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一板三眼 see styles |
yī bǎn sān yǎn yi1 ban3 san1 yan3 i pan san yen |
lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail |
一枝獨秀 一枝独秀 see styles |
yī zhī dú xiù yi1 zhi1 du2 xiu4 i chih tu hsiu |
lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom); fig. to be in a league of one's own; outstanding |
一柱擎天 see styles |
yī zhù qíng tiān yi1 zhu4 qing2 tian1 i chu ch`ing t`ien i chu ching tien |
lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom); fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders |
一決雌雄 一决雌雄 see styles |
yī jué cí xióng yi1 jue2 ci2 xiong2 i chüeh tz`u hsiung i chüeh tzu hsiung |
to have a showdown; to fight for mastery; to compete for a championship |
一波三折 see styles |
yī bō sān zhé yi1 bo1 san1 zhe2 i po san che |
calligraphic flourish with many twists; fig. many twists and turns |
一清如水 see styles |
yī qīng rú shuǐ yi1 qing1 ru2 shui3 i ch`ing ju shui i ching ju shui |
lit. as clear as water (idiom); fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible |
一盤散沙 一盘散沙 see styles |
yī pán sǎn shā yi1 pan2 san3 sha1 i p`an san sha i pan san sha |
lit. like a sheet of loose sand; fig. unable to cooperate (idiom) |
一筆不苟 一笔不苟 see styles |
yī bǐ bù gǒu yi1 bi3 bu4 gou3 i pi pu kou |
lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom); fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly |
一網打盡 一网打尽 see styles |
yī wǎng dǎ jìn yi1 wang3 da3 jin4 i wang ta chin |
lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom); fig. to scoop up the whole lot; to capture them all in one go |
一線生機 一线生机 see styles |
yī xiàn - shēng jī yi1 xian4 - sheng1 ji1 i hsien - sheng chi |
(idiom) a chance of survival; a fighting chance; a ray of hope |
一股清流 see styles |
yī gǔ qīng liú yi1 gu3 qing1 liu2 i ku ch`ing liu i ku ching liu |
(fig.) a breath of fresh air |
一致結束 see styles |
icchikessoku いっちけっそく |
(noun/participle) closing ranks; uniting and working together; coming together for fighting |
一落千丈 see styles |
yī luò qiān zhàng yi1 luo4 qian1 zhang4 i lo ch`ien chang i lo chien chang |
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom); fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline; to take a dive |
一葉知秋 一叶知秋 see styles |
yī yè zhī qiū yi1 ye4 zhi1 qiu1 i yeh chih ch`iu i yeh chih chiu |
lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom); fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend; a straw in the wind |
一葉障目 一叶障目 see styles |
yī yè zhàng mù yi1 ye4 zhang4 mu4 i yeh chang mu |
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom); fig. not seeing the wider picture; can't see the wood for the trees |
一見高低 一见高低 see styles |
yī jiàn gāo dī yi1 jian4 gao1 di1 i chien kao ti |
lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom); fig. to cross swords with; to lock horns |
一蹴即至 see styles |
yī cù jí zhì yi1 cu4 ji2 zhi4 i ts`u chi chih i tsu chi chih |
lit. to get there in one step (idiom); fig. easily done |
一針見血 一针见血 see styles |
yī zhēn jiàn xiě yi1 zhen1 jian4 xie3 i chen chien hsieh |
lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom); fig. to hit the nail on the head |
一錘定音 一锤定音 see styles |
yī chuí dìng yīn yi1 chui2 ding4 yin1 i ch`ui ting yin i chui ting yin |
lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow; fig. to make the final decision |
一騎打ち see styles |
ikkiuchi いっきうち |
(noun/participle) personal combat; one-to-one fight |
一騎討ち see styles |
ikkiuchi いっきうち |
(noun/participle) personal combat; one-to-one fight |
一體兩面 一体两面 see styles |
yī tǐ liǎng miàn yi1 ti3 liang3 mian4 i t`i liang mien i ti liang mien |
(fig.) two sides of the same coin |
一鱗半爪 一鳞半爪 see styles |
yī lín bàn zhǎo yi1 lin2 ban4 zhao3 i lin pan chao |
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); fig. only odd bits and pieces |
七折八扣 see styles |
qī zhé bā kòu qi1 zhe2 ba1 kou4 ch`i che pa k`ou chi che pa kou |
lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom); fig. greatly reduced; substantially scaled back |
七竅生煙 七窍生烟 see styles |
qī qiào shēng yān qi1 qiao4 sheng1 yan1 ch`i ch`iao sheng yen chi chiao sheng yen |
lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom); fig. to seethe with anger |
三教九流 see styles |
sān jiào jiǔ liú san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2 san chiao chiu liu |
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.) |
三旬九食 see styles |
sān xún jiǔ shí san1 xun2 jiu3 shi2 san hsün chiu shih |
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom); fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation; in dire straits |
三角闘争 see styles |
sankakutousou / sankakutoso さんかくとうそう |
three-cornered fight |
三頭六臂 三头六臂 see styles |
sān tóu liù bì san1 tou2 liu4 bi4 san t`ou liu pi san tou liu pi |
lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom); fig. to possess remarkable abilities; a being of formidable powers |
三顧茅廬 三顾茅庐 see styles |
sān gù máo lú san1 gu4 mao2 lu2 san ku mao lu |
lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times); fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb |
上まわる see styles |
uwamawaru うわまわる |
(transitive verb) to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than |
上下其手 see styles |
shàng xià qí shǒu shang4 xia4 qi2 shou3 shang hsia ch`i shou shang hsia chi shou |
to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint; fig. conspiring to defraud |
上天入地 see styles |
shàng tiān rù dì shang4 tian1 ru4 di4 shang t`ien ju ti shang tien ju ti |
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom); fig. to go to great lengths; to search heaven and earth |
上緊發條 上紧发条 see styles |
shàng jǐn fā tiáo shang4 jin3 fa1 tiao2 shang chin fa t`iao shang chin fa tiao |
to wind the spring up tight; (fig.) to gear up; to ready oneself |
下毛毛雨 see styles |
xià máo mao yǔ xia4 mao2 mao5 yu3 hsia mao mao yü |
to drizzle; to rain lightly; (fig.) (coll.) to give (sb) a heads-up; to break (some bad news) gently; to scold mildly |
不亦樂乎 不亦乐乎 see styles |
bù yì lè hū bu4 yi4 le4 hu1 pu i le hu |
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully |
不傷脾胃 不伤脾胃 see styles |
bù shāng pí wèi bu4 shang1 pi2 wei4 pu shang p`i wei pu shang pi wei |
lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach; fig. something that is not critical |
不寒而慄 不寒而栗 see styles |
bù hán ér lì bu4 han2 er2 li4 pu han erh li |
lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom); fig. to tremble with fear; to be terrified |
不審人物 see styles |
fushinjinbutsu ふしんじんぶつ |
suspicious character (person, figure) |
不死不休 see styles |
bù sǐ bù xiū bu4 si3 bu4 xiu1 pu ssu pu hsiu |
to fight to one's last gasp |
不痛不癢 不痛不痒 see styles |
bù tòng bù yǎng bu4 tong4 bu4 yang3 pu t`ung pu yang pu tung pu yang |
lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); something is wrong, but not quite sure what; fig. not getting to any matter of substance; scratching the surface; superficial; perfunctory |
不見不散 不见不散 see styles |
bù jiàn bù sàn bu4 jian4 bu4 san4 pu chien pu san |
lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom); fig. Be sure to wait!; See you there! |
不計其數 不计其数 see styles |
bù jì qí shù bu4 ji4 qi2 shu4 pu chi ch`i shu pu chi chi shu |
lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless; innumerable |
不識泰山 不识泰山 see styles |
bù shí tài shān bu4 shi2 tai4 shan1 pu shih t`ai shan pu shih tai shan |
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person |
不辨菽麥 不辨菽麦 see styles |
bù biàn shū mài bu4 bian4 shu1 mai4 pu pien shu mai |
lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom); fig. ignorant of practical matters |
不遑多讓 不遑多让 see styles |
bù huáng duō ràng bu4 huang2 duo1 rang4 pu huang to jang |
lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom); fig. not to be outdone; not to yield to one's opponents |
不醉不歸 不醉不归 see styles |
bù zuì bù guī bu4 zui4 bu4 gui1 pu tsui pu kuei |
lit. to not go home until drunk (idiom); fig. let's make a night of it! |
中央空調 中央空调 see styles |
zhōng yāng kōng tiáo zhong1 yang1 kong1 tiao2 chung yang k`ung t`iao chung yang kung tiao |
central air conditioning; (fig.) (neologism) ladies' man (contrasted with 暖男[nuan3 nan2], a guy who is attentive to his partner rather than to all and sundry) |
中途退場 中途退场 see styles |
zhōng tú tuì chǎng zhong1 tu2 tui4 chang3 chung t`u t`ui ch`ang chung tu tui chang |
to leave in the middle of the play; (fig.) to leave before the matter is concluded |
之乎者也 see styles |
zhī hū zhě yě zhi1 hu1 zhe3 ye3 chih hu che yeh |
lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions |
九牛一毛 see styles |
jiǔ niú - yī máo jiu3 niu2 - yi1 mao2 chiu niu - i mao kyuugyuuichimou; kyuugyuunoichimou / kyugyuichimo; kyugyunoichimo きゅうぎゅういちもう; きゅうぎゅうのいちもう |
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom); fig. a drop in the ocean (yoji) a drop in the bucket (ocean); a small fraction (of); trifle |
乳臭未乾 乳臭未干 see styles |
rǔ xiù wèi gān ru3 xiu4 wei4 gan1 ju hsiu wei kan |
lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom); fig. immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears |
争い戦う see styles |
arasoitatakau あらそいたたかう |
(Godan verb with "u" ending) to fight with; to contend with |
事を好む see styles |
kotookonomu ことをこのむ |
(exp,v5m) to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights |
事危累卵 see styles |
shì wēi lěi luǎn shi4 wei1 lei3 luan3 shih wei lei luan |
lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture |
事無巨細 事无巨细 see styles |
shì wú jù xì shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4 shih wu chü hsi |
lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom); fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance |
二十四史 see styles |
èr shí sì shǐ er4 shi2 si4 shi3 erh shih ssu shih nijuushishi / nijushishi にじゅうしし |
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century; fig. a long and complicated story (See 二十五史) Twenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical books |
井底之蛙 see styles |
jǐng dǐ zhī wā jing3 di3 zhi1 wa1 ching ti chih wa |
lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom); fig. a person of limited outlook and experience |
井蛙之見 井蛙之见 see styles |
jǐng wā zhī jiàn jing3 wa1 zhi1 jian4 ching wa chih chien |
the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view |
亡羊補牢 亡羊补牢 see styles |
wáng yáng bǔ láo wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2 wang yang pu lao bouyouhorou / boyohoro ぼうようほろう |
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted (yoji) locking the barn door after the horse has bolted; doing something too late; mending the pen after the sheep are lost |
人去樓空 人去楼空 see styles |
rén qù lóu kōng ren2 qu4 lou2 kong1 jen ch`ü lou k`ung jen chü lou kung |
lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom); fig. (of a dwelling) empty; deserted |
人喊馬嘶 人喊马嘶 see styles |
rén hǎn mǎ sī ren2 han3 ma3 si1 jen han ma ssu |
lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom); fig. tumultuous; hubbub |
人權鬥士 人权斗士 see styles |
rén quán dòu shì ren2 quan2 dou4 shi4 jen ch`üan tou shih jen chüan tou shih |
a human rights activist; a fighter for human rights |
人走茶涼 人走茶凉 see styles |
rén zǒu chá liáng ren2 zou3 cha2 liang2 jen tsou ch`a liang jen tsou cha liang |
lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom); fig. when sb is no longer in a position of power, others cease to care about him |
人跡罕至 人迹罕至 see styles |
rén jì hǎn zhì ren2 ji4 han3 zhi4 jen chi han chih |
lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom); fig. off the beaten track; lonely; deserted |
人間地獄 人间地狱 see styles |
rén jiān dì yù ren2 jian1 di4 yu4 jen chien ti yü |
hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive; fig. having an uncomfortable time |
人面獸心 人面兽心 see styles |
rén miàn - shòu xīn ren2 mian4 - shou4 xin1 jen mien - shou hsin |
lit. human face, beastly heart (idiom); fig. mild in appearance but malicious in nature |
仕かける see styles |
shikakeru しかける |
(transitive verb) (1) to start; to begin; to commence; (2) to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); (3) to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines) |
仕掛ける see styles |
shikakeru しかける |
(transitive verb) (1) to start; to begin; to commence; (2) to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); (3) to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines) |
令行禁止 see styles |
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ ling4 xing2 jin4 zhi3 ling hsing chin chih |
lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)fig. to execute every order without fail |
以夷制夷 see styles |
yǐ yí zhì yí yi3 yi2 zhi4 yi2 i i chih i iiseii / ise いいせいい |
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties); Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan) (yoji) (See 夷を以て夷を制す) controlling foreigners by foreigners; playing one barbarian state against another |
以毒制毒 see styles |
idokuseidoku / idokusedoku いどくせいどく |
(yoji) using poisonous medication to control poison; fighting evil with evil; fighting fire with fire |
以毒攻毒 see styles |
yǐ dú gōng dú yi3 du2 gong1 du2 i tu kung tu |
to cure ills with poison (TCM); to fight evil with evil; set a thief to catch a thief; to fight fire with fire |
任重道遠 任重道远 see styles |
rèn zhòng dào yuǎn ren4 zhong4 dao4 yuan3 jen chung tao yüan |
a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) |
伎藝天女 伎艺天女 see styles |
jì yì tiān nǚ ji4 yi4 tian1 nv3 chi i t`ien nü chi i tien nü gigei tennyo |
The metamorphic devī on the head of Śiva, perhaps the moon which is the usual figure on Śiva's head. |
伴食大臣 see styles |
banshokudaijin ばんしょくだいじん |
(yoji) nominal (figurehead) minister; titular minister |
伴食宰相 see styles |
banshokusaishou / banshokusaisho ばんしょくさいしょう |
(yoji) (rare) incompetent cabinet minister; figurehead minister |
佈囊其口 布囊其口 see styles |
bù náng qí kǒu bu4 nang2 qi2 kou3 pu nang ch`i k`ou pu nang chi kou |
lit. to cover sb's mouth with cloth; to gag; fig. to silence |
位形空間 位形空间 see styles |
wèi xíng kōng jiān wei4 xing2 kong1 jian1 wei hsing k`ung chien wei hsing kung chien |
configuration space (math.) |
作鳥獸散 作鸟兽散 see styles |
zuò niǎo shòu sàn zuo4 niao3 shou4 san4 tso niao shou san |
lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom); fig. to head off in various directions; to flee helter-skelter |
你爭我奪 你争我夺 see styles |
nǐ zhēng wǒ duó ni3 zheng1 wo3 duo2 ni cheng wo to |
lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter; fierce rivalry; tug-of-war |
佳人才子 see styles |
jiā rén cái zǐ jia1 ren2 cai2 zi3 chia jen ts`ai tzu chia jen tsai tzu |
lit. beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom); fig. pair of ideal lovers |
來蹤去跡 来踪去迹 see styles |
lái zōng qù jì lai2 zong1 qu4 ji4 lai tsung ch`ü chi lai tsung chü chi |
the traces of a person's movements; (fig.) sb's history; (fig.) the ins and out of a matter |
來鴻去燕 来鸿去燕 see styles |
lái hóng qù yàn lai2 hong2 qu4 yan4 lai hung ch`ü yen lai hung chü yen |
lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move |
來龍去脈 来龙去脉 see styles |
lái lóng qù mài lai2 long2 qu4 mai4 lai lung ch`ü mai lai lung chü mai |
lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects |
侯門似海 侯门似海 see styles |
hóu mén - sì hǎi hou2 men2 - si4 hai3 hou men - ssu hai |
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom); fig. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people |
俯拾皆是 see styles |
fǔ shí jiē shì fu3 shi2 jie1 shi4 fu shih chieh shih |
lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom); fig. extremely common; easily available |
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 |
倒懸之危 倒悬之危 see styles |
dào xuán zhī wēi dao4 xuan2 zhi1 wei1 tao hsüan chih wei |
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits |
倒懸之急 倒悬之急 see styles |
dào xuán zhī jí dao4 xuan2 zhi1 ji2 tao hsüan chih chi |
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits |
倒懸之苦 倒悬之苦 see styles |
dào xuán zhī kǔ dao4 xuan2 zhi1 ku3 tao hsüan chih k`u tao hsüan chih ku |
lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits |
倒打一耙 see styles |
dào dǎ yī pá dao4 da3 yi1 pa2 tao ta i p`a tao ta i pa |
lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack; to make bogus accusations (against one's victim) |
倒持泰阿 see styles |
dào chí - tài ē dao4 chi2 - tai4 e1 tao ch`ih - t`ai o tao chih - tai o |
lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom); fig. to relinquish power to another; to place oneself at another's mercy |
借屍還魂 借尸还魂 see styles |
jiè shī huán hún jie4 shi1 huan2 hun2 chieh shih huan hun |
lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise |
借花獻佛 借花献佛 see styles |
jiè huā xiàn fó jie4 hua1 xian4 fo2 chieh hua hsien fo shake kenbutsu |
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property; plagiarism To borrow a flower to offer to Buddha, i.e. to serve him with another's gift. |
偃旗息鼓 see styles |
yǎn qí xī gǔ yan3 qi2 xi1 gu3 yen ch`i hsi ku yen chi hsi ku |
lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease; to give in |
假一賠十 假一赔十 see styles |
jiǎ yī péi shí jia3 yi1 pei2 shi2 chia i p`ei shih chia i pei shih |
lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them; fig. (of goods) 100% genuine |
假途滅虢 假途灭虢 see styles |
jiǎ tú miè guó jia3 tu2 mie4 guo2 chia t`u mieh kuo chia tu mieh kuo |
lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner |
做牛做馬 做牛做马 see styles |
zuò niú zuò mǎ zuo4 niu2 zuo4 ma3 tso niu tso ma |
lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "Fig" 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
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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.
Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.
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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.
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