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清一

see styles
 chinitsu; chinichi
    チンイツ; チンイチ
(kana only) {mahj} (See 清一色・1) having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (meld) (chi:); (given name) Seiichi

玄奘

see styles
xuán zàng
    xuan2 zang4
hsüan tsang
 genjou / genjo
    げんじょう
Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
(given name) Genjō; (person) Xuanzang (602-664)
Xuanzang, whose name is written variously e. g. Hsüan Chuang, Hiüen-tsang, Hiouen Tsang, Yüan Tsang, Yüen Chwang; the famous pilgrim to India, whose surname was 陳 Chen and personal name 禕 Wei; a native of Henan, A. D. 600-664 (Giles). It is said that he entered a monastery at 13 years of age and in 618 with his elder brother, who had preceded him in becoming a monk, went to Chang-an 長安, the capital, where in 622 he was fully ordained. Finding that China possessed only half of the Buddhist classics, he took his staff, bound his feet, and on foot braved the perils of the deserts and mountains of Central Asia. The date of his setting out is uncertain (629 or 627), but the year of his arrival in India is given as 633: after visiting and studying in many parts of India, he returned home, reaching the capital in 645, was received with honour and presented his collection of 657 works, 'besides many images and pictures, and one hundred and fifty relics, 'to the Court. Taizong, the emperor, gave him the 弘福寺 Hongfu monastery in which to work. He presented the manuscript of his famous 大唐西域記 Record of Western Countries in 646 and completed it as it now stands by 648. The emperor Gaozong called him to Court in 653 and gave him the 慈恩寺 Cien monastery in which to work, a monastery which ever after was associated with him; in 657 he removed him to the 玉華宮 Yuhua Gong and made that palace a monastery. He translated seventy-five works in 1335 juan. In India he received the titles of 摩訶耶那提婆 Mahāyānadeva and 木叉提婆 Mokṣadeva; he was also known as 三藏法師 Tripiṭaka teacher of Dharma. He died in 664, in his 65th year.

生年

see styles
 seinen; shounen / senen; shonen
    せいねん; しょうねん
(1) (せいねん only) year of a person's birth; (n,n-pref) (2) (e.g. 生年35歳) number of years since one's birth; age

生死

see styles
shēng sǐ
    sheng1 si3
sheng ssu
 seishi(p); shouji; shoushi / seshi(p); shoji; shoshi
    せいし(P); しょうじ; しょうし
life or death
(1) life and death; life or death; (2) (しょうじ, しょうし only) {Buddh} samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); (3) (しょうじ, しょうし only) death
saṃsāra: birth and death: rebirth and redeath; life and death; 生死, 死生; 生生死死 ever-recurring saṃsāra or transmigrations; the round of mortality. There are two, three, four, seven, and twelve kinds of 生死; the two are 分斷生死 the various karmaic transmigrations, and 不思義變易生死 (or simply 變易生死) the inconceivable transformation life in the Pure Land. Among the twelve are final separation from mortality of the arhat, with 無餘 no remains of it causing return; one final death and no rebirth of the anāgāmin; the seven advancing rebirths of the srota-āpanna; down to the births-cum-deaths of hungry ghosts.

皮肉

see styles
pí ròu
    pi2 rou4
p`i jou
    pi jou
 hiniku
    ひにく
skin and flesh; superficial; physical (suffering); bodily
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire; (adj-na,adj-no,n) (2) unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned; (3) (only) surface; something superficial; (4) (archaism) (literal meaning) skin and bone; body

真果

see styles
 shinka
    しんか
(See 偽果) true fruit (i.e. one that forms from the ovary only); (female given name) Mika

群生

see styles
qún shēng
    qun2 sheng1
ch`ün sheng
    chün sheng
 mureo
    むれお
(noun/participle) (1) (ぐんせい only) growing en masse in one location (of plants); (noun/participle) (2) (ぐんせい only) (See 群棲) living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; (3) {Buddh} all animate creation; (male given name) Mureo
all beings

越年

see styles
 etsunen(p); otsunen
    えつねん(P); おつねん
(n,vs,vi) (1) seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; hibernation; (n,vs,vi) (2) (えつねん only) {hanaf} playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game

轉輪


转轮

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zhuàn lún
    zhuan4 lun2
chuan lun
 tenrin
rotating disk; wheel; rotor; cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism
cakravartī, "a ruler the wheels of whose chariot roll everywhere without hindrance." M.W. Revolving wheels; to turn a wheel: also 轉輪王 (轉輪聖王); 輪王; 轉輪聖帝, cf. 斫. The symbol is the cakra or disc, which is of four kinds indicating the rank, i.e. gold, silver, copper, or iron, the iron cakravartī ruling over one continent, the south; the copper, over two, east and south: the silver, over three, east, west, and south; the golden being supreme over all the four continents. The term is also applied to the gods over a universe, and to a buddha as universal spiritual king, and as preacher of the supreme doctrine. Only a cakravartī possesses the 七寳 saptaratna and 1, 000 sons. The cakra, or discus, is also a missile used by a cakravartī for overthrowing his enemies. Its origin is probably the sun with its myriad rays.

辟支

see styles
bì zhī
    bi4 zhi1
pi chih
 byakushi
(辟支迦) pratyeka, each one, individual, oneself only.

連画

see styles
 renga
    れんが
(abbreviation) sequential art or pictures (type of printed, graphic storytelling, differentiated from manga by its liberal use of page space, often only one panel per page, and sparing use of dialogue)

重畳

see styles
 choujou; juujou / chojo; jujo
    ちょうじょう; じゅうじょう
(adjective) (1) (ちょうじょう only) placed one upon another; piled up; (adj-no,n,int) (2) (ちょうじょう only) excellent; splendid; (noun/participle) (3) superimposition; superposition; (surname) Chōjō

長者


长者

see styles
zhǎng zhě
    zhang3 zhe3
chang che
 chouja(p); chousha; chouza / choja(p); chosha; choza
    ちょうじゃ(P); ちょうしゃ; ちょうざ
senior; older person
(1) (ちょうじゃ only) millionaire; (2) one's superior; one's elder; one's senior; (3) (archaism) virtuous and gentle person; (4) (ちょうじゃ only) (archaism) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (5) (ちょうじゃ only) (archaism) (See 宿駅) chief of a post town; (place-name, surname) Chōjiya
揭利呵跋底; 疑叻賀鉢底 gṛhapati. A householder; one who is just, straightforward, truthful, honest, advanced in age, and wealthy; an elder.

門清

see styles
 menchin
    メンチン
(kana only) {mahj} (See メンゼン,清一色・1) having only tiles of one suit and not having called any tiles (meld) (chi:); having only tiles of one suit and a concealed hand

開眼


开眼

see styles
kāi yǎn
    kai1 yan3
k`ai yen
    kai yen
 kaigan; kaigen
    かいがん; かいげん
to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons
(n,vs,vi) (1) (esp. かいげん) enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; (n,vs,vi) (2) (esp. かいげん) reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; (n,vs,vi,vt) (3) (かいがん only) gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes; (n,vs,vi) (4) (かいげん only) {Buddh} filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture; ceremony where a newly made image or idol is consecrated
opening the eye

限り

see styles
 kagiri
    かぎり
(1) limit; limits; bounds; (2) degree; extent; scope; (n,n-suf) (3) the end; the last; (n,adv) (4) (after an adjective, verb, or noun) as long as ...; as far as ...; as much as ...; to the limits of ...; all of ...; (n,adv) (5) (after neg. verb) unless ...; (6) (usu. as 〜の限りではない) (not) included in ...; (not) part of ...; (7) (usu. adj+限り) being very much (in a certain state); extreme amount (of a feeling, etc.); (n-suf,n,adv) (8) ... only (e.g. "one time only", "today only"); (9) (archaism) end of one's life; final moments; death; (10) (archaism) funeral; burial

陰腹

see styles
 kagebara
    かげばら
secretly slitting one's belly (and only eventually revealing one's mortal wound) (in kabuki, bunraku, etc.)

難陀


难陀

see styles
nán tuó
    nan2 tuo2
nan t`o
    nan to
 Nanda
難陁 nanda, "happiness, pleasure, joy, felicity." M.W. Name of disciples not easy to discriminate; one is called Cowherd Nanda, an arhat; another Sundarananda, to distinguish him from Ānanda, and the above; also, of a milkman who gave Śākyamuni milk; of a poor woman who could only offer a cash to buy oil for a lamp to Buddha; of a nāga king; etc.

青柳

see styles
 aoyagi(p); aoyanagi
    あおやぎ(P); あおやなぎ
(1) green willow (i.e. one that has budded); (2) (あおやぎ only) (See バカ貝) meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis); (given name) Seiryū

馬面


马面

see styles
mǎ miàn
    ma3 mian4
ma mien
 umazura; bamen; umagao
    うまづら; ばめん; うまがお
Horse-Face, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology
(1) long thin face; (2) (うまづら only) (See 馬面剥) Black Scraper (fish); (surname) Bamen

髪頭

see styles
 kamikashira; kamigashira
    かみかしら; かみがしら
(1) hair on one's head; (2) head; top of one's head; (3) (かみがしら only) kanji "hair" radical at top

鼻息

see styles
bí xī
    bi2 xi1
pi hsi
 hanaiki(p); bisoku
    はないき(P); びそく
breath
(1) nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; (2) (はないき only) person's pleasure; excitement
The breath of the nostrils; also the perception of smell.

すべた

see styles
 subeta
    すべた
(1) (derogatory term) bitch (por: espada); witch; ugly woman; dog; (2) normal card; card having only a floral pattern that gives a player only one point

まる裸

see styles
 maruhadaka
    まるはだか
(noun or adjectival noun) nude; utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit

一佛乘

see styles
yī fó shèng
    yi1 fo2 sheng4
i fo sheng
 ichibutsu jō
The Mahāyāna, or one-Buddha vehicle, especially the teaching of the Lotus Sūtra.; The one Buddha-yāna. The One Vehicle, i.e. Mahāyāna, which contains the final or complete law of the Buddha and not merely a part, or preliminary stage, as in Hīnayāna. Mahāyānists claim it as the perfect and only way to the shore of parinirvāṇa. It is especially the doctrine of the 法華經 Lotus Sūtra; v. 大乘.

一帳羅

see styles
 icchoura / icchora
    いっちょうら
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)

一張羅

see styles
 icchoura / icchora
    いっちょうら
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)

一義的

see styles
 ichigiteki
    いちぎてき
(adjectival noun) (1) having a single meaning; allowing only one interpretation; unequivocal; unambiguous; (adjectival noun) (2) principal; primary; most important

一胎化

see styles
yī tāi huà
    yi1 tai1 hua4
i t`ai hua
    i tai hua
practice of allowing only one child per family

単能工

see styles
 tannoukou / tannoko
    たんのうこう
(ant: 多能工・たのうこう) worker who only does one task; single skill worker

唯一住

see styles
wéi yī zhù
    wei2 yi1 zhu4
wei i chu
 yuiichijū
only one abode

尺けん

see styles
 sekken
    せっけん
(1) small amount of silk (i.e. only one foot of cloth); (2) unimportant painting; trivial work of art

山の神

see styles
 yamanokami; yamanokami
    やまのかみ; ヤマノカミ
(exp,n) (1) (やまのかみ only) mountain god; (exp,n) (2) (やまのかみ only) (joc) one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); (exp,n) (3) (kana only) roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus); (place-name) Yamanokami

思召す

see styles
 oboshimesu
    おぼしめす
(transitive verb) (1) (honorific or respectful language) to think (only used to speak of others); (2) to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); (3) to honour the target of one's emotions

思食す

see styles
 oboshimesu
    おぼしめす
(out-dated kanji) (transitive verb) (1) (honorific or respectful language) to think (only used to speak of others); (2) to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); (3) to honour the target of one's emotions

政治屋

see styles
 seijiya / sejiya
    せいじや
(derogatory term) politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)

斯陀含

see styles
sī tuó hán
    si1 tuo2 han2
ssu t`o han
    ssu to han
 shidagon
sakṛdāgāmin, once more to arrive, or be born; the second grade of arhatship involving only one rebirth. Cf. 四向 and 四果.

新型欝

see styles
 shingatautsu
    しんがたうつ
new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work

新型鬱

see styles
 shingatautsu
    しんがたうつ
new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work

束ねる

see styles
 tabaneru(p); tsukaneru
    たばねる(P); つかねる
(transitive verb) (1) to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; (transitive verb) (2) to govern; to manage; to control; to administer; (transitive verb) (3) (つかねる only) to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

清一色

see styles
qīng yī sè
    qing1 yi1 se4
ch`ing i se
    ching i se
 chiniisoo / chinisoo
    チンイーソー
monotone; only one ingredient; (mahjong) all in the same suit
(1) {mahj} full flush (chi:); winning hand containing only tiles of one suit; (2) homogeneity (e.g. manuf. using products from one source)

片側町

see styles
 katagawamachi
    かたがわまち
street with houses lined up only on one side

片働き

see styles
 katabataraki
    かたばたらき
(colloquialism) only one spouse working; living on a single income

片鉄炮

see styles
 katateppou / katateppo
    かたてっぽう
{sumo} strong push with only one hand

Variations:

see styles
 koto; ke
    こと; け
(n,adj-na,n-pref) (1) (こと only) (archaism) difference (from one another); different thing; other; (adjectival noun) (2) unusual; extraordinary

Variations:

see styles
 kate; ryou; karite(ok) / kate; ryo; karite(ok)
    かて; りょう; かりて(ok)
(1) food; provisions; (2) (かて only) nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

般茶迦

see styles
pán chá jiā
    pan2 cha2 jia1
p`an ch`a chia
    pan cha chia
 hanchaka
[Note: The middle character is erroneous; it should be 荼. Same with the next entry.] paṇḍaka. The general name for eunuchs. The five classes with various degrees of sexual impotence: (1) 扇搋 ṣaṇḍha (ṣaṇḍha paṇḍaka); by birth impotent. (2) 留拏 rugṇa or ruṇḍa paṇḍaka; 'maimed, ' i.e. emasculated males. (3) 砂梨沙掌拏 īrṣyā (īrṣyā paṇḍaka); those whose sexual desires are only aroused by jealousy. (4) 半擇迦 paṇḍaka are eunuchs in general, but in this category are described as hermaphrodites. (5) 博叉 pakṣa (pakṣa pāṇḍaka); impotent during one-half of the month. A newer classification distinguishes those with incomplete from those with complete organs; the incomplete being (1) ṣaṇḍha, or jātipaṇḍaka as above; and (2) emasculated males; the complete are the others; the fifth being stimulated when bathing or evacuating. Other forms: 般吒; 半托; 半擇迦 tr. 黃門.

親トモ

see styles
 oyatomo
    おやトモ
(dated) (slang) (from 親指 and 友達) friend one only keeps in touch with via text messaging

跛行婚

see styles
 hakoukon / hakokon
    はこうこん
international marriage which is recognized in only one party's country (e.g. same-sex marriage, polygamy, underage marriage)

過木橋


过木桥

see styles
guō mù qiáo
    guo1 mu4 qiao2
kuo mu ch`iao
    kuo mu chiao
 ka bokukyō
To cross over the single log bridge, i.e. only one string to the bow.

部分浴

see styles
 bubunyoku
    ぶぶんよく
partial bath (e.g. foot bath, hip bath); bathing only one part of the body

Variations:

see styles
 sato
    さと
(1) village; hamlet; (2) countryside; country; (3) (里 only) home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown; (4) (里 only) (See 御里) one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past

阿彌陀


阿弥陀

see styles
ā mí tuó
    a1 mi2 tuo2
a mi t`o
    a mi to
 Amida
    あみだ
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner; (3) (kana only) (abbreviation) wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
(阿彌) amita, boundless, infinite; tr. by 無量 immeasurable. The Buddha of infinite qualities, known as 阿彌陀婆 (or 阿彌陀佛) Amitābha, tr. 無量光 boundless light; 阿彌陀廋斯Amitāyus, tr. 無量壽 boundless age, or life; and among the esoteric sects Amṛta 甘露 (甘露王) sweet-dew (king). An imaginary being unknown to ancient Buddhism, possibly of Persian or Iranian origin, who has eclipsed the historical Buddha in becoming the most popular divinity in the Mahāyāna pantheon. His name indicates an idealization rather than an historic personality, the idea of eternal light and life. The origin and date of the concept are unknown, but he has always been associated with the west, where in his Paradise, Suikhāvatī, the Western Pure Land, he receives to unbounded happiness all who call upon his name (cf. the Pure Lands 淨土 of Maitreya and Akṣobhya). This is consequent on his forty-eight vows, especially the eighteenth, in which he vows to refuse Buddhahood until he has saved all living beings to his Paradise, except those who had committed the five unpardonable sins, or were guilty of blasphemy against the Faith. While his Paradise is theoretically only a stage on the way to rebirth in the final joys of nirvana, it is popularly considered as the final resting-place of those who cry na-mo a-mi-to-fo, or blessed be, or adoration to, Amita Buddha. The 淨土 Pure-land (Jap. Jōdo) sect is especially devoted to this cult, which arises chiefly out of the Sukhāvatīvyūha, but Amita is referred to in many other texts and recognized, with differing interpretations and emphasis, by the other sects. Eitel attributes the first preaching of the dogma to 'a priest from Tokhara' in A. D.147, and says that Faxian and Xuanzang make no mention of the cult. But the Chinese pilgrim 慧日Huiri says he found it prevalent in India 702-719. The first translation of the Amitāyus Sutra, circa A.D. 223-253, had disappeared when the Kaiyuan catalogue was compiled A.D. 730. The eighteenth vow occurs in the tr. by Dharmarakṣa A.D. 308. With Amita is closely associated Avalokiteśvara, who is also considered as his incarnation, and appears crowned with, or bearing the image of Amita. In the trinity of Amita, Avalokiteśvara appears on his left and Mahāsthāmaprāpta on his right. Another group, of five, includes Kṣitigarbha and Nāgārjuna, the latter counted as the second patriarch of the Pure Land sect. One who calls on the name of Amitābha is styled 阿彌陀聖 a saint of Amitābha. Amitābha is one of the Five 'dhyāni buddhas' 五佛, q.v. He has many titles, amongst which are the following twelve relating to him as Buddha of light, also his title of eternal life: 無量光佛Buddha of boundless light; 無邊光佛 Buddha of unlimited light; 無礙光佛 Buddha of irresistible light; 無對光佛 Buddha of incomparable light; 燄王光佛 Buddha of yama or flame-king light; 淸淨光佛 Buddha of pure light; 歡喜光佛 Buddha of joyous light; 智慧光佛 Buddha of wisdom light; 不斷光佛 Buddha of unending light; 難思光佛 Buddha of inconceivable light; 無稱光佛Buddha of indescribable light; 超日月光佛 Buddha of light surpassing that of sun and moon; 無量壽 Buddha of boundless age. As buddha he has, of course, all the attributes of a buddha, including the trikāya, or 法報化身, about which in re Amita there are differences of opinion in the various schools. His esoteric germ-letter is hrīḥ, and he has specific manual-signs. Cf. 阿彌陀經, of which with commentaries there are numerous editions.

集合犯

see styles
 shuugouhan / shugohan
    しゅうごうはん
(1) single crime that naturally consists of a number of incidences and is charged as only one count (e.g. habitual gambling); (2) (See 集団犯罪) crime whose goal requires a large number of people acting together (e.g. insurrection)

カキタレ

see styles
 kakitare
    カキタレ
(slang) woman one dates only with the purpose of having sex

しか無い

see styles
 shikanai
    しかない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) (after a verb) having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) (after a noun or counter) having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ...

どうにか

see styles
 dounika / donika
    どうにか
(adv,vs) in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

ワンマン

see styles
 wanman
    ワンマン
(prefix noun) (1) one-man; (adj-na,adj-no,n) (2) tyrant; dictatorial person; (3) (abbreviation) conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train

一つ覚え

see styles
 hitotsuoboe
    ひとつおぼえ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows

一佛多佛

see styles
yī fó duō fó
    yi1 fo2 duo1 fo2
i fo to fo
 ichibutsu tabutsu
One Buddha or many Buddhas, i.e. some Hīnayāna Schools say only one Buddha exists in the same aeon; Mahāyāna says many Buddhas appear in the same aeon in many worlds.

一国一城

see styles
 ikkokuichijou / ikkokuichijo
    いっこくいちじょう
(1) (yoji) (possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); (2) (yoji) (hist) establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

一子相伝

see styles
 isshisouden / isshisoden
    いっしそうでん
(yoji) transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child

一幕見席

see styles
 hitomakumiseki
    ひとまくみせき
special seats and standing-only space in the galley for people who only intend to see one act of a kabuki play

一指頭禪


一指头禅

see styles
yī zhǐ tóu chán
    yi1 zhi3 tou2 chan2
i chih t`ou ch`an
    i chih tou chan
 ichishi zu zen
The one finger-tip contemplation used by a certain monk to bring to another a conception of the universe. Also a parable in the 楞伽經 Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra. The Chan or Zen sect 禪宗 regard the sūtras merely as indicators, i.e. pointing fingers, their real object being only attained through personal mediation.

一枝獨秀


一枝独秀

see styles
yī zhī dú xiù
    yi1 zhi1 du2 xiu4
i chih tu hsiu
lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom); fig. to be in a league of one's own; outstanding

一生補處


一生补处

see styles
yī shēng bǔ chù
    yi1 sheng1 bu3 chu4
i sheng pu ch`u
    i sheng pu chu
 isshō fusho
Eka-jāti-prati-baddha; a name or Maitreya, who is to be the next Buddha in this world. Another definition is— from one enlightenment to attain to Buddhahood.

一眼之龜


一眼之龟

see styles
yī yǎn zhī guī
    yi1 yan3 zhi1 gui1
i yen chih kuei
 ichigen no kame
A sea turtle with only one eye, and that underneath, entered a hollow in a floating log; the log, tossed by the waves, happened to roll over, whereupon the turtle momentarily saw the sun and moon; an illustration of the rareness of the appearance of a Buddha; also of the difficulty of being reborn as a man.

一間聖者


一间圣者

see styles
yī jiān shèng zhě
    yi1 jian1 sheng4 zhe3
i chien sheng che
 ikken shōsha
The holy ones who have only one interval, or stage of mortality before nirvāṇa.

一鱗半爪


一鳞半爪

see styles
yī lín bàn zhǎo
    yi1 lin2 ban4 zhao3
i lin pan chao
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); fig. only odd bits and pieces

不二法門


不二法门

see styles
bù èr fǎ mén
    bu4 er4 fa3 men2
pu erh fa men
 funi hōmon
the one and only way; the only proper course to take
is similar to 不二之法; also the cult of the monistic doctrine; and the immediacy of entering into the truth.

九二共識


九二共识

see styles
jiǔ èr gòng shí
    jiu3 er4 gong4 shi2
chiu erh kung shih
1992 Consensus, statement issued after 1992 talks between PRC and Taiwan representatives, asserting that there is only one China

五智如來


五智如来

see styles
wǔ zhì rú lái
    wu3 zhi4 ru2 lai2
wu chih ju lai
 gochi nyorai
五智五佛; 五佛; 五如來 The five Dhyāni-Buddhas, or Wisdom-Tathāgatas of the Vajradhātu 金剛界, idealizations of five aspects of wisdom; possibly of Nepalese origin. The Wisdom Buddha represents the dharmakāya or Buddha-mind, also the Dharma of the triratna, or trinity. Each evolves one of the five colours, one of the five senses, a Dhyani-bodhisattva in two forms onegracious, the other fierce, and a Mānuṣi-Buddha; each has his own śakti, i. e. feminine energy or complement; also his own bīja, or germ-sound 種子or 印 seal, i. e. 眞言 real or substantive word, the five being for 大日 aṃ, for 阿閦 hūṃ, for 寶生 ? hrīḥ, for 彌陀 ? aḥ, for 不 空 ? āḥ. The five are also described as the emanations or forms of an Ādi-Buddha, Vajrasattva; the four are considered by others to be emanations or forms of Vairocana as theSupreme Buddha. The five are not always described as the same, e. g. they may be 藥師 (or 王) Bhaiṣajya, 多寶 Prabhūtaratna, Vairocana, Akṣobhya, andeither Amoghasiddhi or Śākyamuni. Below is a classified list of the generally accepted five with certain particulars connected with them, butthese differ in different places, and the list can only be a general guide. As to the Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, each Buddha evolves three forms 五佛生五菩薩, 五金剛, 五忿怒, i. e. (1) a bodhisattva who represents the Buddha's dharmakāya, or spiritual body; (2) a vajra ordiamond form who represents his wisdom in graciousness; and (3) a fierce or angry form, the 明王 who represents his power against evil. (1) Vairocanaappears in the three forms of 轉法輪菩薩 Vajra-pāramitā Bodhisattva, 遍照金剛 Universally Shining Vajrasattva, and 不動明王 Ārya-Acalanātha Rāja; (2) Akṣobhya's three forms are 虛空藏 Ākāśagarbha, 如意 complete power, and 軍荼利明王 Kuṇḍalī-rāja; (3 ) Ratnasaṃbhava's are 普賢 Samantabhadra, 薩埵Sattvavajra, and 孫婆 or 降三世明王 Trailokyavijayarāja; (4) Amitābha's are 觀世音 Avalokiteśvara, 法金剛 Dharmarāja, and 馬頭明王 Hayagrīva, thehorse-head Dharmapāla; (5) Amoghasiddhi's are 彌勒 Maitreya, 業金剛Karmavajra, and 金剛夜叉 Vajrayakṣa. The above Bodhisattvas differ from those in the following list:
NameChinesePositionElementSenseColor
Vairocana大日centreethersightwhite
Akṣobhya阿閦eastearthsoundblue
Ratnasaṃbhava寶生southfiresmellyellow
Amitābha彌陀westwatertastered
Amoghasiddhi不空northairtouchgreen
GermAnimalDhyani-BodhisattvaBuddha
aṃlionSamantabhadra 普賢Krakucchanda
hūṃelephantVajrapāṇi 金剛力士Kanakamuni
?aḥhorseRatnapāṇi 寶手Kāśyapa
? hrīḥgoose or peacockAvalokiteśvara 觀音Śākyamuni
?āḥgaruḍaVisvapāṇi?Maitreya


Arrival of the five wise Buddhas

仕事一筋

see styles
 shigotohitosuji
    しごとひとすじ
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work

但是一心

see styles
dàn shì yī xīn
    dan4 shi4 yi1 xin1
tan shih i hsin
 dan ze isshin
only this one mind

先憂後楽

see styles
 senyuukouraku / senyukoraku
    せんゆうこうらく
(yoji) worrying before one's people worry, enjoying oneself only after one's people have enjoyed themselves (a precept to be observed by a ruler)

円を描く

see styles
 enoegaku; enokaku
    えんをえがく; えんをかく
(exp,v5k) (1) (えんをえがく only) to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; (exp,v5k) (2) to draw a circle

利に走る

see styles
 rinihashiru
    りにはしる
(exp,v5r) to be eager to pursue one's own interests; to think only of profit

十二法人

see styles
shí èr fǎ rén
    shi2 er4 fa3 ren2
shih erh fa jen
 jūnihōnin
Those who follow the twelve practices of the ascetics: (1) live in a hermitage; (2) always beg for food; (3) take turns at begging food; (4) one meal a day; (5) reduce amount of food; (6) do not take a drink made of fruit or honey after midday; (7) wear dust-heap garments; (8) wear only the three clerical garments; (9) dwell among graves; (10) stay under a tree; (11) on the dewy ground; (12) sit and never lie.

半勞動力


半劳动力

see styles
bàn láo dòng lì
    ban4 lao2 dong4 li4
pan lao tung li
one able to do light manual labor only; semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker

単記投票

see styles
 tankitouhyou / tankitohyo
    たんきとうひょう
voting for one person only

只欠東風


只欠东风

see styles
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
    zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1
chih ch`ien tung feng
    chih chien tung feng
all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

咎由自取

see styles
jiù yóu zì qǔ
    jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3
chiu yu tzu ch`ü
    chiu yu tzu chü
(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions

唯一不二

see styles
 yuiitsufuji / yuitsufuji
    ゆいいつふじ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) one and only; unique

唯一大事

see styles
wéi yī dà shì
    wei2 yi1 da4 shi4
wei i ta shih
 yui ichi daiji
only one great matter

唯一無二

see styles
 yuiitsumuni; yuitsumuni / yuitsumuni; yuitsumuni
    ゆいいつむに; ゆいつむに
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (yoji) one and only; unique

唯一無比

see styles
 yuiitsumuhi / yuitsumuhi
    ゆいいつむひ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) one and only; unique

單刀赴會


单刀赴会

see styles
dān dāo fù huì
    dan1 dao1 fu4 hui4
tan tao fu hui
lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom); fig. to go alone into enemy lines

外題学問

see styles
 gedaigakumon
    げだいがくもん
(yoji) putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name

天眞獨朗


天眞独朗

see styles
tiān zhēn dú lǎng
    tian1 zhen1 du2 lang3
t`ien chen tu lang
    tien chen tu lang
 tenshin dokurō
The fundamental reality or bhūtatathatā, is the only illumination. It is a dictum of 道邃 Daosui of the Tang to the famous Japanese monk 傳教 Dengyō. The apprehension of this fundamental reality makes all things clear, including the universality of Buddha- hood. It also interprets the phrase 一心三觀 that 空中假 the void, the 'mean ', the seeming, are all aspects of the one mind.

孤掌難鳴


孤掌难鸣

see styles
gū zhǎng nán míng
    gu1 zhang3 nan2 ming2
ku chang nan ming
It's hard to clap with only one hand.; It takes two to tango; It's difficult to achieve anything without support.

Variations:
彼の

see styles
 kano
    かの
(pre-noun adjective) (1) (kana only) that well-known ...; the one and only ...; (pre-noun adjective) (2) (form) (kana only) (See あの) that; those; the

後生一生

see styles
 goshouisshou / goshoissho
    ごしょういっしょう
extremely important or once in a lifetime (request); only once in one's lifetime

必經之路


必经之路

see styles
bì jīng zhī lù
    bi4 jing1 zhi1 lu4
pi ching chih lu
(idiom) the road one must follow; the only way

怒らせる

see styles
 okoraseru(p); ikaraseru
    おこらせる(P); いからせる
(transitive verb) (1) to make (someone) angry; to anger; to offend; to rile up; to provoke (to anger); (transitive verb) (2) (いからせる only) to square (one's shoulders); to raise (one's voice) in anger; to make (one's eyes) glare

思しめす

see styles
 oboshimesu
    おぼしめす
(transitive verb) (1) (honorific or respectful language) to think (only used to speak of others); (2) to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); (3) to honour the target of one's emotions

思し召す

see styles
 oboshimesu
    おぼしめす
(transitive verb) (1) (honorific or respectful language) to think (only used to speak of others); (2) to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); (3) to honour the target of one's emotions

思し食す

see styles
 oboshimesu
    おぼしめす
(out-dated kanji) (transitive verb) (1) (honorific or respectful language) to think (only used to speak of others); (2) to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); (3) to honour the target of one's emotions

意識過剰

see styles
 ishikikajou / ishikikajo
    いしきかじょう
(n,adj-na,adj-no) hyperconsciousness; too great a sense (of); something being only one's imagination; letting imagination run away with one

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)

拾い読み

see styles
 hiroiyomi
    ひろいよみ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) reading only the important parts; reading here and there; skimming through; browsing; (noun, transitive verb) (2) reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand

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

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