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There are 74 total results for your 不定 search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

不定

see styles
bù dìng
    bu4 ding4
pu ting
 fujou(p); futei / fujo(p); fute
    ふじょう(P); ふてい
indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious
(adj-na,adj-no,n) uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
Unfixed, unsettled, undetermined, uncertain.

不定休

see styles
 futeikyuu / futekyu
    ふていきゅう
having no fixed days off; having no regular closing days; having no regular holidays

不定元

see styles
bù dìng yuán
    bu4 ding4 yuan2
pu ting yüan
 futeigen / futegen
    ふていげん
indeterminate element (math.), often denoted by x
{math} indeterminate

不定因

see styles
bú dìng yīn
    bu2 ding4 yin1
pu ting yin
 fujō in
inconclusive reason

不定地

see styles
bù dìng dì
    bu4 ding4 di4
pu ting ti
 fujōji
states of non-meditation

不定式

see styles
bù dìng shì
    bu4 ding4 shi4
pu ting shih
infinitive (grammar)

不定形

see styles
bù dìng xíng
    bu4 ding4 xing2
pu ting hsing
 futeikei / futeke
    ふていけい
indeterminate form
(1) indeterminate form; (can be adjective with の) (2) undefined; indefinite; unstructured; protean; amorphous

不定心

see styles
bù dìng xīn
    bu4 ding4 xin1
pu ting hsin
 fujō shin
a mind not absorbed in meditation

不定性

see styles
bù dìng xìng
    bu4 ding4 xing4
pu ting hsing
 fujō shō
(不定種性) Of indeterminate nature. The 法相宗 Dharmalakṣana school divides all beings into five classes according to their potentialities. This is one of the divisions and contains four combinations: (1) Bodhisattva-cum-śrāvaka, with uncertain result depending on the more dominant of the two; (2) bodhisattva-cum-pratyekabuddha; (3) śrāvaka-cum-pratyekabuddha; (4) the characteristcs of all three vehicles intermingled with uncertain results; the third cannot attain Buddhahood, the rest may.

不定教

see styles
bù dìng jiào
    bu4 ding4 jiao4
pu ting chiao
 fujō kyō
Indeterminate teaching. Tiantai divides the Buddha' s mode of teaching into four; this one means that Buddha, by his extraordinary powers of 方便 upāya-kauśalya, or adaptability, could confer Mahāyāna benefits on his hearers out of his Hīnayāna teaching and vice versa, dependent on the capacity of his hearers.

不定期

see styles
bù dìng qī
    bu4 ding4 qi1
pu ting ch`i
    pu ting chi
 futeiki / futeki
    ふていき
non-scheduled; irregularly
(adj-na,adj-no,n) irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)

不定業


不定业

see styles
bú dìng yè
    bu2 ding4 ye4
pu ting yeh
 fujō gō
indeterminate karma

不定法

see styles
bù dìng fǎ
    bu4 ding4 fa3
pu ting fa
 futeihou / futeho
    ふていほう
{gramm} infinitive mood
indeterminate mental factors

不定称

see styles
 futeishou / futesho
    ふていしょう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) {gramm} (e.g. だれ, どれ, どこ) indefinite pronoun; (can be adjective with の) (2) {logic} general

不定種


不定种

see styles
bù dìng zhǒng
    bu4 ding4 zhong3
pu ting chung
 fujō shu
indeterminate type

不定聚

see styles
bù dìng jù
    bu4 ding4 ju4
pu ting chü
 fujō shu
indeterminate class

不定觀


不定观

see styles
bù dìng guān
    bu4 ding4 guan1
pu ting kuan
 fujō kan
(不定止觀) Direct insight without any gradual process of samādhi; one of three forms of Tiantai meditation.

不定詞


不定词

see styles
bù dìng cí
    bu4 ding4 ci2
pu ting tz`u
    pu ting tzu
 futeishi / futeshi
    ふていし
infinitive
{gramm} infinitive

不定過


不定过

see styles
bù dìng guò
    bu4 ding4 guo4
pu ting kuo
 fujō ka
fallacy of inconclusiveness

二不定

see styles
èr bù dìng
    er4 bu4 ding4
erh pu ting
 ni fujō
two transgressions with uncertain penalties

保不定

see styles
bǎo bù dìng
    bao3 bu4 ding4
pao pu ting
more likely than not; quite possible; on the cards

倶不定

see styles
jù bù dìng
    ju4 bu4 ding4
chü pu ting
 ku fujō
both are inconclusive

八不定

see styles
bā bú dìng
    ba1 bu2 ding4
pa pu ting
 hachi fujō
eight changeable mental factors

共不定

see styles
gòng bù dìng
    gong4 bu4 ding4
kung pu ting
 gū fujō
sādhāraṇa; both indeterminate, i. e. one of the six indeterminates in Logic, 'when a thesis and its contradiction are both supported by equally valid reasons, ' e. g. 'that sound is not eternal, because it is a product, ' 'that it is eternal, because it is audible. ' Keith.

四不定

see styles
sì bù dìng
    si4 bu4 ding4
ssu pu ting
 shi fujō
four indeterminate factors

心不定

see styles
xīn bù dìng
    xin1 bu4 ding4
hsin pu ting
 shin fujō
the mind is unsettled

無不定


无不定

see styles
wú bù dìng
    wu2 bu4 ding4
wu pu ting
 mu fujō
not inconclusive

說不定


说不定

see styles
shuō bu dìng
    shuo1 bu5 ding4
shuo pu ting
can't say for sure; maybe

量不定

see styles
liáng bù dìng
    liang2 bu4 ding4
liang pu ting
 ryōfujō
no fixed amount

不定冠詞


不定冠词

see styles
bù dìng guàn cí
    bu4 ding4 guan4 ci2
pu ting kuan tz`u
    pu ting kuan tzu
 futeikanshi / futekanshi
    ふていかんし
indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)
{gramm} indefinite article

不定受業


不定受业

see styles
bù dìng shòu yè
    bu4 ding4 shou4 ye4
pu ting shou yeh
 fujō jugō
One of the 'four karma' — aniyata or indefinite karma; opposite of 定業.

不定地法

see styles
bù dìng dì fǎ
    bu4 ding4 di4 fa3
pu ting ti fa
 fujōchi hō
One of the six mental conditions, that of undetermined character, open to any influence good or evil.

不定型詩

see styles
 futeikeishi / futekeshi
    ふていけいし
free verse

不定性人

see styles
bù dìng xìng rén
    bu4 ding4 xing4 ren2
pu ting hsing jen
 fujō shōnin
persons of indeterminate religious practitioners

不定性聚

see styles
bù dìng xìng jù
    bu4 ding4 xing4 ju4
pu ting hsing chü
不定聚 One of the three Tiantai groups of humanity, the indeterminate normal class of people, as contrasted with sages 定性聚 whose natures are determined for goodness, and the wicked 邪定性聚 whose natures are determined for evil.

不定愁訴

see styles
 futeishuuso / futeshuso
    ふていしゅうそ
general malaise; unidentified complaint; all-round poor physical condition

不定方程

see styles
bù dìng fāng chéng
    bu4 ding4 fang1 cheng2
pu ting fang ch`eng
    pu ting fang cheng
(math.) indeterminate equation

不定期刑

see styles
 futeikikei / futekike
    ふていきけい
indeterminate sentence

不定止觀


不定止观

see styles
bù dìng zhǐ guān
    bu4 ding4 zhi3 guan1
pu ting chih kuan
 fujō shikan
indeterminate meditation

不定種姓


不定种姓

see styles
bù dìng zhǒng xìng
    bu4 ding4 zhong3 xing4
pu ting chung hsing
 fujō shushō
indeterminate nature

不定種性


不定种性

see styles
bù dìng zhǒng xìng
    bu4 ding4 zhong3 xing4
pu ting chung hsing
 fujō shushō
indeterminate nature

不定積分


不定积分

see styles
bù dìng jī fēn
    bu4 ding4 ji1 fen1
pu ting chi fen
 futeisekibun / futesekibun
    ふていせきぶん
indefinite integral (math.)
{math} indefinite integral

不定聲聞


不定声闻

see styles
bù dìng shēng wén
    bu4 ding4 sheng1 wen2
pu ting sheng wen
 fujō shōmon
śrāvakas who do not have the predetermination for enlightenment

不定過去

see styles
 futeikako; fujoukako / futekako; fujokako
    ふていかこ; ふじょうかこ
{gramm} aorist tense (in Greek); past-perfective tense

不共不定

see styles
bù gòng bù dìng
    bu4 gong4 bu4 ding4
pu kung pu ting
 fugu furyō
One of the six 不定因 indefinite statements of a syllogism, where proposition and example do not agree.

二不定法

see styles
èr bù dìng fǎ
    er4 bu4 ding4 fa3
erh pu ting fa
 ni fujō hō
two rules for indeterminate behavior

住所不定

see styles
 juushofutei / jushofute
    じゅうしょふてい
(adj-no,n) of no fixed abode; having no fixed address

六不定過


六不定过

see styles
liù bù dìng guò
    liu4 bu4 ding4 guo4
liu pu ting kuo
 roku furyō ka
six fallacies of inconclusiveness in the reason

共不定因

see styles
gòng bù dìng yīn
    gong4 bu4 ding4 yin1
kung pu ting yin
 gū fujō in
a reason that is uncertain due to its sharing in both positive and negative examples

共不定過


共不定过

see styles
gòng bù dìng guō
    gong4 bu4 ding4 guo1
kung pu ting kuo
 gū fujō ka
fallacy of the reason being shared by both positive and negative examples

四不定法

see styles
sì bù dìng fǎ
    si4 bu4 ding4 fa3
ssu pu ting fa
 shi fujōhō
four indeterminate mental factors

屛處不定


屛处不定

see styles
píng chù bù dìng
    ping2 chu4 bu4 ding4
p`ing ch`u pu ting
    ping chu pu ting
 byōsho fujō
transgression of uncertain penalty, of staying with a woman in a hidden place

所作不定

see styles
suǒ zuò bù dìng
    suo3 zuo4 bu4 ding4
so tso pu ting
 shosa fujō
[his] works are not firm

把持不定

see styles
bǎ chí bù dìng
    ba3 chi2 bu4 ding4
pa ch`ih pu ting
    pa chih pu ting
indecisive (idiom)

捉摸不定

see styles
zhuō mō bù dìng
    zhuo1 mo1 bu4 ding4
cho mo pu ting
unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down

搖擺不定


摇摆不定

see styles
yáo bǎi bù dìng
    yao2 bai3 bu4 ding4
yao pai pu ting
indecisive; wavering

游移不定

see styles
yóu yí bù dìng
    you2 yi2 bu4 ding4
yu i pu ting
to oscillate without pause (idiom); to fluctuate; (of thoughts) to wander; to waver

老少不定

see styles
 roushoufutei; roushoufujou / roshofute; roshofujo
    ろうしょうふてい; ろうしょうふじょう
(yoji) death comes to old and young alike; uncertainty of life

舉棋不定


举棋不定

see styles
jǔ qí bù dìng
    ju3 qi2 bu4 ding4
chü ch`i pu ting
    chü chi pu ting
to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver; to shilly-shally

露處不定


露处不定

see styles
lù chù bù dìng
    lu4 chu4 bu4 ding4
lu ch`u pu ting
    lu chu pu ting
 rosho fujō
indeterminate transgression of sitting in an open place

飄忽不定


飘忽不定

see styles
piāo hū bù dìng
    piao1 hu1 bu4 ding4
p`iao hu pu ting
    piao hu pu ting
to drift without a resting place (idiom); roving; errant; vagrant; erratic

不定代名詞

see styles
 futeidaimeishi / futedaimeshi
    ふていだいめいし
{gramm} indefinite pronoun

不定方程式

see styles
 futeihouteishiki / futehoteshiki
    ふていほうていしき
indeterminate equation

不定期業務

see styles
 futeikigyoumu / futekigyomu
    ふていきぎょうむ
{comp} unscheduled task

不定聚衆生


不定聚众生

see styles
bù dìng jù zhòng shēng
    bu4 ding4 ju4 zhong4 sheng1
pu ting chü chung sheng
 fujōshu shūjō
sentient beings of the undetermined class

不共不定過


不共不定过

see styles
bù gòng bù dìng guò
    bu4 gong4 bu4 ding4 guo4
pu kung pu ting kuo
 fugū furyō ka
[a reason] not shared with either the positive or negative examples

分離不定詞

see styles
 bunrifuteishi / bunrifuteshi
    ぶんりふていし
{ling} split infinitive

原形不定詞

see styles
 genkeifuteishi / genkefuteshi
    げんけいふていし
{gramm} (See to不定詞) bare infinitive; root infinitive

to不定詞

see styles
 tsuufuteishi / tsufuteshi
    ツーふていし
{ling} (See 原形不定詞) to-infinitive; full infinitive

不定ファイル

see styles
 futeifairu / futefairu
    ふていファイル
{comp} optional file

不定計量空間

see styles
 futeikeiryoukuukan / futekeryokukan
    ふていけいりょうくうかん
{math} indefinite metric space

頓漸祕密不定

see styles
dùn jiàn mì mì bù dìng
    dun4 jian4 mi4 mi4 bu4 ding4
tun chien mi mi pu ting
the sudden, gradual, esoteric, and indeterminate

不定長レコード

see styles
 futeichourekoodo / futechorekoodo
    ふていちょうレコード
{comp} undefined record

相違決定不定過


相违决定不定过

see styles
xiāng wéi jué dìng bù dìng guò
    xiang1 wei2 jue2 ding4 bu4 ding4 guo4
hsiang wei chüeh ting pu ting kuo
 sōi ketsujō fujō ka
a reason that is contradictory (to another reason that the proponent accepts)

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

This page contains 74 results for "不定" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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