巧 qiǎo

1. qiǎo adverb opportune; coincidental; lucky; timely
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 恰好 (CC-CEDICT '巧'; GHC '巧' 4; Guoyu '巧' adv; Kroll 2015 '巧' 4; Mathews 1931 '巧', p. 101)
2. qiǎo adjective artfully crafted
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, of an object created by a skilled artisan (Guoyu '巧' adj 3)
3. qiǎo adjective beautiful; charming
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Synonymous with 美好 or 美丽 in this sense (GHC '巧' 2; Guoyu '巧' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '巧' 1b)
4. qiǎo adjective false
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Synonymous with 伪 in this sense (GHC '巧' 3; Guoyu '巧' adj 4)
5. qiǎo noun acumen; skill; talent
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 技巧 (GHC '巧' 1; Guoyu '巧' n; Kroll 2015 '巧' 1)
6. qiǎo noun clever; skillful; masterful
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, in literary Chinese, 巧詐不如拙誠 'it is better to be simplictically honest than cleverly deceitful'; from Han Feizi's Shuo Lin Shang (CC-CEDICT '巧'; DCP 'Q102'; Guoyu '巧' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '巧' 3; Mathews 1931 '巧', p. 101)
7. qiǎo verb to cheat
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '巧' 2)
8. qiǎo bound form agape
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Bound with 巧老 'open and hollow' (Kroll 2015 '巧' 5)
9. qiǎo adjective skilful; kuśala
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kuśala, Japanese: kou (BCSD '巧', p. 410; MW 'kuśala'; SH '巧', p. 186; Unihan '巧')

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• 巧智慧心　收放自如 Skillful Wisdom and Enlightened Mind; Maintain Control of Every Step Forward and Backward at Perfect Ease
• 灵巧(靈巧) dexterous ; Skillful
• 巧护义应知，加彼身同行(巧護義應知，加彼身同行) ultimate blessings should be understood as the body and its attributes
• 心二十 心光则明 心明则净 心净则清 心空则有 心正则定 心定则安 心慧则圆 心圆则满 心悦则喜 心公则平 心宽则容 心融则和 心和则诚 心平则静 心大则广 心广则开 心好则美 心慧则巧 心慈则善 心诚则灵(心二十 心光則明 心明則淨 心淨則清 心空則有 心正則定 心定則安 心慧則圓 心圓則滿 心悅則喜 心公則平 心寬則容 心融則和 心和則誠 心平則靜 心大則廣 心廣則開 心好則美 心慧則巧 心慈則善 心誠則靈) Twenty Conditions of the Mind When the mind is illuminated, there is brightness. When the mind is bright, there is purity. When the mind is pure, there is clarity. When the mind is empty, there is everything. When the mind is virtuous, there is calm. When the mind is calm, there is peace. When the mind is wise, there is perfection. When the mind is perfect, there is completeness. When the mind is joyful, there is happiness. When the mind is fair, there is equanimity. When the mind is magnanimous, there is tolerance. When the mind is harmonious, there is peace. When the mind is peaceful, there is sincerity. When the mind is fair, there is tranquility. When the mind is vast, there is broadness. When the mind is broad, there is openness. When the mind is kind, there is beauty. When the mind is wise, there is agility. When the mind is loving, there is kindness. When the mind is sincere, anything is possible.
• 善巧 Skillful ; virtuous and clever; skilful
• 大智若愚　大巧若拙 The Wise Appears Slow-Witted; The Agile Appears Clumsy
• 大巧若拙 The Wise Appears Slow-Witted
• 事出千巧 phenomena emerge from all the arts
• 起内佛法六种巧方便(起內佛法六種巧方便) the six kinds of skillful means that relate to arising of inner attainment of the Buddha's teachings.
• 外成熟众生六种巧方便(外成熟眾生六種巧方便) the six kinds of skillful means based on the outer ripening of sentient beings
• 言说之巧(上) 疑人的事不可言说 蛊惑的事异端邪说 没有的事绝不妄说 他家的事不太好说 理亏的事不容分说 害人的事永远不说 错误的事不能传说 听来的事宁可莫说 感情的事无话可说 不实的事千万别说 尴尬的事羞对人说 误会的事就怕不说 街坊的事道听涂说 生气的事缓和再说 失误的事总会被说 道歉的事要自己说 纷诤的事再也不说 扫兴的事何必多说 劝诫的事看情况说 曾经的事好歹一说(言說之巧(上) 疑人的事不可言說 蠱惑的事異端邪說 沒有的事絕不妄說 他家的事不太好說 理虧的事不容分說 害人的事永遠不說 錯誤的事不能傳說 聽來的事寧可莫說 感情的事無話可說 不實的事千萬別說 尷尬的事羞對人說 誤會的事就怕不說 街坊的事道聽塗說 生氣的事緩和再說 失誤的事總會被說 道歉的事要自己說 紛諍的事再也不說 掃興的事何必多說 勸誡的事看情況說 曾經的事好歹一說) The Art of Talking (1) Do not speak about your doubts of others. Spells and bewitchment are heretical teachings. Do not mention something that is not true. It is not your place to talk about others' family matters. Needless to defend yourself when in a wrong position. Never say anything that may cause harm to people. Never spread unwholesome and detrimental news. It is better not to discuss mere hearsay. There is nothing to say about relationships. Never bring up anything that is not true. Hold back sharing your moments of embarrassment. Be sure to clarify your misunderstandings. Neighborhood rumors are just gossip. Think thrice before you speak out of anger. Mistakes are always being mentioned. Apologies should be said in person. Never speak again of past disputes. There is no need to mention what may dampen moods. Give your advice only according to circumstances. It does not hurt to mention past experiences.
• 工巧处(工巧處) skill in art; śilpasthāna

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工巧国 、 巧言令色 、 不巧 、 巧夺天工 、 技巧 、 巧舌如簧 、 牙机巧制 、 巧辩 、 心灵手巧 、 巧舌 、 巧雕 、 不凑巧 、 巧干 、 巧发奇中 、 精巧 、 恰巧 、 正巧 、 小巧玲珑 、 巧工 、 七巧板 、 可巧 、 巧克力脆片 、 凑巧 、 巧月 、 偏巧 、 奇巧 、 巧固球 、 小巧 、 巧言令色鲜矣仁 、 尝巧 、 巧语花言 、 巧不可阶 、 巧妇难为无米之炊 、 巧言 、 巧计 、 讨巧 、 巧诈 、 巧匠 、 奸巧

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• Scroll 15 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apitan Ba Jiandu Lun) 阿毘曇八犍度論 — count: 48
• Scroll 4 Treatise on the Mystery of the Mahayana 大乘玄論 — count: 48
• Scroll 4 Jing Ming Xuan Lun 淨名玄論 — count: 44
• Scroll 8 Bodhisattvabhūmi (Pusa Xing Chi Jing) 菩薩地持經 — count: 41
• Scroll 17 Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 39
• Scroll 3 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 35
• Scroll 4 Fa Hua Xuan Lun 法華玄論 — count: 29
• Scroll 2 Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 中觀論疏 — count: 24
• Scroll 54 Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經 — count: 22 , has English translation
• Scroll 37 Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經 — count: 20