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不空 see styles |
bù kōng bu4 kong1 pu k`ung pu kung fukuu / fuku ふくう |
(given name, person) Fukuu Amogha, Amoghavajra. 不空三藏; 智藏; 阿目佉跋折羅 Not empty (or not in vain) vajra. The famous head of the Yogācāra school in China. A Singhalese of northern brahmanic descent, having lost his father, he came at the age of 15 with his uncle to 東海, the eastern sea, or China, where in 718 he became a disciple of 金剛智 Vajrabodhi. After the latter's death in 732, and at his wish, Eliot says in 741, he went to India and Ceylon in search of esoteric or tantric writings, and returned in 746, when he baptized the emperor Xuan Tsung. He was especially noted for rain-making and stilling storms. In 749 he received permission to return home, but was stopped by imperial orders when in the south of China. In ?756 under Su Tsung he was recalled to the capital. His time until 771 was spent translating and editing tantric books in 120 volumes, and the Yogacara 密教 rose to its peak of prosperity. He died greatly honoured at 70 years of age, in 774, the twelfth year of Tai Tsung, the third emperor under whom he had served. The festival of feeding the hungry spirits 孟蘭勝會 is attributed to him. His titles of 智藏 and 不空三藏 are Thesaurus of Wisdom and Amogha Tripitaka. |
不第 see styles |
bù dì bu4 di4 pu ti |
to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China) |
丑鴨 丑鸭 see styles |
chǒu yā chou3 ya1 ch`ou ya chou ya |
(bird species of China) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) |
丘鷸 丘鹬 see styles |
qiū yù qiu1 yu4 ch`iu yü chiu yü |
(bird species of China) Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
丞相 see styles |
chéng xiàng cheng2 xiang4 ch`eng hsiang cheng hsiang joushou / josho じょうしょう |
the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister (hist) prime minister (in ancient China) |
中ソ see styles |
chuuso / chuso ちゅうソ |
(1) China and the Soviet Union; (prefix) (2) Sino-Soviet; Soviet-Chinese |
中俄 see styles |
zhōng é zhong1 e2 chung o |
China-Russia |
中共 see styles |
zhōng gòng zhong1 gong4 chung kung chuukyou / chukyo ちゅうきょう |
abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 dang3], Chinese Communist Party (1) (abbreviation) (See 中国共産党) Chinese Communist Party; Chinese Communists; (2) Communist China |
中南 see styles |
zhōng nán zhong1 nan2 chung nan nakaminami なかみなみ |
South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan); abbr. for China-South Africa (place-name, surname) Nakaminami |
中呂 see styles |
chuuro / churo ちゅうろ |
(1) (in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); (2) fourth lunar month; (place-name) Chuuro |
中夏 see styles |
chuuka / chuka ちゅうか |
(1) (rare) midsummer; (2) (archaism) (See 中華・1) China; (3) (archaism) capital (city) |
中尼 see styles |
zhōng ní zhong1 ni2 chung ni |
China-Nepal |
中支 see styles |
chuushi / chushi ちゅうし |
Central China |
中日 see styles |
zhōng rì zhong1 ri4 chung jih nakabi なかび |
China-Japan middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.); (o) Chunichi Dragons (Japanese baseball team) (abbreviation) |
中時 中时 see styles |
zhōng shí zhong1 shi2 chung shih nakatoki なかとき |
China Times (newspaper) (abbr. for 中國時報|中国时报[Zhong1 guo2 Shi2 bao4]) (surname) Nakatoki noon |
中油 see styles |
zhòng yóu zhong4 you2 chung yu chuuyu / chuyu ちゅうゆ |
CNPC, China National Petroleum Corporation (abbr.) {chem} middle oil (oil fraction extracted at intermediate temperatures) |
中法 see styles |
zhōng fǎ zhong1 fa3 chung fa |
China-France (cooperation); Sino-French |
中澳 see styles |
zhōng ào zhong1 ao4 chung ao |
China-Australia (relations) |
中美 see styles |
zhōng měi zhong1 mei3 chung mei nakami なかみ |
China-USA (surname, female given name) Nakami |
中臺 中台 see styles |
zhōng tái zhong1 tai2 chung t`ai chung tai nakadai なかだい |
China and Taiwan (surname) Nakadai The name of a Buddha in the center of lotus. |
中蘇 see styles |
chuuso / chuso ちゅうそ |
(1) China and the Soviet Union; (prefix) (2) Sino-Soviet; Soviet-Chinese |
中西 see styles |
zhōng xī zhong1 xi1 chung hsi nakamura なかむら |
China and the West; Chinese-Western (personal name) Nakamura |
中視 中视 see styles |
zhōng shì zhong1 shi4 chung shih |
China Television Company (CTV), Taiwan (abbr. for 中國電視公司|中国电视公司[Zhong1 guo2 Dian4 shi4 Gong1 si1]) |
中越 see styles |
chuuetsu / chuetsu ちゅうえつ |
(1) Chūetsu (region in Niigata); (2) China and Vietnam; Sino-Vietnamese; (place-name, surname) Nakagoshi |
中遠 中远 see styles |
zhōng yuǎn zhong1 yuan3 chung yüan |
China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中國遠洋運輸|中国远洋运输[Zhong1 guo2 Yuan3 yang2 Yun4 shu1]) |
中都 see styles |
zhōng dū zhong1 du1 chung tu nakato なかと |
Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing (surname) Nakato |
中銀 中银 see styles |
zhōng yín zhong1 yin2 chung yin chuugin / chugin ちゅうぎん |
Bank of China (abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行[Zhong1 guo2 Yin2 hang2]) (abbreviation) (See 中央銀行) central bank |
中青 see styles |
zhōng qīng zhong1 qing1 chung ch`ing chung ching nakaao / nakao なかあお |
China Youth (official newspaper) (abbr. for 中國青年報|中国青年报[Zhong1 guo2 Qing1 nian2 Bao4]) (place-name) Nakaao |
中非 see styles |
zhōng fēi zhong1 fei1 chung fei |
China-Africa (relations); Central Africa; Central African Republic |
主簿 see styles |
zhǔ bù zhu3 bu4 chu pu |
official registrar (of a county etc) in imperial China |
九卿 see styles |
jiǔ qīng jiu3 qing1 chiu ch`ing chiu ching kyuukei / kyuke きゅうけい |
the Nine Ministers (in imperial China) (1) (hist) nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government); (2) (hist) (See 公卿・1) high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō |
九州 see styles |
jiǔ zhōu jiu3 zhou1 chiu chou kyuushuu / kyushu きゅうしゅう |
division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan); (place-name, surname) Kyūshuu |
九江 see styles |
jiǔ jiāng jiu3 jiang1 chiu chiang kyuukou / kyuko きゅうこう |
Jiujiang prefecture-level city in Jiangxi; also Jiujiang county (place-name) Jiujiang (China) |
九野 see styles |
jiǔ yě jiu3 ye3 chiu yeh kuno くの |
the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided; the Nine Provinces of ancient China (surname) Kuno |
乳滑 see styles |
rǔ huá ru3 hua2 ju hua |
(Internet slang) variant of 辱華|辱华[ru3 Hua2], to insult China |
互跪 see styles |
hù guì hu4 gui4 hu kuei goki |
Kneeling with both knees at once, as in India; in China the left knee is first placed on the ground; also 互胡跪. |
五山 see styles |
wǔ shān wu3 shan1 wu shan gosan; gozan ごさん; ござん |
(rare) five most important temples of a region; (surname) Goyama Five mountains and monasteries: (1) in India, sacred because of their connection with the Buddha: 鞞婆羅跋怒 Vaibhāra-vana; 薩多般那求呵 Saptaparṇaguhā; 因陀羅勢羅求呵 Indraśailaguhā; 薩簸恕魂直迦鉢婆羅 Sarpiṣ kuṇḍikā-prāgbhāra; 耆闍崛 Gṛdhrakūṭa; (2) in China, established during the Five Dynasties and the Southern Sung dynasty, on the analogy of those in India; three at Hangzhou at 徑山 Jingshan, 北山 Beishan, and 南山 Nanshan and two at Ningbo at 阿育王山 King Aśoka Shan and 太白山 Taiboshan. Later the Yuan dynasty established one at 全陵 Chin Ling, the 天界大龍翔隻慶寺 which became chief of these under the Ming dynasty. |
五嶺 五岭 see styles |
wǔ lǐng wu3 ling3 wu ling gorei / gore ごれい |
the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3] (place-name) Nanling Mountains (China); Wuling |
五方 see styles |
wǔ fāng wu3 fang1 wu fang |
the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center; all parts; China and the lands beyond its frontiers |
五罪 see styles |
gozai ござい |
(1) (hist) (See 五刑・2) five punishments (of the ritsuryō system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death); (2) (hist) (See 五刑・1) five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death) |
五胡 see styles |
wǔ hú wu3 hu2 wu hu goko ごこ |
Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2] (hist) Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang) |
五院 see styles |
wǔ yuàn wu3 yuan4 wu yüan |
the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution: 行政院[Xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive Yuan, 立法院[Li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative Yuan, 司法院[Si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial Yuan, 考試院|考试院[Kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination Yuan, 監察院|监察院[Jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control Yuan |
井田 see styles |
jǐng tián jing3 tian2 ching t`ien ching tien seiden / seden せいでん |
the well-field system of ancient China (place-name) Seiden |
京族 see styles |
jīng zú jing1 zu2 ching tsu kinzoku キンぞく |
Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi; Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam Kinh (people); Vietnamese (people) |
亳州 see styles |
bó zhōu bo2 zhou1 po chou poochou / poocho ポーチョウ |
Bozhou prefecture-level city in Anhui (place-name) Bozhou (China) |
人大 see styles |
rén dà ren2 da4 jen ta |
(Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 min2 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]); Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Da4 xue2]) |
仲呂 see styles |
chuuro / churo ちゅうろ chuuryo / churyo ちゅうりょ |
(1) (in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); (2) fourth lunar month |
会党 see styles |
kaitou / kaito かいとう |
(hist) secret society of ancient China (often opposed to the government) |
似鯝 似鲴 see styles |
sì gù si4 gu4 ssu ku |
Xenocyprioides, genus of cyprinid fish endemic to China |
佛像 see styles |
fó xiàng fo2 xiang4 fo hsiang butsuzō ぶつぞう |
Buddhist image; statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva; CL:尊[zun1], 張|张[zhang1] statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image Buddha's image, or pratimā. There is a statement that in the fifth century A.D. the images in China were of Indian features, thick lips, high nose, long eyes, full jaws, etc., but that after the Tang the form became "more effeminate". |
佛經 佛经 see styles |
fó jīng fo2 jing1 fo ching bukkyō |
Buddhist texts; Buddhist scripture Buddhist canonical literature; also Buddha's image and sutras, with special reference to those purporting to have been introduced under Han Mingdi; sutras probably existed in China before that reign, but evidence is lacking. The first work, generally attributed to Mingdi's reign, is known as The Sutra of Forty-two Sections 四十二章經 but Maspero in B.E.F.E.O. ascribes it to the second century A.D. |
佤族 see styles |
wǎ zú wa3 zu2 wa tsu |
Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia |
來華 来华 see styles |
lái huá lai2 hua2 lai hua raika らいか |
to come to China (female given name) Raika |
侗族 see styles |
dòng zú dong4 zu2 tung tsu |
Kam people, who live mostly in southern China and in the north of Laos and Vietnam |
供石 see styles |
gōng shí gong1 shi2 kung shih |
scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put on display indoors or in gardens in China) |
侵華 侵华 see styles |
qīn huá qin1 hua2 ch`in hua chin hua |
to invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan) |
便衣 see styles |
biàn yī bian4 yi1 pien i beni べんい |
civilian clothes; plain clothes; plainclothesman everyday clothes (in China); ordinary clothes |
俄中 see styles |
é zhōng e2 zhong1 o chung |
Russia-China |
倉鴞 仓鸮 see styles |
cāng xiāo cang1 xiao1 ts`ang hsiao tsang hsiao |
(bird species of China) barn owl (Tyto alba) |
倭人 see styles |
wō rén wo1 ren2 wo jen wajin わじん |
dwarf; (old) (derog.) Japanese person (archaism) Japanese person (term esp. used in ancient China, etc.); (given name) Wajin |
偽経 see styles |
gikyou / gikyo ぎきょう |
apocryphal sutra (composed in China or Japan) |
傾れ see styles |
nadare なだれ |
(1) sloping; slope; (2) rundown of glaze on a piece of china |
僬僥 僬侥 see styles |
jiāo yáo jiao1 yao2 chiao yao |
legendary dwarfs in the west of China; (by extension) barbarians in the southwest of China |
兀鷲 兀鹫 see styles |
wù jiù wu4 jiu4 wu chiu |
vulture; (bird species of China) griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) |
元代 see styles |
yuán dài yuan2 dai4 yüan tai gendai げんだい |
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) (hist) Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty; (female given name) Motoyo |
元曉 元晓 see styles |
yuán xiǎo yuan2 xiao3 yüan hsiao Gangyō |
Yuan-hsiao, a famous Korean monk who traveled, and studied and wrote in China during the Tang dynasty, then returned to Korea; known as 海東師 Hai-tung Shih. |
元朝 see styles |
yuán cháo yuan2 chao2 yüan ch`ao yüan chao genchou / gencho げんちょう |
Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) (hist) Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty; (given name) Motonori the Yuan dynasty |
先秦 see styles |
xiān qín xian1 qin2 hsien ch`in hsien chin senshin せんしん |
pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC (hist) (See 秦) pre-Qin period (of China) |
光大 see styles |
guāng dà guang1 da4 kuang ta mitsuhiro みつひろ |
splendid; magnificent; abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhong1 guo2 Guang1 da4 Yin2 hang2], China Everbright Bank (given name) Mitsuhiro |
光復 光复 see styles |
guāng fù guang1 fu4 kuang fu koufuku / kofuku こうふく |
to recover (territory or power); the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945 restoration of independence (esp. Korea, China, etc.); (personal name) Kōfuku |
入唐 see styles |
rù táng ru4 tang2 ju t`ang ju tang nittou; nyuutou / nitto; nyuto にっとう; にゅうとう |
(noun/participle) (hist) visiting Tang China (esp. of an envoy, monk, or exchange student); entering Tang China to enter the Tang |
入宋 see styles |
nissou / nisso にっそう |
(archaism) journeying to Song China during the Heian and Kamakura periods |
八哥 see styles |
bā ge ba1 ge5 pa ko |
(bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) |
八家 see styles |
bā jiā ba1 jia1 pa chia hakke はっけ |
(1) (See 八宗) the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; (2) (hist) (abbreviation) (See 入唐八家) the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period; (place-name) Yaya eight schools |
公司 see styles |
gōng sī gong1 si1 kung ssu konsu(p); koushi / konsu(p); koshi コンス(P); こうし |
company; firm; corporation; CL:家[jia1] company (in China) (chi: gōngsī); firm; (given name) Hiroshi |
六国 see styles |
rikkoku; rokkoku; rikukoku りっこく; ろっこく; りくこく |
(1) (hist) (See 戦国時代・2) the Six Kingdoms (of China's Warring States period: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Wei and Zhao); (2) (See 香道・こうどう,真南蛮,真那伽,佐曾羅,寸門多羅,伽羅・2) the six tree-derived incense varieties used in kōdō ceremonies |
六安 see styles |
lù ān lu4 an1 lu an rokuan ろくあん |
Lu'an prefecture-level city in Anhui (place-name) Lu'an (China) |
六官 see styles |
rikukan; rikkan; rokkan りくかん; りっかん; ろっかん |
(hist) six ministries (of Zhou dynasty China) |
六朝 see styles |
liù cháo liu4 chao2 liu ch`ao liu chao rikuchou; rokuchou / rikucho; rokucho りくちょう; ろくちょう |
Six Dynasties (220-589) (1) (hist) Six Dynasties (of China: Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen); (2) calligraphic style of the Six Dynasties period |
六通 see styles |
liù tōng liu4 tong1 liu t`ung liu tung rokutsū |
abhijñā, or ṣaḍ abhijñā. The six supernatural or universal powers acquired by a Buddha, also by an arhat through the fourth degree of dhyāna. The 'southern' Buddhists only have the first five, which are also known in China; v. 五神通; the sixth is 漏盡通 (漏盡智證通) āsravakṣaya-jñāna, supernatural consciousness of the waning of vicious propensities. |
六韜 六韬 see styles |
liù tāo liu4 tao1 liu t`ao liu tao |
“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] |
兵家 see styles |
bīng jiā bing1 jia1 ping chia heika / heka へいか |
military strategist in ancient China; military commander; soldier soldier; tactician; strategist; (place-name) Hyōge |
冊封 册封 see styles |
cè fēng ce4 feng1 ts`e feng tse feng sakuhou; sappou / sakuho; sappo さくほう; さっぽう |
to confer a title upon sb; to dub; to crown; to invest with rank or title (hist) bestowing peerage by imperial edict (in ancient China); document bestowing peerage |
冕雀 see styles |
miǎn què mian3 que4 mien ch`üeh mien chüeh |
(bird species of China) sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea) |
冢宰 see styles |
chousai / chosai ちょうさい |
(hist) (See 六卿) Minister of State (Zhou dynasty China) |
冬官 see styles |
toukan / tokan とうかん |
(hist) (See 六官) Ministry of Works (Zhou dynasty China) |
刀布 see styles |
toufu / tofu とうふ |
(hist) (See 刀銭,布銭) bronze currency of ancient China (both spade-shaped coins and knife coins) |
刀泉 see styles |
tousen / tosen とうせん |
daojian (bronze coin of ancient China, shaped like an opened straight razor); (given name) Tousen |
刀銭 see styles |
tousen / tosen とうせん |
daojian (bronze coin of ancient China, shaped like an opened straight razor) |
前漢 前汉 see styles |
qián hàn qian2 han4 ch`ien han chien han zenkan ぜんかん |
Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉[Xi1 Han4], Western Han dynasty (hist) Former Han dynasty (of China; 206 BCE-9 CE); Western Han dynasty; (place-name) Zenkan the former Han |
劉洋 刘洋 see styles |
liú yáng liu2 yang2 liu yang |
Liu Yang (1978-), China's first female astronaut in space (June 16, 2012) |
劍鴴 剑鸻 see styles |
jiàn héng jian4 heng2 chien heng |
(bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
功德 see styles |
gōng dé gong1 de2 kung te kudoku |
achievements and virtue Virtue achieved; achievement; power to do meritorious works; merit; meritorious virtue; the reward of virtue; a name for 弗若多羅 Puṇyatara, one of the twenty-four 天尊 deva aryas, worshipped in China. |
勺雞 勺鸡 see styles |
sháo jī shao2 ji1 shao chi |
(bird species of China) koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) |
包頭 包头 see styles |
bāo tóu bao1 tou2 pao t`ou pao tou boguto ボグト |
turban; headband (place-name) Baotou (China); Paotow |
北佬 see styles |
běi lǎo bei3 lao3 pei lao |
northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese) |
北周 see styles |
běi zhōu bei3 zhou1 pei chou hokushuu / hokushu ほくしゅう |
the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581); one of the Northern Dynasties (hist) Northern Zhou dynasty (of China; 557-581); Northern Chou dynasty; (surname) Kitaamane |
北宋 see styles |
běi sòng bei3 song4 pei sung hokusou / hokuso ほくそう |
the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) (hist) (See 宋・1) Northern Song dynasty (of China; 960-1127) |
北支 see styles |
hokushi ほくし |
North China |
北斉 see styles |
hokusei / hokuse ほくせい |
(hist) Northern Qi dynasty (of China; 550-577); Northern Ch'i dynasty |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "china" 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.
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.
We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.
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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