There are 9 total results for your 自利 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
自利 see styles |
zì lì zi4 li4 tzu li jiri じり |
benefitting oneself; benefiting oneself ātmahitam, self-profit; beneficial to oneself. |
自利戒 see styles |
zì lì jiè zi4 li4 jie4 tzu li chieh jiri kai |
precepts for the improvement of one's own spiritual condition |
自利行 see styles |
zì lì xíng zi4 li4 xing2 tzu li hsing jiri no gyō |
to practice of self-improvement |
爲自利 为自利 see styles |
wéi zì lì wei2 zi4 li4 wei tzu li ijiri |
for one's own sake |
自利利他 see styles |
zì lì lì tā zi4 li4 li4 ta1 tzu li li t`a tzu li li ta jiri rita |
Self-profit profit others', i. e. the essential nature and work of a bodhisattva, to benefit himself and benefit others, or himself press forward in the Buddhist life in order to carry others forward. Hīnayāna is considered to be self-advancement, self-salvation by works or discipline; Bodhisattva Buddhism as saving oneself in order to save others, or making progress and helping others to progress, bodhisattvism being essentially altruistic. |
自利行滿 自利行满 see styles |
zì lì xíng mǎn zi4 li4 xing2 man3 tzu li hsing man jiri gyōman |
completion of practices for self-improvement |
爲自利益 为自利益 see styles |
wéi zì lì yì wei2 zi4 li4 yi4 wei tzu li i i ji riyaku |
for one's own benefit |
自私自利 see styles |
zì sī zì lì zi4 si1 zi4 li4 tzu ssu tzu li |
everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish; mercenary |
自利利他圓滿 自利利他圆满 see styles |
zì lì lì tā yuán mǎn zi4 li4 li4 ta1 yuan2 man3 tzu li li t`a yüan man tzu li li ta yüan man jiri rita enman |
perfection in the practices of improving oneself and bringing benefit to others |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 9 results for "自利" 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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