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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
レインズ see styles |
reinzu / renzu レインズ |
More info & calligraphy: Rains |
坐夏 see styles |
zuò xià zuo4 xia4 tso hsia zage |
坐臘 varṣā; the retreat or rest during the summer rains. |
夏坐 see styles |
xià zuò xia4 zuo4 hsia tso geza |
坐夏; 夏安居 The period of the summer retreat for meditation, known as varṣās, the rains. |
婆師 婆师 see styles |
pó shī po2 shi1 p`o shih po shih bashi |
(婆師迦) vārṣika, the flower that blooms in the rains, the aloe, agallochum; also 婆利師 (婆利師迦) q.v.; 婆利史迦羅; 婆使迦; 婆師波利 varṣākāla, varṣipālī. |
安居 see styles |
ān jū an1 ju1 an chü yasuoki やすおき |
to settle down; to live peacefully (n,vs,vi) {Buddh} varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar); (given name) Yasuoki Tranquil dwelling. varṣā, varṣās, or varṣāvasāna. A retreat during the three months of the Indian rainy season, and also, say some, in the depth of winter. During the rains it was 'difficult to move without injuring insect life'. But the object was for study and meditation. In Tokhara the retreat is said to have been in winter, from the middle of the 12th to the middle of the 3rd moon; in India from the middle of the 5th to the 8th, or the 6th to the 9th moons; usually from Śrāvaṇa, Chinese 5th moon, to Aśvayuja, Chinese 8th moon; but the 16th of the 4th to the 15th of the 7th moon has been the common period in China and Japan. The two annual periods are sometimes called 坐 夏 and 坐 臘 sitting or resting for the summer and for the end of the year. The period is divided into three sections, former, middle, and latter, each of a month. |
春霖 see styles |
chūn lín chun1 lin2 ch`un lin chun lin shunrin しゅんりん |
spring rains (rare) spring rain |
水天 see styles |
shuǐ tiān shui3 tian1 shui t`ien shui tien suiten すいてん |
(1) water and sky; (2) Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west) Varuṇa, 縛嚕拏; 婆樓那 ούϕανός, the heavens, or the sky, where are clouds and dragons; the 水神 water-deva, or dragon-king, who rules the clouds, rains, and water generally. One of the 大神 in the esoteric maṇḍalas; he rules the west; his consort is the 水天妃 represented on his left, and his chief retainer 水天眷屬 is placed on his right. |
那伽 see styles |
nà qié na4 qie2 na ch`ieh na chieh naka なか |
(female given name) Naka nāga. Snake, dragon, elephant. It is tr. by 龍 dragon and by 象 elephant. (1) As dragon it represents the chief of the scaly reptiles; it can disappear or be manifest, increase or decrease, lengthen or shrink; in spring it mounts in the sky and in winter enters the earth. The dragon is of many kinds. Dragons are regarded as beneficent, bringing the rains and guarding the heavens (again Draco); they control rivers and lakes, and hibernate in the deep. nāga and mahānāga are titles of a Buddha, (also of those freed from reincarnation) because of his powers, or because like the dragon he soars above earthly desires and ties. One of his former reincarnations was a powerful poisonous dragon which, out of pity, permitted itself to be skinned alive and its flesh eaten by worms. (2) A race of serpent-worshippers. |
跋利沙 see styles |
bá lì shā ba2 li4 sha1 pa li sha barisha |
varṣās, cf. 雨 the rains. |
雨安居 see styles |
yǔ ān jū yu3 an1 ju1 yü an chü ame ango |
雨時; 雨期 varṣās; varṣavasāna; the rains, the rainy season, when was the summer retreat, v. 安居. |
五風十雨 see styles |
gofuujuuu / gofujuu ごふうじゅうう |
(yoji) seasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather; halcyon times of peace |
未雨綢繆 未雨绸缪 see styles |
wèi yǔ chóu móu wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2 wei yü ch`ou mou wei yü chou mou |
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day |
禍不單行 祸不单行 see styles |
huò bù dān xíng huo4 bu4 dan1 xing2 huo pu tan hsing |
misfortune does not come singly (idiom); it never rains but it pours |
蝨多不癢 虱多不痒 see styles |
shī duō bù yǎng shi1 duo1 bu4 yang3 shih to pu yang |
many fleas, but unconcerned (idiom); no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others; Troubles never come singly.; It never rains but it pours. |
泣き面に蜂 see styles |
nakitsuranihachi なきつらにはち |
(exp,n) misfortunes seldom come alone; it seldom rains but it pours |
泣きっ面に蜂 see styles |
nakittsuranihachi なきっつらにはち |
(exp,n) misfortunes seldom come alone; it seldom rains but it pours |
Variations: |
shuurin / shurin しゅうりん |
long autumn rains; stationary autumn front |
屋漏偏逢連夜雨 屋漏偏逢连夜雨 see styles |
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3 wu lou p`ien feng lien yeh yü wu lou pien feng lien yeh yü |
when it rains, it pours (idiom) |
屋漏更遭連夜雨 屋漏更遭连夜雨 see styles |
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ wu1 lou4 geng4 zao1 lian2 ye4 yu3 wu lou keng tsao lien yeh yü |
when it rains, it pours (idiom) |
雨降って地固まる see styles |
amefuttejikatamaru あめふってじかたまる |
(exp,v5r) (proverb) adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; the ground hardens after it rains |
雨の降る日は天気が悪い see styles |
amenofuruhihatenkigawarui あめのふるひはてんきがわるい |
(expression) (idiom) water is wet; on days when it rains, the weather is bad |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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