There are 7 total results for your 開眼 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
開眼 开眼 see styles |
kāi yǎn kai1 yan3 k`ai yen kai yen kaigan; kaigen かいがん; かいげん |
to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons (n,vs,vi) (1) (esp. かいげん) enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; (n,vs,vi) (2) (esp. かいげん) reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; (n,vs,vi,vt) (3) (かいがん only) gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes; (n,vs,vi) (4) (かいげん only) {Buddh} filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture; ceremony where a newly made image or idol is consecrated opening the eye |
開眼光 开眼光 see styles |
kāi yǎn guāng kai1 yan3 guang1 k`ai yen kuang kai yen kuang kai genkō |
opening the eye |
開眼界 开眼界 see styles |
kāi yǎn jiè kai1 yan3 jie4 k`ai yen chieh kai yen chieh |
to broaden one's horizons |
開眼供養 开眼供养 see styles |
kāi yǎn gōng yǎng kai1 yan3 gong1 yang3 k`ai yen kung yang kai yen kung yang kaigenkuyou / kaigenkuyo かいげんくよう |
(yoji) ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul) offering of opening the eye |
大開眼界 大开眼界 see styles |
dà kāi - yǎn jiè da4 kai1 - yan3 jie4 ta k`ai - yen chieh ta kai - yen chieh |
(idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly |
眉開眼笑 眉开眼笑 see styles |
méi kāi yǎn xiào mei2 kai1 yan3 xiao4 mei k`ai yen hsiao mei kai yen hsiao |
brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles |
點眼開眼 see styles |
diǎn yǎn kāi yǎn dian3 yan3 kai1 yan3 tien yen k`ai yen tien yen kai yen |
dot and open eyes |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 7 results for "開眼" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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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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