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| | treasure-house / treasury / treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (honorific) to impart one's wisdom; to enlighten | HSK 7-9 |
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| | deposits accumulated over long periods / fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (literary) wise; wisdom | |
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| | the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁, justice 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and honor 信 / alternative term for 五倫|五伦, the five cardinal relationships / alternative term for 五行, the five elements | |
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| | canonical text / treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom) | |
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| | (Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā) | |
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| | words of the deceased / last words of the dying / wisdom of past sages | |
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| | to lecture on doctrine / to expound the wisdom of ancient sages / to preach / a sermon | |
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| | wisdom tooth | |
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| | (telecommunications) channel / (in Confucian texts) to believe in the principles of wisdom and follow them | |
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| | man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature | |
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| | mind / wisdom / consciousness | |
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| | ability and wisdom | |
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| | collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom); to pool wisdom for mutual benefit / to profit from widespread suggestions | |
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| | (literary) pearl; gem / (literary) (fig.) eloquent phrase; pearl of wisdom | |
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| | (literary) ability and wisdom / scheme / stratagem | |
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| | lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom / flawless Buddhist teaching | |
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| | crowd knowledge / collective wisdom | |
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| | prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra) | |
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| | full of political wisdom (idiom) / politically astute / with encyclopedic experience of state policy | |
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| | worldly wisdom / the ways of the world / to know how to get on in the world | |
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| | wise saying; words of wisdom | |
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| | gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice | |
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| | the Effendi (Nasreddin), the hero of folk tales of the Muslim world, known for his wisdom and humor | |
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| | to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come | |
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| | the hidden and the visible; that which can be seen and that which cannot; darkness and light; night and day; wisdom and ignorance; evil and good; the living and the dead; men and ghosts | |
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| | lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom) / fig. shortcut to a high-flying career; easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用|卢藏用, who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court) | |
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| | old teachings; wisdom from the past | |
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| | lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) / fig. wisdom only comes with experience | |
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| | pearls and jades / jewels / clever remark / beautiful writing / gems of wisdom / genius / outstanding person | |
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| | pearl of wisdom; quotable quote | |
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| | three principles and five virtues (idiom) / the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信) | |
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| | (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy; sacred | |
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| | lit. read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles (idiom) / fig. acquire knowledge from study and wisdom from practical experience | |
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| | lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual | |
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| | The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom. / Different views are admissible. (idiom) | |
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| | great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) | |
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| | (Buddhism) recollection of past lives / wisdom of past lives (one of six supernatural powers of Buddhas and arhats) | |
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| | lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual | |
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| | lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual | |
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| | lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom) / fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence | |
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| | gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice | |
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| | lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom | |
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| | wondrous wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) | |
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| | Maeng Saseong (1360-1438), Korean politician of the Goryeo-Joseon transition, famous for his honesty and wisdom | |
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| | Tales of Yanzi, book describing the life and wisdom of Yanzi 晏子 (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States | |
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| | boundless life (expression of good wishes) / Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom | |
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| | full of wisdom (idiom); astute and widely experienced | |
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| | Hagia Sophia (Greek: Holy wisdom) | |
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| | Sandhinir mokcana vyuha sutra, a yogic text on awareness and meditation, translated as the Wisdom of Buddha | |
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| | Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of wisdom and arts and consort of Lord Brahma) | |
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| | false wisdom and erroneous views (Buddhism) | |
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