消 xiāo

1. xiāo verb to vanish; to die out; to eliminate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 除去 (Guoyu '消' v 1; Unihan '消')
2. xiāo verb to melt; to dissolve
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 溶解; for example, 冰消瓦解 'disintegrate' (Giles 1892 '消'; Guoyu '消' v 5; Kroll 2015 '消' 1)
3. xiāo verb to consume; to use up; to spend
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 耗损 or 耗费; for example, 消费 'spend' (Giles 1892 '消'; Guoyu '消' v 5; Kroll 2015 '消' 1b)
4. xiāo verb to lessen; to diminish; to decline
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 減退 or 衰退 (Giles 1892 '消'; Guoyu '消' v 3; Kroll 2015 '消' 1a)
5. xiāo verb to disperse
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 散失 (Giles 1892 '消'; Guoyu '消' v 2; Kroll 2015 '消' 1a)
6. xiāo verb to be necessary; must; need to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 需要; for example, 不消说 'does not need to be said' (Giles 1892 '消'; Guoyu '消' v 8; Kroll 2015 '消' 5)
7. xiāo verb to cancel; to eliminate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '消' 1c)
8. xiāo verb to accept; to enjoy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 享受 (Guoyu '消' v 7; Kroll 2015 '消' 3)
9. xiāo verb to be worth a certain amount
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 值得 (Guoyu '消' v 11; Kroll 2015 '消' 4)
10. xiāo verb to pass time; to while the time away
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 消遣 (Guoyu '消' v 4)
11. xiāo verb can be restrained
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 消遣 (Guoyu '消' v 10)
12. xiāo noun news
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 音讯 (Guoyu '消' n)
13. xiāo verb scattered; nirvāpita
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: nirvāpita, Japanese: yoku (BCSD '消', p. 726; MW 'nirvāpita'; SH '消', p. 327; Unihan '消')

Contained in

• 消极佛教(消極佛教) negative Buddhism
• 一忍可当百勇 一静可别百动 一勤可成百事 一善可消百恶(一忍可當百勇 一靜可別百動 一勤可成百事 一善可消百惡) A moment of tolerance outplays a hundred warriors. A moment of calm outweighs a hundred movements. A moment of diligence solves a hundred problems. A moment of kindness eliminates a hundred unkind deeds.
• 佛说消除一切灾障宝髻陀罗尼经(佛說消除一切災障寶髻陀羅尼經) Sutra on the Dharani for Avoiding Misfortune and Karmic Hindrances; Fo Shuo Xiaochu Yiqie Zai Zhang Bao Ji Tuoluoni Jing
• 阻碍碍要有诚意去消除 打击要有力量去承受 破坏要有勇气去修复 委屈要有自我去化解 汙辱要有宽容去忍受 失败要有毅力去振作 冲动要有定力去克服 无明要有慧光去照耀(阻碍礙要有誠意去消除 打擊要有力量去承受 破壞要有勇氣去修復 委屈要有自我去化解 汙辱要有寬容去忍受 失敗要有毅力去振作 衝動要有定力去克服 無明要有慧光去照耀) Overcome obstacles with sincerity. Bear the weight of setbacks with strength. Repair destruction with courage. Reconcile misunderstandings in person. Endure insults with tolerance. Recover from failure with persistence. Control your impulses with meditative concentration. Dispel the darkness of ignorance with the light of wisdom.
• 消灾障(消災障) Eliminating Calamity and Hindrances
• 戒消灾经(戒消災經) Jie Xiao Zai Jing
• 永念亲恩今日有缘今日度 本无地狱此心能造此心消(永念親恩今日有緣今日度 本無地獄此心能造此心消) Forever remember the kindness of parents; If connected today, be sure to deliver them today; Originally Hell never was; If this mind can create it, this mind can dispel it.
• 请观世音消伏毒害陀罗尼经(請觀世音消伏毒害陀羅尼經) Ritual for Invocation of Avalokiteśvara Sutra and Dharani for Overcoming Evil Scripture
• 消伏毒害陀罗尼经(消伏毒害陀羅尼經) Scripture and Dharani for Overcoming Evil

Also contained in

取消 、 消费金融 、 吃得消 、 吃不消 、 消化腺 、 消炎 、 消化酒 、 小道消息 、 消毒剂 、 消息队列 、 消闲 、 消失 、 消防车 、 消受 、 消磨时间 、 消防队 、 消逝 、 消散 、 洗消剂 、 随本消息 、 消化酶 、 消音 、 消化 、 消费价格指数 、 消保官 、 消石 、 消化液 、 消消停停 、 消息灵通 、 消费 、 超前消费 、 消化管 、 消沉 、 消费者 、 消耗掉 、 消泯 、 消费群 、 消耗战 、 不消 、 抹消 、 消费器件 、 消石灰

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Record of the Teaching and Practices of Siming (Siming Zunzhe Jiao Xing Lu) 四明尊者教行錄 — count: 90
• Scroll 1 Qing Guanyin Jing Shu 請觀音經疏 — count: 32
• Scroll 10 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu 維摩經略疏 — count: 26
• Scroll 9 Fahua Wen Ju Ji 法華文句記 — count: 25
• Scroll 6 Shuo Wugou Cheng Jing Shu 說無垢稱經疏 — count: 24
• Scroll 2 Siming's Letters on Ten Issues (Siming Shi Yi Shu) 四明十義書 — count: 22
• Scroll 2 Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經 — count: 20 , has parallel version
• Scroll 1 Fo Shuo Yiqie Fa Gao Wang Jing 佛說一切法高王經 — count: 18
• Scroll 1 Qing Guanshiyin Pusa Xiao Fu Duhai Tuoluoni Sanmei Yi 請觀世音菩薩消伏毒害陀羅尼三昧儀 — count: 18
• Scroll 3 Fahua Wen Ju Ji 法華文句記 — count: 17

Collocations

• 消尽 (消儘) 或能消盡 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 44
• 含消 (含消) 以極美淨妙種種豐饒食噉含消 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 33
• 融消 (融消) 即自漸漸融消變化 — Sutra on the Causes and Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Yin Ben Jing) 起世因本經, Scroll 7 — count: 20
• 消燋 (消燋) 即時融消燋縮 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 15
• 云消 (雲消) 由雲消日出 — Yangjuemo Jing (Aṅgulimālīyasūtra) 佛說鴦掘摩經, Scroll 1 — count: 12
• 消铜 (消銅) 消銅灌口 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 10
• 煎熬消 (煎熬消) 煎熬消盡 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 9
• 消邪 (消邪) 消邪計 — Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 消竭 (消竭) 地味消竭 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 5
• 时消 (時消) 然彼海水尋時消盡 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 48 — count: 5