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活著


活着

see styles
huó zhe
    huo2 zhe5
huo che

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Alive
alive

在世

see styles
zài shì
    zai4 shi4
tsai shih
 zaisei / zaise
    ざいせい
to be alive
(n,vs,vi) being alive; living; (female given name) Ariyo
In the world, while alive here.

生擒

see styles
shēng qín
    sheng1 qin2
sheng ch`in
    sheng chin
 seikin / sekin
    せいきん
    ikedori
    いけどり
to capture alive
(noun/participle) (obscure) capturing something alive; (irregular okurigana usage) capturing something alive; something captured alive

生還


生还

see styles
shēng huán
    sheng1 huan2
sheng huan
 seikan / sekan
    せいかん
to return alive; to survive
(n,vs,vi) (1) returning alive; surviving; (n,vs,vi) (2) {baseb} reaching the home plate

焚書坑儒


焚书坑儒

see styles
fén shū kēng rú
    fen2 shu1 keng1 ru2
fen shu k`eng ju
    fen shu keng ju
 funshokouju / funshokoju
    ふんしょこうじゅ
to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2])
(yoji) (hist) burning books on the Chinese classics and burying Confucian scholars alive (Qin dynasty thought suppression campaign)

see styles
zài
    zai4
tsai
 zai
    ざい
to exist; to be alive; (of sb or something) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
(1) the country; countryside; (2) outskirts; suburbs; (3) presence; being in attendance; (prefix) (4) (before a place name) situated in; staying in; resident in; (personal name) Mitsuru
At, in, on, present.

see styles
kēng
    keng1
k`eng
    keng
 kou / ko
    こう
pit; depression; hollow; tunnel; hole in the ground; (archaic) to bury alive; to hoodwink; to cheat (sb)
(n,n-suf) pit (esp. of a mine)
chasm

see styles
huó
    huo2
huo
 katsu
    かつ
to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
(1) living; life; (2) (See 活を入れる・1) judo art of resuscitation; (suffix) (3) (abbreviation) (See 活動・1) action; activity; (personal name) Katsuji
jīva, jīvaka; alive, living, lively, revive, movable.

see styles
pēng
    peng1
p`eng
    peng
cooking method; to boil sb alive (capital punishment in imperial China)

健在

see styles
 kenzai
    けんざい
(noun or adjectival noun) in good health; alive and well; going strong

像法

see styles
xiàng fǎ
    xiang4 fa3
hsiang fa
 zoubou / zobo
    ぞうぼう
{Buddh} age of the copied law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); middle day of the law; age of semblance dharma
saddharma-pratirūpaka; the formal or image period of Buddhism; the three periods are 正像末, those of the real, the formal, and the final; or correct, semblance, and termination. The first period is of 500 years; the second of 1,000 years; the third 3,000 years, when Maitreya is to appear and restore all things. There are varied statements about periods and dates, e.g. there is a division of four periods, that while the Buddha was alive, the early stage after his death, then the formal and the final periods.

命数

see styles
 meisuu / mesu
    めいすう
(1) span of life; one's term of existence; one's time (alive); one's days; (2) destiny; fate; (3) (See 命数法) assigning a name to a number

坑儒

see styles
 kouju / koju
    こうじゅ
burying Confucian scholars alive

坑殺


坑杀

see styles
kēng shā
    keng1 sha1
k`eng sha
    keng sha
to bury alive; to ensnare

壽像


寿像

see styles
shòu xiàng
    shou4 xiang4
shou hsiang
 juzō
A portrait, or statue of a man of years while still alive.

存命

see styles
 zonmei / zonme
    ぞんめい
(n,vs,vi) being alive

存生

see styles
cún shēng
    cun2 sheng1
ts`un sheng
    tsun sheng
 zonjou / zonjo
    ぞんじょう
(n,vs,vi) being alive
(存生命); 存命 To preserve one's life, to preserve alive.

延命

see styles
yán mìng
    yan2 ming4
yen ming
 enmei(p); enmyou(ok) / enme(p); enmyo(ok)
    えんめい(P); えんみょう(ok)
(n,vs,adj-no) keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support; (surname) Enmei
prolonged life

死地

see styles
 shichi
    しち
(1) (nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; (2) proper place to die; (3) dilemma; predicament; inescapable situation

殉死

see styles
xùn sǐ
    xun4 si3
hsün ssu
 junshi
    じゅんし
to be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)
(n,vs,vi) following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died

殉葬

see styles
xùn zàng
    xun4 zang4
hsün tsang
(of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased; (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead

活き

see styles
 iki
    いき
(1) living; being alive; (2) freshness; liveliness; vitality; (3) situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains contains two or more gaps (in go); (4) (kana only) stet; leave as-is (proofreading); (prefix) (5) damned

活埋

see styles
huó mái
    huo2 mai2
huo mai
to bury alive

活捉

see styles
huó zhuō
    huo2 zhuo1
huo cho
to capture alive

活活

see styles
huó huó
    huo2 huo2
huo huo
while still alive; simply; totally

生き

see styles
 iki
    いき
(1) living; being alive; (2) freshness; liveliness; vitality; (3) situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains contains two or more gaps (in go); (4) (kana only) stet; leave as-is (proofreading); (prefix) (5) damned

生佛

see styles
shēng fó
    sheng1 fo2
sheng fo
 shōbutsu
Buddha alive; a living Buddha; also 生, i. e. 衆生 all the living, and 佛, i. e. Buddha.

生前

see styles
shēng qián
    sheng1 qian2
sheng ch`ien
    sheng chien
 seizen / sezen
    せいぜん
(of a deceased) during one's life; while living
(n,adv) while alive; during one's lifetime
prior to birth

生禽

see styles
 seikin / sekin
    せいきん
(noun/participle) (obscure) capturing something alive

肉燈


肉灯

see styles
ròu dēng
    rou4 deng1
jou teng
 nikutō
肉香 To cremate oneself alive as a lamp or as incense for Buddha.

識食


识食

see styles
shì shí
    shi4 shi2
shih shih
 shikijiki
Spiritual food, mental food, by which are kept alive the devas of the formless realms and the dwellers in the hells.

蹦躂


蹦跶

see styles
bèng da
    beng4 da5
peng ta
(coll.) to jump about; to be active; to be lively; (coll.) (fig.) to struggle (before succumbing); to be alive and kicking (esp. toward the end of one's life)

那伽

see styles
nà qié
    na4 qie2
na ch`ieh
    na chieh
 naka
    なか
(female given name) Naka
nāga. Snake, dragon, elephant. It is tr. by 龍 dragon and by 象 elephant. (1) As dragon it represents the chief of the scaly reptiles; it can disappear or be manifest, increase or decrease, lengthen or shrink; in spring it mounts in the sky and in winter enters the earth. The dragon is of many kinds. Dragons are regarded as beneficent, bringing the rains and guarding the heavens (again Draco); they control rivers and lakes, and hibernate in the deep. nāga and mahānāga are titles of a Buddha, (also of those freed from reincarnation) because of his powers, or because like the dragon he soars above earthly desires and ties. One of his former reincarnations was a powerful poisonous dragon which, out of pity, permitted itself to be skinned alive and its flesh eaten by worms. (2) A race of serpent-worshippers.

靈床


灵床

see styles
líng chuáng
    ling2 chuang2
ling ch`uang
    ling chuang
bier; bed kept as it was when the deceased was alive

風樹

see styles
 fuuju / fuju
    ふうじゅ
(1) tree swayed by the wind; (2) (archaism) (See 風樹の嘆) regret for not appreciating one's parents when they were alive; (surname) Kazaki

鴨る

see styles
 kamoru; kamoru
    かもる; カモる
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) (colloquialism) (See 鴨・2) to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) (colloquialism) to bilk; to swindle; to dupe

カモる

see styles
 kamoru
    カモる
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) (colloquialism) to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; (2) (kana only) (colloquialism) to bilk; to swindle; to dupe

ライヴ

see styles
 raiii / raii
    ライヴ
(n,adj-f) (1) live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; (2) alive

不活畏

see styles
bù huó wèi
    bu4 huo2 wei4
pu huo wei
 fukatsu i
The fear of giving all and having nothing to keep one alive: one of the five fears.

半條命


半条命

see styles
bàn tiáo mìng
    ban4 tiao2 ming4
pan t`iao ming
    pan tiao ming
half a life; only half alive; barely alive; (scared, beaten etc) half to death

命辛々

see styles
 inochigaragara
    いのちがらがら
    inochikaragara
    いのちからがら
(adverb) for dear life; barely escaping alive

命辛辛

see styles
 inochigaragara
    いのちがらがら
    inochikaragara
    いのちからがら
(adverb) for dear life; barely escaping alive

求有者

see styles
qiú yǒu zhě
    qiu2 you3 zhe3
ch`iu yu che
    chiu yu che
 guu sha
one who wants to stay alive

活かす

see styles
 ikasu
    いかす
(transitive verb) (1) to make (the best) use of; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc); (2) to let live; to keep alive; (3) to revive; to resuscitate

活け間

see styles
 ikema
    いけま
compartment in a fishing boat with seawater for reviving or keeping alive fresh fish or bait

活生生

see styles
huó shēng shēng
    huo2 sheng1 sheng1
huo sheng sheng
real (people); living (artist); while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)

生かす

see styles
 ikasu
    いかす
(transitive verb) (1) to make (the best) use of; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc); (2) to let live; to keep alive; (3) to revive; to resuscitate

生き顔

see styles
 ikigao
    いきがお
(archaism) (See 死に顔) face of someone while still alive

生け擒

see styles
 ikedori
    いけどり
capturing something alive; something captured alive

生け間

see styles
 ikema
    いけま
compartment in a fishing boat with seawater for reviving or keeping alive fresh fish or bait

生前葬

see styles
 seizensou / sezenso
    せいぜんそう
funeral performed for someone while they are alive; living funeral

生命感

see styles
 seimeikan / semekan
    せいめいかん
feeling of vitality; sense of being alive

生埋め

see styles
 ikiume
    いきうめ
burying alive

生捕る

see styles
 ikedoru
    いけどる
(transitive verb) to capture alive; to take prisoner; to catch alive

生産児

see styles
 seizanji / sezanji
    せいざんじ
live birth; child born alive

留活口

see styles
liú huó kǒu
    liu2 huo2 kou3
liu huo k`ou
    liu huo kou
to capture alive a criminal (or enemy etc) for interrogation; (of a perpetrator) to let a witness live

老不死

see styles
lǎo bù sǐ
    lao3 bu4 si3
lao pu ssu
(derog.) old but still alive; old fart; old bastard

アライブ

see styles
 araibu
    アライブ
(can act as adjective) (1) alive; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to arrive

ありし日

see styles
 arishihi
    ありしひ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) past days; bygone days; days of yore; the olden days; (adj-no,n) (2) while still alive; during one's lifetime

一一毛生

see styles
yī yī máo shēng
    yi1 yi1 mao2 sheng1
i i mao sheng
 ichiichi mō shō
every hair is alive

九死一生

see styles
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
    jiu3 si3 yi1 sheng1
chiu ssu i sheng
 kyuushiisshou / kyushissho
    きゅうしいっしょう
nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape; new lease of life
(yoji) narrow escape from the jaw of death

人間地獄


人间地狱

see styles
rén jiān dì yù
    ren2 jian1 di4 yu4
jen chien ti yü
hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive; fig. having an uncomfortable time

動きだす

see styles
 ugokidasu
    うごきだす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to come alive; to get going; to start to move

動き出す

see styles
 ugokidasu
    うごきだす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to come alive; to get going; to start to move

在りし日

see styles
 arishihi
    ありしひ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) past days; bygone days; days of yore; the olden days; (adj-no,n) (2) while still alive; during one's lifetime

提婆達多


提婆达多

see styles
dī pó dá duō
    di1 po2 da2 duo1
ti p`o ta to
    ti po ta to
 deibadatta / debadatta
    でいばだった
(person) Devadatta (cousin of Gautama Buddha)
提婆; 提婆達; 提婆達兜; 達兜; 地婆達多 (or 地婆達兜); 禘婆達多; 調婆達多 Devadatta, son of Droṇodana rāja 斛飯王, and cousin of Śākyamuni, of whom he was enemy and rival, cultivating magical powers. For his wicked designs on the Buddha he is said to have been swallowed up alive in hell; nevertheless, he is predicted to become a Buddha as Devarāja; he was worshipped as a Buddha by a sect 'up to A. D. 400'. Eitel.

春光乍泄

see styles
chūn guāng zhà xiè
    chun1 guang1 zha4 xie4
ch`un kuang cha hsieh
    chun kuang cha hsieh
spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom); to give a glimpse of something intimate (e.g. one's underwear)

有餘涅槃


有余涅槃

see styles
yǒu yú niè pán
    you3 yu2 nie4 pan2
yu yü nieh p`an
    yu yü nieh pan
 uyo nehan
有餘依 (有餘依涅槃) Incomplete nirvāṇa. Hīnayāna holds that the arhat after his last term of mortal existence enters into nirvāṇa, while alive here he is in the state of sopādhiśeṣa-nirvāṇa, limited, or modified, nirvāṇa, as contrasted with 無餘涅槃 nirupadhiśeṣa-nirvāṇa. Mahāyāna holds that when the cause 因 of reincarnation is ended the state is that of 有餘涅槃 incomplete nirvāṇa; when the effect 果 is ended, and 得佛之常身 the eternal Buddha-body has been obtained, then there is 無餘涅槃 complete nirvāṇa. Mahāyāna writers say that in the Hīnayāna 無餘涅槃 'remainderless' nirvāṇa for the arhat there are still remains of illusion, karma, and suffering, and it is therefore 有餘涅槃; in Mahāyāna 無餘涅槃 these remains of illusion, etc., are ended.

死裡逃生


死里逃生

see styles
sǐ lǐ táo shēng
    si3 li3 tao2 sheng1
ssu li t`ao sheng
    ssu li tao sheng
mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape; to survive by the skin of one's teeth

気息奄々

see styles
 kisokuenen
    きそくえんえん
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive

気息奄奄

see styles
 kisokuenen
    きそくえんえん
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive

瀕死状態

see styles
 hinshijoutai / hinshijotai
    ひんしじょうたい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition

生き埋め

see styles
 ikiume
    いきうめ
burying alive

生け捕り

see styles
 ikedori
    いけどり
capturing something alive; something captured alive

生け捕る

see styles
 ikedoru
    いけどる
(transitive verb) to capture alive; to take prisoner; to catch alive

石子詰め

see styles
 ishikozume
    いしこづめ
burying alive beneath stones

脈がある

see styles
 myakugaaru / myakugaru
    みゃくがある
(v5r-i,exp) (1) to have a pulse; to be alive; (2) to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless

脈が有る

see styles
 myakugaaru / myakugaru
    みゃくがある
(v5r-i,exp) (1) to have a pulse; to be alive; (2) to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless

血が通う

see styles
 chigakayou / chigakayo
    ちがかよう
(exp,v5u) (1) to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; (exp,v5u) (2) to be humane; to show signs of humanity

要死不活

see styles
yào sǐ bù huó
    yao4 si3 bu4 huo2
yao ssu pu huo
half dead; more dead than alive

赴火外道

see styles
fù huǒ wài dào
    fu4 huo3 wai4 dao4
fu huo wai tao
 fuka gedō
Ascetics who burn themselves alive.

跋羅縷支


跋罗缕支

see styles
bá luó lǚ zhī
    ba2 luo2 lv3 zhi1
pa lo lü chih
 Bararushi
Bhadraruci, a monk of west India, of great subtlety and reasoning power; he opposed an arrogant Brahman, who, defeated, sank alive into hell.

陰魂不散


阴魂不散

see styles
yīn hún bù sàn
    yin1 hun2 bu4 san4
yin hun pu san
lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom); fig. the influence still lingers on; the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive

雖死猶生


虽死犹生

see styles
suī sǐ yóu shēng
    sui1 si3 you2 sheng1
sui ssu yu sheng
lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit

風樹の嘆

see styles
 fuujunotan / fujunotan
    ふうじゅのたん
(exp,n) regret for not appreciating one's parents when they were alive

命からがら

see styles
 inochikaragara
    いのちからがら
(adverb) for dear life; barely escaping alive

生きて帰る

see styles
 ikitekaeru
    いきてかえる
(exp,v5r) to come back alive; to make it back in one piece

生き埋める

see styles
 ikiumeru
    いきうめる
(Ichidan verb) to bury (someone) alive

生き続ける

see styles
 ikitsuzukeru
    いきつづける
(Ichidan verb) (1) to carry on; to go on with one's life; (Ichidan verb) (2) to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive

Variations:
生擒
生禽

see styles
 seikin / sekin
    せいきん
(noun/participle) (rare) capturing something alive

目の黒い内

see styles
 menokuroiuchi
    めのくろいうち
(expression) while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives

食い伸ばす

see styles
 kuinobasu
    くいのばす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to keep alive on; to stretch food to make ends meet

食い延ばす

see styles
 kuinobasu
    くいのばす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to keep alive on; to stretch food to make ends meet

死んだも同然

see styles
 shindamodouzen / shindamodozen
    しんだもどうぜん
(expression) as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive

目が黒いうち

see styles
 megakuroiuchi
    めがくろいうち
(expression) (See 目の黒いうち・めのくろいうち) while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)

目の黒いうち

see styles
 menokuroiuchi
    めのくろいうち
(expression) while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives

キープアライブ

see styles
 kiipuaraibu / kipuaraibu
    キープアライブ
{comp} keep-alive

冤家宜解不宜結


冤家宜解不宜结

see styles
yuān jiā yí jiě bù yí jié
    yuan1 jia1 yi2 jie3 bu4 yi2 jie2
yüan chia i chieh pu i chieh
It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)

生き生きとする

see styles
 ikiikitosuru / ikikitosuru
    いきいきとする
(exp,vi) (1) to scintillate; (exp,vi,vt) (2) to freshen; to come alive

Variations:
生け間
活け間

see styles
 ikema
    いけま
compartment in a fishing boat with seawater for reviving or keeping alive fresh fish or bait

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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

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