岸 àn
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noun
bank; shore; beach; coast
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '岸' n 1; Kroll 2015 '岸' 1, p. 3; Mathews 1931 '岸', p. 7; Unihan '岸') -
noun
prison; a lock-up
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 牢狱 (Guoyu '岸' n 2; Mathews 1931 '岸', p. 7) -
adjective
oustanding; eminent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 雄杰 (Guoyu '岸' adj 1; Mathews 1931 '岸', p. 7) -
adjective
arrogant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 高傲 (Guoyu '岸' adj 2) -
noun
side of a mountain
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '岸' 1a, p. 3) -
adjective
imposing; lofty
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '岸' 2, p. 3) -
adjective
to be exposed
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '岸' 3, p. 3) -
noun
a lofty objective
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '岸' 4, p. 3) -
noun
forehead
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Mathews 1931 '岸', p. 7) -
noun
bank; kūla
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kūla, or: taṭa; Japanese: gan (BCSD '岸', p. 407; DJBT '岸', p. 223; MW 'kūla'; SH '岸', p. 257)
Contained in
- 十到彼岸 ten pāramitās; ten perfections
- 海到无边天是岸 山登绝顶雪为峰(海到無邊天是岸 山登絕頂雪為峰) Beyond the ocean's limit, the sky is your shore; Atop the highest alps, snow will be your peak.
- 此岸 this shore; this world; Saṃsāra
- 住杂险岸天(住雜險岸天) Kuñjarataṭanivāsinī
- 觉岸正光明 法流大自在(覺岸正光明 法流大自在) Consummate perfect ease over the river of Dharma; Illuminating brightness on the bank of awakening.
- 到彼岸 To the Other Shore ; to reach the other shore; to reach Nirvāṇa
- 两岸降伏「非典」国泰民安世界和平祈福大法会(兩岸降伏「非典」國泰民安世界和平祈福大法會) Cross-Strait Eradication of Sars: A Blessing for Human Well-being And World Peace Dharma Service
- 回头是岸(回頭是岸) the shore is right before you; to repent and start afresh ; Turn Around to Salvation
- 彼岸 the other shore ; the other shore
- 苦海无边，回头是岸(苦海無邊，回頭是岸) The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore . Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. ; the ocean of suffering is boundless; only by turning back can one reach salvation
- 「和平钟声到台湾」祈求两岸和平回向法会(「和平鐘聲到台灣」祈求兩岸和平回向法會) “Peace Bell for Taiwan” Dharma Service
Also contained in
口岸 、 东海岸 、 拍岸 、 两岸服贸协议 、 两岸对话 、 海岸警卫队 、 岸标 、 到岸价 、 离岸 、 海岸 、 伟岸 、 江岸区 、 海岸护卫队 、 岸然 、 都督岸 、 南岸 、 两岸问题 、 沿岸地区 、 堤岸 、 驳岸 、 凹岸 、 岸忽 、 东岸 、 岸畔 、 崖岸 、 岸狱 、 岸边 、 隔岸观火 、 通商口岸 、 彼岸花 、 落水狗上岸 、 上岸 、 岸陡 、 江岸 、 海峡两岸 、 海峡两岸服务贸易协议 、 岸巾 、 两岸关系 、 两岸统合 、 南岸区
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 3 Fo Shuo Li Shi Apitan Lun 佛說立世阿毘曇論 — count: 18
- Scroll 1 You Fang Ji Chao 遊方記抄 — count: 15 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Shijia Fangzhi 釋迦方志 — count: 15
- Scroll 14 Song Biographies of Eminent Monks 宋高僧傳 — count: 14 , has English translation
- Scroll 8 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 11
- Scroll 29 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Shu 大方廣佛華嚴經疏 — count: 11
- Scroll 18 Song Biographies of Eminent Monks 宋高僧傳 — count: 10 , has English translation
- Scroll 36 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 10
- Scroll 10 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 9
- Scroll 25 Supplement to the Biographies of Eminent Monks 續高僧傳 — count: 9
Collocations
- 池岸 (池岸) 到池岸已 — Nyagrodha Brahmin Sutra (Nijutuo Fanzhi Jing) 尼拘陀梵, Scroll 1 — count: 23
- 北岸 (北岸) 於恒水北岸 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 7
- 度岸 (度岸) 度岸得昇仙 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
- 住岸 (住岸) 謂住岸人 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
- 涅槃岸 (涅槃岸) 欲拔出置於涅槃岸 — Fo Ben Xing Ji Jing (Abhiniṣkramaṇasūtra) 佛本行集經, Scroll 7 — count: 5
- 峻岸 (峻岸) 而駈群牛峻岸而下 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 47 — count: 5
- 死岸 (死岸) 多欲度死岸 — An Alternative Translation of the Saṃyukta Āgama (Saṁyukatāgamasūtra) 別譯雜阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 4
- 岸施与 (岸施與) 恒水北岸施與 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 4
- 溢岸 (溢岸) 其水溢岸 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 56 — count: 4
- 视岸 (視岸) 乘船入海持視岸鷹行 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 30 — count: 4