There are 25 total results for your Meant to Be search in the dictionary.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
蓮 莲 see styles |
lián lian2 lien ren れん |
More info & calligraphy: Lotus(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) (kana only) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; (2) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); (kana only) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; (f,m,s) Ren puṇḍarīka, the lotus, especially the white lotus, Numphoea alba; padma, especially the Nelumbium speciosum; utpala, the Nymphoea coerulea, the blue lotus; kumuda, Nymphoea esculenta, white lotus, or N. rubra, red lotus; nīlotpala, N. cyanea, a blue lotus. The first four are called white, red, blue, and yellow lotuses; but the white lotus is generally meant unless otherwise specified. |
三諦 三谛 see styles |
sān dì san1 di4 san ti santai; sandai さんたい; さんだい |
More info & calligraphy: The Three TruthsThe three dogmas. The "middle" school of Tiantai says 卽空, 卽假. 卽中 i.e. 就是空, 假, 中; (a) by 空śūnya is meant that things causally produced are intheir essential nature unreal (or immaterial) 實空無; (b) 假, though thingsare unreal in their essential nature their derived forms are real; (c) 中;but both are one, being of the one 如 reality. These three dogmas arefounded on a verse of Nāgārjuna's— 因緣所生法, 我說卽是空 亦爲是假名, 亦是中道義 "All causally produced phenomena, I say, areunreal, Are but a passing name, and indicate the 'mean'." There are otherexplanations— the 圓教 interprets the 空 and 假 as 中; the 別教 makes 中 independent. 空 is the all, i.e. the totality of all things, and is spokenof as the 眞 or 實 true, or real; 假 is the differentiation of all thingsand is spoken of as 俗 common, i.e. things as commonly named; 中 is theconnecting idea which makes a unity of both, e.g. "all are but parts of onestupendous whole." The 中 makes all and the all into one whole, unifying thewhole and its parts. 空 may be taken as the immaterial, the undifferentiatedall, the sum of existences, by some as the tathāgatagarbha 如來藏; 假as theunreal, or impermanent, the material or transient form, the temporal thatcan be named, the relative or discrete; 中 as the unifier, which places eachin the other and all in all. The "shallower" 山外 school associated 空 and 中 with the noumenal universe as opposed to the phenomenal and illusoryexistence represented by 假. The "profounder" 山内 school teaches that allthree are aspects of the same. |
世界 see styles |
shì jiè shi4 jie4 shih chieh sekai せかい |
More info & calligraphy: The World(1) the world; society; the universe; (2) sphere; circle; world; (can be adjective with の) (3) world-renowned; world-famous; (4) {Buddh} (original meaning) realm governed by one Buddha; space; (surname, female given name) Sekai Loka 世間; the finite world, the world, a world, which is of two kinds: (1) 衆生世界 that of the living, who are receiving their 正報 correct recompense or karma; (2) 器世界 that of the material, or that on which karma depends for expression. By the living is meant 有情 the sentient. |
世 see styles |
shì shi4 shih toki とき |
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble (counter) (1) counter for generations; (suffix noun) (2) {geol} epoch; (personal name) Toki yuga. An age, 1, 000th part of a kalpa.loka, the world. 世 originally meant a human generation, a period of thirty years; it is used in Buddhism both foryuga, a period of time ever flowing, andloka, the world, worldly, earthly. The world is that which is to be destroyed; it is sunk in the round of mortality, or transmigration; and conceals, or is a veil over reality. |
伩 see styles |
xìn xin4 hsin |
variant of 信[xin4] (originally meant as part of the second round of simplified Chinese characters) |
上方 see styles |
shàng fāng shang4 fang1 shang fang kamigata かみがた |
place above (it); upper part (of it) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 下方) upper part; upper region; region above; (place-name, surname) Kamigata 上手 An abbot 上方 originally meant a mountain monastery. |
何謂 何谓 see styles |
hé wèi he2 wei4 ho wei kai |
(literary) what is?; what is the meaning of? what is meant by...? |
倒懸 倒悬 see styles |
dào xuán dao4 xuan2 tao hsüan touken / token とうけん |
lit. to hang upside down; fig. in dire straits hanging (someone) upside down Hanging upside down; the condition of certain condemned souls, especially for whom the Ullambana (or Lambana, cf. 盂) festival is held in the seventh month; the phrase is used as a tr. of Ullambana, and as such seems meant for Lambana. |
媚笑 see styles |
mèi xiào mei4 xiao4 mei hsiao bishou / bisho びしょう |
enchanting smile charming, enticing smile; smile meant to catch a man's attention |
意顯 意显 see styles |
yì xiǎn yi4 xian3 i hsien iken |
meant |
戊地 see styles |
wù dì wu4 di4 wu ti bochi |
The Fanyimingyi 翻譯名義 describes this as 西安國, perhaps 安西國 Parthia is meant. |
所謂 所谓 see styles |
suǒ wèi suo3 wei4 so wei iwayuru(gikun) いわゆる(gikun) |
what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called (pre-noun adjective) (kana only) what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called that is to say |
誰得 see styles |
daretoku だれとく |
(expression) (1) (net-sl) (abbr. of 誰が得する？) who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; who is it meant to appeal to?; (adjectival noun) (2) (net-sl) pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one; appealing to no one; extremely niche |
假借義 假借义 see styles |
jiǎ jiè yì jia3 jie4 yi4 chia chieh i |
the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字[jia3 jie4 zi4] acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而[er2] originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and") |
逆恨み see styles |
sakaurami さかうらみ |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); (noun, transitive verb) (2) responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; resentment caused by a misunderstanding; (noun, transitive verb) (3) (colloquialism) unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge |
前方高能 see styles |
qián fāng gāo néng qian2 fang1 gao1 neng2 ch`ien fang kao neng chien fang kao neng |
(slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant "Danger! High energy up ahead!" — a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action) |
呾你也他 see styles |
dá nǐ yě tā da2 ni3 ye3 ta1 ta ni yeh t`a ta ni yeh ta tachijiyata |
(or 呾儞也他) tadyathā, i. e. 所謂, as or what is said or meant, it means, i. e., etc. |
好言好語 好言好语 see styles |
hǎo yán hǎo yǔ hao3 yan2 hao3 yu3 hao yen hao yü |
sincere, well-meant, kind words |
戴綠帽子 戴绿帽子 see styles |
dài lǜ mào zi dai4 lu:4 mao4 zi5 tai lü mao tzu |
to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only) |
逆輸入車 see styles |
gyakuyunyuusha / gyakuyunyusha ぎゃくゆにゅうしゃ |
reverse-imported vehicle (esp. high-displacement motorcycles meant for sale outside Japan) |
八億四千萬念 八亿四千万念 see styles |
bā yì sì qiān wàn niàn ba1 yi4 si4 qian1 wan4 nian4 pa i ssu ch`ien wan nien pa i ssu chien wan nien hachiokushisenman nen |
The myriads of "thoughts", or moments in a single day and night, each with its consequences of good and evil; probably 8,400,000,000 is meant. |
強扭的瓜不甜 强扭的瓜不甜 see styles |
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián qiang3 niu3 de5 gua1 bu4 tian2 ch`iang niu te kua pu t`ien chiang niu te kua pu tien |
lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom); fig. if something is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen |
ビューネンドラマ see styles |
byuunendorama / byunendorama ビューネンドラマ |
(See レーゼドラマ) stage drama (ger: Bühnendrama); play meant to be performed, not read (as opposed to a closet drama) |
Variations: |
kobiwarai こびわらい |
(rare) (See 媚笑) charming, enticing smile; smile meant to catch a man's attention |
赤い糸で結ばれる see styles |
akaiitodemusubareru / akaitodemusubareru あかいいとでむすばれる |
(exp,v1) (idiom) (See 赤い糸) to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); to be tied by the red string (of fate) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 25 results for "Meant to Be" 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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