珍 zhēn
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noun
precious thing; treasure; a rarity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '珍' n 1; Kroll 2015 '珍' 2, p. 508) -
adjective
precious; valuable; rare
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 宝贵 (Guoyu '珍' adj; Kroll 2015 '珍' 1, p. 508; Mathews 1931 '珍', p. 37; Unihan '珍') -
noun
a delicacy
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '珍' n 2) -
verb
to treasure; to value
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '珍' v 1; Kroll 2015 '珍' 3, p. 508) -
adverb
cautiously
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 审慎 (Guoyu '珍' adv) -
adjective
delicate; exquisite
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '珍' 1a, p. 508) -
noun
farewell
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Formal expression for goodbye (Kroll 2015 '珍' 4, p. 508) -
adjective
precious; udāra
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent udāra, Japanese: chin (BCSD '珍', p. 821; MW 'udāra'; SH '珍', p. 308; Unihan '珍')
Contained in
- 从门入者不是家珍(從門入者不是家珍) what comes in the door isn’t the family treasure
- 圆珍(圓珍) Enchin
- 粒米必珍 富之源也 A grain of rice should be cherished as it is the source of fortune
- 掌珍论(掌珍論) Jewel in the Hand Treatise
- 珍珠 pearl ; pearl; muktikā
- 円珍 Enchin
- 饰以宝珍(飾以寶珍) ornamented with gems and precious stones
- 幽兰藏于深谷 珍珠藏于海底 宝玉藏于琢磨 钢铁藏于冶鍊 大器藏于晚成 显达藏于谦卑 圣贤藏于陋巷 大智藏于愚拙(幽蘭藏於深谷 珍珠藏於海底 寶玉藏於琢磨 鋼鐵藏於冶鍊 大器藏於晚成 顯達藏於謙卑 聖賢藏於陋巷 大智藏於愚拙) Orchids are found in deep valleys. Pearls are found in the depths of oceans. Jade is found in polishing and refinement. Steel is found in refinement and forging. Greatness is found in slow maturation. Nobility is found in humbleness. Sages are found in back alleys. The wise are found in slow-wittedness.
Also contained in
袖珍辞典 、 家珍 、 珍羞异馔 、 珍怪 、 珍禽奇兽 、 袖珍人 、 珍赏 、 珍重 、 敝帚自珍 、 珍馐美馔 、 珍富面 、 珍稀 、 珍珠岩 、 袖珍本 、 珍爱 、 珍祕 、 珍味 、 珍珠翡翠白玉汤 、 山珍海味 、 珍馐 、 珍多冰 、 珍视 、 马氏珍珠贝 、 珍肴 、 弥足珍贵 、 珍妮弗 、 嗛嗛于膳珍 、 珍馐美味 、 八珍汤 、 珍品 、 袖珍 、 珍奶 、 珍羞美味 、 善自珍摄 、 珍玩 、 李汝珍 、 袖珍音响 、 龚自珍 、 珍禽异兽 、 李时珍 、 珍珠米 、 巩珍 、 珍瑞
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Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Summary Catalog of Esoteric Mantras from Numerous Teachers 諸阿闍梨真言密教部類總錄 — count: 78
- Scroll 2 Summary Catalog of Esoteric Mantras from Numerous Teachers 諸阿闍梨真言密教部類總錄 — count: 51
- Scroll 1 Jing Tu Wang Sheng Chuan 淨土往生傳 — count: 13
- Scroll 2 San Guo Yi Shi 三國遺事 — count: 12
- Scroll 1 Shi Jian Ji Gu Lue Xu Ji 釋鑑稽古略續集 — count: 11
- Scroll 1 Passing the Lamp to the Eastern Regions Catalog 東域傳燈目錄 — count: 11
- Scroll 515 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 11 , has parallel version
- Scroll 6 Dasheng Fa Yuan Yi Lin Zhang 大乘法苑義林章 — count: 10
- Scroll 1 Arya-Tara Dharani Sutra (Ali Duoluo Tuoluoni Aluli Jing) 阿唎多羅陀羅尼阿嚕力經 — count: 10
- Scroll 3 Le Bang Wenlei 樂邦文類 — count: 10
Collocations
- 珍财 (珍財) 五珍財廣大 — Fenbie Shan E Bao Ying Jing (Śukasūtra)分別善惡報應經, Scroll 2 — count: 62
- 七珍 (七珍) 象馬七珍皆悉備具 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 25 — count: 35
- 珍琦 (珍琦) 所有珍琦盡以貢王 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 25
- 珍妙 (珍妙) 或得珍妙飲食 — Nyagrodha Brahmin Sutra (Nijutuo Fanzhi Jing) 尼拘陀梵, Scroll 2 — count: 14
- 种种珍 (種種珍) 種種珍琦 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 13
- 众珍 (眾珍) 珠玉及眾珍 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 10
- 珍具足 (珍具足) 五十三者七珍具足 — Fang Guang Da Zhuangyan Jing (Lalitavistara) 方廣大莊嚴經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 妙珍 (妙珍) 各齎天上異妙珍琦 — Jātaka Stories of the Bodhisattva (Pusa Ben Xing Jing) 菩薩本行經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
- 摄受珍 (攝受珍) 以神通力或大願力攝受珍財滿贍部洲 — The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經, Scroll 327 — count: 5
- 取珍 (取珍) 王便取珍琦七寶欲以送之 — Dayi Jing (Mahāmati) 大意經, Scroll 1 — count: 4