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Characters Pronunciation
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Simple Dictionary Definition

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kān
    kan1
k`an
    kan
 tan
    たん

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Kane
(bound form) may; can; (bound form) to endure; to bear; (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2])
(personal name) Tan
To bear, sustain, be adequate to.

四大

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sì dà
    si4 da4
ssu ta
 shidai
    しだい

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Shidai / Sida / Mahabhuta
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
(1) {Buddh} the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); (2) the human body; (3) Tao, heaven, earth and king
mahābhūta, 四界; 四大界. The four elements of which all things are made; or the four realms; i. e. earth, water, fire, and wind (or air); they represent 堅, 濕, 煖, and 動 solid, liquid, heat, and motion; motion produces and maintains life. As 實 active or formative forces they are styled 四界 (四大界) ; as 假 passive or material objects they are 四大; but the 成實論 Satyasiddhi śāstra disputes the 實 and recognizes only the 假.

天地

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tiān dì
    tian1 di4
t`ien ti
    tien ti
 tenchi(p); ametsuchi
    てんち(P); あめつち

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Heaven and Earth
heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity
(1) heaven and earth; the universe; the world; nature; (2) (てんち only) land; world; realm; sphere; (3) (てんち only) top and bottom; (4) (あめつち only) gods of heaven and earth; (surname) Amachi
heaven and earth

神明

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shén míng
    shen2 ming2
shen ming
 shinmei / shinme
    しんめい

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Deities / Gods
deities; gods
(1) deity; god; (2) (See 天照大神) Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity); (surname) Jinmei
The spirits of heaven and earth, the gods; also the intelligent or spiritual nature.

釋迦牟尼


释迦牟尼

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shì jiā móu ní
    shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2
shih chia mou ni
 Shakamuni

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Shakyamuni / The Buddha
Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)
釋迦文 (釋迦文尼); 釋伽文 Śākyamuni, the saint of the Śākya tribe. muni is saint, holy man, sage, ascetic monk; it is: intp. as 仁 benevolent, charitable, kind, also as 寂默 one who dwells in seclusion. After '500 or 550' previous incarnations, Śākyamuni finally attained to the state of Bodhisattva, was born in the Tuṣita heaven, and descended as a white elephant, through her right side, into the womb of the immaculate Māyā, the purest woman on earth; this was on the 8th day of the 4th month; next year on the 8th day of the 2nd month he was born from her right side painlessly as she stood under a tree in the Lumbinī garden. For the subsequent miraculous events v. Eitel. also the 神通遊戲經 (Lalitavistara), the 釋迦如來成道記, etc. Simpler statements say that he was born the son of Śuddhodana, of the kṣatriya caste, ruler of Kapilavastu, and Māyā his wife; that Māyā died seven days later, leaving him to be brought up by her sister Prājapati; that in due course he was married to Yaśodharā who bore him a son, Rāhula; that in search of truth he left home, became an ascetic, severely disciplined himself, and finally at 35 years of age, under a tree, realized that the way of release from the chain of rebirth and death lay not in asceticism but in moral purity; this he explained first in his four dogmas, v. 四諦 and eightfold noble way 八正道, later amplified and developed in many sermons. He founded his community on the basis of poverty, chastity, and insight or meditation, ad it became known as Buddhism, as he became known as Buddha, the enlightened. His death was probably in or near 487 B.C., a few years before that of Confucius in 479. The sacerdotal name of his family is Gautama, said to be the original name of the whole clan, Śākya being that of his branch, v. 瞿, 喬.; his personal name was Siddhārtha, or Sarvārthasiddha, v. 悉.

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rǎng
    rang3
jang
 jou / jo
    じょう
(bound form) soil; earth; (literary) the earth (contrasted with heaven 天[tian1])
(given name) Jō
earth

輿


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    yu2

 koshi
    こし
(literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]); (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory; (literary) carriage; (literary) sedan chair; palanquin; (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
(1) palanquin; litter; bier; (2) portable shrine; (surname) Haji
palanquin

一體


一体

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yī tǐ
    yi1 ti3
i t`i
    i ti
 ittai
an integral whole; all concerned; everybody
Though externally differing, in nature the same; the fundamental unity of the universe. 天地與我同根, 萬物與我一體 Heaven, earth, and myself have the same root; all things are one corpus with me.

三元

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sān yuán
    san1 yuan2
san yüan
 sangen
    さんげん
(old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元[jie4 yuan2], metropolitan 會元|会元[hui4 yuan2] and palace 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]
(1) (See 上元,中元・1,下元) 15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; (2) heaven, earth and man; (3) January 1; New Year's Day; (can act as adjective) (4) {chem} ternary; (female given name) Miyuki

三才

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 sansai
    さんさい
(1) (form) the three powers (heaven, earth and man); (2) (form) everything in the universe; (surname) Sanzai

三界

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sān jiè
    san1 jie4
san chieh
 sangai
    さんがい
(1) {Buddh} (See 欲界,色界,無色界) the three realms of existence; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 三千大千世界) the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; (3) {Buddh} (See 三世・さんぜ・1) past, present and future existences; (suffix) (4) far-off ...; distant ...; (surname) Mikai
Trailokya or Triloka; the three realms; also 三有. It is the Buddhist metaphysical equivalent for the Brahmanic cosmological bhuvanatraya, or triple world of bhūr, bhuvaḥ, and svar, earth, atmosphere, and heaven. The Buddhist three are 欲, 色, and 無色界, i.e. world of sensuous desire, form, and formless world of pure spirit. (a) 欲界 Kāmadhātu is the realm of sensuous desire, of 婬 and 食 sex and food; it includes the six heavens of desire, the human world, and the hells. (b) 色界 Rūpadhātu is the realm of form, meaning 質礙 that which is substantial and resistant: it is above the lust-world and contains (so to speak) bodies, palaces, things, all mystic and wonderful一a semi-material conception like that in Revelation; it is represented in the 四禪天, or Brahmalokas. (c) 無色界 Arūpadhātu, or ārūpyadhātu, is the formless realm of pure spirit, where there are no bodies, places, things, at any rate none to which human terms would apply, but where the mind dwells in mystic contemplation; its extent is indefinable, but it is, conceived of in four stages, i,e. 四空處 the four "empty" regions, or regions of space in the immaterial world, which are 四無色 the four "formless" realms, or realms beyond form; being above the realm of form, their bounds cannot be defined. v. 倶舍論世間品.

下界

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xià jiè
    xia4 jie4
hsia chieh
 gekai
    げかい
lower bound (math.); world of mortals; (of gods) to descend to the world of mortals
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) the world; the earth; (2) {Buddh} this world (as opposed to heaven)
The lower, or human world 人界.

乾坤

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qián kūn
    qian2 kun1
ch`ien k`un
    chien kun
 kenkon
    けんこん
yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
heaven and earth; universe

人天

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rén tiān
    ren2 tian1
jen t`ien
    jen tien
 ninden; jinten; ninten
    にんでん; じんてん; にんてん
{Buddh} earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
Men and devas.

兩儀


两仪

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liǎng yí
    liang3 yi2
liang i
heaven and earth; yin and yang

六天

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liù tiān
    liu4 tian1
liu t`ien
    liu tien
 rokuten
    ろくてん
(place-name) Rokuten
The six devalokas, i. e. the heavens with sense organs above Sumeru, between the brahmalokas and the earth, i. e. 四王天; 忉利天; 夜摩天; 兜率天; 樂變化天; and 他化自在天. The sixth is the heaven of Mara, v. 六欲天.

動天

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 douten / doten
    どうてん
heaven-shaking event; earth-shattering occurrence

四知

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sì zhī
    si4 zhi1
ssu chih
 shichi
The four who know the workings of one's mind for good or evil— heaven, earth, one's intimates, and oneself.

墜芥


坠芥

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zhuì jiè
    zhui4 jie4
chui chieh
 tsuikai
To drop a mustard seed from the Tuṣita heaven on to the point of a needle on the earth, most difficult, rare.

天堂

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tiān táng
    tian1 tang2
t`ien t`ang
    tien tang
 tendou / tendo
    てんどう
paradise; heaven
heaven; paradise; (surname) Tendou
The mansions of the devas, located between the earth and the Brahmalokas; the heavenly halls; heaven. The Ganges is spoken of as 天堂來者 coming from the heavenly mansions.

天壌

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 tenjou / tenjo
    てんじょう
heaven and earth

天変

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 tenpen
    てんぺん
natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth

天宮


天宫

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tiān gōng
    tian1 gong1
t`ien kung
    tien kung
 tiangon; tenkyuu / tiangon; tenkyu
    ティアンゴン; てんきゅう
Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor); Tiangong, Chinese space station program
Tiangong (Chinese space program); (surname) Amemiya
devapura; devaloka; the palace of devas, the abode of the gods, i. e. the six celestial worlds situated above the Meru, between the earth and the Brahmalokas. v. 六天.

天遍

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 tenpen
    てんぺん
natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth

天道

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tiān dào
    tian1 dao4
t`ien tao
    tien tao
 tentou; tendou / tento; tendo
    てんとう; てんどう
natural law; heavenly law; weather (dialect)
(1) (てんとう only) the sun; (2) god of heaven and the earth; (3) laws governing the heavens; (4) {astron} celestial path; celestial motion; (5) {Buddh} (See 六道) deva realm (svarga); (surname, given name) Tendō
deva-gati, or devasopāna, 天趣. (1) The highest of the six paths 六道, the realm of devas, i. e. the eighteen heavens of form and four of formlessness. A place of enjoyment, where the meritorious enjoy the fruits of good karma, but not a place of progress toward bodhisattva perfection. (2) The Dao of Heaven, natural law, cosmic energy; according to the Daoists, the origin and law of all things.

封禪


封禅

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fēng shàn
    feng1 shan4
feng shan
(of an emperor) to pay homage to Heaven at Mount Tai and to Earth at Mount Liangfu

拜堂

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bài táng
    bai4 tang2
pai t`ang
    pai tang
ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; same as 拜天地

極楽

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 gokuraku
    ごくらく
(1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 極楽浄土) Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); (2) paradise; heaven on earth; (place-name, surname) Gokuraku

玄黄

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 genkou / genko
    げんこう
(rare) black and yellow silk (offered to gods); heaven and earth

盤古


盘古

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pán gǔ
    pan2 gu3
p`an ku
    pan ku
 banko
    ばんこ
Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology)
Pangu; creator of heaven and earth in Chinese mythology

盤固

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 banko
    ばんこ
Pangu; creator of heaven and earth in Chinese mythology

神祇

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shén qí
    shen2 qi2
shen ch`i
    shen chi
 jingi
    じんぎ
god; deity
gods of heaven and earth

謫仙


谪仙

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zhé xiān
    zhe2 xian1
che hsien
a genius (literally, an immortal who has been banished from heaven to live on earth), an epithet for exceptional individuals such as the Tang poet Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]; (fig.) banished official

郊祀

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jiāo sì
    jiao1 si4
chiao ssu
pair of annual sacrificial ceremonies held by the emperor in ancient times: one in the southern suburbs of the capital (bringing offerings to Heaven) and another in the northern suburbs (with offerings to Earth)

霄壌

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 shoujou / shojo
    しょうじょう
heaven and earth

霄壤

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xiāo rǎng
    xiao1 rang3
hsiao jang
 shōjō
heaven and earth

三種天


三种天

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sān zhǒng tiān
    san1 zhong3 tian1
san chung t`ien
    san chung tien
 sanshu ten
The three classes of devas: (1) 名天 famous rulers on earth styled 天王, 天子; (2) 生天 the highest incarnations of the six paths; (3) 淨天 the pure, or the saints, from śrāvakas to pratyeka-buddhas. 智度論 7.; Three definitions of heaven: (a) as a name or title, e.g. divine king, son of Heaven, etc.; (b) as a place for rebirth, the heavens of the gods; (c) the pure Buddha-land.

五種天


五种天

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wǔ zhǒng tiān
    wu3 zhong3 tian1
wu chung t`ien
    wu chung tien
 goshu ten
(1) 名天 famous rulers on earth styled 天王, 天子; (2) 生天 the highest incarnations of the six paths; (3) 淨天 the pure, or the saints, from śrāvakas to pratyekabuddhas, and (4) 義天 all bodhisattvas above the ten stages 十住, and (5) 第一義天 a supreme heaven with bodhisattvas and Buddhas in eternal immutability; 涅槃經 23. Cf. 天宮.

五輪塔

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 gorintou / gorinto
    ごりんとう
five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven; (place-name) Gorintou

兜率陀

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dōu shuài tuó
    dou1 shuai4 tuo2
tou shuai t`o
    tou shuai to
 Tosotsuda
(兜率 or 兜率哆); 兜術; 珊都史多, 珊覩史多; 鬭瑟多 Tuṣita, from tuṣ, contented, satisfied, gratified; name of the Tuṣita heaven, the fourth devaloka in the 欲界 passion realm, or desire realm between the Yama and Nirmāṇarati heavens. Its inner department is the Pure Land of Maitreya who, like Śākyamuni and all Buddhas, is reborn there before descending to earth as the next Buddha; his life there is 4,000 Tuṣita years (each day there being equal to 4000 earth-years) 584 million such years.

地居天

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dì jū tiān
    di4 ju1 tian1
ti chü t`ien
    ti chü tien
 jigo ten
Indra's heaven on the top of Sumeru, below the 空居天 heavens in space.

天と地

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 tentochi
    てんとち
(expression) heaven and earth; top and bottom

天地人

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 tenchijin
    てんちじん
heaven, earth and man

天地鏡


天地镜

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tiān dì jìng
    tian1 di4 jing4
t`ien ti ching
    tien ti ching
 tenchi kyō
The mirror of heaven and earth, i. e. the Prajñāpāramitā-sūtra, see 般若經.

拜天地

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bài tiān dì
    bai4 tian1 di4
pai t`ien ti
    pai tien ti
to worship heaven and earth; ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; also called 拜堂

文陀竭

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wén tuó jié
    wen2 tuo2 jie2
wen t`o chieh
    wen to chieh
 Bundaketsu
Mūrdhajāta, Māndhātṛ, i. e. 頂生王 born from his mother's head, a reputed previous incarnation of the Buddha, who still ambitious, despite his universal earthly sway, his thousand sons, etc., few to Indra's heaven, saw the 天上玉女 celestial devī, but on the desire arising to rule there on Indra's death, he was hurled to earth; v. 文陀竭王經.

三官大帝

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sān guān dà dì
    san1 guan1 da4 di4
san kuan ta ti
the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)

上天入地

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shàng tiān rù dì
    shang4 tian1 ru4 di4
shang t`ien ju ti
    shang tien ju ti
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom); fig. to go to great lengths; to search heaven and earth

人間天堂


人间天堂

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rén jiān tiān táng
    ren2 jian1 tian1 tang2
jen chien t`ien t`ang
    jen chien tien tang
heaven on Earth; nickname for the city Suzhou

佛具十身

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fó jù shí shēn
    fo2 ju4 shi2 shen1
fo chü shih shen
 butsugu jūshin
The ten perfect bodies or characteristics of Buddha: (1) 菩提身 Bodhi-body in possession of complete enlightenment. (2) 願身 Vow-body, i.e. the vow to be born in and from the Tuṣita heaven. (3) 化身 nirmāṇakāya, Buddha incarnate as a man. (4) 住持身 Buddha who still occupies his relics or what he has left behind on earth and thus upholds the dharma. (5) 相好莊嚴身 saṁbhogakāya, endowed with an idealized body with all Buddha marks and merits. (6) 勢力身 or 心佛 Power-body, embracing all with his heart of mercy. (7) 如意身 or 意生身 At will body, appearing according to wish or need. (8) 福德身 or 三昧身 samādhi body, or body of blessed virtue. (9) 智身 or 性佛 Wisdom-body, whose nature embraces all wisdom. (10) 法身 dharmakāya, the absolute Buddha, or essence of all life.

俯仰天地

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 fugyoutenchi / fugyotenchi
    ふぎょうてんち
(yoji) looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of); swearing by Heaven and Earth (having done nothing to be ashamed of)

函蓋乾坤


函盖干坤

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hán gài gān kūn
    han2 gai4 gan1 kun1
han kai kan k`un
    han kai kan kun
 genkai kankon
what contains and covers heaven and earth?

判若雲泥


判若云泥

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pàn ruò yún ní
    pan4 ruo4 yun2 ni2
p`an jo yün ni
    pan jo yün ni
as different as heaven and earth (idiom); worlds apart

叱咤風雲


叱咤风云

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chì zhà fēng yún
    chi4 zha4 feng1 yun2
ch`ih cha feng yün
    chih cha feng yün
lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world; all-powerful

唯我独尊

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 yuigadokuson
    ゆいがどくそん
(1) (yoji) (abbreviation) (See 天上天下唯我独尊) throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one; (2) (yoji) self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory

天上天下

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tiān shàng tiān xià
    tian1 shang4 tian1 xia4
t`ien shang t`ien hsia
    tien shang tien hsia
 tenjoutenge / tenjotenge
    てんじょうてんげ
(n,adv) (yoji) the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
heavens above and [this earth] below the heavens

天地万物

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 tenchibanbutsu
    てんちばんぶつ
(yoji) the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth

天地懸隔


天地悬隔

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tiān dì xuán gé
    tian1 di4 xuan2 ge2
t`ien ti hsüan ko
    tien ti hsüan ko
 tenchi harukani hedataru
lit. a gulf between heaven and earth (idiom); fig. wide difference of opinion
separated by a distance as vast as that between heaven and earth

天地玄黄

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 tenchigenkou / tenchigenko
    てんちげんこう
(expression) (yoji) heaven is black and earth is yellow; heaven and earth

天地神明

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 tenchishinmei / tenchishinme
    てんちしんめい
(yoji) the gods of heaven and earth

天地長久

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 tenchichoukyuu / tenchichokyu
    てんちちょうきゅう
(expression) (yoji) heaven and earth are eternal

天地開闢

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 tenchikaibyaku
    てんちかいびゃく
(yoji) creation of heaven and earth

天壌無窮

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 tenjoumukyuu / tenjomukyu
    てんじょうむきゅう
(yoji) as eternal as heaven and earth

天崩地裂

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tiān bēng dì liè
    tian1 beng1 di4 lie4
t`ien peng ti lieh
    tien peng ti lieh
heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster; fig. violent revolution; major social upheaval

天神地祇


天神地只

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tiān shén dì qí
    tian1 shen2 di4 qi2
t`ien shen ti ch`i
    tien shen ti chi
 tenjin jigi
    てんじんちぎ
(yoji) gods of heaven and earth
The spirits 天神 are Indra and his retinue; devas in general; the 地祇 are the earth spirits, nāgas, demons, ghosts, etc.

天神地祗

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 tenjinchigi
    てんじんちぎ
    tenshinchigi
    てんしんちぎ
(out-dated kanji) (yoji) gods of heaven and earth

天經地義


天经地义

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tiān jīng dì yì
    tian1 jing1 di4 yi4
t`ien ching ti i
    tien ching ti i
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course

天造地設


天造地设

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tiān zào dì shè
    tian1 zao4 di4 she4
t`ien tsao ti she
    tien tsao ti she
lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom); ideal; perfect; (of a match) made in heaven; to be made for one another

天長地久


天长地久

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tiān cháng dì jiǔ
    tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3
t`ien ch`ang ti chiu
    tien chang ti chiu
 tenchouchikyuu / tenchochikyu
    てんちょうちきゅう
enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal
(yoji) coeval with heaven and earth

扭轉乾坤


扭转乾坤

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niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn
    niu3 zhuan3 qian2 kun1
niu chuan ch`ien k`un
    niu chuan chien kun
lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom); fig. to change the course of events; to turn things around

旋乾轉坤


旋乾转坤

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xuán qián zhuǎn kūn
    xuan2 qian2 zhuan3 kun1
hsüan ch`ien chuan k`un
    hsüan chien chuan kun
lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering; a radical change

欲天五婬


欲天五淫

see styles
yù tiān wǔ yín
    yu4 tian1 wu3 yin2
yü t`ien wu yin
    yü tien wu yin
 yokuten goin
The five methods of sexual intercourse in the heavens of desire; in the heaven of the Four Great Kings and in Trayastriṃśas the method is the same as on earth; in the Yamadevaloka a mere embrace is sufficient; in the Tuṣita heaven, holding hands; in the Nirmāṇarati heaven, mutual smiles; in the other heavens of Transformation, regarding each other.

皇天后土

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huáng tiān hòu tǔ
    huang2 tian1 hou4 tu3
huang t`ien hou t`u
    huang tien hou tu
heaven and earth (idiom)

開天闢地


开天辟地

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kāi tiān pì dì
    kai1 tian1 pi4 di4
k`ai t`ien p`i ti
    kai tien pi ti
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth

震天動地


震天动地

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zhèn tiān dòng dì
    zhen4 tian1 dong4 di4
chen t`ien tung ti
    chen tien tung ti
 shintendouchi / shintendochi
    しんてんどうち
to shake heaven and earth (idiom)
(yoji) earth-shaking

頂天立地


顶天立地

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dǐng tiān lì dì
    ding3 tian1 li4 di4
ting t`ien li ti
    ting tien li ti
lit. able to support both heaven and earth; of indomitable spirit (idiom)

地上の楽園

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 chijounorakuen / chijonorakuen
    ちじょうのらくえん
(exp,n) earthly paradise; heaven on earth

天と地の差

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 tentochinosa
    てんとちのさ
(exp,n) (idiom) difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; difference between heaven and earth

Variations:
天変
天遍

see styles
 tenpen
    てんぺん
natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth

Variations:
天道
天路

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 tentou(天道); tendou(天道); amaji / tento(天道); tendo(天道); amaji
    てんとう(天道); てんどう(天道); あまじ
(1) (てんとう, てんどう only) the sun; (2) (てんとう, てんどう only) god of heaven and the earth; (3) (てんとう, てんどう only) laws governing the heavens; (4) (てんとう, てんどう only) {astron} celestial path; celestial motion; (5) {Buddh} (See 六道) deva realm (svarga); (6) (あまじ only) path in the heavens

Variations:
盤古
盤固

see styles
 banko
    ばんこ
Pangu; creator of heaven and earth in Chinese mythology

不知天高地厚

see styles
bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu
    bu4 zhi1 tian1 gao1 di4 hou4
pu chih t`ien kao ti hou
    pu chih tien kao ti hou
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth; an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities

天不怕地不怕

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tiān bù pà dì bù pà
    tian1 bu4 pa4 di4 bu4 pa4
t`ien pu p`a ti pu p`a
    tien pu pa ti pu pa
fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom); fearless

方廣大莊嚴經


方广大庄严经

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fāng guǎng dà zhuāng yán jīng
    fang1 guang3 da4 zhuang1 yan2 jing1
fang kuang ta chuang yen ching
 Hōkō dai shōgon kyō
A vaipulya sutra, the Lalita-vistara, in 12 chuan, giving an account of the Buddha in the Tuṣita heaven and his descent to earth as Śākyamuni: tr. by Divākara under the Tang dynasty; another tr. is the 普曜經.

萬維天羅地網


万维天罗地网

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wàn wéi tiān luó dì wǎng
    wan4 wei2 tian1 luo2 di4 wang3
wan wei t`ien lo ti wang
    wan wei tien lo ti wang
World Wide Web (WWW); lit. ten-thousand dimensional net covering heaven and earth; term coined by China News Digest and abbr. to 萬維網|万维网[Wan4 wei2 wang3]

天上天下唯我独尊

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 tenjoutengeyuigadokuson; tenjoutengayuigadokuson / tenjotengeyuigadokuson; tenjotengayuigadokuson
    てんじょうてんげゆいがどくそん; てんじょうてんがゆいがどくそん
(expression) (quote) {Buddh} (words supposedly recited by Buddha on his birth, while raising his right arm) throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one

人不為己,天誅地滅


人不为己,天诛地灭

see styles
rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè
    ren2 bu4 wei4 ji3 , tian1 zhu1 di4 mie4
jen pu wei chi , t`ien chu ti mieh
    jen pu wei chi , tien chu ti mieh
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.; Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

Variations:
天神地祇
天神地祗(oK)

see styles
 tenshinchigi; tenjinchigi
    てんしんちぎ; てんじんちぎ
(yoji) gods of heaven and earth

Variations:
天知る地知る我知る人知る
天知る、地知る、我知る、人知る

see styles
 tenshiruchishiruwareshiruhitoshiru
    てんしるちしるわれしるひとしる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, people will know

Variations:
天知る地知る我知る子知る
天知る、地知る、我知る、子知る

see styles
 tenshiruchishiruwareshirushishiru
    てんしるちしるわれしるししる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, you will know

Variations:
天知る、地知る、我知る、人知る
天知る地知る我知る人知る(sK)

see styles
 tenshiru、chishiru、wareshiru、hitoshiru
    てんしる、ちしる、われしる、ひとしる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, people will know

Variations:
天知る、地知る、我知る、子知る
天知る地知る我知る子知る(sK)

see styles
 tenshiru、chishiru、wareshiru、shishiru
    てんしる、ちしる、われしる、ししる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, you will know

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 92 results for "Heaven and Earth" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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