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
- 华严一乘成佛妙义(華嚴一乘成佛妙義) Huayan Yi Cheng Cheng Fo Miao Yi
- 妙音遍满(妙音遍滿) Manognasabdabhigargita
- 妙觉(妙覺) Suprabuddha ; self-enlightenment to enlighten others; wonderous awakening
- 深妙 profound; deep and subtle
- 妙喜国(妙喜國) Abhirati
- 山中参妙道 世外息染尘(山中參妙道 世外息染塵) Attain the wondrous Way inside the mountains; Settle the dust of life away from the world.
- 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
- 高峰原妙 Gaofeng Yuanmiao
- 八十微妙种好(八十微妙種好) eighty noble qualities
- 妙果 wonderful fruit
- 六妙门(六妙門) six subtle gates; six paths to enlightenment ; Six Wondrous Dharma Gates
- 大妙音 loud wonderful voice
- 妙吉祥瑜伽大教金刚陪罗嚩轮观想成就仪轨经(妙吉祥瑜伽大教金剛陪囉嚩輪觀想成就儀軌經) Vajrabhairava; Miao Jixiang Yujia Da Jiao Jingang Pei Luo Fu Lun Guan Xiang Chengjiu Yi Gui Jing
- 一切如来大秘密王未曾有最上微妙大曼拏罗经(一切如來大祕密王未曾有最上微妙大曼拏羅經) Great Secret Wonderous Abdhutadharma Mandala of All Tathagatas Sutra; Yiqie Rulai Da Mimi Wang Wei Ceng You Zuishang Weimiao Da Man Na Luo Jing
- 妙奢摩他 tranquil meditation; samatha
- 妙吉祥菩萨所问大乘法螺经(妙吉祥菩薩所問大乘法螺經) Mañjuśrīparipṛcchā; Miao Jixiang Pusa Suo Wen Dasheng Faluo Jing
- 妙喜世界 Abhirati
- 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.
- 妙智慧 wondrous wisdom and knowledge
- 心口妙香 Fragrant Mind and Speech
- 微妙 subtle and wonderous ; subtle, profound ; wonderful; virāj
- 妙土 pure land
- 妙慧 Sumatī; Sumagadhi; Sukhamati; Sukhavati
- 十六妙观(十六妙觀) sixteen wonderful contemplations
- 妙理 a suble principle; a wonderous principle ; Miaoli
- 一乘妙典 the one-vehicle scripture
- 妙吉祥菩萨陀罗尼(妙吉祥菩薩陀羅尼) Miao Jixiang Pusa Tuoluoni
- 佛说妙吉祥菩萨陀罗尼(佛說妙吉祥菩薩陀羅尼) Manjusri Bodhisattva Dharani; Fo Shuo Miao Jixiang Pusa Tuoluoni
- 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
- 净妙(淨妙) pure and subtle
- 妙足天 Tuṣita Heaven
- 八十种妙好(八十種妙好) eighty noble qualities
- 妙慧童女 Sumagadhi
- 添品妙法莲华经(添品妙法蓮華經) The Lotus Sutra; Tian Pin Miaofa Lianhua Jing
- 涂妙香(塗妙香) to annoint
- 北方毘沙门多闻宝藏天王神妙陀罗尼别行仪轨(北方毘沙門多聞寶藏天王神妙陀羅尼別行儀軌) Vaisravana of the North Wonderful Dharani and Other Cultivation Liturgy; Bei Fang Pishamen Duo Wen Baozang Tianwang Shen Miao Tuoluoni Bie Xing Yi Gui
- 净智妙圆(淨智妙圓) pure wisdom is wonderful and complete
- 一乘妙文 the one-vehicle scripture
- 妙吉祥平等秘密最上观门大教王经(妙吉祥平等祕密最上觀門大教王經) Wonderful, Universal, Secret and Highest Method for Meditation, Great Teaching King of Sūtras; Miao Jixiang Pingdeng Mimi Zuishang Guan Men Da Jiao Wang Jing
Also contained in
妙趣横生 、 妙在不言中 、 绝妙 、 神妙 、 妙好 、 绝妙好辞 、 玄妙 、 妙计 、 精妙 、 妙笔 、 生花妙笔 、 巧妙手段
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 — Śakraparipṛcchā Sūtra 帝釋所問經, Scroll 1 — count: 17
- 上妙 (上妙) 上妙寶飾 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 11
- 细妙 (細妙) 香美細妙 — Baiyi Jin Chuang Er Poluomen Yuanqi Jing 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
- 妙宝 (妙寶) 上妙寶飾 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
- 众妙 (眾妙) 雨眾妙花 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
- 大妙 (大妙) 以大妙光普照世間 — Madhyamāgama 中阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 4
- 妙声 (妙聲) 彼有妙聲 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 4
- 妙匠 (妙匠) 第二忉利妙匠天子默自思念 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 4
- 妙息 (妙息) 是妙息寂 — Madhyamāgama 中阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 4
- 妙天 (妙天) 諸有神妙天 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 4