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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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    ke3
k`o
    ko
 katsu
thirsty
tṛṣṇā. Thirst, thirsty; translit. kha.

渴仰

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kě yǎng
    ke3 yang3
k`o yang
    ko yang
 katsugō
To long for as one thirsts for water.

渴伽

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kě qié
    ke3 qie2
k`o ch`ieh
    ko chieh
 kaga
khaḍga, a rhinoceros.

渴愛


渴爱

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kě ài
    ke3 ai4
k`o ai
    ko ai
 katsuai
Thirsty desire or longing; the will to live.

渴慕

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kě mù
    ke3 mu4
k`o mu
    ko mu
to thirst for

渴望

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kě wàng
    ke3 wang4
k`o wang
    ko wang

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Desire
to thirst for; to long for

渴求

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kě qiú
    ke3 qiu2
k`o ch`iu
    ko chiu
to long for; to crave for; to greatly desire

渴法

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kě fǎ
    ke3 fa3
k`o fa
    ko fa
 katsuhō

More info & calligraphy:

Thirst for Truth
To thirst for the truth, or for the Buddha-way.

渴鹿

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kě lù
    ke3 lu4
k`o lu
    ko lu
 katsuroku
The thirsty deer which mistakes a mirage for water, i.e. human illusion.

乾渴


干渴

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gān kě
    gan1 ke3
kan k`o
    kan ko
parched; dry mouth

口渴

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kǒu kě
    kou3 ke3
k`ou k`o
    kou ko
thirsty

愛渴


爱渴

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ài kě
    ai4 ke3
ai k`o
    ai ko
 aikatsu
The thirst of desire, also 愛 thirstily to desire.

消渴

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xiāo kě
    xiao1 ke3
hsiao k`o
    hsiao ko
condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes

解渴

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jiě kě
    jie3 ke3
chieh k`o
    chieh ko
to quench

飢渴


饥渴

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jī kě
    ji1 ke3
chi k`o
    chi ko
hungry and thirsty; (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)

渴地獄


渴地狱

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kě dì yù
    ke3 di4 yu4
k`o ti yü
    ko ti yü
 katsu jigoku
The thirst-hell, where red-hot iron pills are administered.

渴樹羅


渴树罗

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kě shù luó
    ke3 shu4 luo2
k`o shu lo
    ko shu lo
 katsujura
kharjūra, a date, the wild date, the Persian date.

桑渴耶

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sāng kě yé
    sang1 ke3 ye2
sang k`o yeh
    sang ko yeh
 sōkatsuya
v. 僧 saṅgha.

渴不可耐

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kě bù kě nài
    ke3 bu4 ke3 nai4
k`o pu k`o nai
    ko pu ko nai
to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it

充飢止渴


充饥止渴

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chōng jī zhǐ kě
    chong1 ji1 zhi3 ke3
ch`ung chi chih k`o
    chung chi chih ko
to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)

如飢似渴


如饥似渴

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rú jī sì kě
    ru2 ji1 si4 ke3
ju chi ssu k`o
    ju chi ssu ko
to hunger for something (idiom); eagerly; to long for something

愛才若渴


爱才若渴

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ài cái ruò kě
    ai4 cai2 ruo4 ke3
ai ts`ai jo k`o
    ai tsai jo ko
(idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people

望梅止渴

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wàng méi zhǐ kě
    wang4 mei2 zhi3 ke3
wang mei chih k`o
    wang mei chih ko
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom); fig. to console oneself with illusions

臨渴掘井


临渴掘井

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lín kě jué jǐng
    lin2 ke3 jue2 jing3
lin k`o chüeh ching
    lin ko chüeh ching
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty; to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)

臨渴穿井


临渴穿井

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lín kě chuān jǐng
    lin2 ke3 chuan1 jing3
lin k`o ch`uan ching
    lin ko chuan ching
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision; to act when it is too late

飢渴所逼

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jī kě suǒ bī
    ji1 ke3 suo3 bi1
chi k`o so pi
    chi ko so pi
hard-pressed by hunger and thirst

飲鴆止渴


饮鸩止渴

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yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
    yin3 zhen4 zhi3 ke3
yin chen chih k`o
    yin chen chih ko
lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom); fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

遠水不解近渴


远水不解近渴

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yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě
    yuan3 shui3 bu4 jie3 jin4 ke3
yüan shui pu chieh chin k`o
    yüan shui pu chieh chin ko
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address immediate needs

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

This page contains 28 results for "渴" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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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