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Simple Dictionary Definition |
心月輪 心月轮 see styles |
xīn yuè lún xin1 yue4 lun2 hsin yüeh lun shingachi rin |
The mind' s or heart' s moon-revolutions, i. e. the moon' s varying stages, typifying the grades of enlightenment from beginner to saint. |
戰達羅 战达罗 see styles |
zhàn dá luó zhan4 da2 luo2 chan ta lo sendara |
(or 戰捺羅) candra, shining; the moon, especially as the moon-deity. |
旃達羅 旃达罗 see styles |
zhān dá luó zhan1 da2 luo2 chan ta lo Sendara |
旃達提婆 Candradeva, the moon, the moon-deva, the male ruler of the moon. |
日月食 see styles |
rì yuè shí ri4 yue4 shi2 jih yüeh shih |
eclipsis (of the moon or sun) |
月と鼈 see styles |
tsukitosuppon つきとすっぽん |
(expression) like chalk and cheese (superficially similar, but completely different) (the moon and a turtle shell are both round, but they are otherwise completely different); like day and night; like the difference between heaven and hell |
月の兎 see styles |
tsukinousagi / tsukinosagi つきのうさぎ |
(exp,n) moon rabbit; moon hare; mythical figure who lives on the moon |
月の出 see styles |
tsukinode つきので |
(exp,n) moonrise; rise of the Moon |
月の秋 see styles |
tsukinoaki つきのあき |
(exp,n) autumn when the moon is beautiful |
月の輪 see styles |
tsukinowa つきのわ |
(1) moon (esp. full moon); (2) circle fashioned after the moon; (3) (See 袈裟・1) decorative ring on the chest of a monk's stole; (4) straw trivet; (5) (See 月の輪熊) white crescent-shaped chest patch of an Asiatic black bear |
月の頃 see styles |
tsukinokoro つきのころ |
(exp,n) (archaism) a good time to view the Moon (i.e. when it is full) |
月下に see styles |
gekkani げっかに |
(adverb) in the moonlight |
月偏食 see styles |
yuè piān shí yue4 pian1 shi2 yüeh p`ien shih yüeh pien shih |
partial eclipse of the moon |
月夜見 see styles |
tsukuyomi つくよみ |
(1) nickname for the moon; (2) Tsukuyomi (god of the moon in Shinto and mythology) |
月夜霊 see styles |
tsukuyomi つくよみ |
(1) nickname for the moon; (2) Tsukuyomi (god of the moon in Shinto and mythology) |
月天子 see styles |
yuè tiān zǐ yue4 tian1 zi3 yüeh t`ien tzu yüeh tien tzu gattenshi がってんし |
(1) {Buddh} (See 十二天) Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (2) (archaism) moon The male regent of the moon, named 寳吉祥, one of the metamorphoses of the Bodhisattva 勢至 Mahāsthāmaprāpta; the male regent has also his queen 月天妃. |
月愛珠 月爱珠 see styles |
yuè ài zhū yue4 ai4 zhu1 yüeh ai chu getsuaishu |
Candrakānta, the moon-love pearl or moonstone, which bestows abundance of water or rain. |
月球儀 see styles |
gekkyuugi / gekkyugi げっきゅうぎ |
(See 地球儀) lunar globe; globe of the moon |
月読み see styles |
tsukuyomi つくよみ |
(1) nickname for the moon; (2) Tsukuyomi (god of the moon in Shinto and mythology) |
月輪觀 月轮观 see styles |
yuè lún guān yue4 lun2 guan1 yüeh lun kuan gatsurinkan |
(or 月輪三昧) The moon contemplation ( or samādhi) in regard to its sixteen nights of waxing to the full, and the application of this contemplation to the development of bodhi within, especially of the sixteen kinds of bodhisattva mind of the lotus and of the human heart. |
欠ける see styles |
kakeru かける |
(v1,vi) (1) to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken; (2) to be lacking; to be missing; (3) to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward; (4) (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse |
玉貝科 see styles |
tamagaika たまがいか |
Naticidae; family of molluscs comprising the moon snails |
缺ける see styles |
kakeru かける |
(v1,vi) (1) to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken; (2) to be lacking; to be missing; (3) to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward; (4) (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse |
闕ける see styles |
kakeru かける |
(v1,vi) (1) to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken; (2) to be lacking; to be missing; (3) to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward; (4) (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse |
雲隠れ see styles |
kumogakure くもがくれ |
(n,vs,vi) (1) vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); (n,vs,vi) (2) vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding |
お月さま see styles |
otsukisama おつきさま |
(honorific or respectful language) the moon |
一月三舟 see styles |
yī yuè sān zhōu yi1 yue4 san1 zhou1 i yüeh san chou ichigetsu sanshū |
The one moon represents Buddha, the three boats represent varying ways of viewing him, e.g. according as those in a anchored boat and those in two others sailing in opposite directions see different aspects of the moon, so is it in regard to the Buddha. |
一月三身 see styles |
yī yuè sān shēn yi1 yue4 san1 shen1 i yüeh san shen ichigatsu sanshin |
The allegorical trikāya or three bodies of the moon, i.e. form as 法身, its light as 報身, its reflection as 應身; the Buddha-truth 法 has also its 體 body, its light of wisdom 智, and its application or use 用, but all three are one, or a trinity; see trikāya, 三身. |
三十日月 see styles |
misokazuki みそかづき |
(rare) new moon; lunar phase when the moon is completely invisible |
井中撈月 井中捞月 see styles |
jǐng zhōng lāo yuè jing3 zhong1 lao1 yue4 ching chung lao yüeh shōchū rōgetsu |
Like ladling the moon out of the well; the parable of the monkeys who saw the moon fallen into a well, and fearing there would be no more moonlight, sought to save it; the monkey-king hung on to a branch, one hung on to his tail and so on, but the branch broke and all were drowned. |
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. |
倚欄望月 倚栏望月 see styles |
yǐ lán wàng yuè yi3 lan2 wang4 yue4 i lan wang yüeh |
to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom) |
十二火天 see styles |
shí èr huǒ tiān shi2 er4 huo3 tian1 shih erh huo t`ien shih erh huo tien jūnikaten |
The homa-, or fire-spirits; Whose representations, colours, magic words, signs, symbols, and mode of worship are given in the 大日經疏20. Also 十二火尊; 十二種火法. The twelve fire-spirits are: (1) Indra or Vairocana, the discoverer or source of fire, symbolizing 智 knowledge; (2) the moon 行滿 which progresses to fullness, with mercy as root and enlightenment as fruit, i,e. Buddha; (3) the wind, represented as a half-moon, fanner of fame, of zeal, and by driving away dark clouds, of enlightenment; (4) the red rays of the rising sun, rohitaka, his swords (or rays) indicating 議 wisdom; (5) 沒M004101拏 a form half stern, half smiling, sternly driving away the passions and trials; (6) 忿怒 irate, bellowing with open mouth, showing four teeth, flowing locks, one eye closed; (7) 闍吒羅 fire burning within, i.e. the inner witness, or realization; (8) 迄灑耶 the waster, or destroyer of waste and injurious products within, i.e. inner purification; (9) 意生 the producer at will, capable of all variety, resembling Viśvakarman, the Brahmanic Vulcan; (10) 羯羅微 the fire-eater; (11) untraceable; (12) 謨賀那 the completer, also the subduer of demons. |
十緣生句 十缘生句 see styles |
shí yuán shēng jù shi2 yuan2 sheng1 ju4 shih yüan sheng chü jū enshō ku |
Ten illusions arising from environmental conditions: sleight of hand; mirage; dreams; reflections or shadows; gandharva cities (or cities of the sirens, seen in the sea-mist); echoes; the moon reflected in water; floating bubbles; motes (muscae volitantes); fire-wheel (made by revolving a flare). |
吟風弄月 吟风弄月 see styles |
yín fēng nòng yuè yin2 feng1 nong4 yue4 yin feng nung yüeh gonfu rugetsu |
lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art) to recite poetry along with the blowing of the wind while enjoying a beautiful view of the moon |
吳牛見月 吴牛见月 see styles |
wú niú jiàn yuè wu2 niu2 jian4 yue4 wu niu chien yüeh |
cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun |
寶吉祥天 宝吉祥天 see styles |
bǎo jí xiáng tiān bao3 ji2 xiang2 tian1 pao chi hsiang t`ien pao chi hsiang tien Hōkichijō ten |
deva of the precious omen, i.e. Candradeva, deva of the moon, a manifestation of Mahāsthāmaprāpta. |
御月さま see styles |
otsukisama おつきさま |
(honorific or respectful language) the moon |
心花怒放 see styles |
xīn huā nù fàng xin1 hua1 nu4 fang4 hsin hua nu fang |
to burst with joy (idiom); to be over the moon; to be elated |
明け残る see styles |
akenokoru あけのこる |
(v5r,vi) (See 暮れ残る) to remain in the morning sky (i.e. the Moon and stars) |
明月天子 see styles |
míng yuè tiān zǐ ming2 yue4 tian1 zi3 ming yüeh t`ien tzu ming yüeh tien tzu myōgatsu tenshi |
The moon-deva, in Indra's retinue. |
月上女經 月上女经 see styles |
yuè shàng nǚ jīng yue4 shang4 nv3 jing1 yüeh shang nü ching Getsujōnyo kyō |
Candrottarā-dārikā-vyākaraṇa-sūtra of the maid in the moon. |
月下花前 see styles |
yuè xià huā qián yue4 xia4 hua1 qian2 yüeh hsia hua ch`ien yüeh hsia hua chien |
lit. amidst the flowers under the moonlight (idiom); fig. romantic surroundings |
月見団子 see styles |
tsukimidango つきみだんご |
dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month) |
東兔西烏 东兔西乌 see styles |
dōng tù xī wū dong1 tu4 xi1 wu1 tung t`u hsi wu tung tu hsi wu |
lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom); fig. the passage of time |
水中撈月 水中捞月 see styles |
shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè shui3 zhong1 lao1 yue4 shui chung lao yüeh |
lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom); fig. a hopeless endeavor |
水月觀音 水月观音 see styles |
shuǐ yuè guān yīn shui3 yue4 guan1 yin1 shui yüeh kuan yin Suigetsu kannon |
Guanyin gazing at the moon in the water, i. e. the unreality of all phenomena. |
流星趕月 流星赶月 see styles |
liú xīng gǎn yuè liu2 xing1 gan3 yue4 liu hsing kan yüeh |
lit. a meteor catching up with the moon; swift action (idiom) |
満ち欠け see styles |
michikake みちかけ |
waxing and waning (of the Moon) |
烘雲托月 烘云托月 see styles |
hōng yún tuō yuè hong1 yun2 tuo1 yue4 hung yün t`o yüeh hung yün to yüeh |
lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil; a contrasting character to a main hero |
猿猴捉月 see styles |
enkousokugetsu / enkosokugetsu えんこうそくげつ |
(yoji) trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water) |
登陸月球 登陆月球 see styles |
dēng lù yuè qiú deng1 lu4 yue4 qiu2 teng lu yüeh ch`iu teng lu yüeh chiu |
to land on the moon |
皆既月食 see styles |
kaikigesshoku かいきげっしょく |
{astron} total eclipse of the Moon |
眾星捧月 众星捧月 see styles |
zhòng xīng pěng yuè zhong4 xing1 peng3 yue4 chung hsing p`eng yüeh chung hsing peng yüeh |
lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure; to group around a revered leader; to revolve around sb |
羞月閉花 see styles |
shuugetsuheika / shugetsuheka しゅうげつへいか |
(yoji) the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) the moon is abashed and flowers wilt |
羞花閉月 see styles |
shuukaheigetsu / shukahegetsu しゅうかへいげつ |
(yoji) (See 閉月羞花・へいげつしゅうか,羞月閉花・しゅうげつへいか,沈魚落雁・ちんぎょらくがん) the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) flowers are abashed and the moon hides |
花容月貌 see styles |
huā róng yuè mào hua1 rong2 yue4 mao4 hua jung yüeh mao |
lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom); fig. (of a woman) beautiful |
蘇摩提婆 苏摩提婆 see styles |
sū mó tí pó su1 mo2 ti2 po2 su mo t`i p`o su mo ti po Somadaiba |
Soma-deva, i.e. Candra-deva, the moon-deva. |
蟾宮折桂 蟾宫折桂 see styles |
chán gōng zhé guì chan2 gong1 zhe2 gui4 ch`an kung che kuei chan kung che kuei |
lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon); fig. to succeed in the imperial examination |
部分月食 see styles |
bubungesshoku ぶぶんげっしょく |
{astron} partial lunar eclipse; partial eclipse of the moon |
金剛薩埵 金刚萨埵 see styles |
jīn gāng sà duǒ jin1 gang1 sa4 duo3 chin kang sa to kongousatta / kongosatta こんごうさった |
Vajrasattva {Buddh} Vajrasattva (bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism) Vajrasattva(-mahāsattva). 金薩 A form of Puxian (Samantabhadra), reckoned as the second of the eight patriarchs of the 眞言宗 Shingon sect, also known as 金剛手 (金剛手祕密王 or金剛手菩薩) and other similar titles. The term is also applied to all vajra-beings, or vajra-bodhisattvas; especially those in the moon-circle in the east of the Diamond maṇḍala. Śākyamuni also takes the vajrasattva form. (1) All beings are vajrasattva, because of their Buddha-nature. (2) So are all beginners in the faith and practice. (3) So are the retinue of Akṣobhya. (4) So is Great Puxian. |
金波銀波 see styles |
kinpaginpa きんぱぎんぱ |
(yoji) sparkling waves; waves sparkling in the moonlight or with the light of the rising (setting) sun |
閉月羞花 闭月羞花 see styles |
bì yuè xiū huā bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1 pi yüeh hsiu hua heigetsushuuka / hegetsushuka へいげつしゅうか |
lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom); fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world (yoji) charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed |
黃白交點 黄白交点 see styles |
huáng bái jiāo diǎn huang2 bai2 jiao1 dian3 huang pai chiao tien |
ecliptic line; intersection of the ecliptic with the moon's orbit plane |
タマガイ科 see styles |
tamagaika タマガイか |
Naticidae; family of molluscs comprising the moon snails |
巴陵三轉語 巴陵三转语 see styles |
bā líng sān zhuǎn yǔ ba1 ling2 san1 zhuan3 yu3 pa ling san chuan yü Haryō san tengo |
The three cryptic sayings of Hàojiàn 顥鑑 styled Baling, name of his place in Yuèzhōu 嶽州. He was the successor of Yunmen 雲門. 'What is the way ? The seeing fall into wells. What is the feather-cutting sword (of Truth)? Coral branches (i. e. moonbeams) prop up the moon. What is the divine (or deva) throng ? A silver bowl full of snow. ' |
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seishoku / seshoku せいしょく |
{astron} occultation (by the Moon) |
月を眺める see styles |
tsukionagameru つきをながめる |
(exp,v1) to gaze at the Moon |
月夜見の尊 see styles |
tsukuyominomikoto つくよみのみこと |
{Shinto} Tsukuyomi no Mikoto (god of the Moon and brother of Amaterasu) |
阿濕縛庾闍 阿湿缚庾阇 see styles |
ā shī fú yǔ shé a1 shi1 fu2 yu3 she2 a shih fu yü she Ashibakuyuja |
阿濕嚩若 aśvayuja. The month in which the moon is in conjunction with aśvinī, 16th of the 8th moon to 15th of the 9th; it is the middle month of autumn. |
阿耳忒彌斯 阿耳忒弥斯 see styles |
ā ěr tè mí sī a1 er3 te4 mi2 si1 a erh t`e mi ssu a erh te mi ssu |
Artemis (Greek goddess of the moon) |
ない物ねだり see styles |
naimononedari ないものねだり |
(noun/participle) (kana only) asking for the moon; asking for too much; asking for the impossible |
ハリネズミ目 see styles |
harinezumimoku ハリネズミもく |
Erinaceomorpha; order comprising the hedgehogs and the moonrats |
尤金·塞爾南 尤金·塞尔南 see styles |
yóu jīn · sài ěr nán you2 jin1 · sai4 er3 nan2 yu chin · sai erh nan |
Eugene Cernan (1934-), US astronaut in Apollo 10 and Apollo 17 missions, "last man on the moon" |
戌迦羅博乞史 戌迦罗博乞史 see styles |
xū jiā luó bó qǐ shǐ xu1 jia1 luo2 bo2 qi3 shi3 hsü chia lo po ch`i shih hsü chia lo po chi shih jukyarahakishi |
śuklapakṣa, the waxing period of the moon, 1st to 15th. |
月とすっぽん see styles |
tsukitosuppon つきとすっぽん |
(expression) like chalk and cheese (superficially similar, but completely different) (the moon and a turtle shell are both round, but they are otherwise completely different); like day and night; like the difference between heaven and hell |
無い物ねだり see styles |
naimononedari ないものねだり |
(noun/participle) (kana only) asking for the moon; asking for too much; asking for the impossible |
猿猴月を取る see styles |
enkoutsukiotoru / enkotsukiotoru えんこうつきをとる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) (See 猿猴捉月) to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns) |
盼星星盼月亮 see styles |
pàn xīng xīng pàn yuè liàng pan4 xing1 xing1 pan4 yue4 liang4 p`an hsing hsing p`an yüeh liang pan hsing hsing pan yüeh liang |
to wish for the stars and the moon; to have unreal expectations |
スーパームーン see styles |
suupaamuun / supamun スーパームーン |
supermoon; full moon or new moon occurring while the Moon is closest to Earth |
月が綺麗ですね see styles |
tsukigakireidesune / tsukigakiredesune つきがきれいですね |
(expression) (supposedly coined by Natsume Sōseki as an indirect translation of the English "I love you") the moon is beautiful, isn't it? |
無いものねだり see styles |
naimononedari ないものねだり |
(noun/participle) (kana only) asking for the moon; asking for too much; asking for the impossible |
猿猴が月を取る see styles |
enkougatsukiotoru / enkogatsukiotoru えんこうがつきをとる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to try and reach above one's station and fail; a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water) |
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kake かけ |
(1) fragment; splinter; (2) wane (of the Moon) |
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tamagaika(tamagai科); tamagaika(玉貝科) タマガイか(タマガイ科); たまがいか(玉貝科) |
Naticidae (family of molluscs comprising the moon snails) |
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kaikigesshoku かいきげっしょく |
{astron} total eclipse of the Moon |
金烏西墜，玉兔東昇 金乌西坠，玉兔东升 see styles |
jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng jin1 wu1 xi1 zhui4 , yu4 tu4 dong1 sheng1 chin wu hsi chui , yü t`u tung sheng chin wu hsi chui , yü tu tung sheng |
lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east; fig. at sunset |
月は無慈悲な夜の女王 see styles |
tsukihamujihinayorunojoou / tsukihamujihinayorunojoo つきはむじひなよるのじょおう |
(work) The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966 novel by Robert A. Heinlein); (wk) The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966 novel by Robert A. Heinlein) |
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michikake みちかけ |
{astron} waxing and waning (of the Moon) |
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rankan らんかん |
(1) railing; guard rail; handrail; banister; balustrade; parapet; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) (欄干, 闌干 only) (archaism) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (adj-t,adv-to) (3) (欄干, 闌干 only) (archaism) (flowing) endlessly (of tears) |
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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 |
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otsukisama おつきさま |
(honorific or respectful language) the Moon |
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tsukitosuppon(月tosuppon); tsukitosuppon(月tosuppon, 月to鼈) つきとスッポン(月とスッポン); つきとすっぽん(月とすっぽん, 月と鼈) |
(exp,n) (idiom) two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; the Moon and a turtle |
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koukou; kyoukyou(皎々, 皎皎) / koko; kyokyo(皎々, 皎皎) こうこう; きょうきょう(皎々, 皎皎) |
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) bright (esp. of the moon); (adj-t,adv-to) (2) (こうこう only) broad and empty |
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michiru みちる |
(v1,vi) (1) to fill; to become full (of); to be filled (with); to brim (with); (v1,vi) (2) (ant: 欠ける・かける・4) to wax (of the moon); (v1,vi) (3) to rise (of the tide); to flow; to come in; (v1,vi) (4) to expire (of a period of time); to mature; to come to an end |
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tsukuyomi つくよみ |
(1) moon; (2) Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology) |
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tsukitosuppon つきとすっぽん |
(exp,n) (idiom) two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; the Moon and a turtle |
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otsukisama おつきさま |
(polite language) the Moon |
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naimononedari ないものねだり |
(exp,n) (kana only) asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 98 results for "The Moon" 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
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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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