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お休み see styles |
oyasumi おやすみ |
More info & calligraphy: Good Night |
晦 see styles |
huì hui4 hui kai みそか |
(bound form) last day of a lunar month; (bound form) dark; gloomy; (literary) night last day of the month; (archaism) last day of the month The last day of the moon; night; dark, obscure; unlucky. |
二鼠 see styles |
èr shǔ er4 shu3 erh shu niso |
The black and white rats - night and day. |
五時 五时 see styles |
wǔ shí wu3 shi2 wu shih goji |
(五時教) The five periods or divisions of Śākyamuni's teaching. According to Tiantai they are (1) 華嚴時 the Avataṃsaka or first period in three divisions each of seven days, after his enlightenment, when he preached the content, of this sutra; (2) 鹿苑時 the twelve years of his preaching the Āgamas 阿含 in the Deer Park; (3) 方等時 the eight years of preaching Mahāyāna-cum-Hīnayāna doctrines, the vaipulya period; (4) 般若時 the twenty-two years of his preaching the prajñā or wisdom sutras; (5) 法華涅槃時 the eight years of his preaching the Lotus Sutra and, in a day and a night, the Nirvana Sutra. According to the Nirvana School (now part of the Tiantai) they are (1) 三乘別教 the period when the differentiated teaching began and the distinction of the three vehicles, as represented by the 四諦 Four Noble Truths for śrāvakas, the 十二因緣 Twelve Nidānas for pratyekabuddhas, and the 六度 Six Pāramitās for bodhisattvas; (2) 三乘通教 the teaching common to all three vehicles, as seen in the 般若經; (3) 抑揚教 the teaching of the 維摩經, the 思益梵天所問經, and other sutras olling the bodhisattva teaching at the expense of that for śrāvakas; (4) 同歸教 the common objective teaching calling all three vehicles, through the Lotus, to union in the one vehicle; (5) 常住教 the teaehmg of eternal life i. e. the revelation through the Nirvana sutra of the eternity of Buddhahood; these five are also called 有相; 無相; 抑揚; 曾三歸—; and 圓常. According to 劉虬 Liu Chiu of the 晉 Chin dynasty, the teaching is divided into 頓 immediate and 漸 gradual attainment, the latter having five divisions called 五時教 similar to those of the Tiantai group. According to 法寶 Fabao of the Tang dynasty the five are (1) 小乘; (2) 般着 or 大乘; (3) 深密 or 三乘; (4) 法華 or 一乘; (5) 涅槃 or 佛性教. |
元夕 see styles |
genseki げんせき |
(See 元宵) night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar |
元宵 see styles |
yuán xiāo yuan2 xiao1 yüan hsiao genshou / gensho げんしょう |
Lantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4]; sticky rice dumplings night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar |
兩鼠 两鼠 see styles |
liǎng shǔ liang3 shu3 liang shu ryōso |
The two rats (or black and white mice), night and day. |
八時 八时 see styles |
bā shí ba1 shi2 pa shih hachiji |
An Indian division of the day into eight "hours", four for day and four for night. |
六時 六时 see styles |
liù shí liu4 shi2 liu shih rokuji ろくじ |
(1) six o'clock; (2) (Buddhist term) six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night) The six 'hours' or periods in a day, three for night and three for day, i. e. morning noon, evening; night, midnight, and dawn. Also, the six divisions of the year, two each of spring, summer, and winter. |
兼行 see styles |
tomoyuki ともゆき |
(n,vs,vi) (1) working twice as hard; working day and night; (noun, transitive verb) (2) doing simultaneously; (personal name) Tomoyuki |
刁斗 see styles |
diāo dǒu diao1 dou3 tiao tou |
soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding the night watches during the hours of darkness (in ancient times) |
十二 see styles |
shí èr shi2 er4 shih erh tooji とおじ |
twelve; 12 12; twelve; (given name) Tooji dvātriṃśa. Thirty-two. 三十二應 (or 三十二身) The thirty-two forms of Guanyin, and of Puxian, ranging from that of a Buddha to that of a man, a maid, a rakṣas; similar to the thirty-three forms named in the Lotus Sūtra. 三十二相三十二大人相 dvātriṃśadvaralakṣaṇa. The thirty-two lakṣaṇas, or physical marks of a cakravartī, or 'wheel-king', especially of the Buddha, i. e. level feet, thousand-spoke wheel-sign on feet, long slender fingers, pliant hands and feet, toes and fingers finely webbed, full-sized heels, arched insteps, thighs like a royal stag, hands reaching below the knees well-retracted male organ, height and stretch of arms equal, every hair-root dark coloured, body hair graceful and curly, golden-hued body, a 10 ft. halo around him, soft smooth skin, the 七處, i. e. two soles, two palms, two shoulders, and crown well rounded, below the armpits well-filled, lion-shaped body, erect, full shoulders, forty teeth, teeth white even and close, the four canine teeth pure white, lion-jawed, saliva improving the taste of all food, tongue long and broad, voice deep and resonant, eyes deep blue, eyelashes like a royal bull, a white ūrnā or curl between the eyebrows emitting light, an uṣṇīṣa or fleshy protuberance on the crown. These are from the 三藏法數 48, with which the 智度論 4, 涅盤經 28, 中阿含經, 三十ニ相經 generally agree. The 無量義經 has a different list. 三十二相經 The eleventh chapter of the 阿含經. 三十二相經願 The twenty-first of Amitābha's vows, v. 無量壽經. 三十三 trayastriṃśat. Thirty-three. 三十三天忉利天; 憺梨天, 多羅夜登陵舍; 憺利夜登陵奢; 憺利耶憺利奢 Trayastriṃśas. The Indra heaven, the second of the six heavens of form. Its capital is situated on the summit of Mt. Sumeru, where Indra rules over his thirty-two devas, who reside on thirty-two peaks of Sumeru, eight in each of the four directons. Indra's capital is called 殊勝 Sudarśana, 喜見城 Joy-view city. Its people are a yojana in height, each one's clothing weighs 六鐵 (1; 4 oz. ), and they live 1, 000 years, a day and night being equal to 100 earthly years. Eitel says Indra's heaven 'tallies in all its details with the Svarga of Brahminic mythology' and suggests that 'the whole myth may have an astronomical meaning', or be connected, with 'the atmosphere with its phenomena, which strengthens Koeppen's hypothesis explaining the number thirty-three as referring to the eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Ādityas, and two Aśvins of Vedic mythology'. In his palace called Vaijayanta 'Indra is enthroned with 1, 000 eyes with four arms grasping the vajra. There he revels in numberless sensual pleasures together with his wife Śacī... and with 119, 000 concubines with whom he associates by means of transformation'.; dvādaśa, twelve. |
半齋 半斋 see styles |
bàn zhāi ban4 zhai1 pan chai hansai |
Half a day's fast, i. e.. fasting all day but eating at night. |
命藤 see styles |
mìng téng ming4 teng2 ming t`eng ming teng myōtō |
The rope of life (gnawed by the two rats, i. e. night and day). |
四蛇 see styles |
sì shé si4 she2 ssu she shida |
idem 四毒蛇. The Fanyimingyi under this heading gives the parable of a man who fled from the two bewildering forms of life and death, and climbed down a rope (of life) 命根, into the well of impermanence 無常, where two mice, night and day, gnawed the rattan rope; on the four sides four snakes 四蛇 sought to poison him, i. e. the 四大 or four elements of his physical nature); below were three dragons 三毒龍 breathing fire and trying to seize him. On looking up he saw that two 象 elephants (darkness and light) had come to the mouth of the well; he was in despair, when a bee flew by and dropped some honey (the five desires 五欲) into his mouth, which he ate and entirely forgot his peril. |
夙夜 see styles |
sù yè su4 ye4 su yeh shakuya しゃくや |
morning and night; always; at all times (n,adv) from morning till night; day and night; always; (personal name) Shakuya since long ago |
夜昼 see styles |
yoruhiru よるひる |
(adv,n) day and night; (place-name) Yoruhiru |
宿忌 see styles |
sù jì su4 ji4 su chi shukuki |
The night before a fast-day. |
幽明 see styles |
yōu - míng you1 - ming2 yu - ming yuumei / yume ゆうめい |
the hidden and the visible; that which can be seen and that which cannot; darkness and light; night and day; wisdom and ignorance; evil and good; the living and the dead; men and ghosts semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light; (given name) Yūmei darkness and light |
待宵 see styles |
matsuyoi まつよい |
(1) (archaism) night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come; (2) (archaism) night of the 14th day of the eight month of the lunar calendar |
日夕 see styles |
nisseki にっせき |
(adv,n) day and night; nightfall |
日夜 see styles |
rì yè ri4 ye4 jih yeh higurashi ひぐらし |
day and night; around the clock (adv,n) day and night; around the clock; always; constantly; (surname) Higurashi daily |
旦夕 see styles |
tanseki たんせき |
(n,adv) (1) on the brink of; (n,adv) (2) morning and evening; day and night |
昼夜 see styles |
chuuya / chuya ちゅうや |
(n,adv,adj-no) day and night |
時分 时分 see styles |
shí fēn shi2 fen1 shih fen jibun じぶん |
time; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 (1) time; hour; season; (2) suitable time; opportunity; chance Time-division of the day, variously made in Buddhist works: (1) Three periods each of day and night. (2) Eight periods of day and night, each divided into four parts. (3) Twelve periods, each under its animal, as in China. (4) Thirty hours, sixty hours, of varying definition. |
時宗 时宗 see styles |
shí zōng shi2 zong1 shih tsung tokimune ときむね |
Jishū sect (of Buddhism); (surname, given name) Tokimune 六時往生宗 A Japanese sect, whose members by dividing day and night into six periods of worship seek immortality. |
晝夜 昼夜 see styles |
zhòu yè zhou4 ye4 chou yeh chūya |
day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop day and night |
晨昏 see styles |
chén hūn chen2 hun1 ch`en hun chen hun |
morning and twilight; day and night |
月鼠 see styles |
yuè shǔ yue4 shu3 yüeh shu tsuki no nezumi |
The moon rat, one of the two rats, black and white, that gnaw the cord of life, i. e. night and day. |
朝晩 see styles |
asaban あさばん |
(n,adv) (1) morning and evening; (adverb) (2) all the time; always; every day; day and night |
烽燧 see styles |
fēng suì feng1 sui4 feng sui |
fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night) |
臘縛 腊缚 see styles |
là fú la4 fu2 la fu rōbaku |
lava, a brief time; the 900th part of a day and night, or 1 minute 36 seconds. |
貝寄 see styles |
kaiyose かいよせ |
west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); wind that blows seashells ashore |
逮夜 see styles |
dǎi yè dai3 ye4 tai yeh taiya たいや |
eve of the anniversary of a person's death The night previous to a fast day, or to any special occasion. |
隔宿 see styles |
gé sù ge2 su4 ko su kyakushuku |
Separated by a night, i.e. the previous day. |
テート see styles |
deedo デード |
(n,vs,vi) (1) date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; (2) date (day); (personal name) Deed |
一昼夜 see styles |
icchuuya / icchuya いっちゅうや |
(n,adv) whole day and night; 24 hours |
二交替 see styles |
nikoutai / nikotai にこうたい |
day and night shift work schedule |
元宵節 元宵节 see styles |
yuán xiāo jié yuan2 xiao1 jie2 yüan hsiao chieh genshousetsu / genshosetsu げんしょうせつ |
Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar (See 小正月,元宵) lantern festival, held on the night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar |
十三夜 see styles |
juusanya / jusanya じゅうさんや |
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month; (given name) Jūsan'ya |
十五夜 see styles |
mochitsuki もちつき |
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month; (personal name) Mochitsuki |
十日夜 see styles |
tookanya; tookaya とおかんや; とおかや |
Harvest festival held on the night of the tenth day of the tenth month (to send the rice paddy gods back to the mountains after harvest) |
小望月 see styles |
komochizuki こもちづき |
(See 望月・1) moon on the night before a full moon; moon on the 14th day of the month (by the lunar calendar) |
峰火臺 峰火台 see styles |
fēng huǒ tái feng1 huo3 tai2 feng huo t`ai feng huo tai |
fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night) |
御休み see styles |
oyasumi おやすみ |
(1) (polite language) holiday; day off; absence; (2) (honorific or respectful language) sleep; rest; (expression) (3) (abbreviation) (kana only) Good night |
月と鼈 see styles |
tsukitosuppon つきとすっぽん |
(expression) like chalk and cheese (superficially similar, but completely different) (the moon and a turtle shell are both round, but they are otherwise completely different); like day and night; like the difference between heaven and hell |
月面佛 see styles |
yuè miàn fó yue4 mian4 fo2 yüeh mien fo Gachimen Butsu |
The 'moon-face Buddha', whose life is only a day and a night, in contrast with the sun-face Buddha whose life is 1, 800 years. |
涅槃相 see styles |
niè pán xiàng nie4 pan2 xiang4 nieh p`an hsiang nieh pan hsiang nehan sō |
The 8th sign of the Buddha, his entry into nirvāṇa, i.e. his death, after delivering 'in one day and night' the 大般涅槃經 Mahaparinirvāṇa Sūtra. |
片月見 see styles |
katatsukimi かたつきみ |
moon-viewing on either the night of the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar or on the night of the 13th day of the 9th month of the lunisolar calendar, but not both nights |
貝寄せ see styles |
kaiyose かいよせ |
west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); wind that blows seashells ashore |
貝寄風 see styles |
kaiyose かいよせ |
west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); wind that blows seashells ashore |
長明燈 长明灯 see styles |
cháng míng dēng chang2 ming2 deng1 ch`ang ming teng chang ming teng chōmyō tō |
altar lamp burning day and night lit. long illumination lamp |
雪と墨 see styles |
yukitosumi ゆきとすみ |
(expression) (idiom) diametric opposites; night and day; black and white; snow and ink |
一日一夜 see styles |
yī rì yī yè yi1 ri4 yi1 ye4 i jih i yeh ichinichiichiya / ichinichichiya いちにちいちや |
all day and night ahorātra. One day one night, a day and night, a division of time. |
不分晝夜 不分昼夜 see styles |
bù fēn zhòu yè bu4 fen1 zhou4 ye4 pu fen chou yeh |
day and night; round-the-clock |
不眠不休 see styles |
bù mián bù xiū bu4 mian2 bu4 xiu1 pu mien pu hsiu fuminfukyuu / fuminfukyu ふみんふきゅう |
without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) no sleep or rest; working day and night |
二六時中 二六时中 see styles |
èr liù shí zhōng er4 liu4 shi2 zhong1 erh liu shih chung nirokujichuu / nirokujichu にろくじちゅう |
(adv,n) (yoji) night and day; all the time during the twelve (=twenty-four) hours of the day. |
俾夜作晝 俾夜作昼 see styles |
bǐ yè zuò zhòu bi3 ye4 zuo4 zhou4 pi yeh tso chou |
lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil; work especially hard |
俾晝作夜 俾昼作夜 see styles |
bǐ zhòu zuò yè bi3 zhou4 zuo4 ye4 pi chou tso yeh |
to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour |
卜晝卜夜 卜昼卜夜 see styles |
bǔ zhòu bǔ yè bu3 zhou4 bu3 ye4 pu chou pu yeh |
day and night (to toil, to abandon oneself to pleasure etc) |
四六時中 see styles |
shirokujichuu / shirokujichu しろくじちゅう |
(adv,n) (yoji) (because 4 x 6 = 24) around the clock; day and night |
四夜八晝 四夜八昼 see styles |
sì yè bā zhòu si4 ye4 ba1 zhou4 ssu yeh pa chou shiya hacchū |
The four hours of the night 成亥子丑, i. e. 7 to 3, and the eight hours of the day from 寅 to 酉 3 a. m. to 7 p. m. |
夜以繼日 夜以继日 see styles |
yè yǐ jì rì ye4 yi3 ji4 ri4 yeh i chi jih |
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort |
夜行晝伏 夜行昼伏 see styles |
yè xíng zhòu fú ye4 xing2 zhou4 fu2 yeh hsing chou fu |
to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom) |
天壤之別 天壤之别 see styles |
tiān rǎng zhī bié tian1 rang3 zhi1 bie2 t`ien jang chih pieh tien jang chih pieh |
lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom); fig. night and day difference; a world of difference; a far cry (from) |
寤寐以求 see styles |
wù mèi yǐ qiú wu4 mei4 yi3 qiu2 wu mei i ch`iu wu mei i chiu |
to crave day and night; to strongly desire |
延長保育 see styles |
enchouhoiku / enchohoiku えんちょうほいく |
extended-hours childcare (in day-care centers for parents working into the night) |
從早到晚 从早到晚 see styles |
cóng zǎo dào wǎn cong2 zao3 dao4 wan3 ts`ung tsao tao wan tsung tsao tao wan |
from morning till night; from dawn to dusk; all day long |
披星戴月 see styles |
pī xīng dài yuè pi1 xing1 dai4 yue4 p`i hsing tai yüeh pi hsing tai yüeh |
to travel or work through night and day; to toil away for long hours |
於晝夜分 于昼夜分 see styles |
yú zhòu yè fēn yu2 zhou4 ye4 fen1 yü chou yeh fen o chūya bun |
by day and night |
日夜兼程 see styles |
rì yè jiān chéng ri4 ye4 jian1 cheng2 jih yeh chien ch`eng jih yeh chien cheng |
to travel day and night |
日夜等位 see styles |
rì yè děng wèi ri4 ye4 deng3 wei4 jih yeh teng wei nichiy atōi |
[order of] night and day |
日毎夜毎 see styles |
higotoyogoto ひごとよごと |
(n,n-adv) every day and every night; day after day; daily |
明け暮れ see styles |
akekure あけくれ |
(n,adv) (1) morning and evening; daily routine; (vs,vi) (2) to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; (adverb) (3) all the time; always; constantly; day and night |
昼も夜も see styles |
hirumoyorumo ひるもよるも |
day and night |
昼夜兼行 see styles |
chuuyakenkou / chuyakenko ちゅうやけんこう |
(yoji) around-the-clock; (working) day and night |
晝伏夜出 昼伏夜出 see styles |
zhòu fú yè chū zhou4 fu2 ye4 chu1 chou fu yeh ch`u chou fu yeh chu |
nocturnal; to hide by day and come out at night |
晝夜六時 昼夜六时 see styles |
zhòu yè liù shí zhou4 ye4 liu4 shi2 chou yeh liu shih chūya rokuji |
six hours of the day and night |
朝思暮想 see styles |
zhāo sī mù xiǎng zhao1 si1 mu4 xiang3 chao ssu mu hsiang |
to yearn for something day and night (idiom) |
沒日沒夜 没日没夜 see styles |
méi rì méi yè mei2 ri4 mei2 ye4 mei jih mei yeh |
day and night; regardless of the time of day or night |
焚膏繼晷 焚膏继晷 see styles |
fén gāo jì guǐ fen2 gao1 ji4 gui3 fen kao chi kuei |
to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day |
牟呼栗多 see styles |
móu hū lì duō mou2 hu1 li4 duo1 mou hu li to mukorita |
muhūrta, the thirtieth part of an ahorātra, a day-and-night, i. e. forty-eight minutes; a brief space of time, moment; also (wrongly) a firm mind. |
自黑二鼠 see styles |
zì hēi èr shǔ zi4 hei1 er4 shu3 tzu hei erh shu jikoku niso |
The two mice in the parable, one white the other black, gnawing at the rope of life, i.e. day and night, or sun and moon. |
通宵達旦 通宵达旦 see styles |
tōng xiāo dá dàn tong1 xiao1 da2 dan4 t`ung hsiao ta tan tung hsiao ta tan |
overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long; day and night |
連日連夜 see styles |
renjitsurenya れんじつれんや |
(n,adv) (yoji) every day and every night |
Variations: |
rokuji ろくじ |
(1) six o'clock; (2) (六時 only) {Buddh} (See 晨朝,日中・1,日没,初夜,中夜,後夜・1) six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night) |
天と地の差 see styles |
tentochinosa てんとちのさ |
(exp,n) (idiom) difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; difference between heaven and earth |
八億四千萬念 八亿四千万念 see styles |
bā yì sì qiān wàn niàn ba1 yi4 si4 qian1 wan4 nian4 pa i ssu ch`ien wan nien pa i ssu chien wan nien hachiokushisenman nen |
The myriads of "thoughts", or moments in a single day and night, each with its consequences of good and evil; probably 8,400,000,000 is meant. |
日ごと夜ごと see styles |
higotoyogoto ひごとよごと |
(n,n-adv) every day and every night; day after day; daily |
昼夜を問わず see styles |
chuuyaotowazu / chuyaotowazu ちゅうやをとわず |
(expression) day and night; around the clock |
昼夜を舎かず see styles |
chuuyaookazu / chuyaookazu ちゅうやをおかず |
(expression) continuing day and night |
月とすっぽん see styles |
tsukitosuppon つきとすっぽん |
(expression) like chalk and cheese (superficially similar, but completely different) (the moon and a turtle shell are both round, but they are otherwise completely different); like day and night; like the difference between heaven and hell |
朝から晩まで see styles |
asakarabanmade あさからばんまで |
(expression) from morning till night; all day |
Variations: |
uramatsuri うらまつり |
(See 本祭り) day-after festival; night-after festival; (smaller) festival held the day (or night) after the main festival |
夜への長い旅路 see styles |
yoruhenonagaitabiji よるへのながいたびじ |
(work) Long Day's Journey into Night (play by Eugene O'Neill); (wk) Long Day's Journey into Night (play by Eugene O'Neill) |
夜を日についで see styles |
yoohinitsuide よをひについで |
(expression) day and night; turning night into day |
夜を日に継いで see styles |
yoohinitsuide よをひについで |
(expression) day and night; turning night into day |
昼夜を分かたず see styles |
chuuyaowakatazu / chuyaowakatazu ちゅうやをわかたず |
(exp,adv) by day and night; day and night; round the clock |
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ariake ありあけ |
(1) (See 夜明け) dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); (2) (abbreviation) (See 有明行灯) portable paper lantern for walking at night |
Variations: |
oyasumi おやすみ |
(1) (polite language) holiday; day off; absence; (2) (honorific or respectful language) sleep; rest; (interjection) (3) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See お休みなさい) good night |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "day and night" 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
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