-Mātaṅga, the monk who with Gobharana, or Dharmarakṣa, i.e. Zhu Falan 竺法蘭, according to Buddhist statements, brought images and scriptures to China with the commissioners sent by Mingdi, arriving in Luoyang A.D. 67.

通人

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tōng rén
    tong1 ren2
t`ung jen
    tung jen
 tsuujin / tsujin
    つうじん
learned person; person of wide knowledge and sound scholarship
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person; (personal name) Michihito

連戰


连战

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lián zhàn
    lian2 zhan4
lien chan
Lien Chan (1936-), Taiwanese politician, former vice-president and chairman of Guomintang

遊人


游人

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yóu rén
    you2 ren2
yu jen
 yuujin / yujin
    ゆうじん
a tourist
(See あそびにん・1,遊客,道楽者・1) someone without a fixed occupation; man of leisure; playboy; (given name) Yūjin

道主

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 doushu / doshu
    どうしゅ
chairman of the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters)

野花

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yě huā
    ye3 hua1
yeh hua
 nobana; yaka(ok)
    のばな; やか(ok)
wildflower; woman of easy virtue
(1) wild flower; (2) (のばな only) (See 紙花・2) paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral); (female given name) Yaka

阿姨

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ā yí
    a1 yi2
a i
maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child); CL:個|个[ge4]

雅客

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 gakaku
    がかく
(1) man of letters; man of taste; art connoisseur; (2) (See 水仙) narcissus

高士

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gāo shì
    gao1 shi4
kao shih
 koushi / koshi
    こうし
man of noble character; (s,m) Takashi
Eminent scholar; old tr. for Bodhisattva.

麤人

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cū rén
    cu1 ren2
ts`u jen
    tsu jen
麁人 The immature man of Hīnayāna, who has a rough foundation, in contrast with the mature or refined 細人 man of Mahayana. Tiantai applied 麤 to the 藏, 通, and 別 schools, reserving 細 for the 圓 school.

万年娘

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 mannenmusume
    まんねんむすめ
(See 万年新造) woman of perennial youth

三親等

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 sanshintou / sanshinto
    さんしんとう
kinsman of the third degree (of consanguinity)

下種女

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 gesuonna
    げすおんな
(derogatory term) woman of low rank

事務家

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 jimuka
    じむか
man of affairs

伯南克

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bó nán kè
    bo2 nan2 ke4
po nan k`o
    po nan ko
Bernanke (name); Ben Shalom Bernanke (1953-), US economist, Chairman of the Federal Reserve 2006-2014

先陀客

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xiān tuó kè
    xian1 tuo2 ke4
hsien t`o k`o
    hsien to ko
 senda kyaku
A man of renown, wealth, and wisdom.

分限者

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 bugenja; bugensha
    ぶげんじゃ; ぶげんしゃ
rich man; man of wealth

切れ手

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 kirete
    きれて
man of ability

劫比他

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jié bǐ tā
    jie2 bi3 ta1
chieh pi t`a
    chieh pi ta
 Kōhita
Kapittha. (1) An ancient kingdom of Central India, also called 僧佉尸 Saṃkāśya. (2) A Brahman of Vṛji who ill-treated the Buddhists of his time, was reborn as a fish, and was finally converted, by Śākyamuni, Eitel.

勢力家

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 seiryokuka; seiryokka / seryokuka; seryokka
    せいりょくか; せいりょっか
man of influence

勤続者

see styles
 kinzokusha
    きんぞくしゃ
man of long service

司馬昭


司马昭

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sī mǎ zhāo
    si1 ma3 zhao1
ssu ma chao
Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4]

士君子

see styles
 shikunshi
    しくんし
gentleman; man of learning and virtue

外場人


外场人

see styles
wài cháng rén
    wai4 chang2 ren2
wai ch`ang jen
    wai chang jen
sophisticated, worldly person; man of the world

大旦那

see styles
 oodanna
    おおだんな
master; head of household; man of the house; principal supporter of a temple

女丈夫

see styles
 jojoufu; jojoubu / jojofu; jojobu
    じょじょうふ; じょじょうぶ
heroine; brave woman; spirited woman; woman of strong character; Amazon

実践家

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 jissenka
    じっせんか
practical person; man of action; doer

小哥哥

see styles
xiǎo gē ge
    xiao3 ge1 ge5
hsiao ko ko
little boy who is older than another young child (e.g. his playmate); (neologism c. 2017) (slang) amiable form of address for a young man of about one's own age or a little older

小姐姐

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xiǎo jiě jie
    xiao3 jie3 jie5
hsiao chieh chieh
little girl who is older than another young child (e.g. her playmate); (neologism c. 2017) (slang) young lady (amiable form of address for a young woman of about one's own age or a little older)

幅利き

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 habakiki
    はばきき
influential; man of influence

手腕か

see styles
 shuwanka
    しゅわんか
able individual; man of ability

手腕家

see styles
 shuwanka
    しゅわんか
able individual; man of ability

数寄者

see styles
 sukisha
    すきしゃ
(1) man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; (2) lewd man; lecher

文学者

see styles
 bungakusha
    ぶんがくしゃ
(1) scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; (2) writer

文學家


文学家

see styles
wén xué jiā
    wen2 xue2 jia1
wen hsüeh chia
writer; man of letters; CL:個|个[ge4]

文芸家

see styles
 bungeika / bungeka
    ぶんげいか
man of letters; writer

旃陀利

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zhān tuó lì
    zhan1 tuo2 li4
chan t`o li
    chan to li
 sendari
caṇḍāla, 'an outcast,' 'a man of the lowest and most despised of the mixed tribes, born from a Śūdra father and Brāhman mother.' M.W. He bore a flag and sounded a bell to warn of his presence. Converts from this class were admitted to ordination in Buddhism.

時の人

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 tokinohito
    ときのひと
(exp,n) man of the hour; woman of the hour

有力者

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 yuuryokusha / yuryokusha
    ゆうりょくしゃ
influential person; man of importance

有德女

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yǒu dé nǚ
    you3 de2 nv3
yu te nü
 utoku nyo
A woman of Brahman family in Benares, who became a convert and is the questioner of the Buddha in the Śrīmatī-brāhmaṇī-paripṛcchā 有德女所問大乘經.

未来人

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 miraijin
    みらいじん
man of the future; Homo futurus

李明博

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lǐ míng bó
    li3 ming2 bo2
li ming po
 imyonbaku
    いみょんばく
Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, president of South Korea 2008-2013
(person) Rhee Myonbaku (Korean politician)

歐吉桑


欧吉桑

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ōu jí sāng
    ou1 ji2 sang1
ou chi sang
older man; man of mature years (Japanese loanword)

歐巴桑


欧巴桑

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ōu ba sāng
    ou1 ba5 sang1
ou pa sang
older female; woman of mature years (Japanese loanword)

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

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This page contains 100 results for "Man Of" 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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