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Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
獮 狝 see styles |
xiǎn xian3 hsien sen |
to hunt in autumn (archaic) markaṭa, 獮猴 a monkey, typical of the mind of illusion, pictured as trying to pluck the moon out of the water; also of the five desires; of foolishness; of restlessness. |
壬申 see styles |
rén shēn ren2 shen1 jen shen mizunoesaru; jinshin みずのえさる; じんしん |
ninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052 (See 干支・1) Water Monkey (9th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1932, 1992, 2052) |
痴猴 see styles |
chī hóu chi1 hou2 ch`ih hou chih hou |
The deluded monkey seizing the reflection of the moon in the water, e.g. unenlightened men who take the seeming for the real. |
無支祁 无支祁 see styles |
wú zhī qí wu2 zhi1 qi2 wu chih ch`i wu chih chi |
a water goblin in Chinese mythology usually depicted as a monkey |
井中撈月 井中捞月 see styles |
jǐng zhōng lāo yuè jing3 zhong1 lao1 yue4 ching chung lao yüeh shōchū rōgetsu |
Like ladling the moon out of the well; the parable of the monkeys who saw the moon fallen into a well, and fearing there would be no more moonlight, sought to save it; the monkey-king hung on to a branch, one hung on to his tail and so on, but the branch broke and all were drowned. |
猿猴捉月 see styles |
enkousokugetsu / enkosokugetsu えんこうそくげつ |
(yoji) trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water) |
猿猴が月を取る see styles |
enkougatsukiotoru / enkogatsukiotoru えんこうがつきをとる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to try and reach above one's station and fail; a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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