谈 (談) tán

1. tán verb to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, the idiom 纸上谈兵 'military tactics discussed on paper' (Guoyu '談' v; Unihan '談')
2. tán proper noun Tan
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '談' n 2; Unihan '談')
3. tán noun discussion
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '談' n 1)
4. tán verb conversation; kathā
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kathā, Japanese: dan, or: tan (BCSD '談', p. 1084; MW 'kathā'; SH '談', p. 444; Unihan '談')

Contained in

• 星云大师谈读书讲座(星雲大師談讀書講座) Venerable Master's Lecture on Reading
• 水清鱼读月 山静鸟谈天(水清魚讀月 山靜鳥談天) Through clear water the fish sees the moon; On serene mountains birds hear each other.
• 人间佛教座谈会(人間佛教座談會) Symposium on Humanistic Buddhism
• 谈因说果(談因說果) Buddhism in Every Step: Cause and Effect
• 谈读书(談讀書) Ways to Read
• 人间佛教当代问题座谈会(人間佛教當代問題座談會) Humanistic Buddhism and Modern Social Issues
• 本生谈(本生談) jātaka; a jātaka story
• 谈情说爱(談情說愛) to discuss passion and talk of love ; Buddhism in Every Step: Speaking of Love and Affection
• 静坐常思己过 閒谈莫论人非(靜坐常思己過 閒談莫論人非) Reflecting on one's shortcomings in silent meditation; Avoiding gossip about wrongdoings of others.
• 生活乐趣 困难时先忧后乐 失意时苦中想乐 贫苦时知足常乐 落魄时奋起为乐 受罪时忏悔得乐 委屈时放下能乐 忙碌时闹中取乐 饭食时感恩有乐 耕种时收成获乐 休憩时舒服安乐 独处时自得其乐 布施时为善最乐 安居时淡泊自乐 应酬时谈笑共乐 得意时怡然享乐 富贵时与众同乐 团圆时天伦之乐 掌权时助人为乐 日常时平安喜乐 修行时吾有法乐(生活樂趣 困難時先憂後樂 失意時苦中想樂 貧苦時知足常樂 落魄時奮起為樂 受罪時懺悔得樂 委屈時放下能樂 忙碌時鬧中取樂 飯食時感恩有樂 耕種時收成獲樂 休憩時舒服安樂 獨處時自得其樂 布施時為善最樂 安居時淡泊自樂 應酬時談笑共樂 得意時怡然享樂 富貴時與眾同樂 團圓時天倫之樂 掌權時助人為樂 日常時平安喜樂 修行時吾有法樂) The “Fun” about Life Enjoy the sorrow in times of tribulations. Enjoy the pain in times of disappointment. Enjoy the sense of contentment in times of poverty. Enjoy the efforts in times of failure. Enjoy the repentance in times of transgression. Enjoy letting go in times of aggrievement. Enjoy the excitement in times of activity. Enjoy the gratitude in times of eating. Enjoy the harvest in times of cultivation. Enjoy the comfort in times of rest. Enjoy the moments in times of solitude. Enjoy doing good deeds in times of giving. Enjoy the simplicity in times of dwelling at home. Enjoy the friendly exchanges in times of social engagement. Enjoy the happiness in times of success. Enjoy the ability to share in times of wealth. Enjoy the intimacy in times of family reunion. Enjoy the luxury of helping others when in acceptance of power. Enjoy the blessings of safety in ordinary times. Enjoy the joy of Dharma in times of spiritual cultivation.

Also contained in

谈何容易 、 谈玄說妙 、 无所不谈 、 侃侃而谈 、 撇开不谈 、 谈笑自若 、 谈朋友 、 对谈 、 空谈 、 谈得来 、 闭口不谈 、 街谈巷语 、 且行且谈 、 倾谈 、 丛谈 、 畅谈 、 谈资 、 详谈 、 美谈 、 谈虎色变 、 交谈 、 漫谈 、 街谈巷议 、 叙谈 、 乡谈 、 侈谈 、 和平谈判 、 深谈 、 奇谈怪论 、 纸上谈兵 、 论谈 、 夸夸其谈 、 笔谈 、 健谈 、 大谈 、 谈天 、 谈判制度 、 清谈节目 、 谈谈 、 街谈巷说 、 和平会谈

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Siming's Letters on Ten Issues (Siming Shi Yi Shu) 四明十義書 — count: 82
• Scroll 3 Record of the Teaching and Practices of Siming (Siming Zunzhe Jiao Xing Lu) 四明尊者教行錄 — count: 29
• Scroll 20 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 24 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 13 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 20 , has English translation
• Scroll 6 Bian Zheng Lun 辯正論 — count: 20
• Scroll 1 New Commentary on the Zhao Lun 肇論新疏 — count: 19
• Scroll 1 Siming's Letters on Ten Issues (Siming Shi Yi Shu) 四明十義書 — count: 19
• Scroll 8 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 18 , has English translation
• Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 17
• Scroll 1 Bao Wang Sanmei Nian Fo Zhi Zhi 寶王三昧念佛直指 — count: 15

Collocations

• 谈说 (談說) 談說聞善法 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 29 — count: 34
• 种种谈 (種種談) 種種談譁 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 26
• 谈譁 (談譁) 種種談譁 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 24
• 谈语 (談語) 然當自請佛與共談語 — Sutra on the Buddha's Liberation of the Brahmin Āmraṣṭha (Fo Kaijie Fanzhi Aba Jing) 佛開解梵志阿颰經, Scroll 1 — count: 23
• 工谈 (工談) 或有一人才辯工談 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 8
• 谈议 (談議) 互談議已 — Fuli Taizi Yinyuan Jing (Puṇyabalāvadāna) 福力太子因緣經, Scroll 3 — count: 7
• 谈言 (談言) 舉蓮華目而啟談言 — Pu Yao Jing (Lalitavistara) 普曜經, Scroll 4 — count: 5
• 无益谈 (無益談) 遠離無益談說 — The Perfection of Wisdom in 25,000 Lines 摩訶般若波羅蜜經, Scroll 6 — count: 5
• 妄谈 (妄談) 去此無利勿妄談 — Sutra on the Origin of Practice (Xiuxing Ben Qi Jing) 修行本起經, Scroll 2 — count: 3
• 谈美 (談美) 不應讚者反談美 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 4 — count: 3