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二次世界大戰


二次世界大战

see styles
èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn
    er4 ci4 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4
erh tz`u shih chieh ta chan
    erh tzu shih chieh ta chan
World War Two

二礼二拍一礼

see styles
 nireinihakuichirei / nirenihakuichire
    にれいにはくいちれい
(expression) {Shinto} two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)

二股をかける

see styles
 futamataokakeru
    ふたまたをかける
(exp,v1) to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time

二股を掛ける

see styles
 futamataokakeru
    ふたまたをかける
(exp,v1) to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time

二足のわらじ

see styles
 nisokunowaraji
    にそくのわらじ
(expression) many irons in the fire; engaged in two trades at the same time; wearing two hats

五十二種供物


五十二种供物

see styles
wǔ shí èr zhǒng gōng wù
    wu3 shi2 er4 zhong3 gong1 wu4
wu shih erh chung kung wu
 gojūni shu kumotsu
The fifty-two kinds of offerings of the 五十二衆.

人的同君連合

see styles
 jintekidoukunrengou / jintekidokunrengo
    じんてきどうくんれんごう
(See 物的同君連合) personal union (between two or more states)

何方(rK)

 dochira(p); docchi(p)
    どちら(P); どっち(P)
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) (どちら is polite) (See こちら・1,そちら・1,あちら・1) which way; which direction; where; (pronoun) (2) (kana only) which one (esp. of two alternatives); (pronoun) (3) (kana only) (See どちら様) who

兩卷無量壽經


两卷无量寿经

see styles
liǎng juǎn wú liáng shòu jīng
    liang3 juan3 wu2 liang2 shou4 jing1
liang chüan wu liang shou ching
 Ryōkan muryōju kyō
Two-fascicle Sūtra of Immeasurable Life

其の(rK)

 sono(p); son
    その(P); そん
(pre-noun adjective) (1) (kana only) (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener) (See この・1,あの,どの) that; the; (pre-noun adjective) (2) (kana only) (preceding a number) part (as in "part two"); (interjection) (3) (その only) um ...; er ...; uh ...

初刻拍案驚奇


初刻拍案惊奇

see styles
chū kè pāi àn jīng qí
    chu1 ke4 pai1 an4 jing1 qi2
ch`u k`o p`ai an ching ch`i
    chu ko pai an ching chi
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]

Variations:

 koku
    こく
(1) (hist) period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (刻 only) carving; engraving; cutting; mincing; (3) (剋 only) victory; (4) strictness; cruelty

Variations:
割り注
割注

 warichuu / warichu
    わりちゅう
{print} warichū; explanatory notes inserted between lines; interlinear notes; typesetting of parenthetical comments into two half-sized columns of text

Variations:

 hiki(p); ki
    ひき(P); き
(counter) (1) (ひき only) counter for small animals; (counter) (2) counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (counter) (3) (き only) (archaism) counter for horses; (4) roll of cloth

卡西米爾效應


卡西米尔效应

see styles
kǎ xī mǐ ěr xiào yìng
    ka3 xi1 mi3 er3 xiao4 ying4
k`a hsi mi erh hsiao ying
    ka hsi mi erh hsiao ying
Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vacuum effects)

Variations:
原付
原付き

 gentsuki
    げんつき
(abbreviation) (See 原動機付自転車) motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped

Variations:
双ポン
双碰

 shanpon
    シャンポン
(kana only) {mahj} (See シャンポン待ち・シャンポンまち) wait to turn either of two pairs into a three-of-a-kind to finish one's hand (chi:)

四十二品無明


四十二品无明

see styles
sì shí èr pǐn wú míng
    si4 shi2 er4 pin3 wu2 ming2
ssu shih erh p`in wu ming
    ssu shih erh pin wu ming
 shijūnihon mumyō
The forty-two species of ignorance which, according to Tiantai, are to be cut off seriatim in the above forty-two stages.

大乘二十二問


大乘二十二问

see styles
dà shèng èr shí èr wèn
    da4 sheng4 er4 shi2 er4 wen4
ta sheng erh shih erh wen
 Daijō nijūni mon
Twenty-two Dialogues on the Great Vehicle

大乘二種成佛


大乘二种成佛

see styles
dà shèng èr zhǒng chéng fó
    da4 sheng4 er4 zhong3 cheng2 fo2
ta sheng erh chung ch`eng fo
    ta sheng erh chung cheng fo
 daijō nishu jōbutsu
The two Mahāyāna kinds of Buddhahood: (1) that of natural purity, for every one has the inherent nature; (2) that attained by practice.

大人三十二相

see styles
dà rén sān shí èr xiàng
    da4 ren2 san1 shi2 er4 xiang4
ta jen san shih erh hsiang
 dainin sanjūni sō
thirty-two bodily marks of a great personage

大悲四八之應


大悲四八之应

see styles
dà bēi sì bā zhī yìng
    da4 bei1 si4 ba1 zhi1 ying4
ta pei ssu pa chih ying
 daihi shihachi no ō
The thirty-two or thirty-three manifestations of the All-pitiful Guanyin responding to every need.

大滅諦金剛智


大灭谛金刚智

see styles
dà miè dì jīn gāng zhì
    da4 mie4 di4 jin1 gang1 zhi4
ta mieh ti chin kang chih
 dai mettai kongō chi
The first two of the 三德 three Buddha-powers; they are (a) his principle of nirvana, i.e. the extinotion of suffering, and (b) his supreme or vajra wisdom.

大白傘蓋佛母


大白伞盖佛母

see styles
dà bái sǎn gài fó mǔ
    da4 bai2 san3 gai4 fo2 mu3
ta pai san kai fo mu
 daibyaku sangai butsumo
The "mother of Buddhas" with her great snow-white (radiant) umbrella, emblem of her protection of all beings; there are two dhāraṇī-sūtras that bear this name and give her description, the 佛頂傘蓋佛母 and 佛說傘蓋佛母總持陀羅尼經.

大聖曼殊室利


大圣曼殊室利

see styles
dà shèng màn shū shì lì
    da4 sheng4 man4 shu1 shi4 li4
ta sheng man shu shih li
 Daishō Manjushiri
see Mañjuśrī 文殊; there are two works under the first of these titles, one under the second, and one under 大聖文殊.

天秤にかける

see styles
 tenbinnikakeru
    てんびんにかける
(exp,v1) (1) to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; (2) to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

天秤に掛ける

see styles
 tenbinnikakeru
    てんびんにかける
(exp,v1) (1) to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; (2) to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

實相爲物二身


实相为物二身

see styles
shí xiàng wéi wù èr shēn
    shi2 xiang4 wei2 wu4 er4 shen1
shih hsiang wei wu erh shen
 jissō imotsu nishin
The dharmakāya or spiritual Buddha, and the nirmāṇakāya, i.e. manifested or phenomenal Buddha.

少しずつ違う

see styles
 sukoshizutsuchigau
    すこしずつちがう
(exp,v5u) to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)

尼陀那目得迦

see styles
ní tuó nà mù dé jiā
    ni2 tuo2 na4 mu4 de2 jia1
ni t`o na mu te chia
    ni to na mu te chia
 Nidāna mokutoka
nidāna-mātṛkā, two of the twelve divisions of the sutras, one dealing with the nidānas, the other with 本事 previous incarnations.

Variations:
径間
渡り間

 keikan(径間); watarima / kekan(径間); watarima
    けいかん(径間); わたりま
distance between two points; distance between opposite supports of arch, bridge; span

御田植え祭り

see styles
 otauematsuri
    おたうえまつり
(1) shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; (2) seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine

抉出兩祖腑臟


抉出两祖腑脏

see styles
jué chū liǎng zǔ fǔ zàng
    jue2 chu1 liang3 zu3 fu3 zang4
chüeh ch`u liang tsu fu tsang
    chüeh chu liang tsu fu tsang
 kessui ryōso fuzō
to scoop out the guts of the two ancestors

提灯に釣り鐘

see styles
 chouchinnitsurigane / chochinnitsurigane
    ちょうちんにつりがね
(expression) (obscure) paper lanterns and temple bells (esp. as an example of two things looking similar on the outside, but of a completely different nature); (like) chalk and cheese; you can't judge a book by its cover

Variations:
星合
星合い

 hoshiai
    ほしあい
(See 七夕) meeting of the stars Vega and Altair (on the night of Tanabata); meeting of the two love stars

普賢延命菩薩

see styles
 fugenenmeibosatsu / fugenenmebosatsu
    ふげんえんめいぼさつ
{Buddh} (See 普賢菩薩) image of the Samantabhadra of long life (with either two or twenty arms, usu. on a white elephant)

未可同日而語


未可同日而语

see styles
wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ
    wei4 ke3 tong2 ri4 er2 yu3
wei k`o t`ung jih erh yü
    wei ko tung jih erh yü
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath; incomparable

Variations:
板締め
板締

 itajime
    いたじめ
itajime technique; resist-dyeing technique in which folded fabric is clamped between two boards

Variations:
渡殿
渡り殿

 watadono(渡殿); wataridono
    わたどの(渡殿); わたりどの
(See 寝殿造) roofed corridor connecting two buildings (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

煩惱所知二障


烦恼所知二障

see styles
fán nǎo suǒ zhī èr zhàng
    fan2 nao3 suo3 zhi1 er4 zhang4
fan nao so chih erh chang
 bonnō shochi nishō
the two hindrances of afflictive and cognitive

爾汝の交わり

see styles
 jijonomajiwari
    じじょのまじわり
(exp,n) (See 爾汝・じじょ) close acquaintance; relationship where two people are close enough to use familiar language

片切スイッチ

see styles
 katagirisuicchi
    かたぎりスイッチ
(See 3路スイッチ・さんろスイッチ,4路スイッチ・よんろスイッチ) simple on-off switch; one-way switch (UK); two-way switch (US)

物的同君連合

see styles
 buttekidoukunrengou / buttekidokunrengo
    ぶってきどうくんれんごう
(See 人的同君連合) real union (between two or more states)

玉泉玉花兩宗


玉泉玉花两宗

see styles
yù quán yù huā liǎng zōng
    yu4 quan2 yu4 hua1 liang3 zong1
yü ch`üan yü hua liang tsung
    yü chüan yü hua liang tsung
 Gyokusen gyokka ryōshū
The two schools of the Jade-fountain and Jade-flower. i. e. 天台 Tiantai and 法相 Dharmalakṣana, the latter with Hsüan-tsang as founder in China. 玉泉 Yü-ch'üan was the name of the monastery in Tang-yang 當陽 Hsien, An-lu Fu, Hupeh, where Chih-i, the founder of the T'ien-t'ai School, lived; 玉花 Yü-hua, where Hsüan-tsang lived.

甲乙付け難い

see styles
 kouotsutsukegatai / kootsutsukegatai
    こうおつつけがたい
(expression) it is difficult to say which of the two is better

異種格闘技戦

see styles
 ishukakutougisen / ishukakutogisen
    いしゅかくとうぎせん
match between fighters of different sports; battle involving two different disciplines

目に物見せる

see styles
 menimonomiseru
    めにものみせる
(exp,v1) to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do

祖先形質共有

see styles
 sosenkeishitsukyouyuu / sosenkeshitsukyoyu
    そせんけいしつきょうゆう
symplesiomorphy; ancestral trait shared by two or more taxa

Variations:
締まり
締り

 shimari
    しまり
(1) (also written as 閉まり) closing (properly); shutting; (2) firmness; tightness; discipline; control; (3) carefulness (with money); economy; thrift; frugality; (4) conclusion; settlement; end; (5) {go} enclosure of two stones of the same colour in a corner

Variations:
胴付き
胴付

 douzuki / dozuki
    どうづき
(1) {archit} (See 枘) plane area at the base of a tenon (in woodworking); (2) {archit} abutting joint (in woodworking); joint where the two pieces of wood's grains run at an angle of 90° to one another; (3) (abbreviation) (See 胴付き鋸・どうつきのこ) saw with a spine; tenon saw; back saw

貧僧の重ね斎

see styles
 hinsounokasanedoki / hinsonokasanedoki
    ひんそうのかさねどき
(expression) (proverb) good luck does not last; a poor priest's two memorial services (being so close in time the priest can only eat at one of them)

走向滑動斷層


走向滑动断层

see styles
zǒu xiàng huá dòng duàn céng
    zou3 xiang4 hua2 dong4 duan4 ceng2
tsou hsiang hua tung tuan ts`eng
    tsou hsiang hua tung tuan tseng
strike-slip fault (geology); fault line where the two sides slide horizontally past one another

Variations:
連れ舞
連舞

 tsuremai
    つれまい
(See 相舞) dance done by two persons or more

隨順平等善根


随顺平等善根

see styles
suí shùn píng děng shàn gēn
    sui2 shun4 ping2 deng3 shan4 gen1
sui shun p`ing teng shan ken
    sui shun ping teng shan ken
 zuijun byōdō zenkon
stage of practicing the virtues of the middle path of noncontamination, and seeing that good and evil are not two

革蘭氏染色法


革兰氏染色法

see styles
gé lán shì rǎn sè fǎ
    ge2 lan2 shi4 ran3 se4 fa3
ko lan shih jan se fa
Gram stain (used to distinguished two different kinds of bacteria)

Variations:
鰻重
うな重

 unajuu / unaju
    うなじゅう
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box

あぶはち取らず

see styles
 abuhachitorazu
    あぶはちとらず
(expression) (proverb) attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; catching neither the horsefly nor the bee

アンドゥトロワ

see styles
 andodotorowa
    アンドゥトロワ
(expression) one, two, three (fre: un, deux, trois)

ガス・テーブル

 gasu teeburu
    ガス・テーブル
gas range (wasei: gas table); gas burner; gas ring; hot plate; gas cooker; gas cooktop; esp. table-top unit with two or more burners and a fish oven

キドニーグリル

see styles
 kidoniiguriru / kidoniguriru
    キドニーグリル
kidney grille; two-section rounded radiator grill, as used on BMW vehicles

クラカケザメ科

see styles
 kurakakezameka
    クラカケザメか
Parascylliidae (family of collared carpet sharks containing eight species and two genera)

けじめを付ける

see styles
 kejimeotsukeru
    けじめをつける
(exp,v1) (1) (kana only) to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; (2) (kana only) to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

シャンポン待ち

see styles
 shanponmachi
    シャンポンまち
(mahj) wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand

セパレート水着

see styles
 separeetomizugi
    セパレートみずぎ
two-piece swimming suit (not bikini style)

ダブル・ブート

 daburu buuto / daburu buto
    ダブル・ブート
(computer terminology) two operating systems on a computer; double-boot

ツー・ショット

 tsuu shotto / tsu shotto
    ツー・ショット
photograph of two people, usu. male and female (wasei: two shot)

ツートンカラー

see styles
 tsuutonkaraa / tsutonkara
    ツートンカラー
(noun - becomes adjective with の) two-tone coloring (wasei: two-tone color); two-tone colouring

ツーバイフォー

see styles
 tsuubaifoo / tsubaifoo
    ツーバイフォー
two-by-four (e.g. method)

ナンバー・ツー

 nanbaa tsuu / nanba tsu
    ナンバー・ツー
(1) number two; (2) second in command

ラブ・ソファー

 rabu sofaa / rabu sofa
    ラブ・ソファー
two-seat sofa; love sofa; loveseat

ワンツーパンチ

see styles
 wantsuupanchi / wantsupanchi
    ワンツーパンチ
one-two punch

一個巴掌拍不響


一个巴掌拍不响

see styles
yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng
    yi1 ge5 ba1 zhang3 pai1 bu4 xiang3
i ko pa chang p`ai pu hsiang
    i ko pa chang pai pu hsiang
lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb); fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute; it takes two to tango; it's difficult to achieve anything without support

Variations:
一昨昨
一昨々

 issakusaku
    いっさくさく
(prefix) (See 一昨昨日) three (days, years, etc.) ago; two ... before last

一是一,二是二

yī shì yī , èr shì èr
    yi1 shi4 yi1 , er4 shi4 er4
i shih i , erh shih erh
lit. one is one, two is two (idiom); fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut; unequivocal

三個和尚沒水喝


三个和尚没水喝

see styles
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
    san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1
san ko ho shang mei shui ho
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom); fig. everybody's business is nobody's business; (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)

三十二大丈夫相

see styles
sān shí èr dà zhàng fū xiàng
    san1 shi2 er4 da4 zhang4 fu1 xiang4
san shih erh ta chang fu hsiang
 sanjūni no daijōbusō
the thirty-two signs of a great being

両シチリア王国

see styles
 ryoushichiriaoukoku / ryoshichiriaokoku
    りょうシチリアおうこく
(place-name) Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

両天秤にかける

see styles
 ryoutenbinnikakeru / ryotenbinnikakeru
    りょうてんびんにかける
(exp,v1) to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

両天秤に掛ける

see styles
 ryoutenbinnikakeru / ryotenbinnikakeru
    りょうてんびんにかける
(exp,v1) to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

両天秤をかける

see styles
 ryoutenbinokakeru / ryotenbinokakeru
    りょうてんびんをかける
(exp,v1) to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

両天秤を掛ける

see styles
 ryoutenbinokakeru / ryotenbinokakeru
    りょうてんびんをかける
(exp,v1) to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

両雄並び立たず

see styles
 ryouyuunarabitatazu / ryoyunarabitatazu
    りょうゆうならびたたず
(expression) (proverb) if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexist

二つ折りにする

see styles
 futatsuorinisuru
    ふたつおりにする
(exp,vs-i) to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up

Variations:
二人分
2人分

 futaribun
    ふたりぶん
portion for two people

Variations:
二弦琴
二絃琴

 nigenkin
    にげんきん
two-stringed koto

Variations:
二日間
2日間

 futsukakan
    ふつかかん
a period of two days

Variations:
二次元
2次元

 nijigen
    にじげん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) two dimensions; (can be adjective with の) (2) fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional

二礼二拍手一礼

see styles
 nireinihakushuichirei / nirenihakushuichire
    にれいにはくしゅいちれい
(expression) {Shinto} two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)

Variations:
二週間
2週間

 nishuukan / nishukan
    にしゅうかん
two weeks; fortnight

Variations:
二階家
二階屋

 nikaiya
    にかいや
two-storey house; two-story house

人之初,性本善

rén zhī chū , xìng běn shàn
    ren2 zhi1 chu1 , xing4 ben3 shan4
jen chih ch`u , hsing pen shan
    jen chih chu , hsing pen shan
man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1])

Variations:
先々代
先先代

 sensendai
    せんせんだい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) the one before last; two generations, etc. previous

Variations:
前々年
前前年

 zenzennen
    ぜんぜんねん
two years before

Variations:
前々日
前前日

 zenzenjitsu
    ぜんぜんじつ
(n,adv) two days before; day before yesterday

Variations:
参り墓
詣り墓

 mairibaka
    まいりばか
(hist) (See 埋め墓,両墓制) visitation grave; memorial for prayers and services in a two-grave system

双節棍(rK)

 nunchaku; nunchaku
    ぬんちゃく; ヌンチャク
(kana only) {MA} nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchucks

Variations:
古古米
古々米

 kokomai
    ここまい
rice remaining from the harvest two years ago; old rice

向こう三軒両隣

see styles
 mukousangenryoudonari / mukosangenryodonari
    むこうさんげんりょうどなり
one's nearest neighbors; houses in one's immediate neighborhood; the three houses across the street and the two houses on either side of one's house

單墮九十二事法


单堕九十二事法

see styles
dān duò jiǔ shí èr shì fǎ
    dan1 duo4 jiu3 shi2 er4 shi4 fa3
tan to chiu shih erh shih fa
 tanda kujūni jihō
ninety-two offenses requiring expatiation fruits and sweetmeats

因陀羅勢羅窶詞


因陀罗势罗窭词

see styles
yīn tuó luó shì luó jù cí
    yin1 tuo2 luo2 shi4 luo2 ju4 ci2
yin t`o lo shih lo chü tz`u
    yin to lo shih lo chü tzu
 Indara seira kushi
因陀羅世羅求訶; 因陀羅窟; 因沙舊 Indraśailaguhā; explained by 帝釋石窟 Indra's cave; also by 蛇神山 the mountain of the snake god, also by 小孤石山 the mountain of small isolated peaks located near Nālandā, where on the south crag of the west peak is a rock cave, broad but not high, which Śākyamuni frequently visited. Indra is said to have written forty-two questions on stone, to which the Buddha replied.

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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