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Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
秦 see styles |
qín qin2 ch`in chin shin; hatashin しん; はたしん |
More info & calligraphy: Qin / Chin / Tan / Yasushi(hist) Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty; (surname) Yasushi a fine strain of rice |
朔 see styles |
shuò shuo4 shuo saku さく |
beginning; first day of lunar month; north (1) {astron} new moon; (2) first day of the lunar month; (3) (hist) next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end); (given name) Hajime |
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. |
受命 see styles |
shòu mìng shou4 ming4 shou ming jumei / jume じゅめい |
ordained or appointed to a post; to benefit from counsel (n,vs,vi) (1) receiving an order; commission; (n,vs,vi) (2) (hist) (See 天命・1) receiving a mandate from heaven and becoming an emperor (in China) to live |
天王 see styles |
tiān wáng tian1 wang2 t`ien wang tien wang tennou / tenno てんのう |
emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2] (1) {Buddh} heavenly king; (2) (See 牛頭天王) Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva); (place-name, surname) Tennou Maharāja-devas; 四天王 Caturmahārāja. The four deva kings in the first or lowest devaloka, on its four sides. E. 持國天王 Dhṛtarāṣṭra. S. 增長天王 Virūḍhaka. W. 廣目天王 Virūpākṣa. N. 多聞天王 Dhanada, or Vaiśravaṇa. The four are said to have appeared to 不空 Amogha in a temple in Xianfu, some time between 742-6, and in consequence he introduced their worship to China as guardians of the monasteries, where their images are seen in the hall at the entrance, which is sometimes called the 天王堂 hall of the deva-kings. 天王 is also a designation of Siva the 大白在, i. e. Maheśvara 摩醯首羅, the great sovereign ruler. |
揖譲 see styles |
yuujou / yujo ゆうじょう |
(noun/participle) (1) (rare) bowing respectfully with one's hands clasped in front of one's chest; (noun/participle) (2) (archaism) abdication of an emperor to a successor (in China) |
李淵 李渊 see styles |
lǐ yuān li3 yuan1 li yüan rien りえん |
Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖[Tang2 Gao1 zu3] (566-635), reigned 618-626 (given name) Rien; (person) Li Yuan (Emperor Gaozu of China's Tang Dynasty) |
李靖 see styles |
lǐ jìng li3 jing4 li ching risei / rise りせい |
Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] (personal name) Risei |
溥儀 溥仪 see styles |
pǔ yí pu3 yi2 p`u i pu i pui ぷい |
Puyi, personal name of the last Qing emperor (reigned as child 1909-1911), the subject of Bertolucci's biopic The Last Emperor (person) Pu Yi (last emperor of China) (see Aisin Gioro Pu Yi) |
玄奘 see styles |
xuán zàng xuan2 zang4 hsüan tsang genjou / genjo げんじょう |
Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645 (given name) Genjō; (person) Xuanzang (602-664) Xuanzang, whose name is written variously e. g. Hsüan Chuang, Hiüen-tsang, Hiouen Tsang, Yüan Tsang, Yüen Chwang; the famous pilgrim to India, whose surname was 陳 Chen and personal name 禕 Wei; a native of Henan, A. D. 600-664 (Giles). It is said that he entered a monastery at 13 years of age and in 618 with his elder brother, who had preceded him in becoming a monk, went to Chang-an 長安, the capital, where in 622 he was fully ordained. Finding that China possessed only half of the Buddhist classics, he took his staff, bound his feet, and on foot braved the perils of the deserts and mountains of Central Asia. The date of his setting out is uncertain (629 or 627), but the year of his arrival in India is given as 633: after visiting and studying in many parts of India, he returned home, reaching the capital in 645, was received with honour and presented his collection of 657 works, 'besides many images and pictures, and one hundred and fifty relics, 'to the Court. Taizong, the emperor, gave him the 弘福寺 Hongfu monastery in which to work. He presented the manuscript of his famous 大唐西域記 Record of Western Countries in 646 and completed it as it now stands by 648. The emperor Gaozong called him to Court in 653 and gave him the 慈恩寺 Cien monastery in which to work, a monastery which ever after was associated with him; in 657 he removed him to the 玉華宮 Yuhua Gong and made that palace a monastery. He translated seventy-five works in 1335 juan. In India he received the titles of 摩訶耶那提婆 Mahāyānadeva and 木叉提婆 Mokṣadeva; he was also known as 三藏法師 Tripiṭaka teacher of Dharma. He died in 664, in his 65th year. |
玄宗 see styles |
xuán zōng xuan2 zong1 hsüan tsung gensou / genso げんそう |
(person) Xuanzong (Emperor of China, r. 712-756) The profound principles, or propositions, i. e. Buddhism. |
秦代 see styles |
qín dài qin2 dai4 ch`in tai chin tai hatayo はたよ |
Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], the first dynasty to rule the whole of China (personal name) Hatayo |
黃帝 黄帝 see styles |
huáng dì huang2 di4 huang ti |
the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC |
黄帝 see styles |
koutei / kote こうてい |
(person) Huang Di (The Yellow Emperor; legendary emperor of China) |
黎利 see styles |
lí lì li2 li4 li li reiri / reri れいり |
Le Loi, Vietnamese general and emperor who won back independence for Vietnam from China in 1428 (female given name) Reiri |
兵馬俑 兵马俑 see styles |
bīng mǎ yǒng bing1 ma3 yong3 ping ma yung heibayou / hebayo へいばよう |
figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead; Terracotta Army (historic site) (See 兵馬) terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses |
多爾袞 多尔衮 see styles |
duō ěr gǔn duo1 er3 gun3 to erh kun |
Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝[Shun4 zhi4 di4] |
始皇帝 see styles |
shikoutei / shikote しこうてい |
(person) Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi |
小皇帝 see styles |
xiǎo huáng dì xiao3 huang2 di4 hsiao huang ti shoukoutei / shokote しょうこうてい |
child emperor; (fig.) spoiled child; spoiled boy; pampered only child little emperor; spoilt only child (in China) |
袁世凱 袁世凯 see styles |
yuán shì kǎi yuan2 shi4 kai3 yüan shih k`ai yüan shih kai enseigai / ensegai えんせいがい |
Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China (person) Yuan Shikai (1859-1916) |
張勳復辟 张勋复辟 see styles |
zhāng xūn fù bì zhang1 xun1 fu4 bi4 chang hsün fu pi |
Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general 張勳|张勋[Zhang1 Xun1] to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] to the throne |
武經七書 武经七书 see styles |
wǔ jīng qī shū wu3 jing1 qi1 shu1 wu ching ch`i shu wu ching chi shu |
Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], "Methods of Sima" 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], "Wuzi" 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5], "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4] and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4] |
愛新覚羅溥儀 see styles |
aishinkakurafugi あいしんかくらふぎ |
(person) Aisin Gioro Pu Yi (1906-67) (last emperor of China) |
唐太宗李衛公問對 唐太宗李卫公问对 see styles |
táng tài zōng lǐ wèi gōng wèn duì tang2 tai4 zong1 li3 wei4 gong1 wen4 dui4 t`ang t`ai tsung li wei kung wen tui tang tai tsung li wei kung wen tui |
"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 24 results for "Emperor 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
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