妙 miào
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miào
adjective
wonderful; fantastic
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Middle Chinese: mjiewH ; as in 美妙 (Guoyu '妙' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '妙' 1; NCCED '妙' 2) -
miào
adjective
clever
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '妙' 3) -
miào
adjective
subtle; mysterious; profound; abstruse; mystical
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 神奇, as in 奇妙 (Guoyu '妙' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '妙' 2; NCCED '妙' 1) As used by Zhi Yi of the Tiantai Buddhist school and others. Zhi Yi remarked in the Fa Hua Xuan Yi that 'That which is beyond conceptualization is called subtle.' (Swanson 1989, p. 15) -
miào
adjective
fine; delicate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '妙' 1; Kroll 2015 '妙' 2a) -
miào
adjective
young
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 幼小 (Guoyu '妙' adj 4; Kroll 2015 '妙' 3) -
miào
adjective
interesting
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 有趣 (Guoyu '妙' adj 3) -
miào
noun
profound reasoning
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '妙' n 1) -
miào
proper noun
Miao
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '妙' n 1) -
miào
adjective
Wonderful
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism) -
miào
adjective
wonderful; beautiful; suksma
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sūkṣma, or: mañju, Japanese: myō (BCSD '妙', p. 356; DJBT '妙', p. 430; MW 'sūkṣma' 2; SH '妙', p. 234)
Contained in
- 妙乐(妙樂) sublime joy ; Miaole
- 妙心吉祥 A Wondrous Mind Brings Auspiciousness ; A Wondrous Mind Brings Wealth and Good Fortune
- 微妙 subtle and wonderous ; subtle, profound ; wonderful; virāj
- 次成四种妙圆加行(次成四種妙圓加行) they next master four wondrous and perfect additional practices
- 妙见(妙見) Sudrsa; Sudassa
- 杨柳清风观自在 杏花春雨妙吉祥(楊柳清風觀自在 杏花春雨妙吉祥) Perfect ease: Willows caressed by clear breezes; Wondrous Auspice: Branches of apricot blossoms in the spring rain.
- 妙慧 Sumatī; Sumagadhi; Sukhamati; Sukhavati
- 妙乐世界(妙樂世界) Abhirati; the Eastern Buddhafield
- 论玄论妙(論玄論妙) to talk of the mysterious and fantastic
- 妙庄严(妙莊嚴) Wondrous Adornment
- 大清净妙(大清淨妙) Great Pure and Marvelous; Māyā
- 诸佛妙理非关文字(諸佛妙理非關文字) the wonderful teachings of the Buddhas do not rely on written words
- 妙法莲华(妙法蓮華) Lotus of the True Dharma
- 妙玄独脚(妙玄獨腳) walking alone through the wonderful mystery ; through the marvelous mystery, walking alone
- 妙智慧 wondrous wisdom and knowledge
- 妙土 pure land
- 妙法莲华经文句(妙法蓮華經文句) Miaofa Lianhua Jing Wen Ju
- 妙音佛母 Sarasvati
- 妙手无多子(妙手無多子) there are not many with such wonderful skill
- 纯圆独妙(純圓獨妙) the pure, perfect, unique, and profound [Lotus Sutra]
- 妙法莲华経(妙法蓮華経) Lotus Sutra
- 妙喜 Miaoxi; Dahui Zonggao; Zonggao
- 佛说妙慧童女经(佛說妙慧童女經) Sumati Sutra
- 高峰原妙禅师语录(高峰原妙禪師語錄) Sayings of Chan Master Gaofeng Yuanmiao
- 成就美妙 Krakucchanda
- 妙吉祥菩萨(妙吉祥菩薩) Mañjuśrī bodhisattva
- 妙法莲华经忧波提舍(妙法蓮華經憂波提舍) Saddharmapuṇḍarīkopadeśa; Miaofa Lianhua Jing You Bo Ti She
- 净智妙圆(淨智妙圓) pure wisdom is wonderful and complete
- 河沙妙德 Wonderful Virtues as Numerous as the Sands in the River
- 添品妙法莲华经(添品妙法蓮華經) The Lotus Sutra; Tian Pin Miaofa Lianhua Jing
- 妙觉(妙覺) self-enlightenment to enlighten others; wonderous awakening ; Suprabuddha
- 妙臂菩萨所问经(妙臂菩薩所問經) Subāhuparipṛcchā; Miao Bi Pusa Suo Wen Jing
- 微妙色 unmatched colors
- 妙香 fine incense
Also contained in
佳妙 、 妙处 、 妙玉 、 妙品 、 惟妙惟肖 、 巧妙 、 妙舞 、 维妙维肖 、 生花妙笔 、 绝妙 、 妙策 、 妙不可言 、 妙诀 、 理微妙 、 妙语连珠 、 妙语如珠 、 妙笔
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 244 , has English translation
- Scroll 7 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 225 , has English translation
- Scroll 6 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 157 , has English translation
- Scroll 9 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 144 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Diamond Sūtra 佛說能斷金剛般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 136
- Scroll 4 Fahua Xuan Yi Shi Qian 法華玄義釋籤 — count: 110
- Scroll 3 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 109 , has English translation
- Scroll 5 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 107 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Shi Bu Er Men Zhi Yao Chao 十不二門指要鈔 — count: 99
- Scroll 15 Fahua Xuan Yi Shi Qian 法華玄義釋籤 — count: 96
Collocations
- 殊妙 (殊妙) 色相殊妙 — Sutra on Śakra's Questions (Dishi Suo Wen Jing) 帝釋所問經, Scroll 1 — count: 17
- 上妙 (上妙) 上妙寶飾 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 11
- 妙光 (妙光) 以大妙光普照世間 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 8
- 细妙 (細妙) 香美細妙 — The Story of the Two Brahmins Vāsiṣṭa and Bhāradvāja (Baiyi Jin Chuang Er Poluomen Yuanqi Jing) 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
- 妙宝 (妙寶) 上妙寶飾 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
- 众妙 (眾妙) 雨眾妙花 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
- 妙息 (妙息) 是妙息寂 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 4
- 妙天 (妙天) 諸有神妙天 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 4
- 妙可观 (妙可觀) 殊妙可觀 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 妙可爱 (妙可愛) 殊妙可愛 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 4