凡 fán

1. fán adjective ordinary; common
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 平常 (Guoyu '凡' adj 1; Unihan '凡')
2. fán noun the ordinary world
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 尘世间 (Guoyu '凡' n 2)
3. fán noun an outline
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 刚要 (Guoyu '凡' n 1)
4. fán adjective secular
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 世俗 (Guoyu '凡' adj 2)
5. fán adverb all
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 凡 is synonymous with 一切 in this sense. Usually, used to introduce a noun phrase in Literary Chinese. For example, 則凡可以得生者，何不用也？ 'why should he not use every means by which he could preserve it [life]?' (Mengzi: 11.10/59/27; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 127; Unihan '凡')
6. fán adverb altogether; in sum; in all; in total
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 凡 is synonymous with 总共 in this sense (Guoyu '凡' adv 1)
7. fán noun ordinary people
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Synonymous with 凡人 in this sense in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 127).
8. fán noun an ordinary person
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Abbreviation for 凡夫 (FGDB '凡夫')
9. fán adjective common; unrefined; prākṛta
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: prākṛta (BCSD '凡', p. 178; MW 'prākṛta')

Contained in

• 凡圣一如(凡聖一如) the mundane and the divine are one
• 凡夫地 level of the common people
• 投入才能深入 付出才能杰出 平凡才能不凡 磨练才能熟练(投入才能深入 付出才能傑出 平凡才能不凡 磨練才能熟練) Only commitment leads to depth, Only devotion leads to excellence, Only by being ordinary can one be extraordinary, Only training leads to skilfulness.
• 凡圣同居土(凡聖同居土) a realm where the ordinary and the divine dwell together
• 见事推诿的人 必然不能成功 凡事承担的人 定会成就事业(見事推諉的人 必然不能成功 凡事承擔的人 定會成就事業) One who evades responsibilities is unlikely to succeed; One who bears responsibilities is destined to succeed.
• 凡人 an ordinary person; a mortal ; Ordinary Being ; an ordinary being; pṛthagjana
• 天下圣贤仁者寿 世间凡俗礼为尊(天下聖賢仁者壽 世間凡俗禮為尊) Among eminent and sagely ones, benevolence outlives all; Out of all worldly formalities, propriety is the most noble.
• 凡夫 a commoner ; an ordinary person; pṛthagjana
• 圣凡(聖凡) sage and ordinary ; sage and common person
• 不变凡情(不變凡情) could not transform their worldly desires
• 转凡成圣(轉凡成聖) transformed their mundane nature and became sages
• 休抛真谛求真谛 但识凡心即佛心(休拋真諦求真諦 但識凡心即佛心) Never search the Truth by turning away from it; Realize the buddha-mind through the ordinary mind.
• 凡圣(凡聖) Ordinary and Sagely ; the ordinary and the divine
• 凡圣不二(凡聖不二) nonduality between the mundane and the divine
• 佛凡一体(佛凡一體) the Buddha and the mundane are one
• 凡愚 common and ignorant
• 十二种乌凡伽(十二種烏凡伽) twelve upanga
• 天下圣贤仁者寿 世间凡俗礼为先(天下聖賢仁者壽 世間凡俗禮為先) Among eminent and sagely ones, benevolence outlives all; Out of all worldly formalities, propriety comes first.
• 悟本性无非佛性 了凡心即是圣心(悟本性無非佛性 了凡心即是聖心) Attaining the Buddha nature is none other than realizing one's intrinsic nature; Seeing the sagely mind is no different from seeing the ordinary mind.

Also contained in

肉眼凡胎 、 不同凡响 、 下凡 、 凡是 、 非凡 、 自命不凡 、 大凡 、 砷凡纳明 、 凡军好高 、 降凡 、 凡例 、 大凡粗知 、 平凡 、 凡作 、 阿凡提 、 凡俗 、 尘凡 、 凡夫俗子 、 自负不凡 、 凡近 、 凡得瓦力 、 诸凡百事 、 不凡 、 革凡成圣 、 举凡 、 伊凡 、 阿凡士塔 、 非同凡响 、 凡民 、 不平凡 、 凡尘 、 凡心

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 100
• Scroll 1 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 100
• Scroll 2 Collection of records concerning the Chinese Buddhist Canon (Chu San Zang Ji Ji) 出三藏記集 — count: 74
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 70
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 66
• Scroll 8 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 64
• Scroll 9 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 56
• Scroll 4 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 56
• Scroll 1 Da Ban Niepan Jing You Yi 涅槃經遊意 — count: 54
• Scroll 17 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 54

Collocations

• 凡庶 (凡庶) 吾宿薄祐生在凡庶 — Sutra of the Collection of the Six Perfections (Liu Du Ji Jing) 六度集經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
• 凡象 (凡象) 不如一凡象力 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 36 — count: 6
• 凡世间 (凡世間) 凡世間所見 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 5
• 凡起 (凡起) 如是凡起十處兜婆 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 3 — count: 4
• 世间凡 (世間凡) 世間凡有三種天使 — Sutra on the Causes and Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Yin Ben Jing) 起世因本經, Scroll 4 — count: 4
• 一凡 (一凡) 不如一凡象力 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 36 — count: 4
• 凡鄙 (凡鄙) 超過諸凡鄙 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 3
• 凡世 (凡世) 凡世地動 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 3
• 凡言 (凡言) 凡言 — Dafangbian Fo Bao'en Jing 大方便佛報恩經, Scroll 6 — count: 2
• 六凡 (六凡) 有六凡常之力 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 31 — count: 2