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道不拾遺


道不拾遗

see styles
dào bù shí yí
    dao4 bu4 shi2 yi2
tao pu shih i
lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom); fig. honesty prevails throughout society

阿賴耶識


阿赖耶识

see styles
ā lài yé shì
    a1 lai4 ye2 shi4
a lai yeh shih
 araya shiki
ālaya-vijñāna. 'The receptacle intellect or consciousness;' 'the orginating or receptacle intelligence;' 'basic consciousness' (Keith). It is the store or totality of consciousness, both absolute and relative, impersonal in the whole, temporally personal or individual in its separated parts, always reproductive. It is described as 有情根本之心識 the fundamental mind-consciousness of conscious beings, which lays hold of all the experiences of the individual life: and which as storehouse holds the germs 種子 of all affairs; it is at the root of all experience, of the skandhas, and of all things on which sentient beings depend for existence. Mind is another term for it, as it both stores and gives rise to all seeds of phenomena and knowledge. It is called 本識 original mind, because it is the root of all things; 無沒識 inexhaustible mind, because none of its seeds (or products) is lost; 現識 manifested mind, because all things are revealed in or by it; 種子識 seeds mind, because from it spring all individualities, or particulars; 所知依識 because it is the basis of all knowledge; 異熟識 because it produces the rounds of morality, good and evil karma, etc.; 執持識 or 阿陀那 q.v., that which holds together, or is the seed of another rebirh, or phenomena, the causal nexus; 第一識 the prime or supreme mind or consciousness; 宅識 abode (of) consciousness; 無垢識 unsullied consciousness when considered in the absolute, i.e. the Tathāgata; and 第八識, as the last of the eight vijñānas. There has been much discussion as to the meaning and implications of the ālaya-vijñāna. It may also be termed the unconscious, or unconscious absolute, out of whose ignorance or unconsciousness rises all consciousness.

類聚歌林

see styles
 ruijukarin
    るいじゅかりん
(wk) Ruijū Karin (lost 8th century anthology of waka)

魚沉雁杳


鱼沉雁杳

see styles
yú chén yàn yǎo
    yu2 chen2 yan4 yao3
yü ch`en yen yao
    yü chen yen yao
lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom); fig. to have had no news (of sb who went away); to have lost contact

黑籍冤魂

see styles
hēi jí yuān hún
    hei1 ji2 yuan1 hun2
hei chi yüan hun
Black Register of Lost Souls, long novel by Peng Yangou 彭養鷗|彭养鸥 about the destructive influence of opium, published in 1897 and 1909

鼓盆之戚

see styles
gǔ pén zhī qī
    gu3 pen2 zhi1 qi1
ku p`en chih ch`i
    ku pen chih chi
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife

リバウンド

see styles
 ribaundo
    リバウンド
(n,vs,vi) (1) rebound; (n,vs,vi) (2) relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; (n,vs,vi) (3) return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine

ロスジェネ

see styles
 rosujene
    ロスジェネ
(abbreviation) (See ロストジェネレーション) lost generation

ロスタイム

see styles
 rosutaimu
    ロスタイム
loss of time; lost time

低スペック

see styles
 teisupekku / tesupekku
    ていスペック
(can be adjective with の) (1) low-spec; (can be adjective with の) (2) having nothing to compete with (on the dating scene); having nothing going for one; being a lost cause

布如鳥伐耶


布如鸟伐耶

see styles
bù rú niǎo fá yé
    bu4 ru2 niao3 fa2 ye2
pu ju niao fa yeh
 Funyochōbatsuiya
Puṇyopāya, or 那提 Nadī. A monk of Central India, said to have brought over 1, 500 texts of the Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna schools to China A. D. 655. In 656 he was sent to 崑崙山 Pulo Condore Island in the China Sea for some strange medicine. Tr. three works, one lost by A. D. 730.

Variations:
散逸
散佚

see styles
 sanitsu
    さんいつ
(noun/participle) (1) being scattered and ultimately lost; (noun/participle) (2) {physics} dissipation

消えうせろ

see styles
 kieusero
    きえうせろ
(interjection) get lost; get out of my sight; scram; beat it; buzz off; go away

消え失せろ

see styles
 kieusero
    きえうせろ
(interjection) get lost; get out of my sight; scram; beat it; buzz off; go away

目がくらむ

see styles
 megakuramu
    めがくらむ
(exp,v5m) (1) to be dizzy; to be disoriented; (2) to be dazzled; (3) to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

Variations:
蒼浪
滄浪

see styles
 sourou / soro
    そうろう
(1) (See 蒼波) blue waves; blue wave; (2) hair that has lost its shine due to ageing

行方知れず

see styles
 yukueshirezu
    ゆくえしれず
(expression) (See 行方不明) missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

迷いの世界

see styles
 mayoinosekai
    まよいのせかい
(exp,n) {Buddh} (See 迷界) world of the lost; human realm; this world

迷える子羊

see styles
 mayoerukohitsuji
    まよえるこひつじ
(expression) stray sheep; lost lamb; person at a loss for what to do

迷子になる

see styles
 maigoninaru
    まいごになる
(exp,v5r) to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

迷蹤羅漢拳


迷踪罗汉拳

see styles
mí zōng luó hàn quán
    mi2 zong1 luo2 han4 quan2
mi tsung lo han ch`üan
    mi tsung lo han chüan
Mizongyi, Mizong, My Jhong Law Horn - "Lost Track Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)

Variations:
逸文
佚文

see styles
 itsubun
    いつぶん
(1) lost work; lost writings; (2) partially lost work; literary fragment; work that survives through quotations; (3) work of a superior quality

Variations:
逸書
佚書

see styles
 issho
    いっしょ
lost book

道にまよう

see styles
 michinimayou / michinimayo
    みちにまよう
(exp,v5u) to lose one's way; to get lost

シャングリラ

see styles
 shangurira
    シャングリラ
Shangri-la; (place-name) Shangri La (from Lost Horizon, 1933 novel by James Hilton); Shangri-La

ロス・タイム

see styles
 rosu taimu
    ロス・タイム
loss of time; lost time

ロストボール

see styles
 rosutobooru
    ロストボール
lost ball

元も子もない

see styles
 motomokomonai
    もともこもない
(expression) losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

失われた世代

see styles
 ushinawaretasedai
    うしなわれたせだい
(exp,n) (See ロストジェネレーション) Lost Generation

失われた十年

see styles
 ushinawaretajuunen / ushinawaretajunen
    うしなわれたじゅうねん
(exp,n) (1) lost decade; decade of economic stagnation; (2) decade in Japan from 1992 to 2002

如墮五里霧中


如堕五里雾中

see styles
rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng
    ru2 duo4 wu3 li3 wu4 zhong1
ju to wu li wu chung
as if lost in a thick fog (idiom); in a fog; muddled; completely unfamiliar with something

思案に暮れる

see styles
 shiannikureru
    しあんにくれる
(exp,v1) to be lost in thought

恋の骨折り損

see styles
 koinohoneorizon
    こいのほねおりぞん
(work) Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare); (wk) Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare)

情に流される

see styles
 jouninagasareru / joninagasareru
    じょうにながされる
(exp,v1) to be moved to emotion; to be lost to emotion; to be swept away by one's emotions

本も子もない

see styles
 motomokomonai
    もともこもない
(expression) losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

破損クラスタ

see styles
 hasonkurasuta
    はそんクラスタ
{comp} lost cluster

立つ瀬がない

see styles
 tatsuseganai
    たつせがない
(exp,adj-i) having lost face; in a bind

迷子センター

see styles
 maigosentaa / maigosenta
    まいごセンター
lost child department; place to bring lost children to

金に目が眩む

see styles
 kanenimegakuramu
    かねにめがくらむ
(exp,v5m) to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches

シャングリ・ラ

see styles
 shanguri ra
    シャングリ・ラ
Shangri-la; (place-name) Shangri La (from Lost Horizon, 1933 novel by James Hilton); Shangri-La

ロスト・ボール

see styles
 rosuto booru
    ロスト・ボール
lost ball

ロストクラスタ

see styles
 rosutokurasuta
    ロストクラスタ
(computer terminology) lost cluster

ロストバージン

see styles
 rosutobaajin / rosutobajin
    ロストバージン
(noun/participle) losing one's virginity (wasei: lost virgin); defloration

ロストバゲージ

see styles
 rosutobageeji
    ロストバゲージ
lost baggage; lost luggage

Variations:
乱れ勝ち
乱勝

see styles
 midarekachi
    みだれかち
(expression) undone victory; upset victory; lost victory

失われた10年

see styles
 ushinawaretajuunen / ushinawaretajunen
    うしなわれたじゅうねん
(exp,n) (1) lost decade; decade of economic stagnation; (2) decade in Japan from 1992 to 2002

失われた20年

see styles
 ushinawaretanijuunen / ushinawaretanijunen
    うしなわれたにじゅうねん
(exp,n) (1) lost twenty years; (2) period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 and not over in the 2010s

木から落ちた猿

see styles
 kikaraochitasaru
    きからおちたさる
(exp,n) (idiom) person who has lost something they used to rely on; a monkey fallen from the tree

磨刀不誤砍柴工


磨刀不误砍柴工

see styles
mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
    mo2 dao1 bu4 wu4 kan3 chai2 gong1
mo tao pu wu k`an ch`ai kung
    mo tao pu wu kan chai kung
lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom); fig. time invested in preparations is not lost; a beard well lathered is half shaved

秤砣雖小壓千斤


秤砣虽小压千斤

see styles
chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn
    cheng4 tuo2 sui1 xiao3 ya1 qian1 jin1
ch`eng t`o sui hsiao ya ch`ien chin
    cheng to sui hsiao ya chien chin
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom); apparently insignificant details can have a large impact; for want of a nail the battle was lost

Variations:
負け戦
負け軍

see styles
 makeikusa / makekusa
    まけいくさ
(1) losing a battle; lost battle; (2) battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

金に目がくらむ

see styles
 kanenimegakuramu
    かねにめがくらむ
(exp,v5m) to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches

Variations:
鉄砲玉
鉄砲弾

see styles
 teppoudama / teppodama
    てっぽうだま
(1) gunshot; bullet; (2) lost messenger; truant messenger; non-returner; (3) bull's-eye (candy)

ぐうの音も出ない

see styles
 guunonemodenai / gunonemodenai
    ぐうのねもでない
(exp,adj-i) being lost for words

ロスト・クラスタ

see styles
 rosuto kurasuta
    ロスト・クラスタ
(computer terminology) lost cluster

ロスト・バージン

see styles
 rosuto baajin / rosuto bajin
    ロスト・バージン
(noun/participle) losing one's virginity (wasei: lost virgin); defloration

ロスト・バゲージ

see styles
 rosuto bageeji
    ロスト・バゲージ
lost baggage; lost luggage

ロストヴァージン

see styles
 rosutoaajin / rosutoajin
    ロストヴァージン
(noun/participle) losing one's virginity (wasei: lost virgin); defloration

塞翁失馬安知非福


塞翁失马安知非福

see styles
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
    sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3 an1 zhi1 fei1 fu2
sai weng shih ma an chih fei fu
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good; also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福

塞翁失馬焉知非福


塞翁失马焉知非福

see styles
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
    sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3 yan1 zhi1 fei1 fu2
sai weng shih ma yen chih fei fu
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

Variations:
眩む
暗む
晦む

see styles
 kuramu
    くらむ
(v5m,vi) (1) (kana only) to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be disoriented by; (v5m,vi) (2) (kana only) to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (v5m,vi) (3) (archaism) to become dark

Variations:
落とし主
落し主

see styles
 otoshinushi
    おとしぬし
owner of a lost article; person who has lost an article; person who has dropped something

Variations:
迷う(P)
紕う

see styles
 mayou / mayo
    まよう
(v5u,vi) (1) (See 道に迷う) to lose one's way; to get lost; (v5u,vi) (2) (See 迷い・1) to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; (v5u,vi) (3) to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself; (v5u,vi) (4) to be charmed; to be infatuated; to be captivated; to be smitten; (v5u,vi) (5) to turn in one's grave

遺失物取り扱い所

see styles
 ishitsubutsutoriatsukaijo
    いしつぶつとりあつかいじょ
lost and found office

ラストプラトーン2

see styles
 rasutopuratoontsuu / rasutopuratoontsu
    ラストプラトーンツー
(work) Beyond the Call of Duty (film); Lost Platoon 2; (wk) Beyond the Call of Duty (film); Lost Platoon 2

ロスト・ヴァージン

see styles
 rosuto aajin / rosuto ajin
    ロスト・ヴァージン
(noun/participle) losing one's virginity (wasei: lost virgin); defloration

Variations:
ロスバゲ
ロスバケ

see styles
 rosubage; rosubake
    ロスバゲ; ロスバケ
(abbreviation) (See ロストバゲージ) lost baggage; lost luggage

一著不慎,滿盤皆輸


一着不慎,满盘皆输

see styles
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
    yi1 zhao1 bu4 shen4 , man3 pan2 jie1 shu1
i chao pu shen , man p`an chieh shu
    i chao pu shen , man pan chieh shu
One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)

七度尋ねて人を疑え

see styles
 nanatabitazunetehitooutagae; shichidotazunetehitooutagae / nanatabitazunetehitootagae; shichidotazunetehitootagae
    ななたびたずねてひとをうたがえ; しちどたずねてひとをうたがえ
(expression) (proverb) search thoroughly for something lost before you suspect someone of stealing it; be on sure ground before you accuse someone

Variations:
三段落ち
三段オチ

see styles
 sandanochi(三段落chi); sandanochi(三段ochi)
    さんだんおち(三段落ち); さんだんオチ(三段オチ)
(See 落ち・おち・3) three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)

失われた時を求めて

see styles
 ushinawaretatokiomotomete
    うしなわれたときをもとめて
(work) In Search of Lost Time (novels by Marcel Proust); Remembrance of Things Past; (wk) In Search of Lost Time (novels by Marcel Proust); Remembrance of Things Past

Variations:
散逸
散佚(rK)

see styles
 sanitsu
    さんいつ
(n,vs,vi) (1) being scattered and ultimately lost; (n,vs,vi) (2) {physics} dissipation

Variations:
目がくらむ
目が眩む

see styles
 megakuramu
    めがくらむ
(exp,v5m) (1) to be dizzy; to be disoriented; (exp,v5m) (2) to be dazzled; (exp,v5m) (3) (See 金に目が眩む) to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

Variations:
道に迷う
道にまよう

see styles
 michinimayou / michinimayo
    みちにまよう
(exp,v5u) to lose one's way; to get lost

ロストジェネレーション

see styles
 rosutojenereeshon
    ロストジェネレーション
lost generation

Variations:
廃れる
頽れる(rK)

see styles
 sutareru
    すたれる
(v1,vi) (1) to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion; to go out of style; (v1,vi) (2) to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)

Variations:
忘れ物(P)
忘れもの

see styles
 wasuremono
    わすれもの
lost article; something forgotten

Variations:
探す(P)
捜す(P)

see styles
 sagasu
    さがす
(transitive verb) (1) (esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost) to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek; (transitive verb) (2) to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around

Variations:
消え失せろ
消えうせろ

see styles
 kieusero
    きえうせろ
(interjection) (See 消え失せる・1) get lost; get out of my sight; fuck off; scram; beat it; buzz off; go away

Variations:
落とし物(P)
落し物

see styles
 otoshimono
    おとしもの
(1) lost property; something dropped and left behind; (2) dropping something (without realising); losing something

Variations:
ロスタイム
ロス・タイム

see styles
 rosutaimu; rosu taimu
    ロスタイム; ロス・タイム
(1) {sports} stoppage time (wasei: loss time); injury time; added time; (2) lost time; wasted time

ロスト・ジェネレーション

see styles
 rosuto jenereeshon
    ロスト・ジェネレーション
lost generation

Variations:
迷子(P)
迷児(sK)

see styles
 maigo
    まいご
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

Variations:
黄昏れる
黄昏る(io)

see styles
 tasogareru
    たそがれる
(v1,vi) (1) to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to fade into twilight; (v1,vi) (2) to decline (after a peak); to wane; to lose vigour; (v1,vi) (3) (colloquialism) to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood; to look melancholic

Variations:
傷物
傷もの
疵物(rK)

see styles
 kizumono
    きずもの
(1) defective article; damaged goods; (2) deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity

Variations:
元も子もない
本も子もない

see styles
 motomokomonai
    もともこもない
(expression) losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

Variations:
喪家の狗
喪家の犬(sK)

see styles
 soukanoinu / sokanoinu
    そうかのいぬ
feeling lost like a stray dog

Variations:
耽る(P)
耽ける(io)

see styles
 fukeru
    ふける
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; (v5r,aux-v) (2) (kana only) (See 読み耽る) to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

Variations:
ロストボール
ロスト・ボール

see styles
 rosutobooru; rosuto booru
    ロストボール; ロスト・ボール
lost ball

Variations:
失われた10年
失われた十年

see styles
 ushinawaretajuunen / ushinawaretajunen
    うしなわれたじゅうねん
(exp,n) lost decade (esp. of Japan, 1992-2002); decade of economic stagnation

Variations:
欠ける(P)
缺ける
闕ける

see styles
 kakeru
    かける
(v1,vi) (1) to chip; to be chipped; to break (off); to be damaged; (v1,vi) (2) to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to become lost; (v1,vi) (3) to be lacking (in); to be short (of); to be deficient; to be wanting (in); (v1,vi) (4) (also 虧ける) (ant: 満ちる・みちる・2) to wane (of the moon); to go into eclipse

Variations:
物思いにふける
物思いに耽る

see styles
 monoomoinifukeru
    ものおもいにふける
(exp,v5r) to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

Variations:
逃げる(P)
迯げる(rK)

see styles
 nigeru
    にげる
(v1,vi) (1) to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse); (v1,vi) (2) to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away; (v1,vi) (3) to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win); (v1,vi) (4) to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor); (v1,vi) (5) (as 腰が〜 or 体が〜) to fail to hold an ideal posture

Variations:
逃げる(P)
迯げる(sK)

see styles
 nigeru
    にげる
(v1,vi) (1) to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse); (v1,vi) (2) to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away; (v1,vi) (3) to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win); (v1,vi) (4) to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor); (v1,vi) (5) (as 腰が〜 or 体が〜) to fail to hold an ideal posture

Variations:
金に目がくらむ
金に目が眩む

see styles
 kanenimegakuramu
    かねにめがくらむ
(exp,v5m) (See 目が眩む・3) to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches

Variations:
失われた20年
失われた二十年

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 ushinawaretanijuunen / ushinawaretanijunen
    うしなわれたにじゅうねん
(exp,n) lost twenty years; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 and not over in the 2010s

Variations:
遺失物取扱所
遺失物取り扱い所

see styles
 ishitsubutsutoriatsukaijo; ishitsubutsutoriatsukaisho
    いしつぶつとりあつかいじょ; いしつぶつとりあつかいしょ
lost and found office

Variations:
トウが立つ
とうが立つ
薹が立つ

see styles
 tougatatsu / togatatsu
    とうがたつ
(exp,v5t) (1) to go to seed; to become hard and fibrous; (exp,v5t) (2) to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth

Variations:
ロストクラスタ
ロスト・クラスタ

see styles
 rosutokurasuta; rosuto kurasuta
    ロストクラスタ; ロスト・クラスタ
{comp} lost cluster

Variations:
ロストバゲージ
ロスト・バゲージ

see styles
 rosutobageeji; rosuto bageeji
    ロストバゲージ; ロスト・バゲージ
lost baggage; lost luggage

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

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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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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).



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