妙 miào
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miào
adjective
wonderful; fantastic
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Middle Chinese: mjiewH ; as in 美妙 (Guoyu '妙' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '妙' 1; NCCED '妙' 2) -
miào
adjective
clever
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '妙' 3) -
miào
adjective
subtle; mysterious; profound; abstruse; mystical
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 神奇, as in 奇妙 (Guoyu '妙' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '妙' 2; NCCED '妙' 1) As used by Zhi Yi of the Tiantai Buddhist school and others. Zhi Yi remarked in the Fa Hua Xuan Yi that 'That which is beyond conceptualization is called subtle.' (Swanson 1989, p. 15) -
miào
adjective
fine; delicate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '妙' 1; Kroll 2015 '妙' 2a) -
miào
adjective
young
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 幼小 (Guoyu '妙' adj 4; Kroll 2015 '妙' 3) -
miào
adjective
interesting
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 有趣 (Guoyu '妙' adj 3) -
miào
noun
profound reasoning
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '妙' n 1) -
miào
proper noun
Miao
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '妙' n 1) -
miào
adjective
Wonderful
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism) -
miào
adjective
wonderful; beautiful; suksma
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sūkṣma, or: mañju, Japanese: myō (BCSD '妙', p. 356; DJBT '妙', p. 430; MW 'sūkṣma' 2; SH '妙', p. 234)
Contained in
- 真空妙有 True Emptiness and Wondrous Existence
- 妙乐(妙樂) sublime joy ; Miaole
- 妙足天 Tuṣita Heaven
- 妙手无多子(妙手無多子) there are not many with such wonderful skill
- 妙高山 Mount Sumeru; Mount Meru
- 妙慧 Sumatī; Sumagadhi; Sukhamati; Sukhavati
- 华严一乘成佛妙义(華嚴一乘成佛妙義) Huayan Yi Cheng Cheng Fo Miao Yi
- 妙成就法 ritual for wonderful attainment; susuddhikara
- 净妙土(淨妙土) pure land
- 妙音菩萨(妙音菩薩) mañjughoṣa; Gentle Voice Bodhisattva
- 论玄论妙(論玄論妙) to talk of the mysterious and fantastic
- 妙奢摩他 tranquil meditation; samatha
- 妙庄严(妙莊嚴) Wondrous Adornment
- 微妙菩提道 the wonderful path to enligtenment
- 妙心吉祥 A Wondrous Mind Brings Auspiciousness ; A Wondrous Mind Brings Wealth and Good Fortune
- 妙法紧那罗王(妙法緊那羅王) Sudharma kiṃnara king
- 六妙法门(六妙法門) Six Wonderful Dharma Gates; Liu Miao Fa Men
- 妙观察(妙觀察) Vipaśyin; Vipaśyī Buddha
- 最胜妙吉祥根本智最上秘密一切名义三摩地分(最勝妙吉祥根本智最上祕密一切名義三摩地分) Nāmasaṅgīti; Zui Shengmiao Jixiang Genben Zhi Zuishang Mimi Yiqie Mingyi Sanmodi Fen
- 妙用 skillful use; magical use ; Miao Yong
- 净智妙圆(淨智妙圓) pure wisdom is wonderful and complete
- 妙见天(妙見天) Sudrsa Heaven
- 妙智 wonderful Buddha-wisdom
- 妙云集 Sublime Clouds Collection
- 杨柳清风观自在 杏花春雨妙吉祥(楊柳清風觀自在 杏花春雨妙吉祥) Perfect ease: Willows caressed by clear breezes; Wondrous Auspice: Branches of apricot blossoms in the spring rain.
- 佛说妙吉祥最胜根本大教经(佛說妙吉祥最勝根本大教經) Krodhavijayakalpaguhyatantra; Fo Shuo Miao Jixiang Zui Sheng Genben Da Jiao Jing
- 妙法莲华经文句(妙法蓮華經文句) Miaofa Lianhua Jing Wen Ju
- 妙吉祥平等观门大教王经略出护摩仪(妙吉祥平等觀門大教王經略出護摩儀) Homa Ritual of the Auspicious Visualization Great Teaching Sutra; Miao Jixiang Pingdeng Guan Men Da Jiao Wang Jing Lue Chu Humo Yi
- 妙臂印幢陀罗尼经(妙臂印幢陀羅尼經) Dhvajāgrakeyūrā; Miao Bi Yin Chuang Tuoluoni Jing
- 妙玄独脚(妙玄獨腳) walking alone through the wonderful mystery
- 一乘妙文 the one-vehicle scripture
- 妙吉祥 Wondrous Auspiciousness; Manjusri ; Wondrous Auspiciousness ; wonderful and auspicious
- 妙眼 marvelous eye; sunetra
- 添品妙法莲华经(添品妙法蓮華經) The Lotus Sutra; Tian Pin Miaofa Lianhua Jing
- 此山妙在 Shisan Myōzai
- 微妙色 unmatched colors
- 妙果 wonderful fruit
- 大妙金刚大甘露军拏利焰鬘炽盛佛顶经(大妙金剛大甘露軍拏利焰鬘熾盛佛頂經) Wonderful Vajra Ambrosia Kundali, Yamantaka Blazing Buddha Crown Sutra; Da Miao Jingang Da Ganlu Jun Na Li Yan Man Chisheng Fo Ding Jing
- 妙庄严王(妙莊嚴王) King Wonderful Adornment
- 妙法莲华经忧波提舍(妙法蓮華經憂波提舍) Saddharmapuṇḍarīkopadeśa; Miaofa Lianhua Jing You Bo Ti She
Also contained in
高妙 、 婉妙 、 妙好 、 生花妙笔 、 巧妙手段 、 妙笔 、 锦囊妙计 、 玄妙 、 徼妙 、 胜妙 、 神妙隽美
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 244 , has English translation
- Scroll 7 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 225 , has English translation
- Scroll 6 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 157 , has English translation
- Scroll 9 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 144 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Diamond Sūtra 佛說能斷金剛般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 136
- Scroll 4 Fahua Xuan Yi Shi Qian 法華玄義釋籤 — count: 110
- Scroll 3 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 109 , has English translation
- Scroll 5 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 107 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Shi Bu Er Men Zhi Yao Chao 十不二門指要鈔 — count: 99
- Scroll 15 Fahua Xuan Yi Shi Qian 法華玄義釋籤 — count: 96
Collocations
- 殊妙 (殊妙) 色相殊妙 — Sutra on Śakra's Questions (Dishi Suo Wen Jing) 帝釋所問經, Scroll 1 — count: 17
- 上妙 (上妙) 上妙寶飾 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 11
- 妙宝 (妙寶) 上妙寶飾 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
- 细妙 (細妙) 香美細妙 — The Story of the Two Brahmins Vāsiṣṭa and Bhāradvāja (Baiyi Jin Chuang Er Poluomen Yuanqi Jing) 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
- 众妙 (眾妙) 雨眾妙花 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
- 妙匠 (妙匠) 第二忉利妙匠天子默自思念 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 4
- 妙息 (妙息) 是妙息寂 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 4
- 妙天 (妙天) 諸有神妙天 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 4
- 妙华 (妙華) 香屑及諸妙華 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 3 — count: 4
- 大妙 (大妙) 以大妙光普照世間 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 4