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
- 妙觉(妙覺) Suprabuddha ; self-enlightenment to enlighten others; wonderous awakening
- 妙吉祥 Wondrous Auspiciousness; Manjusri ; Wondrous Auspiciousness ; wonderful and auspicious
- 妙臂菩萨所问经(妙臂菩薩所問經) Subāhuparipṛcchā; Miao Bi Pusa Suo Wen Jing
- 妙乐(妙樂) sublime joy ; Miaole
- 妙吉祥最胜根本大教经(妙吉祥最勝根本大教經) Krodhavijayakalpaguhyatantra; Miao Jixiang Zui Sheng Genben Da Jiao Jing
- 妙德 Wonderful Virtue
- 妙门(妙門) a way of practice; a path to enlightenment
- 净妙(淨妙) pure and subtle
- 妙心 Wondrous Mind
- 妙道 a profound principle ; Wondrous Way ; an unsurpassed way ; Miao Dao
- 妙乐世界(妙樂世界) Abhirati; the Eastern Buddhafield
- 十六妙观(十六妙觀) sixteen wonderful contemplations
- 微妙菩提道 the wonderful path to enligtenment
- 采花违王上佛授决号妙花经(採花違王上佛授決號妙花經) Cai Hua Wei Wang Shang Fo Shou Jue Hao Miao Hua Jing
- 佛说妙吉祥瑜伽大教金刚陪罗嚩轮观想成就仪轨经(佛說妙吉祥瑜伽大教金剛陪囉嚩輪觀想成就儀軌經) Vajrabhairava; Fo Shuo Miao Jixiang Yujia Da Jiao Jingang Pei Luo Fu Lun Guan Xiang Chengjiu Yi Gui Jing
- 一乘妙文 the one-vehicle scripture
- 佛说妙色陀罗尼经(佛說妙色陀羅尼經) Surūpadhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Miao Se Tuoluoni Jing
- 妙吉祥菩萨所问大乘法螺经(妙吉祥菩薩所問大乘法螺經) Mañjuśrīparipṛcchā; Miao Jixiang Pusa Suo Wen Dasheng Faluo Jing
- 妙法紧那罗王(妙法緊那羅王) Sudharma kiṃnara king
- 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
- 妙法圣念处经(妙法聖念處經) Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra; Miao Fa Sheng Nian Chu Jing
- 妙乐大师(妙樂大師) Venerable Master Miaoyue
- 妙色陀罗尼经(妙色陀羅尼經) Surūpadhāraṇīsūtra; Miao Se Tuoluoni Jing
- 搬柴运水皆妙道 穿衣吃饭尽禅机(搬柴運水皆妙道 穿衣吃飯盡禪機) Realize the wondrous Way through collecting wood and water; Attain the Chan mind through dressing and eating.
- 大金刚妙高山楼阁陀罗尼(大金剛妙高山樓閣陀羅尼) Mahāvajrameruśikharakūṭāgāradhāraṇī; Da Jingang Miao Gao Shan Louge Tuoluoni
- 原妙 Yuanmiao
- 笑面是供养 赞美出妙香(笑面是供養 讚美出妙香) A smile is a form of giving, A praise emits pleasant fragrances.
- 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
- 妙眼 marvelous eye; sunetra
- 妙色王因缘经(妙色王因緣經) Miao Se Wang Yinyuan Jing
- 妙吉祥菩萨(妙吉祥菩薩) Mañjuśrī bodhisattva
- 悟之而登妙觉(悟之而登妙覺) awaken to this and realize enlightenment
- 十种幸福之道―佛说妙慧童女经(十種幸福之道―佛說妙慧童女經) Ten Paths to Happiness
- 善妙 Zenmyō ; Shan Miao
- 妙手无多子(妙手無多子) there are not many with such wonderful skill
- 妙喜世界 Abhirati
- 纯圆独妙(純圓獨妙) the pure, perfect, unique, and profound [Lotus Sutra]
- 佛说延寿妙门陀罗尼经(佛說延壽妙門陀羅尼經) Sumukhanāmadhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Yan Shou Miao Men Tuoluoni Jing
- 妙月 sucandra
- 杨柳清风观自在 杏花春雨妙吉祥(楊柳清風觀自在 杏花春雨妙吉祥) Perfect ease: Willows caressed by clear breezes; Wondrous Auspice: Branches of apricot blossoms in the spring rain.
- 妙香 fine incense
Also contained in
绝妙好词 、 妙品 、 佳妙 、 妙在不言中 、 妙手 、 妙好 、 妙舞 、 神妙隽美 、 高妙 、 唯妙唯肖
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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
- 妙宝 (妙寶) 上妙寶飾 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
- 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
- 众妙 (眾妙) 雨眾妙花 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
- 妙息 (妙息) 是妙息寂 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 7 — 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
- 妙华 (妙華) 香屑及諸妙華 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 3 — 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
- 妙天 (妙天) 諸有神妙天 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 4