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廣報

see styles
 kouhou / koho
    こうほう
(out-dated kanji) (noun/participle) public relations; PR; publicity; information; publicizing

弘報

see styles
 kouhou / koho
    こうほう
(noun/participle) public relations; PR; publicity; information; publicizing

後報


后报

see styles
hòu bào
    hou4 bao4
hou pao
 kouhou; gohou / koho; goho
    こうほう; ごほう
(1) later report; further information; further news; (2) (ごほう only) {Buddh} later retribution (for one's deed); later compensation
The retribution received in further incarnation (for the deeds' done in this life).

御頭

see styles
 otsumu
    おつむ
(1) (abbreviation) (kana only) (child. language) (from おつむり) (See 頭・つむ) head; (2) (kana only) brains; intelligence

心神

see styles
xīn shén
    xin1 shen2
hsin shen
 shinshin
    しんしん
mind; state of mind; attention; (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution
mind
The spirit of the mind, mental intelligence: mind.

心靈


心灵

see styles
xīn líng
    xin1 ling2
hsin ling
 shinryō
bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit
The mind spirit, or genius; intelligence; cf. 心燈.

忍俊

see styles
rěn jun
    ren3 jun4
jen chün
 inshun
smiling
outstanding intelligence

性覺


性觉

see styles
xìng jué
    xing4 jue2
hsing chüeh
 shōgaku
Inherent intelligence, or knowledge, i. e. that of the bhūtatathatā.

情商

see styles
qíng shāng
    qing2 shang1
ch`ing shang
    ching shang
emotional intelligence; emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) (abbr. for 情緒商數|情绪商数[qing2 xu4 shang1 shu4]); (Tw) to ask a special favor of (sb)

情宣

see styles
 jousen / josen
    じょうせん
(1) (abbreviation) (See 情報宣伝) information dissemination; public relations; (2) propaganda (political parties, unions, etc.)

情弱

see styles
 joujaku / jojaku
    じょうじゃく
(1) (abbreviation) (See 情報弱者) person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.); (2) (slang) (derogatory term) person who is inept at using the Internet to access information; Internet illiterate

情強

see styles
 joukyou / jokyo
    じょうきょう
(slang) (abbreviation) (See 情報強者) (ant: 情弱・2) person strong at collecting and using information

情機

see styles
 jouki / joki
    じょうき
(abbreviation) (See 情報機器・じょうほうきき) information appliance; information device; information system

情資


情资

see styles
qíng zī
    qing2 zi1
ch`ing tzu
    ching tzu
intelligence; information

惠數


惠数

see styles
huì shù
    hui4 shu4
hui shu
 eshu
mental function of intelligence

惡慧


恶慧

see styles
è huì
    e4 hui4
o hui
 akue
impaired intelligence

意識


意识

see styles
yì shí
    yi4 shi2
i shih
 ishiki
    いしき
consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize
(noun/participle) (1) consciousness; (noun/participle) (2) becoming aware (of); awareness; sense; (noun/participle) (3) {Buddh} mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
manovijñāna; the faculty of mind, one of the six vijñānas.

愚才

see styles
 gusai
    ぐさい
(humble language) (one's own) abilities and intelligence

懸る

see styles
 kakaru
    かかる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (2) (kana only) to hang; (3) (kana only) to come into view; to arrive; (4) (kana only) to come under (a contract, a tax); (5) (kana only) to start (engines, motors); (6) (kana only) to attend; to deal with; to handle; (v5r,aux-v) (7) (kana only) to have started to; to be on the verge of; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (8) (kana only) to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; (v5r,aux-v) (9) (kana only) to (come) at; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (10) (kana only) to be fastened; (11) (kana only) to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); (12) (kana only) to be caught in; (13) (kana only) to get a call; (14) (kana only) to depend on

才徳

see styles
 saitoku
    さいとく
intelligence and virtue

才知

see styles
 sachi
    さち
wit and intelligence; (female given name) Sachi

才量

see styles
 sairyou / sairyo
    さいりょう
(1) wisdom and magnanimity; witty intelligence and large-mindedness; (2) measurement; volume and weight

把柄

see styles
bǎ bǐng
    ba3 bing3
pa ping
handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb

挨踢

see styles
āi tī
    ai1 ti1
ai t`i
    ai ti
information technology (IT) (loanword)

捕俘

see styles
bǔ fú
    bu3 fu2
pu fu
to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes)

掛る

see styles
 kakaru
    かかる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (2) (kana only) to hang; (3) (kana only) to come into view; to arrive; (4) (kana only) to come under (a contract, a tax); (5) (kana only) to start (engines, motors); (6) (kana only) to attend; to deal with; to handle; (v5r,aux-v) (7) (kana only) to have started to; to be on the verge of; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (8) (kana only) to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; (v5r,aux-v) (9) (kana only) to (come) at; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (10) (kana only) to be fastened; (11) (kana only) to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); (12) (kana only) to be caught in; (13) (kana only) to get a call; (14) (kana only) to depend on

探子

see styles
tàn zi
    tan4 zi5
t`an tzu
    tan tzu
intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil

探風


探风

see styles
tàn fēng
    tan4 feng1
t`an feng
    tan feng
 tanpuu / tanpu
    たんぷう
to make inquiries about sb or something; to fish for information
(given name) Tanpuu

摸底

see styles
mō dǐ
    mo1 di3
mo ti
to have a clear view (of a situation); to fish for information; fact-finding

放話


放话

see styles
fàng huà
    fang4 hua4
fang hua
to give orders; to spread news or rumors; to leak certain information intentionally

放風


放风

see styles
fàng fēng
    fang4 feng1
fang feng
to allow in fresh air; to allow a prisoner out for exercise; to give out information

敘述


叙述

see styles
xù shù
    xu4 shu4
hsü shu
to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account
See: 叙述

敬悉

see styles
jìng xī
    jing4 xi1
ching hsi
(honorific) revered news; the most valuable information (in your recent letter, book etc); Thank you for your letter.

敵情


敌情

see styles
dí qíng
    di2 qing2
ti ch`ing
    ti ching
 tekijou / tekijo
    てきじょう
the situation of the enemy positions; intelligence about the enemy
enemy movements; enemy's position

新知

see styles
xīn zhī
    xin1 zhi1
hsin chih
 shinchi
    しんち
new knowledge; new friend
(1) (obsolete) new acquaintance; (2) (obsolete) (See 新地・3) newly-acquired territory; (3) (abbreviation) (obsolete) (See 新知識) new ideas; advanced information; (place-name) Shinchi

明敏

see styles
míng mǐn
    ming2 min3
ming min
 meibin / mebin
    めいびん
(noun or adjectival noun) intelligence; discernment; (given name) Meibin
Śīghrabodhi. 'A famous priest of the Nālanda monastery.' Eitel.

明智

see styles
míng zhì
    ming2 zhi4
ming chih
 meichi / mechi
    めいち
sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence; (surname) Meichi
learned

智力

see styles
zhì lì
    zhi4 li4
chih li
 chiriki
    ちりき
intelligence; intellect
(noun - becomes adjective with の) wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains; (given name) Chiriki
Knowledge and supernatural power; power of knowledge; the efficient use of mystic knowledge.

智商

see styles
zhì shāng
    zhi4 shang1
chih shang
IQ (intelligence quotient)

智性

see styles
zhì xìng
    zhi4 xing4
chih hsing
 chishō
intelligence

智相

see styles
zhì xiàng
    zhi4 xiang4
chih hsiang
 chisō
Wise mien or appearance, the wisdom-light shining from the Buddha's face; also human intelligence.

智識


智识

see styles
zhì shí
    zhi4 shi2
chih shih
 tomonori
    とものり
knowledge; learning; (attributive) intellectual
knowledge; information; (personal name) Tomonori
discriminating cognition

暦注

see styles
 rekichuu / rekichu
    れきちゅう
various information recorded in the almanac (as regards astronomy, astrology, etc.)

本覺


本觉

see styles
běn jué
    ben3 jue2
pen chüeh
 hongaku
Original bodhi, i. e. 'enlightenment', awareness, knowledge, or wisdom, as contrasted with 始覺 initial knowledge, that is 'enlightenment a priori is contrasted with enlightenment a posteriori'. Suzuki, Awakening of Faith, P. 62. The reference is to universal mind 衆生之心體, which is conceived as pure and intelligent, with 始覺 as active intelligence. It is considered as the Buddha-dharmakāya, or as it might perhaps be termed, the fundamental mind. Nevertheless in action from the first it was influenced by its antithesis 無明 ignorance, the opposite of awareness, or true knowledge. See 起信論 and 仁王經,中. There are two kinds of 本覺, one which is unconditioned, and never sullied by ignorance and delusion, the other which is conditioned and subject to ignorance. In original enlightenment is implied potential enlightenment in each being.

查調


查调

see styles
chá diào
    cha2 diao4
ch`a tiao
    cha tiao
to obtain (information) from a database etc

案内

see styles
 annai(p); anai(ok)
    あんない(P); あない(ok)
(noun, transitive verb) (1) guidance; leading (the way); showing around; (noun, transitive verb) (2) information; notice; notification; (3) announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival; (noun, transitive verb) (4) invitation; (5) (as ご〜) acquaintance; knowledge; (place-name) Annai

検索

see styles
 kensaku
    けんさく
(noun, transitive verb) looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference

楽天

see styles
 rakuten
    らくてん
optimism; (given name) Rakuten; (o) Rakuten (Japanese Internet and information conglomerate)

機密


机密

see styles
jī mì
    ji1 mi4
chi mi
 kimitsu
    きみつ
secret; classified (information)
secrecy; highly classified information

沙汰

see styles
 sata
    さた
(noun/participle) (1) affair; state; incident; issue; matter; (noun/participle) (2) verdict; sentence; (noun/participle) (3) directions; orders; command; instructions; (noun/participle) (4) notice; information; communication; news; message; tidings; update; (surname) Sata

泄漏

see styles
xiè lòu
    xie4 lou4
hsieh lou
(of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information)

泄露

see styles
xiè lù
    xie4 lu4
hsieh lu
to leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xie4 lou4]

法顯


法显

see styles
fǎ xiǎn
    fa3 xian3
fa hsien
 hokken
    ほっけん
(personal name) Hokken
Faxian, the famous pilgrim who with fellow-monks left Chang'an A.D. 399 overland for India, finally reached it, remained alone for six years, and spent three years on the return journey, arriving by sea in 414. His 佛國記 Records of the Buddhistic Kingdoms were made, for his information, by Buddhabhadra, an Indian monk in China. His own chief translation is the 僧祗律, a work on monastic discipline.

注進

see styles
 chuushin / chushin
    ちゅうしん
(noun, transitive verb) information; making a report (to a superior)

洩漏


泄漏

see styles
xiè lòu
    xie4 lou4
hsieh lou
(of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information)

活口

see styles
huó kǒu
    huo2 kou3
huo k`ou
    huo kou
sb who witnesses a crime and is not killed by the perpetrator; a captive who can provide information

流す

see styles
 nagasu
    ながす
(transitive verb) (1) to drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush; to shed (blood, tears); to spill; (transitive verb) (2) to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; (transitive verb) (3) to wash away; to carry away; to sweep away; (transitive verb) (4) to broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire); (transitive verb) (5) to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.); to spread; to distribute; (v5s,vi) (6) to cruise (of a taxi); to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.); to go from place to place; (transitive verb) (7) to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.); to call off; to reject (e.g. a bill); (transitive verb) (8) to forfeit (a pawn); (v5s,vi) (9) to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming); to do with ease; to do effortlessly; (transitive verb) (10) to exile; to banish; (transitive verb) (11) {baseb} to hit (the ball) to the opposite field; (suf,v5s) (12) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do inattentively; to do without concentrating; to put little effort into doing

流出

see styles
liú chū
    liu2 chu1
liu ch`u
    liu chu
 ryuushutsu / ryushutsu
    りゅうしゅつ
to flow out; to disgorge; to effuse
(n,vs,vi) (1) outflow; effluence; efflux; spillage; spill; discharge; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding (e.g. of ink into paper); (n,vs,vi) (2) outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
flow out

消化

see styles
xiāo huà
    xiao1 hua4
hsiao hua
 shouka / shoka
    しょうか
to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
(noun, transitive verb) (1) digestion (of food); (noun, transitive verb) (2) digestion (of information); assimilation; thorough understanding; (noun, transitive verb) (3) consumption; absorption; using up; meeting (e.g. a quota); completion; (n,vs,vi) (4) (archaism) (orig. meaning) losing one's form and turning into something else
extinguish

消息

see styles
xiāo xi
    xiao1 xi5
hsiao hsi
 shousoku(p); shousoko(ok) / shosoku(p); shosoko(ok)
    しょうそく(P); しょうそこ(ok)
news; information; CL:條|条[tiao2]
(1) news (from someone); letter; contact; (2) (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to remedy

準信


准信

see styles
zhǔn xìn
    zhun3 xin4
chun hsin
definite and reliable information

漏泄

see styles
 rousetsu / rosetsu
    ろうせつ
    rouei / roe
    ろうえい
(noun/participle) (1) disclosure; leak (of information); divulging; (2) leakage (e.g. of gas or liquids); leak; escape (e.g. of gas); coming in (through) (e.g. of light)

漏洩


漏泄

see styles
lòu xiè
    lou4 xie4
lou hsieh
 rousetsu / rosetsu
    ろうせつ
    rouei / roe
    ろうえい
a leak (e.g. of chemicals)
(noun/participle) (1) disclosure; leak (of information); divulging; (2) leakage (e.g. of gas or liquids); leak; escape (e.g. of gas); coming in (through) (e.g. of light)

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)

無明


无明

see styles
wú míng
    wu2 ming2
wu ming
 mumyou / mumyo
    むみょう
avidya (Buddhism); ignorance; delusion
{Buddh} avidya (ignorance)
avidyā, ignorance, and in some senses Māyā, illusion; it is darkness without illumination, the ignorance which mistakes seeming for being, or illusory phenomena for realities; it is also intp. as 痴 ignorant, stupid, fatuous; but it means generally, unenlightened, unillumined. The 起信論 distinguishes two kinds as 根本: the radical, fundamental, original darkness or ignorance considered as a 無始無明 primal condition, and 枝末 'branch and twig' conditions, considered as phenomenal. There is also a list of fifteen distinctions in the Vibhāṣā-śāstra 2. avidyā is also the first, or last of the twelve nidānas.; Commonly tr. 'ignorance', means an unenlightened condition, non-perception, before the stirrings of intelligence, belief that the phenomenal is real, etc.

獲報


获报

see styles
huò bào
    huo4 bao4
huo pao
to receive a report; to receive intelligence, information etc

玄同

see styles
 gendou / gendo
    げんどう
(See 和光同塵) hiding one's intelligence to avoid being different from the common people; (surname) Gendou

理智

see styles
lǐ zhì
    li3 zhi4
li chih
 richi
    りち
reason; intellect; rationality; rational
intellect; intelligence; (female given name) Richi
Principle and gnosis (or reason); the noumenal in essence and in knowledge; the truth in itself and in knowledge; li is also the fundamental principle of the phenomenon under observation, chih the observing wisdom; one is reality, the other the knower or knowing; one is the known object, the other the knower, the knowing, or what is known; each is dependent on the other, chih depends on lili is revealed by chih. Also knowledge or enlightenment in its essence or purity, free from incarnational influences.

理知

see styles
 richi
    りち
intellect; intelligence; (female given name) Richi

生靈


生灵

see styles
shēng líng
    sheng1 ling2
sheng ling
 seirei
(literary) the people; living thing; creature
The mind or intelligence of the living; a living intelligent being; a living soul.

用件

see styles
 youken / yoken
    ようけん
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

白槌

see styles
bái chuí
    bai2 chui2
pai ch`ui
    pai chui
 byakutsui
自椎 The informing baton or hammer, calling attention to a plaint, or for silence to give information.

白眞

see styles
bái zhēn
    bai2 zhen1
pai chen
 byakushin
To lay a true information.

盛る

see styles
 moru
    もる
(transitive verb) (1) to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to dish up; to fill (a bowl) with; (transitive verb) (2) to pile up; to heap up; to fill up; to stack up; (transitive verb) (3) to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to prescribe; (transitive verb) (4) to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement); (transitive verb) (5) to mark out (e.g. scale); to graduate (e.g. thermometer); (transitive verb) (6) (slang) to exaggerate; to apply heavy makeup

直傳


直传

see styles
zhí chuán
    zhi2 chuan2
chih ch`uan
    chih chuan
 jikiden
Direct information or transmission (by word of mouth).

眞明

see styles
zhēn míng
    zhen1 ming2
chen ming
 masaaki / masaki
    まさあき
(given name) Masaaki
True knowledge or enlightenment (in regard to reality in contrast with appearance).

睿智

see styles
ruì zhì
    rui4 zhi4
jui chih
 eichi / echi
    えいち
wise and farsighted
wisdom; intelligence; intellect

知力

see styles
 chiryoku
    ちりょく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains

知性

see styles
 chisei / chise
    ちせい
intelligence

知能

see styles
 chino
    ちの
intelligence; intellect; brains; (surname) Chino

知解

see styles
zhī jiě
    zhi1 jie3
chih chieh
 chige
    ちかい
(obscure) being enlightened by virtue of knowledge
intelligence

私報

see styles
 shihou / shiho
    しほう
secret information; private message

窃用

see styles
 setsuyou / setsuyo
    せつよう
(noun/participle) (rare) using without permission; using information obtained in the course of one's duties

竊取


窃取

see styles
qiè qǔ
    qie4 qu3
ch`ieh ch`ü
    chieh chü
 sesshu
to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)
to steal quietly

竊密


窃密

see styles
qiè mì
    qie4 mi4
ch`ieh mi
    chieh mi
to steal secret information

立札

see styles
 tatefuda
    たてふだ
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.

端末

see styles
 tanmatsu
    たんまつ
(1) (abbreviation) {comp} (See 端末装置) terminal; computer terminal; (2) (abbreviation) (See 携帯端末・けいたいたんまつ,通信端末・つうしんたんまつ,情報端末・じょうほうたんまつ) information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); (3) end (e.g. of a roll of film)

米印

see styles
 komejirushi
    こめじるし
rice symbol; note (supplementary information) symbol; symbol with an "x" and four dots

索語


索语

see styles
suǒ yǔ
    suo3 yu3
so yü
 sakugo
索話 Express, expression (in words); forced statements, a demand or request(e.g. for information).

緣緣


缘缘

see styles
yuán yuán
    yuan2 yuan2
yüan yüan
 enen
The reasoning mind, or the mind reasoning, intelligence in contact with its object; later termed 所緣緣, i.e. 所緣 being the object and 緣 the mind; the relationship being like that of form or colour to the eye.

耳目

see styles
ěr mù
    er3 mu4
erh mu
 jimoku(p); jiboku
    じもく(P); じぼく
eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies
(1) eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; (2) one's attention; one's interest

聞見


闻见

see styles
wén jiàn
    wen2 jian4
wen chien
 bunken; monken
    ぶんけん; もんけん
to smell; to hear; knowledge; information
(noun/participle) (obsolete) (See 見聞) information; experience; knowledge; observation

聲氣


声气

see styles
shēng qì
    sheng1 qi4
sheng ch`i
    sheng chi
voice; tone; information

聽信


听信

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tīng xìn
    ting1 xin4
t`ing hsin
    ting hsin
to listen to information; to get the news; to believe what one hears

舌頭


舌头

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shé tou
    she2 tou5
she t`ou
    she tou
 zettou / zetto
    ぜっとう
tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking

英智

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 hidenori
    ひでのり
wisdom; intelligence; intellect; (personal name) Hidenori

英知

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 hidetomo
    ひでとも
wisdom; intelligence; intellect; (given name) Hidetomo

蘊識


蕴识

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yùn shì
    yun4 shi4
yün shih
 unshiki
The skandha of intelligence, or intellectuation; also intp. as 有情 consciousness, or emotion.

補説

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 hosetsu
    ほせつ
(noun, transitive verb) supplementary explanation; supplementary information

見聞


见闻

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jiàn wén
    jian4 wen2
chien wen
 kenbun(p); kenmon
    けんぶん(P); けんもん
what one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience
(noun, transitive verb) information; experience; knowledge; observation
Seeing and hearing, i. e. beholding Buddha with the eyes and hearing his truth with the ears.

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

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This page contains 100 results for "intelligence information-gathering" 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).



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

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