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
- 妙用 skillful use; magical use ; Miao Yong
- 深妙 profound; deep and subtle
- 六根妙用 眼中慈悲人缘好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻内清爽人健康 口舌赞美人欢喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道(六根妙用 眼中慈悲人緣好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻內清爽人健康 口舌讚美人歡喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道) Making Good Use of the Six Sensory Faculties Compassionate eyes help build good relationships. Patient ears help enhance your wisdom. A clear nose helps ensure good health. A complimenting tongue helps create joy. Beneficial deeds help bring good to others. A Buddha-like mind makes attainment possible.
- 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
- 圣妙吉祥真实名经(聖妙吉祥真實名經) Sheng Miao Jixiang Zhenshi Ming Jing
- 妙法紧那罗王(妙法緊那羅王) Sudharma kiṃnara king
- 妙臂印幢陀罗尼经(妙臂印幢陀羅尼經) Dhvajāgrakeyūrā; Miao Bi Yin Chuang Tuoluoni Jing
- 搬柴运水皆妙道 穿衣吃饭尽禅机(搬柴運水皆妙道 穿衣吃飯盡禪機) Realize the wondrous Way through collecting wood and water; Attain the Chan mind through dressing and eating.
- 此山妙在 Shisan Myōzai
- 妙童女城 Kanyakubja
- 如佛妙法体无边(如佛妙法體無邊) Reverently bowing to the Sugatas, who are endowed with Dharmakaya
- 成就美妙 Krakucchanda
- 玄妙的空谈(玄妙的空談) empty metaphysical talks
- 妙足天 Tuṣita Heaven
- 妙吉祥菩萨陀罗尼(妙吉祥菩薩陀羅尼) Miao Jixiang Pusa Tuoluoni
- 净妙(淨妙) pure and subtle
- 妙音天 Sarasvati Devi; Saraswati
- 妙法莲华经(妙法蓮華經) Lotus Sutra
- 佛说妙吉祥菩萨所问大乘法螺经(佛說妙吉祥菩薩所問大乘法螺經) Mañjuśrīparipṛcchā; Fo Shuo Miao Jixiang Pusa Suo Wen Dasheng Faluo Jing
- 净因妙果(淨因妙果) Pure Cause and Wondrous Effect
- 妙应寺白塔(妙應寺白塔) Miaoying Temple White Dagoba
- 大妙音 loud wonderful voice
- 妙吉祥最胜根本大教经(妙吉祥最勝根本大教經) Krodhavijayakalpaguhyatantra; Miao Jixiang Zui Sheng Genben Da Jiao Jing
- 妙高山 Mount Sumeru; Mount Meru
- 六妙门(六妙門) Six Wondrous Dharma Gates ; six subtle gates; six paths to enlightenment
- 妙观察(妙觀察) Vipaśyin; Vipaśyī Buddha
- 高峰原妙 Gaofeng Yuanmiao
- 妙翅尼 suparṇa bird
- 青山翠竹皆妙谛 明月绿水尽禅机(青山翠竹皆妙諦 明月綠水盡禪機) Green mountains and lush bamboos speak the wondrous truth; Bright moon and verdant waters embody the wit of Chan.
- 大圣妙吉祥菩萨秘密八字陀罗尼修行曼荼罗次第仪轨法(大聖妙吉祥菩薩祕密八字陀羅尼修行曼荼羅次第儀軌法) The Secret Eight Syllable Dharani and Mandala Practice of the Great Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva; Da Sheng Miao Jixiang Pusa Mimi Ba Zi Tuoluoni Xiuxing Mantuluo Cidi Yi Gui Fa
- 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
- 妙执金刚(妙執金剛) Suvajradhara
- 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
- 妙智慧 wondrous wisdom and knowledge
- 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
- 七妙法 seven dharmas; seven teachings
- 论玄论妙(論玄論妙) to talk of the mysterious and fantastic
- 八十微妙种好(八十微妙種好) eighty noble qualities
- 妙乐世界(妙樂世界) Abhirati; the Eastern Buddhafield
- 真空妙有 True Emptiness and Wondrous Existence
Also contained in
奇妙 、 妙笔生花 、 妙诀 、 妙龄 、 妙手空空 、 神妙 、 生花妙笔 、 唯妙唯肖 、 妙处 、 妙不可言 、 要言妙道
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
- 妙光 (妙光) 妙光焰盛 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
- 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
- 妙宝 (妙寶) 上妙寶飾 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 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
- 妙可观 (妙可觀) 殊妙可觀 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — 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
- 妙可爱 (妙可愛) 殊妙可愛 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 妙声 (妙聲) 彼有妙聲 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 4