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張飛


张飞

see styles
zhāng fēi
    zhang1 fei1
chang fei
 chouhi / chohi
    ちょうひ

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Zhang Fei
Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine
(personal name) Chōhi

血汗

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xuè hàn
    xue4 han4
hsüeh han
 kekkan
    けっかん

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Blood Sweat and Tears
(fig.) sweat and toil; hard work
blood, sweat and tears; sweat of blood

血液

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xuè yè
    xue4 ye4
hsüeh yeh
 ketsueki
    けつえき

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Blood
blood
blood

親緣


亲缘

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qīn yuán
    qin1 yuan2
ch`in yüan
    chin yüan

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Family Bond / Family Ties
blood relationship; genetic relationship; consanguinity

關羽


关羽

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guān yǔ
    guan1 yu3
kuan yü

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Guan Yu
Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty; posomethingumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama

兵不血刃

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bīng bù xuè rèn
    bing1 bu4 xue4 ren4
ping pu hsüeh jen

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Bloodless Victory
lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory

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xuè
    xue4
hsüeh
 chi
    ち
blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]
(1) blood; (2) blood; ancestry; lineage; stock; (3) (the) blood; feelings; passions
Blood. 以血洗血 To wash out blood with blood, from one sin to fall into another.

供血

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gōng xuè
    gong1 xue4
kung hsüeh
 kyouketsu / kyoketsu
    きょうけつ
to donate blood
(n,vs,vt,vi) blood donation

充血

see styles
chōng xuè
    chong1 xue4
ch`ung hsüeh
    chung hsüeh
 juuketsu / juketsu
    じゅうけつ
hyperemia (increase in blood flow); blood congestion
(n,vs,vi) {med} congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia

冷血

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lěng xuè
    leng3 xue4
leng hsüeh
 reiketsu / reketsu
    れいけつ
cold-blood; cold-blooded (animal)
(work) In Cold Blood (novel by Truman Capote); (wk) In Cold Blood (novel by Truman Capote)

凝血

see styles
níng xuè
    ning2 xue4
ning hsüeh
 gyouketsu / gyoketsu
    ぎょうけつ
blood clot
(n,vs,vi) blood clot; curdle

吐血

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tù xiě
    tu4 xie3
t`u hsieh
    tu hsieh
 toketsu
    とけつ
to cough up blood; (coll.) (used figuratively to indicate an extreme degree of anger or frustration etc)
(n,vs,vt,vi) {med} vomiting of blood; hematemesis

吸血

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xī xuè
    xi1 xue4
hsi hsüeh
 kyuuketsu / kyuketsu
    きゅうけつ
to suck blood
(n,adj-no,vs,vi) bloodsucking; sucking blood

失血

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shī xuè
    shi1 xue4
shih hsüeh
 shikketsu
    しっけつ
to lose blood; to hemorrhage; (fig.) to suffer losses (financial etc)
(n,vs,vi) loss of blood

流血

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liú xuè
    liu2 xue4
liu hsüeh
 ryuuketsu / ryuketsu
    りゅうけつ
to bleed; to shed blood
(n,vs,vi) bloodshed

熱血


热血

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rè xuè
    re4 xue4
je hsüeh
 nekketsu
    ねっけつ
hot blood; warm-blooded (animal); endothermic (physiology)
(1) hot blood; warm blood; (2) zeal; fervor; fervour; ardor; ardour; enthusiasm

脈絡


脉络

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mài luò
    mai4 luo4
mai lo
 myakuraku
    みゃくらく
arteries and veins; network of blood vessels; vascular system (of a plant or animal); (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric"); overall context
(1) logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; context; (2) (orig. meaning) blood vessel
flow of the veins

膏血

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gāo xuè
    gao1 xue4
kao hsüeh
 kouketsu / koketsu
    こうけつ
lit. fat and blood; fruit of one's hard labor; flesh and blood
(hard-earned rewards of) sweat and blood

血債


血债

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xuè zhài
    xue4 zhai4
hsüeh chai
 kessai
    けっさい
debt of blood (after killing sb)
blood debt

血塊


血块

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xuè kuài
    xue4 kuai4
hsüeh k`uai
    hsüeh kuai
 kekkai
    けっかい
blood clot
blood clot

血族

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xuè zú
    xue4 zu2
hsüeh tsu
 ketsuzoku
    けつぞく
blood relations; one's own flesh and blood; kin
(See 姻族) blood relative

血書


血书

see styles
xuè shū
    xue4 shu1
hsüeh shu
 kessho
    けっしょ
letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
(noun, transitive verb) writing in blood
Written with (one's own) blood.

血栓

see styles
xuè shuān
    xue4 shuan1
hsüeh shuan
 kessen
    けっせん
blood clot; thrombus
thrombus; blood clot

血流

see styles
xuè liú
    xue4 liu2
hsüeh liu
 ketsuryuu / ketsuryu
    けつりゅう
blood flow
bloodstream; blood flow

血清

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xuè qīng
    xue4 qing1
hsüeh ch`ing
    hsüeh ching
 kessei / kesse
    けっせい
serum; blood serum
{med} serum; blood serum

血漿


血浆

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xuè jiāng
    xue4 jiang1
hsüeh chiang
 kesshou / kessho
    けっしょう
blood plasma
(noun - becomes adjective with の) plasma; blood plasma

血球

see styles
xuè qiú
    xue4 qiu2
hsüeh ch`iu
    hsüeh chiu
 kekkyuu / kekkyu
    けっきゅう
blood corpuscle; hemocyte
blood cell

血糖

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xuè táng
    xue4 tang2
hsüeh t`ang
    hsüeh tang
 kettou / ketto
    けっとう
blood sugar
blood sugar

血脈


血脉

see styles
xuè mài
    xue4 mai4
hsüeh mai
 ketsumyaku; kechimyaku
    けつみゃく; けちみゃく
blood vessels
(1) blood vessel; (2) blood relationship
blood vessel

血餅


血饼

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xuè bǐng
    xue4 bing3
hsüeh ping
 keppei / keppe
    けっぺい
blood clot; coagulated blood
(blood) clot

補血


补血

see styles
bǔ xuè
    bu3 xue4
pu hsüeh
 hoketsu
    ほけつ
to enrich the blood
blood replenishment

輸血


输血

see styles
shū xuè
    shu1 xue4
shu hsüeh
 yuketsu
    ゆけつ
to transfuse blood; to give aid and support
(n,vs,vt,vi) blood transfusion

造血

see styles
zào xuè
    zao4 xue4
tsao hsüeh
 zouketsu / zoketsu
    ぞうけつ
to make blood (function of bone marrow)
(n,vs,vi) {physiol} blood formation; hematopoiesis; haematopoiesis; hemopoiesis; haemopoiesis; hematosis; haematosis

骨肉

see styles
gǔ ròu
    gu3 rou4
ku jou
 kotsuniku
    こつにく
blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood
(1) one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; (2) flesh and bone; (one's) body

鮮血


鲜血

see styles
xiān xuè
    xian1 xue4
hsien hsüeh
 senketsu
    せんけつ
blood
fresh blood

供血者

see styles
gōng xuè zhě
    gong1 xue4 zhe3
kung hsüeh che
 kyouketsusha / kyoketsusha
    きょうけつしゃ
blood donor
blood donor

白血球

see styles
bái xuè qiú
    bai2 xue4 qiu2
pai hsüeh ch`iu
    pai hsüeh chiu
 hakkekkyuu / hakkekkyu
    はっけっきゅう
white blood cell; leukocyte
{physiol} white blood cell; leukocyte; leucocyte

血色素

see styles
xuè sè sù
    xue4 se4 su4
hsüeh se su
 kesshikiso
    けっしきそ
hematin (blood pigment); heme; hemoglobin; also written 血紅蛋白|血红蛋白[xue4 hong2 dan4 bai2]
blood pigment (e.g. haemoglobin)

血液循環


血液循环

see styles
xuè yè xún huán
    xue4 ye4 xun2 huan2
hsüeh yeh hsün huan
 ketsuekijunkan
    けつえきじゅんかん
blood circulation
(noun - becomes adjective with の) blood circulation

鮮血淋漓


鲜血淋漓

see styles
xiān xuè lín lí
    xian1 xue4 lin2 li2
hsien hsüeh lin li
 senketsurinri
    せんけつりんり
to be drenched with blood; dripping blood
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) dripping with fresh blood

血液恐怖症

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xuè yè kǒng bù zhèng
    xue4 ye4 kong3 bu4 zheng4
hsüeh yeh k`ung pu cheng
    hsüeh yeh kung pu cheng
 ketsuekikyoufushou / ketsuekikyofusho
    けつえききょうふしょう
blood phobia
{med} hemophobia; haemophobia; fear of blood

see styles

    yu1

 o
hematoma (internal blood clot); extravasated blood (spilt into surrounding tissue); contusion
contusion


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zhòng
    zhong4
chung
 tane(p); tane(sk)
    たね(P); タネ(sk)
to plant; to grow; to cultivate
(1) seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach); (2) progeny; offspring; issue; breed; (3) (See 胤) paternal blood; lineage; (4) sperm; semen; seed; (5) cause; source; seed; origin; (6) material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject (of discussion); theme; (news) copy; source (of a story); (7) {food} ingredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leaven; (8) mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery; (9) (kana only) {hanaf} (oft. as タネ) 10-point card; tane; animal card; (surname) Tanezaki
vīja; bīja. Seed, germ; sort, species; also to sow, plant.

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yìn
    yin4
yin
 tane
    たね
descendant; heir; offspring; posterity; to inherit
issue; offspring; paternal blood; (given name) Tsuzuki

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xìn
    xin4
hsin
variant of 釁|衅; quarrel; dispute; a blood sacrifice (arch.)

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hān
    han1
han
 kisa
    きさ
small clam (Arca inflata)
(archaism) (See 赤貝) blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii)

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huāng
    huang1
huang
blood

see styles
èr
    er4
erh
the blood of a sacrificial fowl which was sprinkled on doors and vessels


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miè
    mie4
mieh
defiled with blood
See:

see styles

    yi4
i
 ei; kohana / e; kohana
    えい; こはな
descendants; frontier
descendant; scion; lineage
blood line


see styles
xìn
    xin4
hsin
quarrel; dispute; a blood sacrifice (arch.)

see styles
huàng
    huang4
huang
(literary) (of the face) pale due to qi and blood deficiency

A型

see styles
 eegata
    エーがた
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)

B型

see styles
 biigata / bigata
    ビーがた
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)

O型

see styles
 oogata
    オーがた
type O (blood, etc.)

お印

see styles
 oshirushi
    おしるし
(1) (kana only) (See 破水) show (blood-stained mucus discharge that happens towards the end of pregnancy); bloody show; (2) signature mark (crest) used by members of the imperial family to mark their belongings; (3) (polite language) (See 印・1) mark; sign

しべ

see styles
 shibe
    シベ
{food} civet (fre:); stew of a game animal, red wine and various alliums (often thickened with the animal's blood); (place-name) Givet

一血

see styles
yī xuè
    yi1 xue4
i hsüeh
(gaming) first blood

七逆

see styles
qī nì
    qi1 ni4
ch`i ni
    chi ni
 shichigyaku
(七逆罪) The seven rebellious acts, or deadly sins — shedding a Buddha's blood, killing father, mother, monk, teacher, subverting or disrupting monks, killing an arhat. V. 梵綱經下.

三塗


三涂

see styles
sān tú
    san1 tu2
san t`u
    san tu
 sanzu
The 塗 mire is interpreted by 途 a road, i.e. the three unhappy gati or ways; (a) 火塗 to the fires of hell; (b) 血塗 to the hell of blood, where as animals they devour each other; (c) 刀塗 the asipattra hell of swords, where the leaves and grasses are sharp-edged swords. Cf. 三惡趣.

三逆

see styles
sān nì
    san1 ni4
san ni
 sangyaku
The three unpardonable sins of Devadatta, which sent him to the Avici hell— schism, stoning the Buddha to the shedding of his blood, killing a nun.

上気

see styles
 jouki / joki
    じょうき
(n,vs,vi) flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

九想

see styles
jiǔ xiǎng
    jiu3 xiang3
chiu hsiang
 kusō
(九想觀) or 九相 navasaṃjñā. Meditation on a corpse in order to curb desire; one of the meditations on the unclean: vyādhmātakasaṃjñā, its tumefaction; vinīlakas., its blue, mottled colour; vipadumakas., its decay; vilohitakas., its mess of blood,etc.; vipūyakas., its discharges and rotten flesh; vikhāditakas., its being devoured by birds and beasts; vikṣiptakas., its dismembering; asthis., its bones; vidagdhakas., their being burnt and returning to dust.

五逆

see styles
wǔ nì
    wu3 ni4
wu ni
 gogyaku
    ごぎゃく
(1) {Buddh} five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); (2) (hist) crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother
pañcānantarya; 五無間業 The five rebellious acts or deadly sins, parricide, matricide, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, destroying the harmony of the sangha, or fraternity. The above definition is common both to Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna. The lightest of these sins is the first; the heaviest the last. II. Another group is: (1) sacrilege, such as destroying temples, burning sutras, stealing a Buddha's or a monk's things, inducing others to do so, or taking pleasure therein; (2) slander, or abuse of the teaching of śrāvaka s, pratyekabuddhas, or bodhisattvas; (3) ill-treatment or killing of a monk; (4) any one of the five deadly sins given above; (5) denial of the karma consequences of ill deeds, acting or teaching others accordingly, and unceasing evil life. III. There are also five deadly sins, each of which is equal to each of the first set of five: (1) violation of a mother, or a fully ordained nun; (2) killing a bodhisattva in a sangha; (5) destroying a Buddha's stūpa. IV. The five unpardonable sin of Devadatta who (1) destroyed the harmony of the community; (2) injured Śākyamuni with a stone, shedding his blood; (3) induced the king to let loose a rutting elephant to trample down Śākyamuni; (4) killed a nun; (5) put poison on his finger-nails and saluted Śākyamuni intending to destroy him thereby.

人精

see styles
rén jīng
    ren2 jing1
jen ching
sophisticate; man with extensive experience; child prodigy; Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child); spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 of TCM)

人血

see styles
 jinketsu
    じんけつ
human blood

他人

see styles
tā rén
    ta1 ren2
t`a jen
    ta jen
 tanin(p); hito(gikun); adabito(ok)
    たにん(P); ひと(gikun); あだびと(ok)
another person; sb else; other people
(1) (See 人・ひと・4) another person; other people; others; (2) (たにん only) unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); (3) (たにん only) outsider; stranger; (given name) Tabito
another person

何型

see styles
 nanigata
    なにがた
(1) what shape?; what type?; which model?; (2) (See 血液型・けつえきがた) which blood group?

便血

see styles
biàn xiě
    bian4 xie3
pien hsieh
having blood in one's stool

六親


六亲

see styles
liù qīn
    liu4 qin1
liu ch`in
    liu chin
 rokushin
    ろくしん
six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3]; one's kin
the six blood relations
The six immediate relations— father and mother, wife and child, elder and younger brothers.

凝塊


凝块

see styles
níng kuài
    ning2 kuai4
ning k`uai
    ning kuai
 gyoukai / gyokai
    ぎょうかい
clot; blood clot
(noun - becomes adjective with の) clot

凝結


凝结

see styles
níng jié
    ning2 jie2
ning chieh
 gyouketsu / gyoketsu
    ぎょうけつ
to condense; to solidify; to coagulate; clot (of blood)
(n,vs,vi) coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing
[stage of] coagulation

分脈

see styles
 bunmyaku
    ぶんみゃく
branch; offshoot; tributary; fork; ramification (e.g. of a nerve, blood vessel, ore vein, etc.)

剝皮


剥皮

see styles
bāo pí
    bao1 pi2
pao p`i
    pao pi
 hakuhi
to skin; to flay; to peel; (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals; also pr. [bo1 pi2]
To flay, or peel. In one of the previous incarnations of Śākyamuni he is said to have written a certain gāthā containing the Holy Law on a piece of his own flayed skin with one of his bones split into the shape of a pen, and his blood instead of ink. 智度論 27.

古血

see styles
 furuchi
    ふるち
impure blood

吸食

see styles
xī shí
    xi1 shi2
hsi shih
(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc); (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug); to drink through a straw

咯血

see styles
kǎ xiě
    ka3 xie3
k`a hsieh
    ka hsieh
to cough up blood; to have hemoptysis

咳血

see styles
ké xiě
    ke2 xie3
k`o hsieh
    ko hsieh
to cough up blood

塞栓

see styles
 sokusen
    そくせん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) embolus; abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood

増血

see styles
 zouketsu / zoketsu
    ぞうけつ
(n,vs,vt,vi) increase of blood

売血

see styles
 baiketsu
    ばいけつ
selling one's blood (for money); donating blood for money

天親


天亲

see styles
tiān qīn
    tian1 qin1
t`ien ch`in
    tien chin
 amachika
    あまちか
one's flesh and blood
(surname) Amachika
Vasubandhu, 伐蘇畔度; 婆藪槃豆 (or 婆修槃豆) (or 婆修槃陀) 'akin to the gods ', or 世親 'akin to the world'. Vasubandhu is described as a native of Puruṣapura, or Peshawar, by Eitel as of Rājagriha, born '900 years after the nirvana', or about A. D. 400; Takakusu suggests 420-500, Peri puts his death not later than 350. In Eitel's day the date of his death was put definitely at A. D. 117. Vasubandhu's great work, the Abhidharmakośa, is only one of his thirty-six works. He is said to be the younger brother of Asaṅga of the Yogācāra school, by whom he was converted from the Sarvāstivāda school of thought to that of Mahāyāna and of Nāgārjuna. On his conversion he would have 'cut out his tongue' for its past heresy, but was dissuaded by his brother, who bade him use the same tongue to correct his errors, whereupon he wrote the 唯識論 and other Mahayanist works. He is called the twenty-first patriarch and died in Ayodhya.

嫡親


嫡亲

see styles
dí qīn
    di2 qin1
ti ch`in
    ti chin
closely related by blood

実の

see styles
 jitsuno
    じつの
(pre-noun adjective) (1) true; real; (pre-noun adjective) (2) blood-related; biological (father, etc.)

宮号

see styles
 miyagou / miyago
    みやごう
(See 宮家・みやけ) Imperial surname; title borne by a prince of the blood as a head of a house

巡り

see styles
 meguri
    めぐり
(1) circumference; girth; (2) tour; pilgrimage; (3) circulation (e.g. of blood)

廻り

see styles
 meguri
    めぐり
    mawari
    まわり
(1) circumference; girth; (2) tour; pilgrimage; (3) circulation (e.g. of blood); (1) rotation; (2) making the rounds; (3) spreading; (4) effect; efficacy; (n-suf,n) (5) by way of; via; (suf,ctr) (6) round; turn; (7) size; (8) 12-year period; 12-year age difference

御血

see styles
 onchi
    おんち
(honorific or respectful language) (See 御体) blood of Christ (Eucharist)

心血

see styles
xīn xuè
    xin1 xue4
hsin hsüeh
 shinketsu
    しんけつ
heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care
(See 心血を注ぐ) heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy

怒張

see styles
 dochou / docho
    どちょう
(n,vs,vi) (1) overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; (n,vs,vi) (2) squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles

悪血

see styles
 akuchi; oketsu
    あくち; おけつ
impure blood

慘叫


惨叫

see styles
cǎn jiào
    can3 jiao4
ts`an chiao
    tsan chiao
to scream; blood-curdling screech; miserable shriek

手浴

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 shuyoku; teyoku
    しゅよく; てよく
hand bath (for improving blood circulation)

抽血

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chōu xuè
    chou1 xue4
ch`ou hsüeh
    chou hsüeh
to take blood; to draw blood (e.g. for a test)

捐血

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juān xuè
    juan1 xue4
chüan hsüeh
to donate blood

採血

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 saiketsu
    さいけつ
(n,vs,vt,vi) drawing blood; collecting blood

提供

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tí gōng
    ti2 gong1
t`i kung
    ti kung
 teikyou / tekyo
    ていきょう
to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish
(noun, transitive verb) (1) offer; tender; providing; supplying; making available; donating (blood, organs, etc.); (noun, transitive verb) (2) sponsoring (a TV program)

揪痧

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jiū shā
    jiu1 sha1
chiu sha
folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation

揮灑


挥洒

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huī sǎ
    hui1 sa3
hui sa
to sprinkle; to shed (tears, blood etc); fig. free, unconstrained; to write in a free style

暈血


晕血

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yùn xuè
    yun4 xue4
yün hsüeh
to feel sick when seeing blood

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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