一边 一邊 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while syn 神像 shén xiàng likeness of a god or Buddha / (old) portrait of the deceased syn 右手 yòu shǒu right hand / right-hand side syn 手头 手頭 shǒu tóu on hand / at hand / one's financial situation syn 左手 zuǒ shǒu left hand / left-hand side syn 宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits / hidden treasure / (fig.) treasure / (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law syn 举手 舉手 jǔ shǒu to raise a hand / to put up one's hand (as signal) 伸手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle syn 携手 攜手 xié shǒu hand in hand / to join hands / to collaborate syn 灵光 靈光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good! syn 递交 遞交 dì jiāo to present / to give / to hand over / to hand in / to lay before syn 佛祖 fó zǔ Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect 手边 手邊 shǒu biān on hand / at hand syn 交手 jiāo shǒu to fight hand to hand syn 徒手 tú shǒu with bare hands / unarmed / fighting hand-to-hand / freehand (drawing) 手心 shǒu xīn palm (of one's hand) / control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand) syn 时针 時針 shí zhēn hand of a clock / hour hand 佛像 fó xiàng Buddhist image / statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva / CL:尊[zun1], 張|张[zhang1] syn 法宝 法寶 fǎ bǎo Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand syn 手拉手 shǒu lā shǒu to join hands / hand in hand syn 肉搏 ròu bó to fight hand-to-hand syn 手笔 手筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale syn 净土 淨土 jìng tǔ (Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit) syn 反手 fǎn shǒu to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done 齐头并进 齊頭並進 qí tóu bìng jìn to go forward together (idiom) / to undertake simultaneous tasks / going hand in hand syn 如来 如來 rú lái tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc) 真身 zhēn shēn the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy syn 佛陀 fó tuó Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama) syn 护法 護法 hù fǎ to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) / fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat / to fight at close quarters syn 活佛 huó fó Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century syn 拜佛 bài fó to worship Buddha syn 肉搏战 肉搏戰 ròu bó zhàn hand-to-hand combat 圣像 聖像 shèng xiàng (old) image of Confucius / holy image (of Buddha or Jesus Christ etc) 摆手 擺手 bǎi shǒu to wave one's hand / to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc) / to swing one's arms syn 佛法 fó fǎ Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine syn 里手 裡手 lǐ shǒu expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle syn 释迦牟尼 釋迦牟尼 shì jiā móu ní Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama) 弥勒 彌勒 mí lè Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha 佛爷 佛爺 fó ye Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee) / Buddha / God / emperor / in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] syn 弥勒佛 彌勒佛 mí lè fó Maitreya / the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha syn 传给 傳給 chuán gei to pass on (to sb) / to send / to pass (e.g. in football) / to give directly (by hand) / to deliver / to hand over / to transfer / to relay / to transmit / to hand on (to the next generation) 手绘 手繪 shǒu huì to paint by hand / to draw by hand / hand-painted / hand-drawn 大圣 大聖 dà shèng great sage / mahatma / king / emperor / outstanding personage / Buddha 援手 yuán shǒu assistance / a helping hand / to lend a hand syn 念佛 niàn fó to pray to Buddha / to chant the names of Buddha syn 世尊 shì zūn World Honored One / Revered One of the World (Buddha) 成佛 chéng fó to become a Buddha / to attain enlightenment 达摩 達摩 dá mó Dharma, the teaching of Buddha / Bodhidharma 缴交 繳交 jiǎo jiāo to hand in / to hand over / to pay (a fee etc) 手牵手 手牽手 shǒu qiān shǒu hand in hand 四大天王 sì dà tiān wáng the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra) / the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha 佛光 fó guāng Buddha's teachings / aura (around the head of Buddha) 弥陀 彌陀 mí tuó Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise / abbr. for 阿彌陀佛|阿弥陀佛 / Mituo or Mito township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan 佛号 佛號 fó hào one of the many names of Buddha 阿难 阿難 ē nán Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple 佛性 fó xìng Buddha nature 护手霜 護手霜 hù shǒu shuāng hand cream / hand lotion 浮屠 fú tú Buddha / Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo) syn 白佛 bái fó to ask Buddha 卧佛 臥佛 wò fó reclining Buddha 临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort syn 药师佛 藥師佛 yào shī fó Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru) 舍利塔 shè lì tǎ stupa / tower venerating the ashes of the Buddha 借花献佛 借花獻佛 jiè huā xiàn fó lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom) / fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism syn 醍醐 tí hú refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character 掌 zhǎng palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield syn 佛 fó Buddha / Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2tuo2]) syn 缴 繳 jiǎo to hand in / to hand over / to pay / to capture (weapons) / to seize syn 释 釋 shì to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / Buddhism syn 阿弥陀佛 阿彌陀佛 ē mí tuó fó Amitabha Buddha / the Buddha of the Western paradise / may the lord Buddha preserve us! / merciful Buddha! syn 抱佛脚 抱佛腳 bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation syn 活菩萨 活菩薩 huó pú sà a living Buddha / fig. compassionate person / saint syn 白刃战 白刃戰 bái rèn zhàn hand-to-hand fighting 佛牙 fó yá Buddha's tooth (a holy relic) 噶 gá phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds) / Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha / (dialect) final particle similar to 了[le5] (esp. in Yunnan) 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 身上 shēn shang on the body / at hand / among syn 帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn syn 提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn 身边 身邊 shēn biān at one's side / on hand 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 住手 zhù shǒu to desist / to stop / to stay one's hand syn 交给 交給 jiāo gěi to give / to deliver / to hand over syn 手里 手裡 shǒu lǐ in hand / (a situation is) in sb's hands 放手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand syn 手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action syn 下手 xià shǒu to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest syn 见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight syn 高手 gāo shǒu expert / past master / dab hand syn 递给 遞給 dì gěi to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb) syn 手脚 手腳 shǒu jiǎo hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4]) syn 目睹 mù dǔ to witness / to see at first hand / to see with one's own eyes syn 着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out syn 交出 jiāo chū to hand over 另一方面 lìng yī fāng miàn on the other hand / another aspect syn 卖力 賣力 mài lì to work hard / to do one's very best / to throw oneself into the task at hand syn 手榴弹 手榴彈 shǒu liú dàn hand grenade syn 