那 nuó (archaic) many / beautiful / how / old variant of 挪[nuo2] syn 听 yǐn smile (archaic) syn 干 gān (bound form) to have to do with / to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gan1] / (archaic) shield syn 车 車 jū war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess) syn 神像 shén xiàng likeness of a god or Buddha / (old) portrait of the deceased syn 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits / hidden treasure / (fig.) treasure / (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law syn 恶人 惡人 è rén evil person / vile creature / villain / (archaic) ugly person syn 灵光 靈光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good! syn 佛祖 fó zǔ Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect 省事 xǐng shì perceptive / understanding / (archaic) to handle administrative work syn 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 天机 天機 tiān jī mystery known only to heaven (archaic) / inscrutable twist of fate / fig. top secret syn 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb 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 郎君 láng jūn my husband and master (archaic) / playboy of rich family / pimp syn 古旧 古舊 gǔ jiù archaic 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) 歌女 gē nǚ female singer (archaic) 太岁 太歲 tài suì Tai Sui, God of the year / archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星[Mu4 xing1] / nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area syn 水军 水軍 shuǐ jūn (archaic) navy / person employed to post messages on the Internet (abbr. for 網絡水軍|网络水军[Wang3luo4 shui3jun1]) syn 活佛 huó fó Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century syn 拜佛 bài fó to worship Buddha syn 圣像 聖像 shèng xiàng (old) image of Confucius / holy image (of Buddha or Jesus Christ etc) 佛法 fó fǎ Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine syn 栈道 棧道 zhàn dào plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff / (archaic) elevated passageway connecting the upper levels of adjacent towers 封号 封號 fēng hào (archaic) title granted to a person / to ban an (online) account 令牌 lìng pái (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token 大宝 大寶 dà bǎo (archaic) throne 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) 理化 lǐ huà physics and chemistry / (archaic) governance and education syn 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 令箭 lìng jiàn arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors syn 情色 qíng sè erotic (of art etc) / facial expression (archaic) 我等 wǒ děng we / us (archaic) 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all 大圣 大聖 dà shèng great sage / mahatma / king / emperor / outstanding personage / Buddha 都督 dū dū (army) commander-in-chief (archaic) / provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD) 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 行头 行頭 háng tóu team leader (archaic) / shopkeeper (archaic) syn 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) 戏份 戲份 xì fèn scene (in a movie etc) / one's part in a movie or play / (archaic) actor's payment 朝朝 zhāo zhāo every day (archaic) 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 离世 離世 lí shì (archaic) to live in seclusion / to pass away 阿难 阿難 ē nán Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple 佛性 fó xìng Buddha nature 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler) 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 报人 報人 bào rén newsman / journalist (archaic) 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 红胡子 紅胡子 hóng hú zi band of mounted bandits in Manchuria (archaic) 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 离 chī mythical beast (archaic) syn 座 zuò seat / base / stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1zuo4]) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc syn 差 chāi to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job / official post syn 乘 shèng (archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books syn 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 贝 貝 bèi cowrie / shellfish / currency (archaic) syn 丁 dīng male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1gan1] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl syn 佛 fó Buddha / Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2tuo2]) syn 幢 zhuàng classifier for buildings (Taiwan pr. [chuang2]) / (archaic) curtain hung over boat or carriage windows syn 辞 辭 cí to resign / to dismiss / to decline / (literary) to take leave / (archaic poetic genre) ballad / variant of 詞|词[ci2] syn 舍 shè (bound form) residence / house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3] syn 居 jī (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude syn 姬 jī woman / concubine / female entertainer (archaic) syn 泉 quán spring (small stream) / mouth of a spring / coin (archaic) syn 妲 dá female personal name (archaic) 释 釋 shì to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / Buddhism syn 予 yú (archaic) I / me 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 骆 駱 luò camel / white horse with a black mane (archaic) 稣 穌 sū archaic variant of 蘇|苏[su1] / to revive 缔 締 dì (archaic) to bind up inextricably / (bound form) to form an enduring union / to establish (an alliance, a friendship, a nation etc) 宫刑 宮刑 gōng xíng castration (archaic punishment) 活菩萨 活菩薩 huó pú sà a living Buddha / fig. compassionate person / saint syn 彝 彞 yí (archaic) wine vessel / (archaic) sacrificial vessel / (literary) rule / convention 竺 zhú surname Zhu / abbr. for 天竺[Tian1zhu2], India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) / (archaic) Buddhism syn 榔 láng tall tree (archaic) syn 辇 輦 niǎn (archaic) man-drawn carriage / an imperial carriage / to transport by carriage syn 佛牙 fó yá Buddha's tooth (a holy relic) 禺 yú (archaic) district / (old) type of monkey