相 xiāng
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xiāng
adverb each other; one another; mutually
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 互相, for example, in the idiom 自相矛盾 'self-contradictory' (CCI '自相矛盾'; CCD 1 '相' 1; FE '相' 1; GHDC 1 '相' 1; Guoyu '相' xiāng adv 1; Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 1, p. 497); 相 may be used in this sense in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 136). For example, 獸相食,且人惡之。'Beasts devour one another, and men hate them for doing so.' (Mengzi: 1.4/2/21, translation by Legge) -
xiàng
verb
to observe; to assess
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 观察 (CCD 2 '相'; GHDC 2 '相' 1; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 1; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 3, p. 497) -
xiàng
noun
appearance; portrait; picture
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 2; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 1) -
xiàng
noun
countenance; personage; character; disposition
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 9; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4, p. 497) -
xiàng
verb
to aid; to help
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 辅助 (GHDC 2 '相' 3; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 3; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1, p. 497) -
xiāng
noun
a chancellor; a prime minister; a high minister
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 宰相 or 丞相 (GHDC 2 '相' 5; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 2; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1, p. 497; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 1673) -
xiàng
noun
a sign; a mark; appearance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4a, p. 497) -
xiāng
auxiliary verb
alternately; in turn
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '相' xiāng auxiliary verb; Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 2, p. 497) -
xiāng
proper noun
Xiang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (CCD 1 '相' 3; GHDC 1 '相' 4; Guoyu '相' xiāng n 1) -
xiāng
noun
form substance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 实质 (FE '相' 2; GHDC 1 '相' 3) -
xiāng
verb
to express
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 1 '相' 2) -
xiàng
verb
to choose
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 选择 (GHDC 2 '相' 6; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 5) -
xiāng
proper noun
Xiang
Domain: History 历史 , Concept: Ancient City 古城
Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 8) -
xiāng
noun
an ancient musical instrument
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 10; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 4) -
xiāng
noun
the seventh lunar month
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 相月 (GHDC 2 '相' 11) -
xiāng
verb
to compare
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 比较 (Guoyu '相' xiāng adv 2) -
xiàng
verb
to divine
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 占视 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 2) -
xiàng
verb
to administer
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 治理 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 4) -
xiàng
noun
helper for a blind person
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '相' xiàng n 3) -
xiāng
noun
rhythm [music]
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 3, p. 497) -
xiāng
noun
the upper frets of a pipa
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 3a, p. 497) -
xiāng
noun
coralwood
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In 相思豆, see 海红豆 (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 4, p. 497; Wikipedia '海红豆') -
xiàng
noun
ministry
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1a, p. 497) -
xiàng
verb
to supplement; to enhance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 2, p. 497) -
xiàng
noun
lakṣaṇa; quality; characteristic
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: lakṣaṇa, Pali: lakkhaṇa, Japanese: sō, Tibetan: mtshan nyid (BCSD '相', p. 870; BL 'lakṣaṇa', p. 463; FGDB '相'; GHDC 2 '相' 9; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4, p. 497; SH '相', p. 309) -
xiàng
noun
a sign; a mark; appearance; nimitta; rūpa
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: nimitta, or: rūpa, Pali: nimitta, Japanese: sō, Tibetan: mtshan ma (BCSD '相', p. 870; BL 'nimitta', pp. 585-586; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4a, p. 497; SH '相', p. 309) -
xiàng
noun
sign; mark; liṅga
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: liṅga, Pali: liṅga, Japanese: sō, Tibetan: mtshan, or: rtags (BCSD '相', p. 870; BL 'liṅga', p. 474; MW 'rūpa') -
xiàng
noun
a perception; cognition; conceptualization; a notion
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: saṃjñā, Pali: saññā (BCSD '相', p. 870)
Contained in
- 相待 interdependence; mutual dependence ; to entertain
- 法自相相违过(法自相相違過) an error due to a contradiction of the nature of a dharma
- 相应法(相應法) corresponding dharma; mental factor
- 向外相叉拳 outer binding first; waifu fist
- 相应部(相應部) Saṃyuttanikāya
- 相续相(相續相) the aspect of continuity
- 说无相三昧(說無相三昧) explanation of samādhi of no appearance
- 如来八相(如來八相) eight stages of buddha’s progress
- 一合相 a composite
- 共相 common characteristics ; totality
- 可以三十二相见如来不(可以三十二相見如來不) to see the Tathāgata by means of the thirty two marks of excellence
- 佛说优婆塞五戒相经(佛說優婆塞五戒相經) Fo Shuo Youposai Wu Jie Xiang Jing
- 如来身相(如來身相) the appearance of the Tathāgata's body
- 离相寂灭(離相寂滅) transcending appearances, calmness and extinction
- 相违因(相違因) contradictory reasons
- 相似觉(相似覺) enlightenment in appearance ; Enlightenment in Appearance
- 菩萨应离一切相(菩薩應離一切相) bodhisattvas should transcend all perceptions
- 叶落知秋观有相 花开见佛悟无生(葉落知秋觀有相 花開見佛悟無生) As falling leaves hint the arrival of autumn, form is observed; When a buddha emerges from a blooming flower, no-birth is realized.
Also contained in
犬牙相错 、 唇齿相依 、 财相 、 相如 、 出洋相 、 单反相机 、 互相为谋 、 相向突击 、 相伴 、 疑义相与析 、 刮目相看 、 单相思 、 白相人 、 仇人相见,分外眼红 、 相助 、 掌相 、 环环相扣 、 品相 、 相亲相爱 、 楚汉相争 、 相反 、 短兵相接 、 狭义相对论 、 自相残杀 、 相邻 、 红嘴相思鸟 、 相思树 、 上相 、 相骂 、 相向 、 赤诚相见 、 正邪相争 、 兵戎相见
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- Scroll 19 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 560
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 559
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 520
- Scroll 307 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 395 , has parallel version
- Scroll 43 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 392 , has parallel version
- Scroll 357 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 381 , has parallel version
- Scroll 45 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 371 , has parallel version
- Scroll 358 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 339 , has parallel version
- Scroll 5 Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 中觀論疏 — count: 335
- Scroll 2 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 286