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"ritual (Daoism)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
科仪 科儀 kē yí ritual (Daoism) / scientific instrument (abbr. for 科學儀器|科学仪器[ke1 xue2 yi2 qi4])
Chinese Pinyin Translation
道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn
修行 xiū xíng to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) / to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft syn
修道 xiū dào to practice Daoism 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
玄机 玄機 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles syn
法事 fǎ shì religious ceremony / ritual syn
道学 道學 dào xué Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
道教 dào jiào Taoism / Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs)
观礼 觀禮 guān lǐ to attend a ritual syn
飞升 飛昇 fēi shēng to fly upwards / (fig.) to rise / to increase / (Daoism) to ascend to heaven / to achieve immortality syn
羽化 yǔ huà levitation (of Daoist immortal) / to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven / (in Daoism) to become immortal / to die / of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form / eclosion syn
持重 chí zhòng prudent / cautious / to be in charge of ritual ceremonies / to hold an important office syn
拜天地 bài tiān dì to worship heaven and earth / ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / also called 拜堂 syn
老子 lǎo zǐ Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi syn
饕餮 tāo tiè ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king / zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes / gluttonous / sumptuous (banquet) syn
道德经 道德經 dào dé jīng the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism
太阴 太陰 tài yīn the Moon (esp. in Daoism) syn
诸子 諸子 zhū zǐ various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
三教 sān jiào the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
老庄 老莊 lǎo zhuāng Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism
纸钱 紙錢 zhǐ qián ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead
罡风 罡風 gāng fēng in Daoism, astral wind on which immortals may ride / strong wind
拜堂 bài táng ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / same as 拜天地
守 shǒu to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining syn
祭器 jì qì ritual dishes / sacrificial vessels
居丧 居喪 jū sàng to observe the ritual mourning
祓 fú to cleanse / to remove evil / ritual for seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster
三教九流 sān jiào jiǔ liú the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists) / fig. people from all trades (often derog.) syn
道教徒 dào jiào tú a Daoist / a follower of Daoism syn
祃 禡 mà (arch.) religious ritual on setting out for war
三魂七魄 sān hún qī pò three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man
槱 yǒu ritual bonfire
祝发 祝髮 zhù fà to cut one's hair (as part of a minority ritual or in order to become a monk)
礼器 禮器 lǐ qì ritual object / sacrificial vessel
纸人纸马 紙人紙馬 zhǐ rén zhǐ mǎ paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
纸马 紙馬 zhǐ mǎ paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
金刚杵 金剛杵 jīn gāng chǔ vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
行礼如仪 行禮如儀 xíng lǐ rú yì to perform the ritual bows / to follow the customary ceremonies
观落阴 觀落陰 guān luò yīn a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey
行礼如仪 行禮如儀 xíng lǐ rú yí to perform the ritual bows / to follow the customary ceremonies
祓除 fú chú to exorcize (evil spirits) / to purify through ritual / to rid oneself of (a bad habit)
居丧 居喪 jū sāng to observe the ritual mourning
拨浪鼓 撥浪鼓 bō lang gǔ rattle drum / pellet drum – a hand drum with two pellets attached to strings on either side, mounted on a rod that is twirled to make the pellets strike the drum (used in ritual music, as a children's toy or as a street vendor's noisemaker) syn
冠礼 冠禮 guàn lǐ the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man
七魄 qī pò seven mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires / contrasted with 三魂 three immortal souls
三魂 sān hún three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect
乩童 jī tóng (Daoism) a spirit medium, often a young person, believed to be possessed by a deity during rituals, acting as an intermediary for communication between the spirit world and humans
炁 qì (Daoism) Qi / vital force / life force (variant of 氣|气[qi4])
玄武 xuán wǔ Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky) / (in Daoism) God of the north sky
禄星 祿星 lù xīng Star God of Rank and Affluence (Daoism)
诸子十家 諸子十家 zhū zǐ shí jiā various sages and ten schools of thought / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
黄庭经 黃庭經 huáng tíng jīng Huangting Jing, one of the primary scriptures of Daoism
三官大帝 sān guān dà dì the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)
风火轮 風火輪 fēng huǒ lún (martial arts) wind-and-fire wheel, weapon used in hand-to-hand fighting / (Daoism) a magical pair of wheels on which one can stand to ride at great speed, used by Nezha 哪吒[Ne2 zha5] / (fig.) never-ending treadmill
骑鹤化 騎鶴化 qí hè huà (Daoism) to die
修仙 xiū xiān to cultivate oneself in pursuit of immortality (esp. in Daoism)
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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