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There are 35 total results for your nails search in the dictionary.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

五逆

see styles
wǔ nì
    wu3 ni4
wu ni
 gogyaku
    ごぎゃく
(1) {Buddh} five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); (2) (hist) crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother
pañcānantarya; 五無間業 The five rebellious acts or deadly sins, parricide, matricide, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, destroying the harmony of the sangha, or fraternity. The above definition is common both to Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna. The lightest of these sins is the first; the heaviest the last. II. Another group is: (1) sacrilege, such as destroying temples, burning sutras, stealing a Buddha's or a monk's things, inducing others to do so, or taking pleasure therein; (2) slander, or abuse of the teaching of śrāvaka s, pratyekabuddhas, or bodhisattvas; (3) ill-treatment or killing of a monk; (4) any one of the five deadly sins given above; (5) denial of the karma consequences of ill deeds, acting or teaching others accordingly, and unceasing evil life. III. There are also five deadly sins, each of which is equal to each of the first set of five: (1) violation of a mother, or a fully ordained nun; (2) killing a bodhisattva in a sangha; (5) destroying a Buddha's stūpa. IV. The five unpardonable sin of Devadatta who (1) destroyed the harmony of the community; (2) injured Śākyamuni with a stone, shedding his blood; (3) induced the king to let loose a rutting elephant to trample down Śākyamuni; (4) killed a nun; (5) put poison on his finger-nails and saluted Śākyamuni intending to destroy him thereby.

四塔

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sì tǎ
    si4 ta3
ssu t`a
    ssu ta
 shitō
The four stūpas at the places of Buddha's birth, Kapilavastu; enlightenment, Magadha: preaching, Benares; and parinirvāṇa, Kuśinagara. Four more are located in the heavens of the Travastriṃśas gods, one each tor his hair, nails, begging bowl, and teeth, E., S., W., N., respectively.

外相

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wài xiàng
    wai4 xiang4
wai hsiang
 gaishou / gaisho
    がいしょう
Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister
External appearance or conduct; what is manifested without; externally. The 十二外相 are the hair, teeth, nails, etc.

夜爪

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 yozume
    よづめ
cutting one's nails at night (said to cause one to miss the deathbed of one's parents)

彪悍

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biāo hàn
    biao1 han4
piao han
tough as nails; formidable; kick-ass; plucky

斗拱

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dǒu gǒng
    dou3 gong3
tou kung
dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and a crossbeam, used in traditional Chinese architecture to support overhanging roofs, composed of blocks and arms fitted together without nails

爪塔

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zhǎo tǎ
    zhao3 ta3
chao t`a
    chao ta
 sō tō
A stūpa, or reliquary, for preserving and honouring the nails and hair of the Buddha, said to be the first Buddhist stūpa raised.

爪淨


爪净

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zhǎo jìng
    zhao3 jing4
chao ching
 sō jō
Nail 'cleaned', i. e. fruit, etc., that can be peeled with the nails, one of the five kinds of 'clean' food.

爪犢


爪犊

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zhǎo dú
    zhao3 du2
chao tu
 Sōtoku
The long-nailed ascetic Brahmacārī (of the) Vātsīputrīyaḥ; it is said that his nails were a treatise and his hair a discourse 爪章髮論.

爪糞

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 tsumekuso
    つめくそ
dirt that gathers under nails

聖釘

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 seitei / sete
    せいてい
{Christn} Holy Nail; relics claimed to be the nails used for Christ's crucifixion

伸ばす

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 nobasu
    のばす
(transitive verb) (1) to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); (2) to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; (3) to reach out; to hold out; (4) to straighten; to smooth out; (5) to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); (6) to dilute; to thin out; (7) to postpone; (8) to prolong; (9) to strengthen; to develop; to expand

延ばす

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 nobasu
    のばす
(transitive verb) (1) to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); (2) to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; (3) to reach out; to hold out; (4) to straighten; to smooth out; (5) to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); (6) to dilute; to thin out; (7) to postpone; (8) to prolong; (9) to strengthen; to develop; to expand

角蛋白

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jiǎo dàn bái
    jiao3 dan4 bai2
chiao tan pai
keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc)

針の筵

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 harinomushiro
    はりのむしろ
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles

八位胎藏

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bā wèi tāi zàng
    ba1 wei4 tai1 zang4
pa wei t`ai tsang
    pa wei tai tsang
 hachi i taizō
The eight stages of the human foetus: 羯羅藍 kalala, the appearance after the first week from conception; 額部曇 arbuda, at end of second week; 閉尸 peśī, third; 健南 ghana, fourth; 鉢羅奢法 praśākhā, limbs formed during fifth week; sixth, hair, nails, and teeth; seventh, the organs of sense, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue; and eighth, complete formation.

斬釘截鐵


斩钉截铁

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zhǎn dīng jié tiě
    zhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3
chan ting chieh t`ieh
    chan ting chieh tieh
 zantei settetsu
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
to cut through nails and steel

痛ネイル

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 itaneiru / itaneru
    いたネイル
nails adorned with images of anime characters

釘バット

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 kugibatto
    くぎバット
wooden bat studded with nails; nail bat; spiked bat

丑の刻参り

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 ushinokokumairi
    うしのこくまいり
(exp,n) cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

丑の時参り

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 ushinotokimairi
    うしのときまいり
(exp,n) (See 丑の刻参り) cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

爪を噛む癖

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 tsumeokamukuse
    つめをかむくせ
(expression) habit of biting one's nails

針のむしろ

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 harinomushiro
    はりのむしろ
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles

ネイルアート

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 neiruaato / neruato
    ネイルアート
nail art; fashion nails

ネイル・アート

 neiru aato / neru ato
    ネイル・アート
nail art; fashion nails

Variations:
針のむしろ
針の筵

 harinomushiro
    はりのむしろ
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles

Variations:
フィルイン
フィル・イン

 firuin; firu in
    フィルイン; フィル・イン
(1) {music} fill-in (usu. percussion); fill; (2) infill (on gel nails)

Variations:
伸ばす
延ばす

 nobasu
    のばす
(transitive verb) (1) (esp. 伸ばす) to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); (transitive verb) (2) to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; (transitive verb) (3) (esp. 伸ばす) to reach out; to hold out; (transitive verb) (4) to straighten; to smooth out; (transitive verb) (5) to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); (transitive verb) (6) to dilute; to thin out; (transitive verb) (7) (esp. 延ばす) to postpone; (transitive verb) (8) to prolong; (transitive verb) (9) to strengthen; to develop; to expand

Variations:
ネイルアート
ネイル・アート

 neiruaato; neiru aato / neruato; neru ato
    ネイルアート; ネイル・アート
nail art; fashion nails

Variations:
針のむしろ
針のムシロ
針の筵

 harinomushiro
    はりのむしろ
(exp,n) bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles

Variations:
フレンチマニキュア
フレンチ・マニキュア

 furenchimanikyua; furenchi manikyua
    フレンチマニキュア; フレンチ・マニキュア
(See マニキュア・2) French manicure; nails polished pink with white tips

Variations:
鍛冶屋
カジ屋
鍛治屋(sK)
かじ屋(sK)

 kajiya; kajiya(sk)
    かじや; カジヤ(sk)
(1) smith; blacksmith; (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) (usu. written as カジヤ) small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw

Variations:
丑の刻参り
牛の刻参り(sK)
丑の刻まいり(sK)

 ushinokokumairi
    うしのこくまいり
(exp,n) cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

Variations:
爪に火をともす
爪に火を灯す
つめに火をともす
爪に火を点す

 tsumenihiotomosu
    つめにひをともす
(exp,v5s) (idiom) to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)

Variations:
フレンチネイル
フレンチネール
フレンチ・ネイル
フレンチ・ネール

 furenchineiru; furenchineeru; furenchi neiru; furenchi neeru / furenchineru; furenchineeru; furenchi neru; furenchi neeru
    フレンチネイル; フレンチネール; フレンチ・ネイル; フレンチ・ネール
(See フレンチマニキュア) French nails; French manicure; nails polished pink with white tips

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

This page contains 35 results for "nails" 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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