妙 miào
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miào
adjective
wonderful; fantastic
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Middle Chinese: mjiewH ; as in 美妙 (Guoyu '妙' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '妙' 1; NCCED '妙' 2) -
miào
adjective
clever
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '妙' 3) -
miào
adjective
subtle; mysterious; profound; abstruse; mystical
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 神奇, as in 奇妙 (Guoyu '妙' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '妙' 2; NCCED '妙' 1) As used by Zhi Yi of the Tiantai Buddhist school and others. Zhi Yi remarked in the Fa Hua Xuan Yi that 'That which is beyond conceptualization is called subtle.' (Swanson 1989, p. 15) -
miào
adjective
fine; delicate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '妙' 1; Kroll 2015 '妙' 2a) -
miào
adjective
young
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 幼小 (Guoyu '妙' adj 4; Kroll 2015 '妙' 3) -
miào
adjective
interesting
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 有趣 (Guoyu '妙' adj 3) -
miào
noun
profound reasoning
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '妙' n 1) -
miào
proper noun
Miao
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '妙' n 1) -
miào
adjective
Wonderful
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism) -
miào
adjective
wonderful; beautiful; suksma
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sūkṣma, or: mañju, Japanese: myō (BCSD '妙', p. 356; DJBT '妙', p. 430; MW 'sūkṣma' 2; SH '妙', p. 234)
Contained in
- 说妙法决定业障经(說妙法決定業障經) Shuo Miao Fa Jueding Yezhang Jing ; Shuo Miao Fa Jueding Yezhang Jing
- 妙法莲华经文句(妙法蓮華經文句) Miaofa Lianhua Jing Wen Ju
- 此山妙在 Shisan Myōzai
- 妙色王因缘经(妙色王因緣經) Miao Se Wang Yinyuan Jing
- 妙法莲华经(妙法蓮華經) Lotus Sutra
- 一生入妙觉(一生入妙覺) to attain enlightenment in this lifetime
- 妙光山 Mount Sumeru; Mount Meru
- 悟之而登妙觉(悟之而登妙覺) awaken to this and realize enlightenment
- 妙善 wholesome; kuśala
- 妙音乐天(妙音樂天) Sarasvati Devi; Saraswati
- 六妙门(六妙門) Six Wondrous Dharma Gates ; six subtle gates; six paths to enlightenment
- 妙见天(妙見天) Sudrsa Heaven
- 妙庄严王(妙莊嚴王) King Wonderful Adornment
- 妙焰海天王 King Ocean of Subtle Flames
- 妙色 wonderful form
- 极妙天(極妙天) Bṛhatphala
- 高峰原妙禅师禅要(高峰原妙禪師禪要) Chan Master Gaofeng Yuanmiao Essentials of Chan
- 妙应寺白塔(妙應寺白塔) Miaoying Temple White Dagoba
- 善妙 Zenmyō ; Shan Miao
- 六根妙用 眼中慈悲人缘好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻内清爽人健康 口舌赞美人欢喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道(六根妙用 眼中慈悲人緣好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻內清爽人健康 口舌讚美人歡喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道) Making Good Use of the Six Sensory Faculties Compassionate eyes help build good relationships. Patient ears help enhance your wisdom. A clear nose helps ensure good health. A complimenting tongue helps create joy. Beneficial deeds help bring good to others. A Buddha-like mind makes attainment possible.
- 真空妙有 True Emptiness and Wondrous Existence
- 妙吉祥平等秘密最上观门大教王经(妙吉祥平等祕密最上觀門大教王經) Wonderful, Universal, Secret and Highest Method for Meditation, Great Teaching King of sūtras; Miao Jixiang Pingdeng Mimi Zuishang Guan Men Da Jiao Wang Jing
- 论玄论妙(論玄論妙) to talk of the mysterious and fantastic
- 妙音 a wonderful sound; ghoṣa
- 圣妙吉祥真实名经(聖妙吉祥真實名經) Sheng Miao Jixiang Zhenshi Ming Jing
- 妙吉祥瑜伽大教金刚陪罗嚩轮观想成就仪轨经(妙吉祥瑜伽大教金剛陪囉嚩輪觀想成就儀軌經) Vajrabhairava; Miao Jixiang Yujia Da Jiao Jingang Pei Luo Fu Lun Guan Xiang Chengjiu Yi Gui Jing
- 华严一乘成佛妙义(華嚴一乘成佛妙義) Huayan Yi Cheng Cheng Fo Miao Yi
- 佛说妙慧童女经(佛說妙慧童女經) Sumati Sutra
- 妙成就 spiritual attainment ; Wondrous Accomplishment
- 妙吉祥菩萨(妙吉祥菩薩) Mañjuśrī bodhisattva
- 北方毘沙门多闻宝藏天王神妙陀罗尼别行仪轨(北方毘沙門多聞寶藏天王神妙陀羅尼別行儀軌) Vaisravana of the North Wonderful Dharani and Other Cultivation Liturgy; Bei Fang Pishamen Duo Wen Baozang Tianwang Shen Miao Tuoluoni Bie Xing Yi Gui
- 妙云集 Sublime Clouds Collection
- 净因妙果(淨因妙果) Pure Cause and Wondrous Effect
- 观无量寿佛经疏妙宗钞(觀無量壽佛經疏妙宗鈔) Guan Wu Liang Shou Fo Jing Shu Miao Zong Chao
- 妙土 pure land
- 妙成就法 ritual for wonderful attainment; susuddhikara
- 诸佛妙理非关文字(諸佛妙理非關文字) the wonderful teachings of the Buddhas do not rely on written words
- 妙源 Miao Yuan
- 一乘妙文 the one-vehicle scripture
- 妙法华经(妙法華經) Lotus Sutra
- 六妙法门(六妙法門) Six Wonderful Dharma Gates; Liu Miao Fa Men
- 妙音佛 Manjughosa; Wonderful Sound Buddha
Also contained in
隽妙 、 不妙 、 奇妙 、 绝妙好辞 、 妙处 、 精妙 、 维妙维肖 、 妙品 、 佳妙
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 244 , has English translation
- Scroll 7 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 225 , has English translation
- Scroll 6 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 157 , has English translation
- Scroll 9 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 144 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Diamond Sūtra 佛說能斷金剛般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 136
- Scroll 4 Fahua Xuan Yi Shi Qian 法華玄義釋籤 — count: 110
- Scroll 3 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 109 , has English translation
- Scroll 5 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 107 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Shi Bu Er Men Zhi Yao Chao 十不二門指要鈔 — count: 99
- Scroll 15 Fahua Xuan Yi Shi Qian 法華玄義釋籤 — count: 96
Collocations
- 殊妙 (殊妙) 色相殊妙 — Sutra on Śakra's Questions (Dishi Suo Wen Jing) 帝釋所問經, Scroll 1 — count: 17
- 上妙 (上妙) 上妙寶飾 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 11
- 妙光 (妙光) 以大妙光普照世間 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 8
- 细妙 (細妙) 香美細妙 — The Story of the Two Brahmins Vāsiṣṭa and Bhāradvāja (Baiyi Jin Chuang Er Poluomen Yuanqi Jing) 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
- 妙宝 (妙寶) 上妙寶飾 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
- 众妙 (眾妙) 雨眾妙花 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
- 妙天 (妙天) 諸有神妙天 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 4
- 妙可观 (妙可觀) 殊妙可觀 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 大妙 (大妙) 以大妙光普照世間 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 4
- 妙匠 (妙匠) 第二忉利妙匠天子默自思念 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 4