消 xiāo

1. xiāo verb to vanish; to die out; to eliminate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 除去 (Guoyu '消' v 1; Unihan '消')
2. xiāo verb to melt; to dissolve
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 溶解; for example, 冰消瓦解 'disintegrate' (Giles 1892 '消'; Guoyu '消' v 5; Kroll 2015 '消' 1)
3. xiāo verb to consume; to use up; to spend
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 耗损 or 耗费; for example, 消费 'spend' (Giles 1892 '消'; Guoyu '消' v 5; Kroll 2015 '消' 1b)
4. xiāo verb to lessen; to diminish; to decline
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 減退 or 衰退 (Giles 1892 '消'; Guoyu '消' v 3; Kroll 2015 '消' 1a)
5. xiāo verb to disperse
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 散失 (Giles 1892 '消'; Guoyu '消' v 2; Kroll 2015 '消' 1a)
6. xiāo verb to be necessary; must; need to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 需要; for example, 不消说 'does not need to be said' (Giles 1892 '消'; Guoyu '消' v 8; Kroll 2015 '消' 5)
7. xiāo verb to cancel; to eliminate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '消' 1c)
8. xiāo verb to accept; to enjoy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 享受 (Guoyu '消' v 7; Kroll 2015 '消' 3)
9. xiāo verb to be worth a certain amount
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 值得 (Guoyu '消' v 11; Kroll 2015 '消' 4)
10. xiāo verb to pass time; to while the time away
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 消遣 (Guoyu '消' v 4)
11. xiāo verb can be restrained
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 消遣 (Guoyu '消' v 10)
12. xiāo noun news
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 音讯 (Guoyu '消' n)

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• 消业障(消業障) to eliminate karmic obstacle
• 请观世音消伏毒害陀罗尼经(請觀世音消伏毒害陀羅尼經) Ritual for Invocation of Avalokiteśvara Sutra and Dharani for Overcoming Evil Scripture
• 消极(消極) negative; passive; inactive ; 1. passive; 2. negative
• 请观世音菩萨消伏毒害陀罗尼三昧仪(請觀世音菩薩消伏毒害陀羅尼三昧儀) Qing Guanshiyin Pusa Xiao Fu Duhai Tuoluoni Sanmei Yi
• 消恶业障(消惡業障) to eliminate evil karmic hindrances
• 消伏毒害陀罗尼经(消伏毒害陀羅尼經) Scripture and Dharani for Overcoming Evil
• 随缘消旧业 更莫造新殃(隨緣消舊業 更莫造新殃) To eradicate past karma follow the right conditions; To forestall new ones take caution.
• 请观世音菩萨消伏毒害陀罗尼呪经(請觀世音菩薩消伏毒害陀羅尼呪經) Scripture for Invocation of Avalokiteśvara and Dharani for Overcoming Evil; Qing Guanshiyin Pusa Xiao Fu Duhai Tuoluoni Zhou Jing
• 佛说炽盛光大威德消灾吉祥陀罗尼经(佛說熾盛光大威德消災吉祥陀羅尼經) Tejaprabha Great Majestic and Virtuous Averting Calamities Auspicious Dharani Sūtra; Fo Shuo Chisheng Guang Da Weide Xiao Zai Jixiang Tuoluoni Jing
• 先世罪业则为消灭(先世罪業則為消滅) karma from past lives is eliminated
• 海峡两岸百庙千万救苦救难为印度洋海啸灾区祈福消灾万人大法会(海峽兩岸百廟千萬救苦救難為印度洋海嘯災區祈福消災萬人大法會) Relieving the Suffering of the Tsunami Victims: Grand Cross- Strait Blessing Dharma Service
• 炽盛光大威德消灾吉祥陀罗尼经(熾盛光大威德消災吉祥陀羅尼經) Tejaprabha Great Majestic and Virtuous Averting Calamities Auspicious Dharani Sutra; Chisheng Guang Da Weide Xiao Zai Jixiang Tuoluoni Jing
• 请观世音菩萨消伏毒害陀罗尼咒经(請觀世音菩薩消伏毒害陀羅尼咒經) Scripture for Invocation of Avalokiteśvara and Dharani for Overcoming Evil
• 一忍可当百勇 一静可别百动 一勤可成百事 一善可消百恶(一忍可當百勇 一靜可別百動 一勤可成百事 一善可消百惡) A moment of tolerance outplays a hundred warriors. A moment of calm outweighs a hundred movements. A moment of diligence solves a hundred problems. A moment of kindness eliminates a hundred unkind deeds.

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消防局 、 消防 、 消忧 、 消食 、 消隐 、 消费资料 、 消音器 、 消息灵通人士 、 消耗战 、 吸附洗消剂 、 消暑 、 打消 、 消灭 、 冰消瓦解 、 消金 、 消夏 、 消闲 、 吃得消 、 不消说 、 抹消 、 无福消受 、 消释 、 取消禁令 、 茫消 、 洗消 、 消亡 、 消消停停 、 消除毒剂 、 消魂 、 香消玉殒 、 内线消息 、 消防署 、 消食儿 、 撤消 、 消化酒 、 消炎 、 消费价格指数

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• Scroll 2 Record of the Teaching and Practices of Siming (Siming Zunzhe Jiao Xing Lu) 四明尊者教行錄 — count: 90
• Scroll 1 Qing Guanyin Jing Shu 請觀音經疏 — count: 32
• Scroll 10 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu 維摩經略疏 — count: 26
• Scroll 9 Fahua Wen Ju Ji 法華文句記 — count: 25
• Scroll 6 Shuo Wugou Cheng Jing Shu 說無垢稱經疏 — count: 24
• Scroll 2 Siming's Letters on Ten Issues (Siming Shi Yi Shu) 四明十義書 — count: 22
• Scroll 2 Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經 — count: 20 , has parallel version
• Scroll 1 Qing Guanshiyin Pusa Xiao Fu Duhai Tuoluoni Sanmei Yi 請觀世音菩薩消伏毒害陀羅尼三昧儀 — count: 18
• Scroll 1 Fo Shuo Yiqie Fa Gao Wang Jing 佛說一切法高王經 — count: 18
• Scroll 3 The Common End of Myriad Good Practices (Wanshan Tonggui Ji) 萬善同歸集 — count: 17

Collocations

• 消尽 (消儘) 或能消盡 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 44
• 含消 (含消) 以極美淨妙種種豐饒食噉含消 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 33
• 融消 (融消) 即自漸漸融消變化 — Sutra on the Causes and Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Yin Ben Jing) 起世因本經, Scroll 7 — count: 20
• 消燋 (消燋) 即時融消燋縮 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 15
• 云消 (雲消) 由雲消日出 — Yangjuemo Jing (Aṅgulimālīyasūtra) 佛說鴦掘摩經, Scroll 1 — count: 12
• 消铜 (消銅) 消銅灌口 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 10
• 煎熬消 (煎熬消) 煎熬消盡 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 9
• 消邪 (消邪) 消邪計 — Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 时消 (時消) 然彼海水尋時消盡 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 48 — count: 5
• 消竭 (消竭) 地味消竭 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 5