间 (間) jiān
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measure word
measure word for rooms, houses, luggage, etc
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (ABC 'jiān' 间 m; Guoyu '間' jiān n 4; Mathews 1931 '間', p. 114; NCCED '间' 4) -
noun
space between
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 空间 (ABC 'jiān' 间 bf 2; Guoyu '間' jiān n 1; Kroll 2015 '間' 1, p. 196; Mathews 1931 '間', p. 114; NCCED '间' 1; Unihan '間') -
preposition
between; among
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: May be classified as a localizer because it can be appended to some nouns as a suffix to indicate location (ABC 'jiān' 间 bf 4; Kroll 2015 '間' 1a, p. 196; Mathews 1931 '間', p. 114) -
noun
time interval
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 时间 (ABC 'jiān' 间 bf 3; Guoyu '間' jiān n 3; Kroll 2015 '間' 2, p. 196; NCCED '间' 2) -
noun
a room
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 房间 (ABC 'jiān' 间 bf 1; NCCED '间' 3) -
verb
to thin out
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'jiàn' 间 v; NCCED jiàn '间' 4) -
verb
to separate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 分隔 or 分开 (ABC 'jiàn' 间 bf 1; Guoyu '間' jiàn v 2; Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 4, p. 196; Mathews 1931 '間', p. 114; NCCED jiàn '间' 2) -
verb
to sow discord; to criticize
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 挑拨; for example, 反间 'to sow discord in the enemy' (ABC 'jiàn' 间 bf 2; Guoyu '間' jiàn v 2; Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 3, p. 196; Mathews 1931 '間', p. 114; NCCED jiàn '间' 3) -
noun
an opening; a gap
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 空隙 (ABC 'jiàn' 间 bf 3; Guoyu '間' jiàn n 1; NCCED jiàn '间' 1) -
noun
a leak; a crevice
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'jiàn' 间 bf 4) -
verb
to mix; to mingle; intermediate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 更替 or 夹杂 (ABC 'jiàn' 间 bf 5; Guoyu '間' jiàn v 1; Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 1, p. 196) -
verb
to make as a pretext
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 2, p. 196) -
verb
alternately
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 5, p. 196) -
verb
for friends to part
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Mathews 1931 '間', p. 114) -
noun
a place; a space
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 处所 or 地方; for example, 田间 'field' or 阴间 'netherworld' (Guoyu '間' jiān n 2; Kroll 2015 '間' 3, p. 196) -
noun
a spy; a treacherous person
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 奸细 (Guoyu '間' jiàn n 2; Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 2b, p. 196) -
adverb
occasionally
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 偶尔 (Guoyu '間' jiàn adv 1) -
adverb
in private; secretly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 私下 (Guoyu '間' jiàn adv 2; Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 2a, p. 196) -
adjective
interior; antara
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: antara, or: antar, Pali: antara, Japanese: kan, or: ken (BCSD '間', p. 1199; Dhammajoti 2013, p. 17; Edgerton 1953 'antara', p. 38; MW 'antara'; SH '間', p. 392; Unihan '間')
Contained in
- 大肚能容天下事 善心不染世间尘(大肚能容天下事 善心不染世間塵) A profusion of mundane affairs, A virtuous mind untainted by worldly troubles.
- 人间佛教经证阅读研讨会(人間佛教經證閱讀研討會) Humanistic Buddhist Reading Conferences on Sutras
- 间错天(間錯天) Pūrvaphalgunī
- 慈风吹大地 福报满人间(慈風吹大地 福報滿人間) May the breeze of compassion embrace the Earth; May the world be filled with life's blessings.
- 四人出现世间经(四人出現世間經) Si Ren Chuxian Shijian Jing; Puggalā
- 如来出世间(如來出世間) Tathagata has appeared in the world
- 人间大学(人間大學) Fo Guang Shan Open University
- 人间佛教的社会福利观(人間佛教的社會福利觀) Humanistic Buddhism for Social Well-being
- 离间语(離間語) slander; divisive speech
- 人间音缘(人間音緣) Sounds of the Human World
- 人间佛教学报艺文(人間佛教學報藝文) Humanistic Buddhism: Journal, Arts and Culture
- 人间禅(人間禪) Humanistic Chan
- 心正人间善 气和天地美(心正人間善 氣和天地美) Righteousness makes the world virtuous; Harmony makes the universe beautiful.
- 在人间自在修行―八识讲话(在人間自在修行―八識講話) Carefree Living: A Commentary on the Eight Consciousnesses
- 天地为心 人间有望(天地為心 人間有望) Heaven and Earth Are My Heart; Hope Is in the Human World
- 时间无间(時間無間) uninterrupted time
- 坏一切世间怖畏(壞一切世間怖畏) Sarvalokabhayacchambhitatvavidhvamsanakara
- 离世间(離世間) transending the world
- 慈风吹大地 佛法满人间(慈風吹大地 佛法滿人間) May the breeze of compassion embrace the Earth; May the world be filled with Dharma.
- 人间佛教本土化(人間佛教本土化) Localization of Humanistic Buddhism
- 人间佛教学术会议(人間佛教學術會議) Humanistic Buddhism Academic Conference
- 罪器无间(罪器無間) uninterrupted implements of torture
- 春风吹大地 福报满人间(春風吹大地 福報滿人間) Soothing spring breezes caress the Earth; A fortune of blessings permeate the world.
- 世间有水皆归海 天下无山空飞云(世間有水皆歸海 天下無山空飛雲) All waters in this world return to the sea; No clouds float above empty mountains.
- 世间福经(世間福經) Shijian Fu Jing
- 世间解(世間解) knower of the world ; Knower of the World
- 世间相违(世間相違) contradicting common sense
- 人间佛教研究中心(人間佛教研究中心) Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism
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阴间 、 持续时间 、 坊间传言 、 时间 、 子空间 、 间谍活动 、 腰椎间盘突出 、 花间集 、 冥间 、 参量空间 、 前段时间 、 空间 、 间充 、 少间 、 晨间 、 区间 、 间隔 、 中间商 、 眉间轮 、 民间宗教 、 楼梯间 、 消磨时间 、 间断
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Truncated for common words
- Scroll 11 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 45 , has parallel version
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 40
- Scroll 4 Zun Po Xu Mi Pusa Suo Ji Lun 尊婆須蜜菩薩所集論 — count: 35
- Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 33
- Scroll 1 Defining the Image - Measurements in Image-Making (Fo Shuo Zaoxiang Liangdu Jing Jie) 佛說造像量度經解 — count: 31 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 119 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 30
- Scroll 64 Abhidharmanyāyānusāraśāstra (Apidamo Shun Zheng Lilun) 阿毘達磨順正理論 — count: 30
- Scroll 8 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 28
- Scroll 53 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 27
- Scroll 12 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 27 , has parallel version