盖 (蓋) gài
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gài
noun
a lid; top; cover
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '蓋' gài n 2; Kroll 2015 '蓋' 2, p. 126; Unihan '蓋'; XHZD '盖' 1) -
gài
verb
to build
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 建 (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 4; XHZD '盖' 4) -
gě
proper noun
Ge
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '蓋' gě n 1) -
gài
conjunction
because
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Synonymous with 因为 and 由于 in this sense, used to begin a sentence (Guoyu '蓋' gài conj 1; Kroll 2015 '蓋' 6b, p. 126; XHZD '盖' 6-2) -
gài
adverb
roughly; approximately
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 大概 in this sense (Guoyu '蓋' gài adv; XHZD '盖' 6-3) -
gài
conjunction
but; yet
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Synonymous with 却 and 则 in this sense (Guoyu '蓋' gài conj 2; XHZD '盖' 6-1) -
gài
adjective
probably; about
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 盖 may be used as an introductory particle to affirm the truth or to open the possibility of doubt (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 6, p. 126; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 124). For example, 蓋有之矣，我未之見也。 'Should there possibly be any such case, I have not seen it.' (Lunyu: 4.6/7/19, translation by Legge) -
gài
verb
to cover; to hide; to protect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 1; Kroll 2015 '蓋' 2a, p. 126; Unihan '蓋') -
gài
noun
an umbrella; a canopy
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 2, p. 126; XHZD '盖' 2) -
gài
noun
a shell
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (XHZD '盖' 5) -
gài
noun
sogon grass
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 茅草 (Guoyu '蓋' gài n 1) -
gài
verb
to add to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, to add a seal to a document (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 2) -
gài
verb
to surpass; to overshadow; to overarch
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 超越 (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 3; Kroll 2015 '蓋' 3, p. 126) -
gài
verb
to chatter
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 吹牛 or 胡扯 (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 4) -
hé
adverb
why
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 为何 (Guoyu '蓋' hé adv 1) -
hé
adverb
why not
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 何不 (Guoyu '蓋' hé adv 2; Kroll 2015 '蓋' hé, p. 126) -
gě
proper noun
Ge
Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Place Name 地名
Notes: A historic place located in present-day Shandong (Guoyu '蓋' gě n 1) -
gài
noun
a roof; thatched roofing
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 1, p. 126) -
gài
verb
to respect; to uphold
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 4, p. 126) -
gài
noun
a crest
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Especially of an animal (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 5, p. 126) -
gài
noun
a hindrance; an obstacle; nivāraṇa; nīvaraṇāni
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: nivāraṇa, Pali: nīvaraṇāni, Japanese: gai, Tibetan: sgrib pa (BL 'nivāraṇa'; BCSD '蓋', p. 1023; Edgerton 1953 'nivāraṇa', p. 306)
Contained in
- 盖区别法门(蓋區別法門) for differentiating the gates of the Law
- 轮盖(輪蓋) stacked rings; wheel
- 缯盖(繒蓋) silk canopy
- 除盖障菩萨所问经(除蓋障菩薩所問經) Ratnameghasūtra; Chu Gai Zhang Pusa Suo Wen Jing
- 除盖障菩萨(除盖障菩薩) Sarvanivaranaviskambhin Bodhisattva
- 除一切盖障(除一切蓋障) eliminate all obstacles ; Sarvanivaranaviskambhin
- 弃诸阴盖菩萨(棄諸陰蓋菩薩) Sarvanivaranaviskambhin Bodhisattva
- 天不能盖(天不能蓋) it cannot be covered by the sky
- 白伞盖佛顶(白傘蓋佛頂) white canopy Buddha crown
- 香云盖(香雲蓋) incense cloud canopy
- 大白伞盖(大白傘蓋) great while canopy
- 净除罪盖娱乐佛法经(淨除罪蓋娛樂佛法經) Suffering in the Five Realms
- 膝盖(膝蓋) knee ; knee; jānumaṇḍalam
Also contained in
若尔盖 、 软口盖 、 盖章 、 盖世太保 、 锅盖头 、 覆盖 、 盖茨比 、 盖茨 、 翻盖 、 盖火锅 、 冰盖 、 若尔盖县 、 秃宝盖 、 封盖 、 幡盖 、 掩盖 、 加盖 、 头盖 、 指甲盖 、 顶盖 、 盖儿 、 盖棺论定 、 盖上 、 欲盖弥彰 、 大盖帽 、 盖牌 、 臭盖 、 盖棺定论 、 盖瓦 、 车盖 、 铺盖 、 涵盖 、 盖门 、 后盖 、 菌盖 、 盖州 、 劈头盖脸 、 麦盖提
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Truncated for common words
- Scroll 48 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 147
- Scroll 26 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 103
- Scroll 3 Vibhāṣāśāstra (Bing Po Sha Lun) 鞞婆沙論 — count: 76
- Scroll 38 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 73
- Scroll 4 The Great Calming and Contemplation (Mohe Zhi Guan) 摩訶止觀 — count: 73 , has English translation
- Scroll 55 Abhidharmanyāyānusāraśāstra (Apidamo Shun Zheng Lilun) 阿毘達磨順正理論 — count: 65
- Scroll 27 Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經 — count: 55 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 28 Abhidharmakośaśāstrakārikāvibhāṣya (Apidamo Cang Xian Zong Lun) 阿毘達磨藏顯宗論 — count: 54
- Scroll 20 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 49
- Scroll 5 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 49
Collocations
- 疑盖 (疑蓋) 疑蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 45
- 贪欲盖 (貪慾蓋) 貪欲蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 30
- 阴盖 (陰蓋) 除眾陰蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 24
- 瞋恚盖 (瞋恚蓋) 瞋恚蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 24
- 睡眠盖 (睡眠蓋) 睡眠蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 21
- 箱盖 (箱蓋) 其門上有曲箱蓋 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 1 — count: 19
- 盖令 (蓋令) 已起貪欲蓋令滅 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 26 — count: 17
- 盖交 (蓋交) 門上有曲箱蓋交露 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 1 — count: 14
- 悔盖 (悔蓋) 掉悔蓋 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 24 — count: 11
- 盖覆 (蓋覆) 以蓋覆上 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 9