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身教勝於言教


身教胜于言教

see styles
shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào
    shen1 jiao4 sheng4 yu2 yan2 jiao4
shen chiao sheng yü yen chiao

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Example is Better than Precept
teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom); action speaks louder than words

化儀


化仪

see styles
huà yí
    hua4 yi2
hua i
 kegi
The rules or methods laid down by the Buddha for salvation: Tiantai speaks of 化儀 as transforming method, and 化法 q. v. as transforming truth; its 化儀四教 are four modes of conversion or enlightenment: 頓 direct or sudden, 漸 gradual, 祕密 esoteric, and 不定 variable.

口氣


口气

see styles
kǒu qì
    kou3 qi4
k`ou ch`i
    kou chi
tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone

念言

see styles
niàn yán
    nian4 yan2
nien yen
 nengon
(As) the mind remembers, (so) the mouth speaks; also the words of memory.

方便

see styles
fāng biàn
    fang1 bian4
fang pien
 houben / hoben
    ほうべん
convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
(1) means; expedient; instrument; (2) {Buddh} upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); (surname) Houben
upāya. Convenient to the place, or situation, suited to the condition, opportune, appropriate; but 方 is interpreted as 方法 method, mode, plan, and 便 as 便用 convenient for use, i. e. a convenient or expedient method; also 方 as 方正 and 便 as 巧妙, which implies strategically correct. It is also intp. as 權道智 partial, temporary, or relative (teaching of) knowledge of reality, in contrast with 般若智 prajñā, and 眞實 absolute truth, or reality instead of the seeming. The term is a translation of 傴和 upāya, a mode of approach, an expedient, stratagem, device. The meaning is— teaching according to the capacity of the hearer, by any suitable method, including that of device or stratagem, but expedience beneficial to the recipient is understood. Mahāyāna claims that the Buddha used this expedient or partial method in his teaching until near the end of his days, when he enlarged it to the revelation of reality, or the preaching of his final and complete truth; Hīnayāna with reason denies this, and it is evident that the Mahāyāna claim has no foundation, for the whole of its 方等 or 方廣 scriptures are of later invention. Tiantai speaks of the 三乘 q. v. or Three Vehicles as 方便 expedient or partial revelations, and of its 一乘 or One Vehicle as the complete revelation of universal Buddhahood. This is the teaching of the Lotus Sutra, which itself contains 方便 teaching to lead up to the full revelation; hence the terms 體内 (or 同體 ) 方便, i. e. expedient or partial truths within the full revelation, meaning the expedient part of the Lotus, and 體外方便 the expedient or partial truths of the teaching which preceded the Lotus; see the 方便品 of that work, also the second chapter of the 維摩經. 方便 is also the seventh of the ten pāramitās.

言様

see styles
 iiyou / iyo
    いいよう
    iizama / izama
    いいざま
(exp,n) manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; (exp,n) (1) manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; (adverb) (2) at the same time as speaking; as one speaks

雙簧


双簧

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shuāng huáng
    shuang1 huang2
shuang huang
a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing; double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon)

半瓶醋

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bàn píng cù
    ban4 ping2 cu4
pan p`ing ts`u
    pan ping tsu
dabbler; dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert

小鋼砲


小钢炮

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xiǎo gāng pào
    xiao3 gang1 pao4
hsiao kang p`ao
    hsiao kang pao
(coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar; (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly; hot hatch (car); (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)

言い様

see styles
 iiyou / iyo
    いいよう
    iizama / izama
    いいざま
(exp,n) manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; (exp,n) (1) manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; (adverb) (2) at the same time as speaking; as one speaks

三摩鉢底


三摩钵底

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sān mó bō dǐ
    san1 mo2 bo1 di3
san mo po ti
 sanmapattei
(or 三摩鉢提); 三摩拔提 (or 三摩跋提); 三摩越 samāpatti, attainment, arrival; defined by 等至 and 等持 which is intp. as complete dhyāna; similar to 三摩半那 samāpanna, attainment. Eitel says: "a degree of abstract ecstatic meditation preparatory to the final attainment of samādhi." Clough speaks of eight samāpattis, i.e. attainments— "eight successive states induced by the ecstatic meditation." v. also 三摩越.

所言誠諦


所言诚谛

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suǒ yán chéng dì
    suo3 yan2 cheng2 di4
so yen ch`eng ti
    so yen cheng ti
 shogon jōtai
speaks the truth

扶律談常


扶律谈常

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fú lǜ tán cháng
    fu2 lv4 tan2 chang2
fu lü t`an ch`ang
    fu lü tan chang
 furitsu danjō
(扶律談常教) The teaching which supports the rules and speaks of the eternal, i. e. the 涅槃經 Nirvāṇa Sūtra.

有目共睹

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yǒu mù gòng dǔ
    you3 mu4 gong4 du3
yu mu kung tu
anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all; something speaks for itself; is there for all to see

有目共見


有目共见

see styles
yǒu mù gòng jiàn
    you3 mu4 gong4 jian4
yu mu kung chien
anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all; something speaks for itself; is there for all to see

言いざま

see styles
 iizama / izama
    いいざま
(exp,n) (1) manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; (adverb) (2) at the same time as speaking; as one speaks

挨拶より円札

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 aisatsuyoriensatsu
    あいさつよりえんさつ
(expression) (proverb) (joc) (pun on 挨拶 and 円札 both ending in さつ) money speaks louder than words; money is better than (empty) words; yen bills over salutations

言教不如身教

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yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào
    yan2 jiao4 bu4 ru2 shen1 jiao4
yen chiao pu ju shen chiao
Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.

知る者は言わず言う者は知らず

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 shirumonohaiwazuiumonohashirazu
    しるものはいわずいうものはしらず
(expression) (proverb) he who knows, does not speak; he who speaks, does not know; those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know

桃李物言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す

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 tourimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichionasu / torimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichionasu
    とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす
(expression) (proverb) A man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; Good wine speaks for itself

Variations:
言いよう
言い様
言いざま
言様

 iiyou(言iyou, 言i様, 言様); iizama(言i様, 言izama, 言様) / iyo(言iyo, 言i様, 言様); izama(言i様, 言izama, 言様)
    いいよう(言いよう, 言い様, 言様); いいざま(言い様, 言いざま, 言様)
(exp,n) (1) manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; (adverb) (2) (いいざま only) at the same time as speaking; as one speaks

桃李もの言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す

see styles
 tourimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichionasu / torimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichionasu
    とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす
(expression) (proverb) A man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; Good wine speaks for itself

桃李物言わざれども下自ずから蹊を成す

see styles
 tourimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichionasu / torimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichionasu
    とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす
(expression) (proverb) A man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; Good wine speaks for itself

Variations:
言いよう
言い様
言いざま(sK)
言様(sK)

 iiyou(言iyou); iizama(言i様) / iyo(言iyo); izama(言i様)
    いいよう(言いよう); いいざま(言い様)
(exp,n) (1) manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; (adverb) (2) (いいざま only) at the same time as speaking; as one speaks

Variations:
桃李もの言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す
桃李物言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す
桃李物言わざれども下自ずから蹊を成す

 tourimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichionasu / torimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichionasu
    とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす
(exp,v5s) (proverb) a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself

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

This page contains 25 results for "Speaks" 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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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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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