甘 gān

1. gān adjective sweet
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '甘')
2. gān noun Kangxi radical 99
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
3. gān proper noun Gan
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   
4. gān adjective tasty
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '甘')
5. gān adjective sweet; madhura
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: madhura, Japanese: kan, Tibetan: mngar ba (BCSD '甘', p. 830; Mahāvyutpatti 'madhuraḥ'; MW 'madhura'; SH '甘', p. 195; Unihan '甘')

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• 世人二十苦 忍者苦口难言 愚者苦海无边 病者苦不堪言 盲者苦于无光 佞者苦心积虑 孤者苦无照顾 老者苦有代沟 贪者苦求无着 贫者苦雨淒风 邪者苦事无穷 犯者苦陷牢狱 恶者苦果必然 业者苦心经营 师者苦口婆心 达者苦中有乐 勇者苦忍有力 学者苦心研究 勤者苦尽甘来 智者苦能转乐 仁者苦节飘香(世人二十苦 忍者苦口難言 愚者苦海無邊 病者苦不堪言 盲者苦於無光 佞者苦心積慮 孤者苦無照顧 老者苦有代溝 貪者苦求無著 貧者苦雨淒風 邪者苦事無窮 犯者苦陷牢獄 惡者苦果必然 業者苦心經營 師者苦口婆心 達者苦中有樂 勇者苦忍有力 學者苦心研究 勤者苦盡甘來 智者苦能轉樂 仁者苦節飄香) Twenty Pains of Life One who endures finds the pain indescribable. One who is ignorant is trapped in the abyss of suffering. One who is sick is in unspeakable pain. One who is blind is blocked from rays of light. One who is wicked is chained by painstaking plot. One who is in solitude is threatened by loneliness. One who is old is isolated by generation gaps. One who is greedy is deprived of freedom. One who is poor is desolated by rain and cold. One who is evil is trapped in endless suffering. One who is convicted is locked behind bars. One who is unwholesome will never escape suffering. One who is in business is entangled by the tediousness of management. One who is the teacher is willing to advise earnestly and kindly. One who is skillful is able to find joy in hardship. One who is brave has the power to end suffering. One who is well learned is able to commit to his research. One who is diligent can put an end to hardship. One who is wise can turn suffering into happiness. One who is benevolent will leave behind a good name.
• 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.
• 与人为善做好事 从善如流说好话 心甘情愿存好念 皆大欢喜做好人(與人為善做好事 從善如流說好話 心甘情願存好念 皆大歡喜做好人) Oblige others by doing good deeds, Do what is right by speaking good words, Be perfectly amenable in thinking good thoughts, Create a win-win situation by being a good person.
• 甘蔗王 Ikṣvāku
• 地哩甘阿甘 Dīrghāgama; Long Discourses
• 甘蔗王种喜(甘蔗王種喜) ikṣvākukulanandana
• 甘露军荼利菩萨供养念诵成就仪轨(甘露軍荼利菩薩供養念誦成就儀軌) Ritual for attaining Siddhi through Offerings and Invoking Amṛta-Kuṇdalī Bodhisattva; Ganlu Jun Tu Li Pusa Gongyang Niansong Chengjiu Yi Gui
• 心甘情愿(心甘情願) gladly willing to do something ; Perfectly Willing ; Perfectly Willing ; Perfectly willing
• 甘露灌顶(甘露灌頂) Blessings by the Nectar
• 甘丹寺 Ganden monastery ; Ganden monastery
• 甘露味经(甘露味經) Abhidharmāmṛta śāstra
• 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
• 淤泥可以长出莲花 寒门可以培养孝子 洪炉可以锻鍊钢铁 困境可以成就伟人 认错可以增加勇气 服务可以转为善缘 苦涩可以酝酿甘甜 烦恼可以化为菩提(淤泥可以長出蓮花 寒門可以培養孝子 洪爐可以鍛鍊鋼鐵 困境可以成就偉人 認錯可以增加勇氣 服務可以轉為善緣 苦澀可以醞釀甘甜 煩惱可以化為菩提) Just as lotuses can grow out of mud, A humble family can raise filial children. Just as steel can be forged in a furnace, Adversity can create greatness. Just as courage comes from admitting one's faults, Service can create good affinities. Just as sweet taste can be brewed from bitterness, Defilements can turn into Bodhi.

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甘洛 、 心甘 、 甘泉 、 甘肃行省 、 甘肃柳莺 、 同甘苦 、 结球甘蓝 、 甘烹碧 、 甘甜 、 芜菁甘蓝 、 甘糖醇 、 善罢甘休 、 甘蔗 、 甘孜州 、 陕甘 、 甘草 、 甘油 、 不甘寂寞 、 甘州区 、 苦甘 、 洋甘菊 、 甘露糖醇 、 自甘堕落 、 紫甘蓝 、 硝化甘油 、 甘德县 、 甘油醛 、 甘言蜜语 、 甘纳豆 、 甘苦 、 甘德 、 三酸甘油脂 、 同甘共苦 、 甘孜 、 回甘 、 安立甘 、 甘露醇 、 甘薯

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 10 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 12 , has English translation
• Scroll 29 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 11
• Scroll 14 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 10
• Scroll 1 Susiddhikara Sutra (Su Xi Di Jie Luo Jing) 蘇悉地羯羅經 — count: 9
• Scroll 75 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 8
• Scroll 1 Susiddhikara Sutra (Su Xi Di Jie Luo Jing) 蘇悉地羯羅經 — count: 8
• Scroll 29 Amoghapāśakalparājasūtra (Bu Kong Juan Suo Shenbian Zhenyan Jing) 不空羂索神變真言經 — count: 8
• Scroll 1 Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經 — count: 8
• Scroll 1 Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra (Mahaparinirvana Sutra) 大般涅槃經 — count: 8 , has English translation
• Scroll 26 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 8 , has English translation

Collocations

• 甘果 (甘果) 出生種種勝妙甘果 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 29
• 甘馔 (甘饌) 婆羅門設種種甘饌 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 28
• 味甘 (味甘) 味甘如蜜 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 20
• 种种甘 (種種甘) 婆羅門設種種甘饌 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 16
• 甘雨 (甘雨) 周遍世界而降甘雨 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 10
• 种甘 (種甘) 出其有種種甘 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 2 — count: 8
• 甘婆罗 (甘婆羅) 甘婆羅龍王 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 5 — count: 7
• 香甘 (香甘) 香甘軟細 — Dafangbian Fo Bao'en Jing 大方便佛報恩經, Scroll 4 — count: 6
• 甘饍 (甘饍) 百味甘饍 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 6
• 降甘 (降甘) 周遍世界而降甘雨 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 5