宽 (寬) kuān
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kuān
adjective
wide; broad
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '寬'; Guoyu '寬' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '寬' 1, p. 244; Unihan '寬') -
kuān
noun
width; breadth
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
Notes: (Guoyu '寬' n 1) -
kuān
verb
to pardon; to release
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '寬 v 1; Kroll 2015 '寬' 2, p. 244) -
kuān
verb
to stretch; to extend
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '寬' 1a, p. 244) -
kuān
adjective
lenient; generous
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '寬'; Guoyu '寬' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '寬' 3, p. 244) -
kuān
adjective
tolerant
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '寬' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '寬' 3a, p. 244) -
kuān
adjective
loose; relaxed
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '寬' adj 2) -
kuān
adjective
prosperous; extravagant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 富裕 (Guoyu '寬' adj 4) -
kuān
proper noun
Kuan
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '寬'; Guoyu '寬' n 2) -
kuān
verb
to relax; to loosen
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '寬' v 2; Kroll 2015 '寬' 1a, p. 244) -
kuān
adjective
Broad
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism) -
kuān
adjective
width; pariṇāha
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pariṇāha, or: vistāra, or: viśāla, or: vipula, or: pṛthu (BCSD '寬', p. 388; Mahāvyutpatti 'pariṇāhaḥ'; MW 'pariṇāha')
Contained in
- 名位谦让为先 生活俭朴为重 处众服务为本 心胸宽广为要(名位謙讓為先 生活儉樸為重 處眾服務為本 心胸寬廣為要) Humility comes before fame. Diligence and frugality are the core of life. Service is the basis of fellowship. Magnanimity is the key to a peaceful mind.
- 天宽地阔平淡裏 山青水绿有无中(天寬地闊平淡裏 山青水綠有無中) Up in the endless sky, over on borderless land, within simple ordinary life; Green mountains, verdant waters, both nothing and everything.
- 世间有佛慈悲广 胸中无私天地宽(世間有佛慈悲廣 胸中無私天地寬) In a world with a buddha present compassion develops; In a selfless heart the Universe widens.
- 眼内有尘三界小 心中无事一床宽(眼內有塵三界小 心中無事一床寬) Dust in the eye makes even the Three Realms seem small; A carefree mind sleeps always on a bed spacious and wide.
- 花开山河丽 光照天地宽(花開山河麗 光照天地寬) Blooming flowers glorify the mountains and rivers; Shining light broadens the heart of heaven and earth.
- 宽心(寬心) relieved; comforted; to relieve anxieties; at ease; relaxed; reassuring; happy ; Broadminded
- 待人须方圆自在 处世要宽严得宜(待人須方圓自在 處世要寬嚴得宜) Treat others with appropriateness and perfect ease; Face the world by being suitably lenient or strict.
- 心中宽广山川小 眼内澄清日月明(心中寬廣山川小 眼內澄清日月明) An open mind contains something grander than mountains and rivers; Clear and dustless eyes hold visions of the bright sun and moon.
- 花开山川美 光照天地宽(花開山川美 光照天地寬) Blooming flowers beautify the mountains and rivers; Shining light widens heaven and earth.
- 宽则能容 容则能和 和则能平 平则能静 静则能安 安则能定 定则能慧 慧则能圆(寬則能容 容則能和 和則能平 平則能靜 靜則能安 安則能定 定則能慧 慧則能圓) Lenience leads to tolerance, Tolerance leads to harmony, Harmony leads to fairness, Fairness leads to tranquility, Tranquility leads to stability, Stability leads to concentration, Concentration leads to wisdom, Wisdom leads to perfection.
- 宽恕(寬恕) to forgive ; Forgiveness
- 宽厚(寬厚) thick and broad (build); thick and deep (voice) ; tolerant; generous; magnanimous ; A Broad and Kind Mind
- 十不可 求革新不可太伤人 听发言不可太主观 做决定不可太草率 责备人不可太苛严 要他好不可太为难 用人才不可太傲慢 被要求不可太执着 对自己不可太宽容 被汙衊不可太冲动 受尊重不可太倨傲(十不可 求革新不可太傷人 聽發言不可太主觀 做決定不可太草率 責備人不可太苛嚴 要他好不可太為難 用人才不可太傲慢 被要求不可太執著 對自己不可太寬容 被汙衊不可太衝動 受尊重不可太倨傲) Ten Must Nots One must not burn bridges when pushing for reform. One must not be overly subjective during a meeting. One must not be hasty in decision-making. One must not be too strict when reprimanding others. One must not have overly high expectations in others. One must not be too arrogant to one's subordinates. One must not be too stubborn when under expectations. One must not be too lenient with oneself. One must not be too impulsive when slandered. One must not be too proud when respected.
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胸宽 、 宽阔 、 宽慰 、 宽大 、 宽限期 、 宽窄 、 宽余 、 东西宽 、 宽甸县 、 零宽不连字 、 拓宽 、 宽旷 、 宽大仁爱 、 宽宏大量 、 宽赦 、 宽限 、 桓宽 、 宽打窄用 、 宽式音标 、 宽裕 、 加宽 、 量化宽松 、 宽畅 、 宽广度 、 宽宥 、 宽假 、 宽免 、 宽吻海豚 、 宽贷 、 宽城县 、 长宽 、 宽松 、 宽宏大度 、 宽弘 、 宽城满族自治县 、 机身宽大 、 宽嘴鹟莺 、 宽泛
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Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Defining the Image - Measurements in Image-Making (Fo Shuo Zaoxiang Liangdu Jing Jie) 佛說造像量度經解 — count: 45 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 20 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 42
- Scroll 8 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 34
- Scroll 2 Ren Wang Jing Shu 仁王經疏 — count: 19
- Scroll 20 Supplement to the Biographies of Eminent Monks 續高僧傳 — count: 19
- Scroll 15 Supplement to the Biographies of Eminent Monks 續高僧傳 — count: 18
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 18
- Scroll 1 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 18
- Scroll 1 Notes on Nyāyamukha 理門論述記 — count: 16
- Scroll 2 Commentary on Nyāyamukha 因明入正理論疏 — count: 16
Collocations
- 宽博 (寬博) 三者宮殿寬博 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 8 — count: 47
- 宽意 (寬意) 唯願大王寬意莫愁 — Jātaka stories of the Bodhisattva (Pusa Benyuan Jing) 菩薩本緣經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 大王宽 (大王寬) 唯願大王寬意莫愁 — Jātaka stories of the Bodhisattva (Pusa Benyuan Jing) 菩薩本緣經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
- 宽平 (寬平) 見川寬平 — Fo Ben Xing Ji Jing (Abhiniṣkramaṇasūtra) 佛本行集經, Scroll 5 — count: 6
- 地宽 (地寬) 地寬行久 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 4
- 宽纵 (寬縱) 寬縱車行 — Sutra on the Causes and Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Yin Ben Jing) 起世因本經, Scroll 2 — count: 4
- 广宽 (廣寬) 廣寬博行 — Fo Ben Xing Ji Jing (Abhiniṣkramaṇasūtra) 佛本行集經, Scroll 26 — count: 4
- 路宽 (路寬) 衢路寬平 — Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經, Scroll 66 — count: 3
- 见宽 (見寬) 入娑羅窟中猶見寬博 — Dasheng Bei Fen Tuo Li Jing (Karuṇāpuṇḍarīkasūtra) 大乘悲分陀利經, Scroll 8 — count: 3
- 宽放 (寬放) 第七小者為我寬放 — Da Zhuangyan Lun Jing (Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā) 大莊嚴論經, Scroll 8 — count: 3