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釋迦牟尼


释迦牟尼

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shì jiā móu ní
    shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2
shih chia mou ni
 Shakamuni

More info & calligraphy:

Shakyamuni / The Buddha
Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)
釋迦文 (釋迦文尼); 釋伽文 Śākyamuni, the saint of the Śākya tribe. muni is saint, holy man, sage, ascetic monk; it is: intp. as 仁 benevolent, charitable, kind, also as 寂默 one who dwells in seclusion. After '500 or 550' previous incarnations, Śākyamuni finally attained to the state of Bodhisattva, was born in the Tuṣita heaven, and descended as a white elephant, through her right side, into the womb of the immaculate Māyā, the purest woman on earth; this was on the 8th day of the 4th month; next year on the 8th day of the 2nd month he was born from her right side painlessly as she stood under a tree in the Lumbinī garden. For the subsequent miraculous events v. Eitel. also the 神通遊戲經 (Lalitavistara), the 釋迦如來成道記, etc. Simpler statements say that he was born the son of Śuddhodana, of the kṣatriya caste, ruler of Kapilavastu, and Māyā his wife; that Māyā died seven days later, leaving him to be brought up by her sister Prājapati; that in due course he was married to Yaśodharā who bore him a son, Rāhula; that in search of truth he left home, became an ascetic, severely disciplined himself, and finally at 35 years of age, under a tree, realized that the way of release from the chain of rebirth and death lay not in asceticism but in moral purity; this he explained first in his four dogmas, v. 四諦 and eightfold noble way 八正道, later amplified and developed in many sermons. He founded his community on the basis of poverty, chastity, and insight or meditation, ad it became known as Buddhism, as he became known as Buddha, the enlightened. His death was probably in or near 487 B.C., a few years before that of Confucius in 479. The sacerdotal name of his family is Gautama, said to be the original name of the whole clan, Śākya being that of his branch, v. 瞿, 喬.; his personal name was Siddhārtha, or Sarvārthasiddha, v. 悉.

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fēng
    feng1
feng
landmark used during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD)

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sòng
    song4
sung
 sou / so
    そう
surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); Song of the Southern Dynasties (420-479) 南朝宋[Nan2chao2 Song4]
(1) (hist) Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty; (2) (hist) Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; (3) (hist) Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE); Sung; (surname) Son
The Sung dynasty, A.D. 960-1280.

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    ba1
pa
 hana
    はな
an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3ci2]; used in 芭蕉[ba1jiao1]; used in transliteration
(female given name) Hana


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    ci2
tz`u
    tzu
 shi
    し
word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2] (CL:首[shou3])
(1) words; writing; lyrics; (2) (See 填詞) ci (form of Chinese poetry); (3) (See 辞・3) independent word; (female given name) Kotoba
An expression, phrase, word.

一子

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 isshi
    いっし
(1) one child; (2) only child; (3) one of several children (esp. the son and heir); (4) {go} (See 一目・2) one stone; (female given name) Motoko

三位

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sān wèi
    san1 wei4
san wei
 sanmi; sani
    さんみ; さんい
(1) (esp. さんい) third place; third rank; (2) (esp. さんみ) third rank (in the Japanese court system); (3) {Christn} (esp. さんみ) Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; (surname) Mitsui
three stages

五代

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wǔ dài
    wu3 dai4
wu tai
 godai
    ごだい
Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
(hist) (See 五代十国・ごだいじっこく,後梁・こうりょう,後唐・こうとう,後晋・こうしん,後漢・ごかん・2,後周・こうしゅう) Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979); (p,s,f) Godai

保甲

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bǎo jiǎ
    bao3 jia3
pao chia
historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the Song Dynasty and revived during the Republican Era, in which households are grouped in jia 甲[jia3] and jia are grouped in bao 保[bao3]

兩宋


两宋

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liǎng sòng
    liang3 song4
liang sung
the Song dynasty (960-1279); refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279)

喪棒


丧棒

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sāng bàng
    sang1 bang4
sang pang
funeral stick (held by the son as a sign of filial piety)

大慧

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dà huì
    da4 hui4
ta hui
 daie
    だいえ
(personal name) Daie
Mahāmati 摩訶摩底 (1) Great wisdom, the leading bodhisattva of the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra. (2) Name of a Hangchow master of the Chan school, Zonggao 宗杲 of the Song dynasty, whose works are the 大慧書. (3) Posthumous title of 一行Yixing, a master of the Chan school in the Tang dynasty.

大權


大权

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dà quán
    da4 quan2
ta ch`üan
    ta chüan
 daigon
power; authority
The great potentiality; or the great power of Buddhas and bodhisattvas to transform themselves into others, by which e.g. Māyā becomes the mother of 1,000 Buddhas, Rāhula the son of 1,000 Buddhas, and all beings are within the potency of the dharmakāya.

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.

子璿

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zǐ xuán
    zi3 xuan2
tzu hsüan
 Shisen
A famous learned monk Zixuan, of the Song dynasty whose style was 長水 Changshui, the name of his district; he had a large following; at first he specialized on the Śūraṃgama 楞嚴經; later he adopted the teaching of 賢首 Xianshou of the 華嚴宗 Huayan school.

宋史

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sòng shǐ
    song4 shi3
sung shih
 soushi / soshi
    そうし
History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuan2], 496 scrolls; (not to be confused with 宋書|宋书[Song4 shu1])
(work) Songshi; History of Song (one of the official Twenty-Four Histories of China); (wk) Songshi; History of Song (one of the official Twenty-Four Histories of China)

家兒


家儿

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jiā ér
    jia1 er2
chia erh
(old) child, particularly referring to the son who resembles his father

延壽


延寿

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yán shòu
    yan2 shou4
yen shou
 nobutoshi
    のぶとし
Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang; to extend life
(personal name) Nobutoshi
Prolonged life, the name of Yanshou, a noted Hangzhou monk of the Song dynasty.

慈明

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cí míng
    ci2 ming2
tz`u ming
    tzu ming
 yasuaki
    やすあき
(personal name) Yasuaki
Ciming, a noted monk of the Song dynasty.

梵相

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fàn xiàng
    fan4 xiang4
fan hsiang
 Bonsō
Brahmadhvaja, one of the sons of Mahābhijña; his Buddha domain is south-west of our universe.

楊業


杨业

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yáng yè
    yang2 ye4
yang yeh
Yang Ye (died 986), Chinese military general of the Northern Han and the Northern Song dynasties, defended the Song against invasion by the Liao 遼|辽[Liao2]

毒藥


毒药

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dú yào
    du2 yao4
tu yao
 dokuyaku
poison
Poison, cf. the sons who drank their father's poisons in the 善門 chapter of The Lotus Sutra.

知禮


知礼

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zhī lǐ
    zhi1 li3
chih li
 chirei / chire
    ちれい
to be well-mannered
(personal name) Chirei
Knowing the right modes of respect, or ceremonial; courteous, reverential; Zhili, name of the famous tenth-century monk of the Song dynasty, Siming 四明, so called after the name of his monastery, a follower of the Tiantai school, sought out by a Japanese deputation in 1017.

聖子


圣子

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shèng zǐ
    sheng4 zi3
sheng tzu
 minako
    みなこ
Holy Son; Jesus Christ; God the Son (in the Christian Trinity)
(female given name) Minako

若様

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 wakasama
    わかさま
(honorific or respectful language) young master (respectful way of referring to the son of a high-ranking person)

藏經


藏经

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zàng jīng
    zang4 jing1
tsang ching
 zōkyō
The Canon, of which there are catalogues varying in number of contents, the first by Liang Wudi of 5,400 juan; the Kai Yuan Catalogue contained 5,048 juan. The oldest existing canon is believed to be the Korean with 6,467 juan; the Song canon has 5,714; the Yuan, 5,397; the Japanese, 665 covers; the Ming, 6,771 juan, reprinted in the Ching dynasty with supplement; and a new and much enlarged edition has recently been published in Shanghai, and one in Tokyo; cf. 三藏 and 一切經.

虛堂


虚堂

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xū táng
    xu1 tang2
hsü t`ang
    hsü tang
 Kyodō
Xutang, name of a noted monk of the Song dynasty.

論藏


论藏

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lùn zàng
    lun4 zang4
lun tsang
 ronzō
Thesaurus of discussions or discourses, the Abhidharma Piṭaka, one of the three divisions of the Tripiṭaka. It comprises the philosophical works. The first compilation is accredited to Mahā-Kāśyapa, disciple of Buddha, but the work is of a later period. The Chinese version is in three sections: 大乘論 the Mahāyāna philosophy; 小乘論 the Hīnayāna philosophy; 宋元續入藏諸論 The Song and Yuan Addenda, A.D. 960-1368.

人の子

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 hitonoko
    ひとのこ
(exp,n) (1) (someone's) child; person with parents; (also) human; born human; (exp,n) (2) other people's children; (exp,n) (3) {Christn} the Son of Man; Christ

厚顔抄

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 kouganshou / kogansho
    こうがんしょう
(work) Kogansho (1691 commentary on the songs of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki; by Keichu); (wk) Kogansho (1691 commentary on the songs of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki; by Keichu)

吳自牧


吴自牧

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wú zì mù
    wu2 zi4 mu4
wu tzu mu
Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty

大黑天

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dà hēi tiān
    da4 hei1 tian1
ta hei t`ien
    ta hei tien
 Daikoku ten
Mahākāla 摩訶迦 (or 謌) 羅 the great black deva 大黑神. Two interpretations are given. The esoteric cult describes the deva as the masculine form of Kālī, i.e. Durgā, the wife of Śiva; with one face and eight arms, or three faces and six arms, a necklace of skulls, etc. He is worshipped as giving warlike power, and fierceness; said also to be an incarnation of Vairocana for the purpose of destroying the demons; and is described as 大時 the "great time" (-keeper) which seems to indicate Vairocana, the sun. The exoteric cult interprets him as a beneficent deva, a Pluto, or god of wealth. Consequently he is represented in two forms, by the one school as a fierce deva, by the other as a kindly happy deva. He is shown as one of the eight fierce guardians with trident, generally blue-black but sometimes white; he may have two elephants underfoot. Six arms and hands hold jewel, skull cup, chopper, drum, trident, elephant-goad. He is the tutelary god of Mongolian Buddhism. Six forms of Mahākāla are noted: (1) 比丘大黑 A black-faced disciple of the Buddha, said to be the Buddha as Mahādeva in a previous incarnation, now guardian of the refectory. (2) 摩訶迦羅大黑女 Kālī, the wife of Śiva. (3) 王子迦羅大黑 The son of Śiva. (4) 眞陀大黑 Cintāmaṇi, with the talismanic pearl, symbol of bestowing fortune. (5) 夜叉大黑 Subduer of demons. (6) 摩迦羅大黑 Mahākāla, who carries a bag on his back and holds a hammer in his right hand. J., Daikoku; M., Yeke-gara; T., Nag-po c'en-po.

性理学

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 seirigaku / serigaku
    せいりがく
(See 宋学) neo-Confucianism (esp. from the Song period)

氷揭羅

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bīng jiē luō
    bing1 jie1 luo1
ping chieh lo
(or 氷伽羅) ; 畢哩孕迦 Piṅgala, name of the son of Hariti, 阿利底 the mother of demons. She is now represented as a saint holding a child. Piṅgala, as a beloved son, in her left arm. The sutra of his name 氷揭羅天童子經 was tr. by 不空金剛 Amoghavajra, middle of the eighth century.

碧巌録

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 hekiganroku
    へきがんろく
(work) Blue Cliff Record; Biyan Lu (collection of Zen Buddhist koans compiled in China during the Song Dynasty); (wk) Blue Cliff Record; Biyan Lu (collection of Zen Buddhist koans compiled in China during the Song Dynasty)

羅睺羅


罗睺罗

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luó huó luó
    luo2 huo2 luo2
lo huo lo
 Ragora
Rāhula, the eldest son of Śākyamuni and Yaśodharā; also羅睺; 羅吼; 羅云; 羅雲; 曷怙羅 or 何怙羅 or 羅怙羅. He is supposed to have been in the womb for six years and born when his father attained buddhahood; also said to have been born during an eclipse, and thus acquired his name, though it is defined in other ways; his father did not see him till he was six years old. He became a disciple of the Hīnayāna, but is said to have become a Mahāyānist when his father preached this final perfect doctrine, a statement gainsaid by his being recognized as founder of the Vaibhāṣika school. He is to be reborn as the eldest son of every buddha, hence is sometimes called the son of Ānanda.

舍利弗

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shè lì fú
    she4 li4 fu2
she li fu
 todoroki
    とどろき
(surname) Todoroki
奢利弗羅 (or 奢利弗多羅 or 奢利富羅or 奢利富多羅); 奢利補担羅; 舍利子Śāriputra. One of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni, born at Nālandāgrāṃa, the son of Śārikā and Tiṣya, hence known as Upatiṣya; noted for his wisdom and learning; he is the "right-hand attendant on Śākyamuni". The followers of the Abhidharma count him as their founder and other works are attributed, without evidence, to him. He figures prominently in certain sutras. He is said to have died before his master; he is represented as standing with Maudgalyāyana by the Buddha when entering nirvana. He is to reappear as Padmaprabha Buddha 華光佛.

若さま

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 wakasama
    わかさま
(honorific or respectful language) young master (respectful way of referring to the son of a high-ranking person)

補羯娑


补羯娑

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bǔ jié suō
    bu3 jie2 suo1
pu chieh so
 fukasha
paulkasa, an aboriginal, or the son 'of a śūdra father and of a kshatryā mother' (M.W.); intp. as low caste, scavenger, also an unbeliever (in the Buddhist doctrine of 因果 or retribution).

補羯婆

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bǔ jié pó
    bu3 jie2 po2
pu chieh p`o
    pu chieh po
[Note: 婆 should probably be 娑] paulkasa, an aboriginal, or the son 'of a śūdra father and of a kshatryā mother' (M.W.); intp. as low caste, scavenger, also an unbeliever (in the Buddhist doctrine of 因果 or retribution).

赦儞娑

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shè nǐ suō
    she4 ni3 suo1
she ni so
 Shajisha
The son of Vaiśravaṇa, see 毘.

人天眼目

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rén tiān yǎn mù
    ren2 tian1 yan3 mu4
jen t`ien yen mu
    jen tien yen mu
 Ninten ganmoku
A summary of the teaching of the 禪 Chan sect by Zhizhao 智照 of the Song dynasty.

佛心天子

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fó xīn tiān zǐ
    fo2 xin1 tian1 zi3
fo hsin t`ien tzu
    fo hsin tien tzu
 busshin tenshi
The Son of Heaven of the Buddha-heart, a name given to Wudi of the Liang dynasty, A.D. 502-549.

四面楚歌

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sì miàn chǔ gē
    si4 mian4 chu3 ge1
ssu mien ch`u ko
    ssu mien chu ko
 shimensoka
    しめんそか
lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody

大覺金仙


大觉金仙

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dà jué jīn xiān
    da4 jue2 jin1 xian1
ta chüeh chin hsien
 daikaku konsen
The great enlightened golden ṛṣi, a name given to Buddha in the Song dynasty.

月光童子

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yuè guāng tóng zǐ
    yue4 guang1 tong2 zi3
yüeh kuang t`ung tzu
    yüeh kuang tung tzu
 Gakkō Dōshi
月光兒 The son of an elder of the capital of Magadha, who listening to heretics and against his son's pleadings, endeavoured to destroy the Buddha in a pitfall of fire, but, on the Buddha's approach, the fire turned to a pool and the father was converted; the son was then predicted by the Buddha to be king of China in a future incarnation, when all China and the Mongolian and other tribes would be converted, v. 月光童子經.

神的兒子


神的儿子

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shén de ér zi
    shen2 de5 er2 zi5
shen te erh tzu
the Son of God

稜威言別

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 itsunokotowaki
    いつのことわき
(work) Notes on the Songs of the Kojiki and the Nihonshoki (by Tachibana Moribe, 1850); (wk) Notes on the Songs of the Kojiki and the Nihonshoki (by Tachibana Moribe, 1850)

至那僕底

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zhì nà pū dǐ
    zhi4 na4 pu1 di3
chih na p`u ti
    chih na pu ti
Cīnapati, Lord (from) China, said in the Record of Western Lands 西域記 to have been appointed by the Han rulers; a country so-called because the son of 蕃維質 Fan Weizhi of 河西 Hexi dwelt (and reigned) there. Eitel says, 'A small kingdom in the north-west of India (near Lahore) the inhabitants of which asserted (A. D. 640) that their first kings had come from China.'

茶馬互市


茶马互市

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chá mǎ hù shì
    cha2 ma3 hu4 shi4
ch`a ma hu shih
    cha ma hu shih
old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty

買了佛冷


买了佛冷

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mǎi le fó lěng
    mai3 le5 fo2 leng3
mai le fo leng
(Internet slang) eggcorn for the song lyrics "I love Poland" that became a catchphrase in 2018

阿毗達磨

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ā pí dá mó
    a1 pi2 da2 mo2
a p`i ta mo
    a pi ta mo
阿毗曇; 阿鼻達磨 abhidharma. The śāstras, which discuss Buddhist philosophy or metaphysics; defined by Buddhaghōsa as the law or truth (dharma) which (abhi) goes beyond or behind the law; explained by傳 tradition, 勝法 surpassing law, 無比法 incomparable law, 對法 comparing the law, 向法 directional law, showing cause and effect. The阿毗達磨藏 or 阿毗達磨論藏 is the abhidharma-piṭaka, the third part of the tripiṭaka. In the Chinese canon it consists of 大乘論 Mahāyāna treatises, 小乘論 Hīnayāna treatises, and 藏諸論 those brought in during the Song and Yuan dynasties. The阿毗達磨倶舍論 abhidharma-kośa-śāstra, tr. By Xuanzang, is a philosophical work by Vasubandhu refuting doctrines of the Vibhāṣā school. There are many works of which abhidharma forms part of the title.

阿泥底耶

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ā ní dǐ yé
    a1 ni2 di3 ye2
a ni ti yeh
 Anaiteiya
Āditya, the sons of Aditi, the gods; Varuṇa; the sun; the sky; son of the sun-deva.

陳橋兵變


陈桥兵变

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chén qiáo bīng biàn
    chen2 qiao2 bing1 bian4
ch`en ch`iao ping pien
    chen chiao ping pien
the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty

寶積長者子


宝积长者子

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bǎo jī zhǎng zhě zǐ
    bao3 ji1 zhang3 zhe3 zi3
pao chi chang che tzu
 hōshaku chōja shi
The sons of the elders of Vaiśālī, who are said to have offered canopies of the seven precious things to Śākyamuni in praise of his teaching.

虎父無犬子


虎父无犬子

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hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ
    hu3 fu4 wu2 quan3 zi3
hu fu wu ch`üan tzu
    hu fu wu chüan tzu
lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.; like father, like son

大不可棄子部


大不可弃子部

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dà bù kě qì zǐ bù
    da4 bu4 ke3 qi4 zi3 bu4
ta pu k`o ch`i tzu pu
    ta pu ko chi tzu pu
 dai fuka kishi bu
Āvantikās. The great school of the son who "could not be abandoned" (a subdivision of the Saṃmatiyas 三彌底), whose founder when a newborn babe was abandoned by his parents.

親の因果が子に報う

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 oyanoingagakonimukuu / oyanoingagakonimuku
    おやのいんががこにむくう
(exp,v5u) (proverb) the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son

Variations:
セルフカバー
セルフ・カバー

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 serufukabaa; serufu kabaa / serufukaba; serufu kaba
    セルフカバー; セルフ・カバー
(1) new version of one's own (previously released) song (wasei: self cover); rerecording (in a different style); (2) performance by the songwriter of a song originally written for another artist

老子英雄兒好漢,老子反動兒混蛋


老子英雄儿好汉,老子反动儿混蛋

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lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn
    lao3 zi5 ying1 xiong2 er2 hao3 han4 , lao3 zi5 fan3 dong4 er2 hun2 dan4
lao tzu ying hsiung erh hao han , lao tzu fan tung erh hun tan
If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan); fig. like father, like son

Variations:
きよしこの夜
聖しこの夜
清しこの夜

see styles
 kiyoshikonoyoru
    きよしこのよる
(work) Silent Night (Japanese version of the song)

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

This page contains 61 results for "The Son" 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.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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