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多個朋友多條路


多个朋友多条路

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duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo
    duo1 ge4 peng2 you3 duo1 tiao2 lu4
to ko p`eng yu to t`iao lu
    to ko peng yu to tiao lu
the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)

天上不會掉餡餅


天上不会掉馅饼

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tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng
    tian1 shang4 bu4 hui4 diao4 xian4 bing3
t`ien shang pu hui tiao hsien ping
    tien shang pu hui tiao hsien ping
there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)

條條大路通羅馬


条条大路通罗马

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tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng luó mǎ
    tiao2 tiao2 da4 lu4 tong1 luo2 ma3
t`iao t`iao ta lu t`ung lo ma
    tiao tiao ta lu tung lo ma
all roads lead to Rome; use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)

橫挑鼻子豎挑眼


横挑鼻子竖挑眼

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héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn
    heng2 tiao1 bi2 zi5 shu4 tiao1 yan3
heng t`iao pi tzu shu t`iao yen
    heng tiao pi tzu shu tiao yen
to pick on something incessantly (idiom); to criticize right and left

無上士調御丈夫


无上士调御丈夫

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wú shàng shì tiáo yù zhàng fū
    wu2 shang4 shi4 tiao2 yu4 zhang4 fu1
wu shang shih t`iao yü chang fu
    wu shang shih tiao yü chang fu
 mujō shi jōgyo jōbu
unsurpassed person and supreme tamer

美國地質調查局


美国地质调查局

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měi guó dì zhì diào chá jú
    mei3 guo2 di4 zhi4 diao4 cha2 ju2
mei kuo ti chih tiao ch`a chü
    mei kuo ti chih tiao cha chü
United States Geological Survey (USGS)

調伏方便界無量


调伏方便界无量

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tiáo fú fāng biàn jiè wú liáng
    tiao2 fu2 fang1 bian4 jie4 wu2 liang2
t`iao fu fang pien chieh wu liang
    tiao fu fang pien chieh wu liang
 jōfuku hōben kai muryō
incalculable in terms of the number of expedient means of submission

跳出釜底進火坑


跳出釜底进火坑

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tiào chū fǔ dǐ jìn huǒ kēng
    tiao4 chu1 fu3 di3 jin4 huo3 keng1
t`iao ch`u fu ti chin huo k`eng
    tiao chu fu ti chin huo keng
out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)

跳進黃河洗不清


跳进黄河洗不清

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tiào jìn huáng hé xǐ bù qīng
    tiao4 jin4 huang2 he2 xi3 bu4 qing1
t`iao chin huang ho hsi pu ch`ing
    tiao chin huang ho hsi pu ching
lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean; fig. to become inexorably mixed up; mired in controversy; in deep trouble

電纜調制解調器


电缆调制解调器

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diàn lǎn tiáo zhì jiě tiáo
    dian4 lan3 tiao2 zhi4 jie3 tiao2 qi4
tien lan t`iao chih chieh t`iao ch`i
    tien lan tiao chih chieh tiao chi
cable modem

不擴散核武器條約


不扩散核武器条约

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bù kuò sàn hé wǔ qì tiáo yuē
    bu4 kuo4 san4 he2 wu3 qi4 tiao2 yue1
pu k`uo san ho wu ch`i t`iao yüeh
    pu kuo san ho wu chi tiao yüeh
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

集體安全條約組織


集体安全条约组织

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jí tǐ ān quán tiáo yuē zǔ zhī
    ji2 ti3 an1 quan2 tiao2 yue1 zu3 zhi1
chi t`i an ch`üan t`iao yüeh tsu chih
    chi ti an chüan tiao yüeh tsu chih
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

不要在一棵樹上吊死


不要在一棵树上吊死

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bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
    bu4 yao4 zai4 yi1 ke1 shu4 shang4 diao4 si3
pu yao tsai i k`o shu shang tiao ssu
    pu yao tsai i ko shu shang tiao ssu
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom); there's more than one way to skin a cat

先天不足,後天失調


先天不足,后天失调

xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo
    xian1 tian1 bu4 zu2 , hou4 tian1 shi1 tiao2
hsien t`ien pu tsu , hou t`ien shih t`iao
    hsien tien pu tsu , hou tien shih tiao
to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life; (fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time

全面禁止核試驗條約


全面禁止核试验条约

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quán miàn jìn zhǐ hé shì yàn tiáo yuē
    quan2 mian4 jin4 zhi3 he2 shi4 yan4 tiao2 yue1
ch`üan mien chin chih ho shih yen t`iao yüeh
    chüan mien chin chih ho shih yen tiao yüeh
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

太公釣魚,願者上鉤


太公钓鱼,愿者上钩

tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
    tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 , yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1
t`ai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
    tai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

禁止核武器試驗條約


禁止核武器试验条约

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jìn zhǐ hé wǔ qì shì yàn tiáo yuē
    jin4 zhi3 he2 wu3 qi4 shi4 yan4 tiao2 yue1
chin chih ho wu ch`i shih yen t`iao yüeh
    chin chih ho wu chi shih yen tiao yüeh
nuclear test ban treaty

姜太公釣魚,願者上鉤


姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩

jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
    jiang1 tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 , yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1
chiang t`ai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
    chiang tai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

打掉門牙,往肚子裡嚥


打掉门牙,往肚子里咽

dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn
    da3 diao4 men2 ya2 , wang3 du4 zi5 li3 yan4
ta tiao men ya , wang tu tzu li yen
lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom); fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically

薑太公釣魚,願者上鉤


姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩

jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
    jiang1 tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 , yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1
chiang t`ai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
    chiang tai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

任憑風浪起,穩坐釣魚臺


任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台

rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
    ren4 ping2 feng1 lang4 qi3 , wen3 zuo4 diao4 yu2 tai2
jen p`ing feng lang ch`i , wen tso tiao yü t`ai
    jen ping feng lang chi , wen tso tiao yü tai
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom); fig. to stay calm in a tense situation

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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