证明 證明 zhèng míng proof / certificate / identification / testimonial / CL:個|个[ge4] / to prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of syn 真相 zhēn xiàng the truth about sth / the actual facts syn 实话 實話 shí huà truth syn 理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 说实话 說實話 shuō shí huà to speak the truth / truth to tell / frankly 隐瞒 隱瞞 yǐn mán to conceal / to hide (a taboo subject) / to cover up the truth syn 质疑 質疑 zhì yí to call into question / to question (truth or validity) syn 真理 zhēn lǐ truth / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 实话实说 實話實說 shí huà shí shuō to tell the truth / to tell it as it is 实情 實情 shí qíng the actual situation / the truth syn 真情 zhēn qíng real situation / the truth syn 醒悟 xǐng wù to come to oneself / to come to realize / to come to see the truth / to wake up to reality syn 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / the truth comes to light syn 遮掩 zhē yǎn to cover / to mask / to cover up or conceal (the truth etc) syn 真相大白 zhēn xiàng dà bái the whole truth is revealed (idiom) / everything becomes clear syn 觉醒 覺醒 jué xǐng to awaken / to come to realize / awakened to the truth / the truth dawns upon one / scales fall from the eyes / to become aware syn 顿悟 頓悟 dùn wù a flash of realization / the truth in a flash / a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist) syn 见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects) / to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause syn 实事求是 實事求是 shí shì qiú shì lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic syn 公理 gōng lǐ self-evident truth / (math.) axiom syn 法门 法門 fǎ mén gate to enlightment (Buddhism) / Buddhism / way / method / (old) south gate of a palace syn 明理 míng lǐ sensible / reasonable / an obvious reason, truth or fact / to understand the reason or reasoning syn 求是 qiú shì to seek the truth 以讹传讹 以訛傳訛 yǐ é chuán é to spread falsehoods / to increasingly distort the truth / to pile errors on top of errors (idiom) syn 真善美 zhēn shàn měi truth, goodness and beauty 省悟 xǐng wù to wake up to reality / to come to oneself / to realize / to see the truth syn 真象 zhēn xiàng (variant of 真相[zhen1 xiang4]) the truth about sth / the actual facts 大道理 dà dào li major principle / general truth / sermon (reproof) / bombastic talk syn 普贤 普賢 pǔ xián Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth 一手遮天 yī shǒu zhē tiān lit. to hide the sky with one hand / to hide the truth from the masses syn 猛醒 měng xǐng to realize suddenly / to wake up to the truth / to suddenly awake from sleep syn 醍醐 tí hú refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character 破 pò broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of syn 认账 認賬 rèn zhàng to own up to a fault / to admit the truth / to acknowledge a debt syn 纸包不住火 紙包不住火 zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ lit. paper can't wrap fire / fig. the truth will out syn 地狱 地獄 dì yù hell / infernal / underworld / (Buddhism) Naraka syn 在家 zài jiā to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1chai1]) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1jia1]) 毒气 毒氣 dú qì poison gas / toxic gas / manifestation of passion, anger etc (Buddhism) syn 业 業 yè line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already syn 报应 報應 bào yìng (Buddhism) divine retribution / karma syn 解脱 解脫 jiě tuō to untie / to free / to absolve of / to get free of / to extirpate oneself / (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries syn 宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits / hidden treasure / (fig.) treasure / (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law syn 爱河 愛河 ài hé the river of love / a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism) 法师 法師 fǎ shī one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism) syn 人道 rén dào human sympathy / humanitarianism / humane / the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism) / sexual intercourse syn 转世 轉世 zhuǎn shì reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism) 轮回 輪迴 lún huí to reincarnate / reincarnation (Buddhism) / (of the seasons etc) to follow each other cyclically / cycle / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 佛教 fó jiào Buddhism syn 清净 清淨 qīng jìng peaceful / quiet / tranquil / purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism) syn 正道 zhèng dào the correct path / the right way (Buddhism) syn 西天 xī tiān the Western Paradise (Buddhism) syn 乱世 亂世 luàn shì the world in chaos / troubled times / (in Buddhism) the mortal world syn 前世 qián shì previous generations / previous incarnation (Buddhism) syn 恶果 惡果 è guǒ evil consequence / retribution (in Buddhism) syn 菩萨 菩薩 pú sà (Buddhism) bodhisattva syn 转轮 轉輪 zhuàn lún rotating disk / wheel / rotor / cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism 罗汉 羅漢 luó hàn (Buddhism) arhat (abbr. for 阿羅漢|阿罗汉[a1luo2han4]) syn 禅宗 禪宗 chán zōng Zen Buddhism syn 玄机 玄機 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles syn 蒲团 蒲團 pú tuán praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail) 红尘 紅塵 hóng chén the world of mortals (Buddhism) / human society / worldly affairs 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 喇嘛 lǎ ma lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism 彼岸 bǐ àn the other shore / (Buddhism) paramita syn 前身 qián shēn forerunner / predecessor / precursor / previous incarnation (Buddhism) / jacket front syn 大千世界 大韆世界 dà qiān shì jiè great wide world / marvelously diverse world / (Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4]) syn 芸芸众生 芸芸眾生 yún yún zhòng shēng every living being (Buddhism) / the mass of common people 超生 chāo shēng (Buddhism) to be reincarnated / (fig.) to be lenient / to spare sb / to have more children than allowed under family planning policy syn 衣钵 衣缽 yī bō the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism) / legacy / mantle 劫数 劫數 jié shù predestined fate (Buddhism) syn 前尘 前塵 qián chén the past / impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism) syn 大我 dà wǒ the collective / the whole / (Buddhism) the greater self syn 信佛 xìn fó to believe in Buddhism 佛门 佛門 fó mén Buddhism syn 善男信女 shàn nán xìn nǚ lay practitioners of Buddhism syn 受戒 shòu jiè to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism) / to take orders 冤孽 yuān niè sin (in Buddhism) / enmity leading to sin syn 佛家 fó jiā Buddhism / Buddhist 阎罗王 閻羅王 yán luó wáng (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell syn 坐化 zuò huà to die in a seated posture (Buddhism) syn 执着 執著 zhí zhuó to be strongly attached to / to be dedicated / to cling to / (Buddhism) attachment syn 有情 yǒu qíng to be in love / sentient beings (Buddhism) 转生 轉生 zhuǎn shēng reincarnation (Buddhism) 菩提 pú tí bodhi (Sanskrit) / enlightenment (Buddhism) syn 大智慧 dà zhì huì great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) 般若 bō rě (Buddhism) wisdom / insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā) 八戒 bā jiè the eight precepts (Buddhism) 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc / to exhale (Buddhism) syn 涅盘 涅槃 niè pán (Buddhism) nirvana 山门 山門 shān mén monastery main gate (Buddhism) / monastery 外教 wài jiào foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) / greenhorn / novice / amateurish / religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists) 峨眉山 é méi shān Mount Emei in Sichuan, one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism 大乘 dà shèng Mahayana, the Great Vehicle / Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond / also pr. [Da4 cheng2] 罗刹 羅剎 luó chà demon in Buddhism / poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food 阎罗 閻羅 yán luó (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell syn 无明 無明 wú míng avidya (Buddhism) / ignorance / delusion 入定 rù dìng (Buddhism) to enter a meditative state syn 藏传佛教 藏傳佛教 zàng chuán fó jiào Tibetan Buddhism 