也 yě

1. yě adverb also; too
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: For example, 他不吃饭，也不睡觉 'He does not eat and he also does not sleep.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 4; Guoyu '也' adverb 1; NCCED 2 '也' 1; Unihan '也')
2. yě particle a final modal particle indicating certainy or decision
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: The particle 也 marks a noun predicate with a continuing state in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 114). For example, 未有仁而遺其親者也 'There never has been a benevolent man who neglected his parents.' (Mengzi: 1.1/1/8, translation by Legge; Guoyu '也' particle 1; Kroll 2015 '也' 1; NCCED 1 '也' 1; Unihan '也')
3. yě particle either
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 或者 (Guoyu '也' particle 7; NCCED 2 '也' 2)
4. yě adverb even
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (NCCED 2 '也' 3)
5. yě adverb used to soften the tone
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (Guoyu '也' particle 6; NCCED 2 '也' 5)
6. yě adverb used for emphasis
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: For example, 一点也不 'not even a bit' (Guoyu '也' adverb 3)
7. yě adverb used to mark contrast
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: For example, 一点也不 'not even a bit' (Guoyu '也' adverb 4)
8. yě adverb used to mark compromise
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 让步; for example, 这样也好 'That is fine too.' (Guoyu '也' adverb 5)
9. yě phonetic ya
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ya; first semivowel in the Sanskrit alphabet (BCSD '也', p. 78; MW 'ya')

Contained in

• 为大事也 何惜生命 为信仰也 何吝舍俗 为学法也 何惧委屈 为承诺也 何必反悔(為大事也 何惜生命 為信仰也 何吝捨俗 為學法也 何懼委屈 為承諾也 何必反悔) Tis for the Greater Cause, why should even my life be spared? Tis for the Faith, why hesitate on relinquishing the mundane life? Tis for the Dharma, why fear being wronged? Tis for the promise, why regret anything?
• 淡然也 Remain Detached
• 毘舍也 visaya; sphere; object
• 悟也么(悟也麼) Awakened Yet?
• 斯梗概也 This is a general outline
• 噁乞蒭毘也 Akṣobhya; Aksobhya Buddha
• 阿儞怛也 anitya; impermanence
• 破铜烂铁也能成钢(破銅爛鐵也能成鋼) Even scrap metal can be turned into steel.
• 只赢得眼睛也落地(只贏得眼睛也落地) all he’s achieved is that his eyes have fallen out too
• 安然也 Peaceful
• 四十七言也 they [the letters] are forty-seven in number
• 粒米必珍 富之源也 A grain of rice should be cherished as it is the source of fortune
• 毘那也迦 Vinayaka
• 也他 as; for instance; yathā
• 所破者破四魔也 what is destroyed are the four demons
• 佛陀也会被人毁谤(佛陀也會被人毀謗) even the Buddha was slandered
• 婆罗袟底也(婆羅袟底也) Baladitya
• 譬喻问号(三) 静默似雷声， 大声小声？ 无明似乌云， 是耶否耶？ 妄语似汙垢， 净乎秽乎？ 业力似影子， 随也离也？ 人死似搬家， 此处彼处？ 杀人似杀己， 是也不是？ 忧虑似盗贼， 是偷是抢？ 烦恼似尘劳， 陈乎留乎？ 内心似田地， 种草种谷？ 信仰似宝藏， 要与不要？(譬喻問號(三) 靜默似雷聲， 大聲小聲？ 無明似烏雲， 是耶否耶？ 妄語似汙垢， 淨乎穢乎？ 業力似影子， 隨也離也？ 人死似搬家， 此處彼處？ 殺人似殺己， 是也不是？ 憂慮似盜賊， 是偷是搶？ 煩惱似塵勞， 陳乎留乎？ 內心似田地， 種草種穀？ 信仰似寶藏， 要與不要？) Metaphors (3) Silence is thunder. Is it loud or soft? Ignorance is a grey cloud. Is it or is it not? Lying is pollution. Is it pure or dirty? Karma is a shadow. Does it follow or leave you? Death is moving houses. Here or there? Killing life is killing yourself. Is it or is it not? Worry is a thief. Does it steal or rob? Affliction is dust. Does it accumulate or stay? The mind is a field. Shall we grow weeds or crops? Faith is a treasure. Do you want it or not?
• 祈一功德以见拯拔也(祈一功德以見拯拔也) I beg your help for the sake of my virtue
• 羯噜儜么也(羯嚕儜麼也) karunamaya; consisting of compassion
• 立功立德立言　三不朽也 Establish One’s Merit, Virtue, and Teachings; These Are the Three Imperishables
• 微洒也(微灑也) visaya; sphere; object
• 懿夫圣人利物之智也(懿夫聖人利物之智也) admirable were the sages who had sufficient wisdom to benefit beings
• 弭也竭罗(弭也竭羅) tiger; vyāghra
• 弘也 Kūya
• 空也 Kūya
• 盖表亲从佛闻也(蓋表親從佛聞也) expresses that a direct disciple of the Buddha heard this
• 阿奢也 mental disposition; āśaya

Also contained in

是何祥也 、 再也 、 空空如也 、 躺着也中枪 、 也好不到哪里去 、 人之将死，其言也善 、 是可忍也，孰不可忍 、 也就是 、 也先台吉 、 也好不了多少 、 维也纳 、 说也奇怪 、 我也是醉了 、 也是 、 成也萧何，败也萧何 、 食色性也 、 也罢 、 也许 、 之乎者也 、 至其将衰也 、 想也没想 、 也好 、 也先

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• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1300
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1271
• Scroll 27 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 1164
• Scroll 15 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 1077
• Scroll 41 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 1076
• Scroll 48 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 986
• Scroll 11 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 950
• Scroll 13 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 944
• Scroll 80 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 930
• Scroll 14 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 922