救 jiù

1. jiù verb to save; to rescue
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 拯救; for example, in literary Chinese, 遠水不救近火 'distant water cannot extinguish a nearby fire', from Han Feizi's Shuo Lin Shang (DCP 'Y448'; GHC '救' 2; Kroll 2015 '救' 1).
2. jiù verb to cure; to heal
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 医治 (GHC '救' 3; Kroll 2015 '救' 2)
3. jiù verb to prevent; to stop
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 制止 (GHC '救' 4; Kroll 2015 '救' 3)
4. jiù verb to assist
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 援救 (GHC '救' 1; Kroll 2015 '救' 1)
5. jiù noun part of a shoe
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '救' 5)
6. jiù proper noun Jiu
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (GHC '救' 6)
7. jiū verb to entangle
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Interchangeable with 纠 (GHC '救' 7)
8. jiù noun refuge; śaraṇa
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: śaraṇa, Japanese: kyū, or: gu, Tibetan: skyabs (BCSD '救', p. 573; Mahāvyutpatti 'śaraṇam'; MW 'śaraṇa'; BCSD '救', p. 351; Unihan '救')

Contained in

• 救人一命，胜造七级浮屠(救人一命，勝造七級浮屠) the merit of saving one human life outweighs that of building a seven-story pagoda
• 能灭诸苦救度佛母(能滅諸苦救度佛母) Duhkhadahana Tara
• 白救度佛母赞(白救度佛母讚) Praise for the Goddess White Tara; Bai Jiudu Fomu Zan
• 颦眉威相救度 Kruddha-Kali Tara
• 法救 Dharmatrāta
• 僧伽救护队(僧伽救護隊) Monastic Rescue Team
• 救世之圣尊(救世之聖尊) the sacred honored ones who save the world
• 慈善救济活动(慈善救濟活動) charitable aid programs
• 大柔善救度佛母 Mahasanti Tara
• 观顶遵胜救度度母(觀頂遵勝救度度母) Usnisa Tara
• 观顶遵胜救度(觀頂遵勝救度) Usnisa Tara
• 救拔焰口饿鬼陀罗尼经(救拔焰口餓鬼陀羅尼經) Pretamukhāgnijvālayaśarakāradhāraṇīsūtra; Jiuba Yan Kou E Gui Tuoluoni Jing
• 救度佛母二十一种礼赞经(救度佛母二十一種禮讚經) Sutra on the Twenty One Praises for the Goddess Tara; Jiudu Fomu Ershi Yi Zhong Lizan Jing
• 发财不如发心 改运不如改心 治世不如治心 救人不如救心(發財不如發心 改運不如改心 治世不如治心 救人不如救心) Rather than making wealth, we may as well make a resolve. Rather than changing our fortunes, we may as well change our hearts. Rather than governing the world, we may as well govern our mind. Rather than relieving people, we may as well relieve their hearts.
• 为孤穷者作救护(為孤窮者作救護) protects the unprotected
• 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.
• 能动三界救度佛母(能動三界救度佛母) Sita-Vijaya Tara
• 大慈大悲救苦观世音自在王菩萨广大圆满无碍自在青颈大悲心陀罗尼(大慈大悲救苦觀世音自在王菩薩廣大圓滿無礙自在青頸大悲心陀羅尼) Avalokitesvara bodhisattva of Great Mercy, Nilakantha Great Compassion Dharani; Da Ci Da Bei Jiu Ku Guanshiyin Zizai Wang Pusa Guangda Yuanman Wu'ai Zizai Qing Jing Dabei Xin Tuoluoni
• 救意慧菩萨(救意慧菩薩) Paritranasayamati Bodhisattva
• 救众生度母(救眾生度母) Bhagvati Arya Tara
• 自强救国弘法大会(自強救國弘法大會) Strengthen and Save our Nation, Dharma Propagation Movement
• 能动三界救度(能動三界救度) Sita-Vijaya Tara
• 成就一切救度佛母 Siddhida Tara
• 救护菩萨(救護菩薩) Paritranasayamati Bodhisattva

Also contained in

救生筏 、 救生 、 求救 、 救灾 、 人道救援 、 救生衣 、 挽救 、 救赎 、 救灾款 、 抱薪救火 、 获救 、 相救 、 抢救 、 防化救援 、 拯溺钟石救火投薪 、 拯救 、 救济 、 救护人员 、 解救 、 救拔 、 救亡 、 救援 、 援救 、 救人一命胜造七级浮屠 、 救护站 、 救生船 、 救死扶伤

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 70
• Scroll 2 Overiew of the Dvādaśanikāyaśāstra 十二門論宗致義記 — count: 65 , has English translation
• Scroll 19 Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 49
• Scroll 2 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 48
• Scroll 4 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 48
• Scroll 1 Guanyin Yi Shu 觀音義疏 — count: 47
• Scroll 3 Shi Jing Tu Qun Yi Lun 釋淨土群疑論 — count: 45
• Scroll 9 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 41
• Scroll 4 Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 37
• Scroll 333 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 37 , has parallel version

Collocations

• 救头 (救頭) 如人救頭燃 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 19
• 救令 (救令) 令救令解止 — Sutra on Guarding Against the Causes of all the Taints (Yiqie Liu She Shou Yin Jing) 一切流攝守因經, Scroll 1 — count: 14
• 可救 (可救) 厄時可救之 — Śṛgālavāda Sūtra (Shan Sheng Zi Jing) 善生子經, Scroll 1 — count: 14
• 能救 (能救) 命盡何能救 — Hu Guo Jing 護國經, Scroll 1 — count: 12
• 时救 (時救) 慇懃方便時救令滅 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 12
• 救衣 (救衣) 救衣 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 23 — count: 10
• 不能救 (不能救) 既不能救 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 46 — count: 8
• 救众生 (救眾生) 唯當身施以救眾生耳 — Jātaka stories (Sheng Jing) 生經, Scroll 5 — count: 7
• 方便救 (方便救) 急求方便救頭 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 23 — count: 7
• 救子 (救子) 吾以一國救子之命 — Sutra of the Collection of the Six Perfections (Liu Du Ji Jing) 六度集經, Scroll 5 — count: 5