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
- 妙臂印幢陀罗尼经(妙臂印幢陀羅尼經) Dhvajāgrakeyūrā; Miao Bi Yin Chuang Tuoluoni Jing
- 佛说妙色陀罗尼经(佛說妙色陀羅尼經) Surūpadhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Miao Se Tuoluoni Jing
- 妙庄严王(妙莊嚴王) King Wonderful Adornment
- 八十种妙好(八十種妙好) eighty noble qualities
- 妙云集 Sublime Clouds Collection
- 成就妙法莲华经王瑜伽观智仪轨(成就妙法蓮華經王瑜伽觀智儀軌) Ritual for Attainment of the Wonderful Lotus Sutra Yoga Contemplation; Chengjiu Miaofa Lianhua Jing Wang Yujia Guan Zhi Yi Gui
- 涂妙香(塗妙香) to annoint
- 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
- 六妙法门(六妙法門) Six Wonderful Dharma Gates; Liu Miao Fa Men
- 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
- 妙光山 Mount Sumeru; Mount Meru
- 不二门中参妙道 大千界内叩玄关(不二門中參妙道 大千界內叩玄關) Delve into the wondrous way inside the Gate of Non-Duality; Break through the doorway into the great chiliocosm.
- 妙观察(妙觀察) Vipaśyin; Vipaśyī Buddha
- 佛说妙吉祥菩萨所问大乘法螺经(佛說妙吉祥菩薩所問大乘法螺經) Mañjuśrīparipṛcchā; Fo Shuo Miao Jixiang Pusa Suo Wen Dasheng Faluo Jing
- 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
- 妙善 wholesome; kuśala
- 华严一乘成佛妙义(華嚴一乘成佛妙義) Huayan Yi Cheng Cheng Fo Miao Yi
- 妙焰海天王 King Ocean of Subtle Flames
- 妙典 wonderful scripture
- 大妙金刚大甘露军拏利焰鬘炽盛佛顶经(大妙金剛大甘露軍拏利焰鬘熾盛佛頂經) Wonderful Vajra Ambrosia Kundali, Yamantaka Blazing Buddha Crown Sutra; Da Miao Jingang Da Ganlu Jun Na Li Yan Man Chisheng Fo Ding Jing
- 圣妙吉祥真实名经(聖妙吉祥真實名經) Sheng Miao Jixiang Zhenshi Ming Jing
- 妙圆单复(妙圓單複) perfect single focussed repeated cultivation
- 妙法华经(妙法華經) Lotus Sutra
- 妙慧讲师(妙慧講師) Sumati Lecturer
- 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
- 妙成就 spiritual attainment ; Wondrous Accomplishment
- 妙高山 Mount Sumeru; Mount Meru
- 妙吉祥平等瑜伽秘密观身成佛仪轨(妙吉祥平等瑜伽祕密觀身成佛儀軌) Wonderful, Auspicious Yoga Esoteric Visualization Ritual for Attainment of Buddhahood; Miao Jixiang Pingdeng Yujia Mimi Guan Shen Cheng Fo Yi Gui
- 妙见(妙見) Sudrsa; Sudassa
- 论玄论妙(論玄論妙) to talk of the mysterious and fantastic
- 妙德 Wonderful Virtue
- 妙执金刚(妙執金剛) Suvajradhara
- 极妙穷玄(極妙窮玄) extremely subtle and profound
- 妙足天 Tuṣita Heaven
- 离喜妙乐地(離喜妙樂地) Ground Transending Sublime Joy
- 妙音乐天(妙音樂天) Sarasvati Devi; Saraswati
- 妙吉祥菩萨陀罗尼(妙吉祥菩薩陀羅尼) Miao Jixiang Pusa Tuoluoni
- 七妙法 seven dharmas; seven teachings
- 净妙土(淨妙土) pure land
Also contained in
绝妙 、 妙笔生花 、 生花妙笔 、 维妙维肖 、 绝妙好辞 、 绝妙好词 、 隽妙 、 妙语横生 、 灵丹妙药 、 神妙 、 妙语 、 惟妙惟肖
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) 妙光焰盛 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
- 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
- 妙可爱 (妙可愛) 殊妙可愛 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 妙声 (妙聲) 彼有妙聲 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 4
- 妙华 (妙華) 香屑及諸妙華 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 3 — count: 4