生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]) syn 神像 shén xiàng likeness of a god or Buddha / (old) portrait of the deceased syn 宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits / hidden treasure / (fig.) treasure / (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law 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 生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi cost of living / living expenses / alimony 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 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 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic 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) 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 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 大圣 大聖 dà shèng great sage / mahatma / king / emperor / outstanding personage / Buddha 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 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 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 佛 fó Buddha / Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2tuo2]) 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 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) 活 huó to live / alive / living / work / workmanship syn 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living syn 生物 shēng wù organism / living creature / life form / biological / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 客厅 客廳 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 宿舍 sù shè dormitory / dorm room / living quarters / hostel / CL:間|间[jian1] 活生生 huó shēng shēng real (people) / living (artist) / while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) syn 饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living syn 活命 huó mìng life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living syn 生前 shēng qián (of a deceased) during one's life / while living 为生 為生 wéi shēng to make a living syn 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn 谋生 謀生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living syn 活人 huó rén living person 人世 rén shì the world / this world / the world of the living syn 顶楼 頂樓 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 起居室 qǐ jū shì living room / sitting room syn 跟前 gēn qian (of children, parents etc) at one's side / living with one syn 生路 shēng lù a way to make a living / a way to survive / a way out of a predicament syn 生灵 生靈 shēng líng (literary) the people / living thing / creature syn 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback syn 狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn 居家 jū jiā to live at home / to stay at home / home (schooling etc) / in-home (care etc) / household (repairs etc) / living (environment etc) syn 朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous syn 火坑 huǒ kēng pit of fire / fig. living hell syn 营房 營房 yíng fáng barracks / living quarters syn 觅食 覓食 mì shí to forage / to hunt for food / to scavenge / fig. to make a living 自食其力 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living syn 找钱 找錢 zhǎo qián to give change / to seek funding / (dialect) to make money / to earn a living 杀生 殺生 shā shēng to take the life of a living creature 生人 shēng rén stranger / living person / to give birth / to be born (in a certain time or place) syn 仿生 fǎng shēng to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism / bionic / biomimetic 实例 實例 shí lì actual example / living example / illustration / demonstration / (computing) instance 众生 眾生 zhòng shēng all living things syn 营生 營生 yíng shēng to earn a living syn 芸芸众生 芸芸眾生 yún yún zhòng shēng every living being (Buddhism) / the mass of common people 洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean syn 蛰伏 蟄伏 zhé fú hibernation / living in seclusion syn 阳间 陽間 yáng jiān the world of the living syn 大杂院 大雜院 dà zá yuàn compound with many families living together 做活 zuò huó to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker) / life of a group of stones in Go 圍棋|围棋[wei2 qi2] 高洁 高潔 gāo jié noble and clean-living / lofty and unsullied syn 卖唱 賣唱 mài chàng to sing for a living 拾荒 shí huāng to glean / to collect scraps / to eke out a meager living syn 乡绅 鄉紳 xiāng shēn a scholar or government official living in one's village / a village gentleman / squire syn 民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]) / no way of getting by syn 笔耕 筆耕 bǐ gēng to make a living by writing / to write (as an author) syn 兼营 兼營 jiān yíng a second job / supplementary way of making a living 活化石 huó huà shí living fossil 游子 遊子 yóu zǐ person living or traveling far from home syn 淡泊 dàn bó living a simple life syn 生活区 生活區 shēng huó qū living community 侨胞 僑胞 qiáo bāo countryman living abroad syn 