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
- 妙法莲华经论优波提舍(妙法蓮華經論優波提舍) Saddharmapuṇḍarīkopadeśa; Miaofa Lianhua Jing Lun You Bo Ti She
- 妙月长者所问经(妙月長者所問經) Sutra on the Questions of Elder Sucandra
- 妙法 Wondrous Dharma ; the wonderful Dharma; the wonderful truth; saddharma; the Dharma; the teachings of the Buddha
- 采花违王上佛授决号妙花经(採花違王上佛授決號妙花經) The King’s Flower Pickers Receive a Prediction from the Buddha; Cai Hua Wei Wang Shang Fo Shou Jue Hao Miao Hua Jing
- 妙光山 Mount Sumeru; Mount Meru
- 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
- 妙法莲华(妙法蓮華) Lotus of the True Dharma
- 不二门中参妙道 大千界内叩玄关(不二門中參妙道 大千界內叩玄關) Delve into the wondrous way inside the Gate of Non-Duality; Break through the doorway into the great chiliocosm.
- 净妙土(淨妙土) pure land
- 妙道 a profound principle ; Wondrous Way ; an unsurpassed way ; Miao Dao
- 善妙 Zenmyō ; Shan Miao
- 妙法华经(妙法華經) Lotus Sutra
- 妙音菩萨(妙音菩薩) mañjughoṣa; Gentle Voice Bodhisattva
- 妙乐世界(妙樂世界) Abhirati; the Eastern Buddhafield
- 诸佛妙理非关文字(諸佛妙理非關文字) the wonderful teachings of the Buddhas do not rely on written words
- 妙执金刚(妙執金剛) Suvajradhara
- 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
- 妙心寺 Myōshinji
- 妙声鸟(妙聲鳥) kalavinka bird; kalaviṅka
- 妙峯顶(妙峯頂) wonderful summit
- 佛说最胜妙吉祥根本智最上秘密一切名义三摩地分(佛說最勝妙吉祥根本智最上祕密一切名義三摩地分) Nāmasaṅgīti; Fo Shuo Zui Shengmiao Jixiang Genben Zhi Zuishang Mimi Yiqie Mingyi Sanmodi Fen
- 高峰原妙 Gaofeng Yuanmiao
- 妙音天 Sarasvati Devi; Saraswati
- 观无量寿佛经疏妙宗钞(觀無量壽佛經疏妙宗鈔) Guan Wu Liang Shou Fo Jing Shu Miao Zong Chao
- 净智妙圆(淨智妙圓) pure wisdom is wonderful and complete
- 妙观察智(妙觀察智) wisdom of profound insight
- 以大妙音 with sweet and gentle voice
- 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
- 成就妙法莲华经王瑜伽观智仪轨(成就妙法蓮華經王瑜伽觀智儀軌) Ritual for Attainment of the Wonderful Lotus Sutra Yoga Contemplation; Chengjiu Miaofa Lianhua Jing Wang Yujia Guan Zhi Yi Gui
- 微妙色 unmatched colors
- 妙臂印幢陀罗尼经(妙臂印幢陀羅尼經) Dhvajāgrakeyūrā; Miao Bi Yin Chuang Tuoluoni Jing
- 妙眼 marvelous eye; sunetra
- 妙玄独脚(妙玄獨腳) walking alone through the wonderful mystery
- 佛说妙慧童女经(佛說妙慧童女經) Sumati Sutra
- 高峰原妙禅师语录(高峰原妙禪師語錄) Sayings of Chan Master Gaofeng Yuanmiao
- 佛说延寿妙门陀罗尼经(佛說延壽妙門陀羅尼經) Sumukhanāmadhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Yan Shou Miao Men Tuoluoni Jing
- 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
- 净因妙果(淨因妙果) Pure Cause and Wondrous Effect
- 十种幸福之道―佛说妙慧童女经(十種幸福之道―佛說妙慧童女經) Ten Paths to Happiness
Also contained in
灵丹妙药 、 妙语横生 、 谈玄說妙 、 锦囊妙计 、 灵妙 、 神机妙算 、 妙手 、 惟妙惟肖 、 神妙隽美 、 妙手空空 、 妙语连珠 、 莫名其妙
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) 以大妙光普照世間 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 8
- 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
- 妙华 (妙華) 香屑及諸妙華 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 3 — count: 4