盖 (蓋) gài

1. gài noun a lid; top; cover
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '蓋' gài n 2; Kroll 2015 '蓋' 2, p. 126; Unihan '蓋'; XHZD '盖' 1)
2. gài verb to build
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 建 (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 4; XHZD '盖' 4)
3. gě proper noun Ge
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '蓋' gě n 1)
4. gài conjunction because
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Synonymous with 因为 and 由于 in this sense, used to begin a sentence (Guoyu '蓋' gài conj 1; Kroll 2015 '蓋' 6b, p. 126; XHZD '盖' 6-2)
5. gài adverb roughly; approximately
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Synonymous with 大概 in this sense (Guoyu '蓋' gài adv; XHZD '盖' 6-3)
6. gài conjunction but; yet
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Synonymous with 却 and 则 in this sense (Guoyu '蓋' gài conj 2; XHZD '盖' 6-1)
7. gài adjective probably; about
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 盖 may be used as an introductory particle to affirm the truth or to open the possibility of doubt (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 6, p. 126; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 124). For example, 蓋有之矣，我未之見也。 'Should there possibly be any such case, I have not seen it.' (Lunyu: 4.6/7/19, translation by Legge)
8. gài verb to cover; to hide; to protect
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 1; Kroll 2015 '蓋' 2a, p. 126; Unihan '蓋')
9. gài noun an umbrella; a canopy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 2, p. 126; XHZD '盖' 2)
10. gài noun a shell
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (XHZD '盖' 5)
11. gài noun sogon grass
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 茅草 (Guoyu '蓋' gài n 1)
12. gài verb to add to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, to add a seal to a document (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 2)
13. gài verb to surpass; to overshadow; to overarch
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 超越 (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 3; Kroll 2015 '蓋' 3, p. 126)
14. gài verb to chatter
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 吹牛 or 胡扯 (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 4)
15. hé adverb why
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 为何 (Guoyu '蓋' hé adv 1)
16. hé adverb why not
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 何不 (Guoyu '蓋' hé adv 2; Kroll 2015 '蓋' hé, p. 126)
17. gě proper noun Ge
    Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Place Name 地名
    Notes: A historic place located in present-day Shandong (Guoyu '蓋' gě n 1)
18. gài noun a roof; thatched roofing
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 1, p. 126)
19. gài verb to respect; to uphold
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 4, p. 126)
20. gài noun a crest
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Especially of an animal (Kroll 2015 '蓋' 5, p. 126)
21. gài noun a hindrance; an obstacle; nivāraṇa; nīvaraṇāni
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: nivāraṇa, Pali: nīvaraṇāni, Japanese: gai, Tibetan: sgrib pa (BL 'nivāraṇa'; BCSD '蓋', p. 1023; Edgerton 1953 'nivāraṇa', p. 306)

Contained in

• 大白伞盖总持陀罗尼经(大白傘蓋總持陀羅尼經) Dabai Sangai Zong Chi Tuoluoni Jing
• 盖天盖地(蓋天蓋地) covering Heaven and earth; everywhere
• 净除罪盖娱乐佛法经(淨除罪蓋娛樂佛法經) Suffering in the Five Realms
• 大白伞盖佛母(大白傘蓋佛母) mother of Buddhas white umbrella
• 大白伞盖(大白傘蓋) great while canopy
• 除盖障(除蓋障) Sarvanivaranaviskambhin
• 惟盖竺(惟蓋竺) Wei Gai Zhu
• 除一切盖障(除一切蓋障) eliminate all obstacles ; Sarvanivaranaviskambhin
• 香云盖(香雲蓋) incense cloud canopy
• 五盖(五蓋) five hindrances; the five obstructions
• 除盖障佛顶(除蓋障佛頂) Buddha Crown of Eliminating Obstacles; Vikiranosnisa

Also contained in

卷铺盖 、 盖棺论定 、 雷盖 、 覆盖 、 盖县 、 后盖 、 铺盖 、 卷铺盖走人 、 盖儿 、 盖头 、 麦盖提 、 盖阙 、 顶盖 、 头盖 、 盖率 、 锅盖 、 盖然性 、 盖子 、 岛盖部 、 篷盖布 、 臭盖 、 引擎盖 、 幡盖 、 盖浇饭 、 盖章 、 华盖 、 盖茨 、 建盖 、 盖棺定论 、 盖世 、 涂盖 、 盖瓦 、 盖台广告 、 掖掖盖盖 、 翻盖 、 软口盖 、 宝盖 、 盖牌 、 指甲盖 、 冰盖

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 48 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 147
• Scroll 26 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 103
• Scroll 3 Vibhāṣāśāstra (Bing Po Sha Lun) 鞞婆沙論 — count: 76
• Scroll 4 The Great Calming and Contemplation (Mohe Zhi Guan) 摩訶止觀 — count: 73 , has English translation
• Scroll 38 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 73
• Scroll 55 Abhidharmanyāyānusāraśāstra (Apidamo Shun Zheng Lilun) 阿毘達磨順正理論 — count: 65
• Scroll 27 Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經 — count: 55 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 28 Abhidharmakośaśāstrakārikāvibhāṣya (Apidamo Cang Xian Zong Lun) 阿毘達磨藏顯宗論 — count: 54
• Scroll 5 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 49
• Scroll 20 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 49

Collocations

• 疑盖 (疑蓋) 疑蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 45
• 贪欲盖 (貪慾蓋) 貪欲蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 31
• 阴盖 (陰蓋) 除眾陰蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 24
• 瞋恚盖 (瞋恚蓋) 瞋恚蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 24
• 睡眠盖 (睡眠蓋) 睡眠蓋 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 21
• 箱盖 (箱蓋) 其門上有曲箱蓋 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 1 — count: 19
• 盖令 (蓋令) 已起貪欲蓋令滅 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 26 — count: 17
• 盖交 (蓋交) 門上有曲箱蓋交露 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 1 — count: 14
• 悔盖 (悔蓋) 掉悔蓋 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 24 — count: 11
• 盖不足 (蓋不足) 我今所問義者蓋不足言 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 37 — count: 10