痴心妄想 癡心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom) / to labor under a delusion / wishful thinking syn 黑心食品 hēi xīn shí pǐn contaminated food product unscrupulously marketed as wholesome 法门 法門 fǎ mén gate to enlightment (Buddhism) / Buddhism / way / method / (old) south gate of a palace syn 法相宗 fǎ xiàng zōng Yogācāra school of Buddhism / Dharma-character school of Buddhism 唯识宗 唯識宗 wéi shí zōng Yogachara school of Buddhism ("consciousness only" school of Buddhism) 大般涅槃经 大般涅槃經 dà bān niè pán jīng (Buddhism) Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, aka the Nirvana Sutra, of which two major Chinese translations are extant, influential in the development of East Asian Buddhism 典座 diǎn zuò (Buddhism) the kitchen manager in a monastery / (Buddhism) (historical) monk responsible for various administrative and logistical duties 思想 sī xiǎng thought / thinking / idea / ideology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 想法 xiǎng fǎ way of thinking / opinion / notion / to think of a way (to do sth) syn 思维 思維 sī wéi (line of) thought / thinking syn 思路 sī lù line of thought / way of thinking syn 心态 心態 xīn tài attitude (of the heart) / state of one's psyche / way of thinking / mentality syn 脑筋 腦筋 nǎo jīn brains / mind / head / way of thinking syn 随口 隨口 suí kǒu (speak) without thinking the matter through syn 通畅 通暢 tōng chàng unobstructed / clear / (of writing or thinking) coherent / fluent syn 正向 zhèng xiàng forward (direction) / positive (thinking, mood, values etc) 心机 心機 xīn jī thinking / scheme syn 惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of / to keep thinking about / to be concerned about 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 思潮 sī cháo tide of thought / way of thinking characteristic of a historical period / Zeitgeist syn 耐人寻味 耐人尋味 nài rén xún wèi thought-provoking / worth thinking over / to provide food for thought syn 一厢情愿 一廂情願 yī xiāng qíng yuàn one's own wishful thinking 顺口 順口 shùn kǒu to read smoothly (of text) / to blurt out (without thinking) / to suit one's taste (of food) syn 轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) syn 不合时宜 不合時宜 bù hé shí yí out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion syn 信口 xìn kǒu to blurt sth out / to open one's mouth without thinking syn 蛔虫 蛔蟲 huí chóng roundworm / ascarid / (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite / (fig.) person who knows what another person is thinking / a mind reader 信口开河 信口開河 xìn kǒu kāi hé to speak without thinking (idiom) / to blurt sth out syn 儒家思想 rú jiā sī xiǎng Confucian thoughts / the thinking of the Confucian school 一相情愿 一相情願 yī xiāng qíng yuàn one's own wishful thinking syn 心窍 心竅 xīn qiào the mind / capacity for clear thinking syn 巧思 qiǎo sī innovative thinking / ingenuity 抽象思维 抽象思維 chōu xiàng sī wéi abstract thought / logical thinking 白日做梦 白日做夢 bái rì zuò mèng to daydream / to indulge in wishful thinking syn 觉 覺 jué to feel / to find that / thinking / awake / aware syn 囫囵吞枣 囫圇吞棗 hú lún tūn zǎo to swallow in one gulp (idiom) / (fig.) to accept without thinking / to lap up syn 望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions syn 顺嘴 順嘴 shùn zuǐ to read smoothly (of text) / to blurt out (without thinking) / to suit one's taste (of food) 痴想 chī xiǎng to daydream / wishful thinking / pipe dream syn 嘶 sī hiss / neigh / Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over) syn 不入时宜 不入時宜 bù rù shí yí out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu thinking and pondering (idiom) / to turn sth over in one's mind / to consider repeatedly 无的放矢 無的放矢 wú dì fàng shǐ to shoot without aim (idiom) / fig. to speak without thinking / firing blindly / to shoot in the air / a shot in the dark 胸有城府 xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ subtle way of thinking (idiom) / hard to fathom / deep and shrewd 冲口而出 衝口而出 chōng kǒu ér chū to blurt out without thinking (idiom) 见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom) / thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing syn 言为心声 言為心聲 yán wéi xīn shēng one's words reflect one's thinking (idiom) 合于时宜 合于時宜 hé yú shí yí in keeping with the current thinking / appropriate for the times (or for the occasion) 合时宜 合時宜 hé shí yí in keeping with the current thinking / appropriate for the times (or for the occasion) 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆 xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius) 封建思想 fēng jiàn sī xiǎng feudal way of thinking 思想顽钝 思想頑鈍 sī xiǎng wán dùn blunt thinking / apathy 炼之未定 煉之未定 liàn zhī wèi dìng to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision 牵记 牽記 qiān jì to feel anxious about sth / unable to stop thinking about sth / to miss 理路 lǐ lù logical thinking syn 脑子生锈 腦子生銹 nǎo zi shēng xiù lit. brains rusty / ossified thinking 误打误撞 誤打誤撞 wù dǎ wù zhuàng accidentally / to act before thinking 顺嘴儿 順嘴兒 shùn zuǐ r to read smoothly (of text) / to blurt out (without thinking) / to suit one's taste (of food) 侥幸心理 僥倖心理 jiǎo xìng xīn lǐ trusting to luck / wishful thinking 跳脱 跳脫 tiào tuō (Tw) to break free of (outmoded ways of thinking etc) / to move beyond / to transcend 世界思想日 World Thinking Day 信口胡说 信口胡說 xìn kǒu hú shuō to speak without thinking / to blurt sth out 花心思 huā xīn sī to think through / to invest effort in thinking about / to consider thoroughly 记挂 jì guà (dialect) to keep thinking about (sth) / to have (sth) on one's mind syn 满嘴跑舌头 滿嘴跑舌頭 mǎn zuǐ pǎo shé tou to talk without thinking / to drivel 活人让尿憋死 活人讓尿憋死 huó rén ràng niào biē sǐ lit. such a fool as to die from holding in one's pee (idiom) / fig. unable to solve a problem due to the inflexibility of one's thinking 治愚 zhì yú to eliminate backward (unscientific) ways of thinking 信口胡说 信口胡說 xìn kǒu - hú shuō to speak without thinking / to blurt sth out 念想 niàn xiǎng to miss (the presence of) / to cherish the memory of / aspiration / desire / sth one keeps thinking about / (coll.) keepsake / memento / (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind) 记念 記念 jì nian to keep thinking of / to miss 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]) 法师 法師 fǎ shī one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism) syn 地狱 地獄 dì yù hell / infernal / underworld / (Buddhism) Naraka syn 佛教 fó jiào Buddhism syn 执着 執著 zhí zhuó to be strongly attached to / to be dedicated / to cling to / (Buddhism) attachment syn 菩萨 菩薩 pú sà (Buddhism) bodhisattva syn 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 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 红尘 紅塵 hóng chén the world of mortals (Buddhism) / human society / worldly affairs 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 前世 qián shì previous generations / previous incarnation (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 有情 yǒu qíng to be in love / sentient beings (Buddhism) 乱世 亂世 luàn shì the world in chaos / troubled times / (in Buddhism) the mortal world syn 玄机 玄機 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles syn 宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits / hidden treasure / (fig.) treasure / (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law syn 前身 qián shēn forerunner / predecessor / precursor / previous incarnation (Buddhism) / jacket front syn 转世 轉世 zhuǎn shì reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism) 转生 轉生 zhuǎn shēng reincarnation (Buddhism) 彼岸 bǐ àn the other shore / (Buddhism) paramita syn 菩提 pú tí bodhi (Sanskrit) / enlightenment (Buddhism) syn 清净 清淨 qīng jìng peaceful / quiet / tranquil / purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism) 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 正道 zhèng dào the correct path / the right way (Buddhism) syn 大智慧 dà zhì huì great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) 报应 報應 bào yìng (Buddhism) divine retribution / karma syn 罗汉 羅漢 luó hàn (Buddhism) arhat (abbr. for 阿羅漢|阿罗汉[a1luo2han4]) syn 般若 bō rě (Buddhism) wisdom / insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā) 八戒 bā jiè the eight precepts (Buddhism) 