盖 (蓋) gài

  1. gài noun a lid; top; cover
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '蓋' gài n 2; Kroll 2015 '蓋' 2, p. 126; Unihan '蓋'; XHZD '盖' 1)
  2. gài verb to build
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 建 (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 4; XHZD '盖' 4)
  3. proper noun Ge
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '蓋' gě n 1)
  4. gài conjunction because
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Synonymous with 因为 and 由于 in this sense, used to begin a sentence (Guoyu '蓋' gài conj 1; Kroll 2015 '蓋' 6b, p. 126; XHZD '盖' 6-2)
  5. gài adverb roughly; approximately
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 大概 in this sense (Guoyu '蓋' gài adv; XHZD '盖' 6-3)
  6. gài conjunction but; yet
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Synonymous with 却 and 则 in this sense (Guoyu '蓋' gài conj 2; XHZD '盖' 6-1)
  7. gài adjective probably; about
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 盖 may be used as an introductory particle to affirm the truth or to open the possibility of doubt (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 6, p. 126; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 124). For example, 蓋有之矣,我未之見也。 'Should there possibly be any such case, I have not seen it.' (Lunyu: 4.6/7/19, translation by Legge)
  8. gài verb to cover; to hide; to protect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 1; Kroll 2015 '蓋' 2a, p. 126; Unihan '蓋')
  9. gài noun an umbrella; a canopy
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 2, p. 126; XHZD '盖' 2)
  10. gài noun a shell
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (XHZD '盖' 5)
  11. gài noun sogon grass
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 茅草 (Guoyu '蓋' gài n 1)
  12. gài verb to add to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, to add a seal to a document (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 2)
  13. gài verb to surpass; to overshadow; to overarch
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 超越 (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 3; Kroll 2015 '蓋' 3, p. 126)
  14. gài verb to chatter
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 吹牛 or 胡扯 (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 4)
  15. adverb why
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 为何 (Guoyu '蓋' hé adv 1)
  16. adverb why not
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 何不 (Guoyu '蓋' hé adv 2; Kroll 2015 '蓋' hé, p. 126)
  17. proper noun Ge
    Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Place Name 地名
    Notes: A historic place located in present-day Shandong (Guoyu '蓋' gě n 1)
  18. gài noun a roof; thatched roofing
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 1, p. 126)
  19. gài verb to respect; to uphold
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 4, p. 126)
  20. gài noun a crest
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Especially of an animal (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 5, p. 126)
  21. gài noun a hindrance; an obstacle; nivāraṇa; nīvaraṇāni
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: nivāraṇa, Pali: nīvaraṇāni, Japanese: gai, Tibetan: sgrib pa (BL 'nivāraṇa'; BCSD '蓋', p. 1023; Edgerton 1953 'nivāraṇa', p. 306)

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Truncated for common words

  • Scroll 48 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 147
  • Scroll 26 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 103
  • Scroll 3 Vibhāṣāśāstra (Bing Po Sha Lun) 鞞婆沙論 — count: 76
  • Scroll 4 The Great Calming and Contemplation (Mohe Zhi Guan) 摩訶止觀 — count: 73 , has English translation
  • Scroll 38 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 73
  • Scroll 55 Abhidharmanyāyānusāraśāstra (Apidamo Shun Zheng Lilun) 阿毘達磨順正理論 — count: 65
  • Scroll 27 Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經 — count: 55 , has English translation , has parallel version
  • Scroll 28 Abhidharmakośaśāstrakārikāvibhāṣya (Apidamo Cang Xian Zong Lun) 阿毘達磨藏顯宗論 — count: 54
  • Scroll 20 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 49
  • Scroll 5 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 49

Collocations

  • 疑盖 (疑蓋) 疑蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 45
  • 贪欲盖 (貪慾蓋) 貪欲蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 30
  • 阴盖 (陰蓋) 除眾陰蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 24
  • 瞋恚盖 (瞋恚蓋) 瞋恚蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 23
  • 睡眠盖 (睡眠蓋) 睡眠蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 21
  • 箱盖 (箱蓋) 其門上有曲箱蓋 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 1 — count: 19
  • 盖令 (蓋令) 已起貪欲蓋令滅 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 26 — count: 17
  • 盖交 (蓋交) 門上有曲箱蓋交露 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 1 — count: 14
  • 悔盖 (悔蓋) 掉悔蓋 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 24 — count: 11
  • 盖不足 (蓋不足) 我今所問義者蓋不足言 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 37 — count: 10