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新陳代謝


新陈代谢

see styles
xīn chén dài xiè
    xin1 chen2 dai4 xie4
hsin ch`en tai hsieh
    hsin chen tai hsieh
 shinchintaisha
    しんちんたいしゃ
metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
(n,vs,vi) (1) (yoji) renewal; replacement; regeneration; rejuvenation; (2) metabolism

暗渡陳倉


暗渡陈仓

see styles
àn dù chén cāng
    an4 du4 chen2 cang1
an tu ch`en ts`ang
    an tu chen tsang
lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a diversion

瀝陳鄙見


沥陈鄙见

see styles
lì chén bǐ jiàn
    li4 chen2 bi3 jian4
li ch`en pi chien
    li chen pi chien
to state one's humble opinion (idiom)

陳方安生


陈方安生

see styles
chén fāng ān shēng
    chen2 fang1 an1 sheng1
ch`en fang an sheng
    chen fang an sheng
Anson Chan (1940-), chief secretary for administration, Hong Kong (1997-2001)

陳橋兵變


陈桥兵变

see styles
chén qiáo bīng biàn
    chen2 qiao2 bing1 bian4
ch`en ch`iao ping pien
    chen chiao ping pien
the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty

陳規舊習


陈规旧习

see styles
chén guī jiù xí
    chen2 gui1 jiu4 xi2
ch`en kuei chiu hsi
    chen kuei chiu hsi
old rules and customs

陳規陋習


陈规陋习

see styles
chén guī lòu xí
    chen2 gui1 lou4 xi2
ch`en kuei lou hsi
    chen kuei lou hsi
outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways

陳詞濫調


陈词滥调

see styles
chén cí làn diào
    chen2 ci2 lan4 diao4
ch`en tz`u lan tiao
    chen tzu lan tiao
cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype

陳陳相因


陈陈相因

see styles
chén chén xiāng yīn
    chen2 chen2 xiang1 yin1
ch`en ch`en hsiang yin
    chen chen hsiang yin
to follow a set routine

阿若喬陳如


阿若乔陈如

see styles
ā ruò qiáo chén rú
    a1 ruo4 qiao2 chen2 ru2
a jo ch`iao ch`en ju
    a jo chiao chen ju
 Anya kyōchinnyo
Ājñāta-kauṇḍinya

阿若憍陳如


阿若憍陈如

see styles
ā ruò jiāo chén rú
    a1 ruo4 jiao1 chen2 ru2
a jo chiao ch`en ju
    a jo chiao chen ju
 Anyakyōchinnyo
Ājñāta-kauṇḍinya

陳巴爾虎旗


陈巴尔虎旗

see styles
chén bā ěr hǔ qí
    chen2 ba1 er3 hu3 qi2
ch`en pa erh hu ch`i
    chen pa erh hu chi
Old Barag banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia

阿若多憍陳那


阿若多憍陈那

see styles
ā ruò duō jiāo chén nà
    a1 ruo4 duo1 jiao1 chen2 na4
a jo to chiao ch`en na
    a jo to chiao chen na
 Anyata kyōchinna
Ājñāta-kauṇḍinya

陳勝吳廣起義


陈胜吴广起义

see styles
chén shèng wú guǎng qǐ yì
    chen2 sheng4 wu2 guang3 qi3 yi4
ch`en sheng wu kuang ch`i i
    chen sheng wu kuang chi i
Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty

陳谷子爛芝麻


陈谷子烂芝麻

see styles
chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma
    chen2 gu3 zi5 lan4 zhi1 ma5
ch`en ku tzu lan chih ma
    chen ku tzu lan chih ma
lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

明修棧道,暗渡陳倉


明修栈道,暗渡陈仓

see styles
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cāng
    ming2 xiu1 zhan4 dao4 , an4 du4 chen2 cang1
ming hsiu chan tao , an tu ch`en ts`ang
    ming hsiu chan tao , an tu chen tsang
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a diversion

臨兵鬪者皆陳列在前


临兵鬪者皆陈列在前

see styles
lín bīng dòu zhě jiē chén liè zài qián
    lin2 bing1 dou4 zhe3 jie1 chen2 lie4 zai4 qian2
lin ping tou che chieh ch`en lieh tsai ch`ien
    lin ping tou che chieh chen lieh tsai chien
 rinhyōtōsha kaichinretsuzaizen
nine words

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

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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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