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方 fāng

fāng noun square; quadrilateral; one side
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 方形 (GHC '方' 4; Guoyu '方' n 1; Kroll 2015 '方' 1)
fāng proper noun Fang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '方' n 9)
fāng noun Kangxi radical 70
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '方' n 10)
fāng measure word measure word for square things
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (Guoyu '方' n 8; NCCED '方' 11)
fāng adjective square shaped
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Shape 形状
Notes: In the sense of 方形的 (GHC '方' 3; Guoyu '方' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '方' 1; NCCED '方' 1)
fāng noun prescription
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 药方 (GHC '方' 10; Guoyu '方' n 6; NCCED '方' 9)
fāng noun power; involution; abbreviation for a square meter or cubic meter
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mathematics
Notes: For example, 平方 'square' or 立方 'cube' (Guoyu '方' n 7; Kroll 2015 '方' 1a; NCCED '方' 10)
fāng adjective local
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 方言 'dialect' (Guoyu '方' adj 2)
fāng noun a way; a method
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 方 means 方法 or 办法. For example, 千方百计 'by every possible means' (CCI '千方百计'; GHC '方' 15; Guoyu '方' n 5; Kroll 2015 '方' 6; NCCED '方' 6).
fāng adverb at the time when; just when
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 方 may be used as an adverbial marker to indicate simultaneity (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 121). For example, 及其壯也，血氣方剛，戒之在鬭 'When he is strong and the physical powers are full of vigor, he guards against quarrelsomeness.' (Lunyu: 16.7/46/14, translation by Legge; GHC '方' 19; Guoyu '方' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '方' 7; NCCED '方' 12)
fāng adverb only; just
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 才 (Guoyu '方' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '方' 8; NCCED '方' 13)
fāng noun a direction; a side; a position
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 方向 or 方位 (GHC '方' 8; Guoyu '方' n 4; GHC '方' 11; Kroll 2015 '方' 4; NCCED '方' 3)
fāng noun an area; a region
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 地方 'place' or 地域 'region' (GHC '方' 5, 7; Guoyu '方' n 2; Kroll 2015 '方' 4; NCCED '方' 2)
fāng noun a party; a side
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In contracts and insurance, as in 甲方 and 乙方 (NCCED '方' 4)
fāng noun a principle; a formula
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '方' 5a; NCCED '方' 5)
fāng adjective honest; upright; proper
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 正直 (GHC '方' 14; Guoyu '方' adj 3； Kroll 2015 '方' 3; NCCED '方' 7)
fāng noun magic
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHC '方' 16; NCCED '方' 8)
fāng noun earth
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: By metonymy, as opposed to Heaven, which is round (Guoyu '方' n 3; Kroll 2015 '方' 2)
fāng adjective earthly; mundane
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '方' 2a)
fāng noun a scope; an aspect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 方圆 or 周围 (GHC '方' 6; Kroll 2015 '方' 4a)
fāng adjective side-by-side; parallel
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 相并, especially two boats (Kroll 2015 '方' 5)
fāng adjective agreeable; equable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '方' 5a)
fāng adverb about to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Marks a future action in this sense, in the sense of 将 (GHC '方' 1; Guoyu '方' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '方' 9)
fāng adjective equal; equivalent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 相等 or 相当 (GHC '方' 2)
fāng verb to compare
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 比拟 (GHC '方' 2)
fāng noun a wooden tablet for writing
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHC '方' 9)
fāng noun a convention; a common practice
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 常规 or 常法 (GHC '方' 12)
fāng noun a law; a standard
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 法度 or 准则 (GHC '方' 13)
fāng verb to own; to possess
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 占有 (GHC '方' 17)
fāng verb to disobey; to violate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 违 (GHC '方' 18)
fāng verb to slander; to defame
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In place of 谤 (GHC '方' 21)
páng adjective beside
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In place of 旁 (GHC '方' 22)
fāng noun direction; diś
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: diś, or: deśa, Japanese: hō, Tibetan: yul; one of the 百法 one hundred dharmas of Yogācāra (BCSD '方', p. 583; DJBT '方', p. 426; Lasthaus 2002, p. 544; Mahāvyutpatti 'deśaḥ'; MW 'diś'; SH '方', p. 406)

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人生二十笑 (二) 误会时洒脱一笑展现人生的修为分手时优雅一笑展现人生的大气生疏时亲切一笑展现人生的随和难堪时转念一笑展现人生的睿智羞愧时大方一笑展现人生的率真生病时达观一笑展现人生的态度苦恼时开怀一笑展现人生的气度紧张时天真一笑展现人生的直率受骗时开朗一笑展现人生的坦荡得意时含蓄一笑展现人生的谦卑(人生二十笑 (二) 誤會時灑脫一笑展現人生的修為分手時優雅一笑展現人生的大氣生疏時親切一笑展現人生的隨和難堪時轉念一笑展現人生的睿智羞愧時大方一笑展現人生的率真生病時達觀一笑展現人生的態度苦惱時開懷一笑展現人生的氣度緊張時天真一笑展現人生的直率受騙時開朗一笑展現人生的坦蕩得意時含蓄一笑展現人生的謙卑) Twenty Reasons to Laugh (2) A carefree smile in times of misunderstanding is a demonstration of one's deportment. An elegant smile in times of a breakup is a demonstration of one's manner. An amiable smile in times of estrangement is a demonstration of one's friendliness. A hopeful smile in times of sorrow is a demonstration of one's cleverness. A gracious smile in times of shame is a demonstration of one's ingenuousness. An optimistic smile in times of ailment is a demonstration of one's attitude. A happy smile in times of distress is a demonstration of one's comportment. An honest smile in times of nervousness is a demonstration of one's frankness. A warm smile in times of deceit is a demonstration of one's clear conscience. A reserved smile in times of triumph is a demonstration of one's humbleness.
顺权方便品经(順權方便品經) Shun Quan Fangbian Pin Jing
尽十方界(盡十方界) everywhere
一方土地方方净念念心真念念真(一方土地方方淨念念心真念念真) A corner of land pure in all corners; A moment of thought truthful in every moment.
方回万里(方回萬里) Fanghui Wanli
遊方僧 a wandering mendicant; a roaming monk
东方持国天王(東方持國天王) Dhrtarastra; Dhṛtarāṣṭra; Dhataraṭṭha; Deva King of the East
从佛闻是智慧方便随宜说法(從佛聞是智慧方便隨宜說法) hearing from the Lord that display of skilfulness and the instruction by means of mysterious speech
横遍十方，竖穷三际(橫遍十方，豎窮三際) Across ten directions throughout three junctures
大方广十轮经(大方廣十輪經) Daśacakrakṣitigarbha; Dafangguang Shi Lun Jing
净方(淨方) pure land
伊舍尼方 Iśāna; northeast
佛说大方广曼殊室利经(佛說大方廣曼殊室利經) Fo Shuo Dafangguang Manshushili Jing
杨岐方会(楊岐方會) Yangqi Fanghui
杨岐方会和尚语录(楊岐方會和尚語錄) Quotations from Abbot Yangqi Fanghui
遊方记抄(遊方記抄) You Fang Ji Chao

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Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 174
Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 141
Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 114
Scroll 2 Sutra on Recitation of the Indescribable Merits of the Buddhas (Fo Shuo Bu Siyi Gongde Zhu Fo Suo Hunian Jing) 佛說不思議功德諸佛所護念經 — count: 111
Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 84
Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 67
Scroll 5 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 62
Scroll 1 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 62
Scroll 1 Fajie Tu Ji Cong Sui Lu 法界圖記叢髓錄 — count: 61
Scroll 7 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 60

Collocations

余方 (餘方) 餘方亦爾 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 10
方悉 (方悉) 諸方悉當聞我惡名 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 55 — count: 8
如东方 (如東方) 如東方諸小王 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 7
向东方 (向東方) 汝向東方 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
方安隐 (方安隱) 則彼方安隱 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 6
方礼 (方禮) 向諸方禮 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 4
方来 (方來) 知方來之事 — Fanzhi Aboluo Yan Wen Zhong Zun Jing (Assalāyanasutta) 梵志頞波羅延問種尊經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
方闻已 (方聞已) 諸方聞已 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 4
方作 (方作) 方作是念 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 45 — count: 4
方沙门 (方沙門) 諸方沙門 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 4