Dashi, Daśi, Dāsī, Dāsi, Dasi, Dasī, Dâshi: 54 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Daśi can be transliterated into English as Dasi or Dashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Daśi (दशि) refers to the person in charge of Ten villages. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (See the Manubhāṣya verse 7.119)
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Dāsī (दासी).—An important river in India. (Mahābhārata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 31).
1a) Dāsi (दासि).—Slaves as present to learned men.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 34. 39.
1b) Of four kinds, devadāsi, brahmadāsi, svatantra and śūdradāsika; the first two occupy the status of a Kṣatriya lady; the third enjoys the status of a dancing girl (veśi), and the last that of a low caste (hīnajāti).1 A synonym of Paricārika or a servant-maid.2
Dāsī (दासी) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.30). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Dāsī) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Dāsī (दासी) refers to:—A maidservant. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Dāsī (दासी) is another name for Kākajaṅghā, an unidentified medicinal plant possibly identified with either Peristrophe bicalyculata Nees (Masī) or Leea aequata Linn. syn. Leea hirta Roxb. ex Hornem., according to verse 4.142-143 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Dāsī and Kākajaṅghā, there are a total of seven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Dāsī (दासी) refers to a “female servant” (e.g., one who is qualified to educate young women), according to the Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text from the 2nd century dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life belonging to Kāmaśāstra (the ancient Indian science of love-making).—Accordingly, “[While defending the standpoint that women should be allowed to learn theoratical science] [...] A female, therefore, should learn the Kama Shastra, or at least a part of it, by studying its practice from some confidential friend. She should study alone in private the sixty-four practices that form a part of the Kama Shastra. Her teacher should be one of the following persons: the daughter of a nurse brought up with her and already married, or a female friend who can be trusted in everything, or the sister of her mother (i.e. her aunt), or an old female servant (vṛddha-dāsī) [visrabdhā tatsthānīyā vṛddhadāsī], or a female beggar who may have formerly lived in the family, or her own sister who can always be trusted. [...]”.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Dāsī (दासी) refers to “female servants”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “Then the Bodhisattva Apāyajaha addressed himself to the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja: ‘Son of good family, please pacify three evil existences’. [...] Then, the rain of gifts, such as flowers, garlands, incenses, unguents, aromatic powers, religious robes, parasols, banners, pennons, five kinds of musical instruments, songs, male servants, female servants (dāsī), wives, boys, girls, female attendants, horses, elephants, [...] poured down from the open space. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Chinese Buddhism
1) 大事 [da shi]—For the sake of a great cause, or because of a great matter―the Buddha appeared, i.e. for changing illusion into enlightenment. The Lotus interprets it as enlightenment; the Nirvana as the Buddha-nature; the 無量壽經 [wu liang shou jing] as the joy of Paradise.
2) 大勢 [da shi]—See 大勢至菩薩 [da shi zhi pu sa].
3) 大士 [da shi]—Mahasattva. 開士 [kai shi] A great being, noble, a leader of men, a bodhisattva; also a śrāvaka, a Buddha; especially one who 自利利他 [zi li li ta] benefits himself to help others.
4) 大寺 [da si]—Mahāvihāra. The Great Monastery, especially that in Ceylon visited by Faxian about A.D. 400 when it had 3,000 inmates; v. 毘訶羅 [pi he luo].
5) 大師 [da shi]—Great teacher, or leader, one of the ten titles of a Buddha.
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大事 [da shi]—Major Event — [Term] See the entry for Major Cause and Condition (因緣 [yin yuan]).
大事—【術語】見大事因緣條。(大事因緣)
[shù yǔ] jiàn dà shì yīn yuán tiáo.(dà shì yīn yuán)
[shu yu] jian da shi yin yuan tiao.(da shi yin yuan)
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大寺 [da si]—Great Monastery — [Miscellaneous Term (雜名 [za ming])] From Sanskrit, 摩訶毘訶羅 [mo he pi he luo] (Móhēpíhēluó) Mahāvihāra. Xuanying Yinyi (玄應音義 [xuan ying yin yi]) Volume 16 states: "The Sanskrit word 毘訶羅 [pi he luo] (Píhēluó) here means a place where various monks travel and dwell. Older texts used 寺 [si] (sì) to substitute for it; the character 寺 [si] (sì) means 'to manage' or 'an office'."
大寺—【雜名】梵語，摩訶毘訶羅 Mahāvihāra，玄應音義十六曰：「梵言毘訶羅，此云遊諸僧遊履處也。舊本以寺代之，寺之言司也。」
[zá míng] fàn yǔ, mó hē pí hē luó Mahāvihāra, xuán yīng yīn yì shí liù yuē: “fàn yán pí hē luó, cǐ yún yóu zhū sēng yóu lǚ chù yě. jiù běn yǐ sì dài zhī, sì zhī yán sī yě.”
[za ming] fan yu, mo he pi he luo Mahavihara, xuan ying yin yi shi liu yue: "fan yan pi he luo, ci yun you zhu seng you lu chu ye. jiu ben yi si dai zhi, si zhi yan si ye."
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大士 [da shi]—(Dàshì) — [Term] A common appellation for a 菩薩 [pu sa] (Púsà, Bodhisattva), or sometimes used to refer to a 聲聞 [sheng wen] (Shēngwén, Śrāvaka) or a 佛 [fu] (Fó, Buddha). 士 [shi] (Shì, person/scholar) is a common term for an 凡夫 [fan fu] (fánfū, ordinary person); it is called "Great" (大 [da]) to distinguish it from an ordinary person. Furthermore, 士 [shi] (Shì) also means "affair" or "matter." One who undertakes the great matters of 自利利他 [zi li li ta] (zìlì lìtā, self-benefit and benefiting others) is called a (Dàshì). Han Shi Wai Zhuan says: "Confucius discussed his aspirations with Zilu, Zigong, and Yan Hui. He said to Zilu: 'What a 勇士 [yong shi] (yǒngshì, brave warrior)!' He said to Zigong: 'What a 辨士 [bian shi] (biànshì, eloquent debater)!' He said to Yan Hui: 'What a (Dàshì, Great Being)!' " Guanzi, Fafa Chapter says: "Among those preoccupied with material things, there are no (Dàshì)." The text on (Dàshì) originally comes from Confucian traditions. Fahua Wenju Ji, Volume 2 says: "(Dàshì) - The Great Commentary refers to 菩薩 [pu sa] (Púsà) as (Dàshì), and also as 開士 [kai shi] (kāishì, Open Being). 士 [shi] (Shì) refers to a person, a common term for an ordinary person. It is called 'Great' (大 [da]) because it is greatly distinguished." Sijiao Yi Jijie, Volume 1 says: "(Dàshì) means 'great,' not 'small.' 士 [shi] (Shì) also means 'affair.' One who widely cultivates their mind and can accomplish the affairs of a 佛 [fu] (Fó) is called a (Dàshì), also known as an 上士 [shang shi] (shàngshì, superior person). The Yogacara-bhumi Sastra says: 'One who has no 自利利他 [zi li li ta] (zìlì lìtā) practice is called a 下士 [xia shi] (xiàshì, inferior person); one who has self-benefit but no benefit to others is called a 中士 [zhong shi] (zhōngshì, middle person); one who possesses both self and other benefit practices is called an 上士 [shang shi] (shàngshì).' The Great Commentary calls 菩薩 [pu sa] (Púsà) a (Dàshì) or an 開士 [kai shi] (kāishì). The Samantabhadra Contemplation Sutra refers to 聲聞 [sheng wen] (Shēngwén) and 菩薩 [pu sa] (Púsà) as (Dàshì). The Suvarnaprabhasa Sutra refers to 佛 [fu] (Fó) as (Dàshì). The texts vary." Shimen Zhengtong, Volume 4 says: "In the first year of Xuanhe (1119 CE) during Emperor Shenzong's reign of the Song Dynasty, an imperial decree changed the term 'Shakyamuni's lineage' (釋氏 [shi shi]) to 金仙 [jin xian] (Jīnxiān, Golden Immortal), 菩薩 [pu sa] (Púsà) to (Dàshì), and 'monk' (僧 [seng]) to 德士 [de shi] (déshì, virtuous person)." Sanskrit: Mahāsattva.
大士—【術語】菩薩之通稱也，或以名聲聞及佛。士者凡夫之通稱，簡別於凡夫而稱為大。又，士者事也，為自利利他之大事者，謂之大士。韓詩外傳曰：「孔子與子路子貢顏淵言志，謂子路曰：勇士哉！謂子貢曰：辨士哉！謂顏淵曰：大士哉！」管子法法篇曰：「務物之人，無大士焉。」大士文本出儒傳。法華文句記二曰：「大士者，大論稱菩薩為大士，亦曰開士。士謂士夫，凡人之通稱。以大開簡別故曰大等。」四教儀集解上曰：「大士者，大非小也。士事也，運心廣大能建佛事故云大士，亦名上士。瑜伽論云：無自利利他行者名下士，有自利無利他名中士，具自他行名上士。大論以菩薩名大士亦開士，普賢觀以聲聞菩薩為大士，金光明以佛為大士，諸文不同。」釋門正統四曰：「宋神宗宣和元年，詔改釋氏為金仙，菩薩為大士，僧為德士。」梵 Mahāsattva。
[shù yǔ] pú sà zhī tōng chēng yě, huò yǐ míng shēng wén jí fú. shì zhě fán fū zhī tōng chēng, jiǎn bié yú fán fū ér chēng wèi dà. yòu, shì zhě shì yě, wèi zì lì lì tā zhī dà shì zhě, wèi zhī dà shì. hán shī wài chuán yuē: “kǒng zi yǔ zi lù zi gòng yán yuān yán zhì, wèi zi lù yuē: yǒng shì zāi！ wèi zi gòng yuē: biàn shì zāi！ wèi yán yuān yuē: dà shì zāi！” guǎn zi fǎ fǎ piān yuē: “wù wù zhī rén, wú dà shì yān.” dà shì wén běn chū rú chuán. fǎ huá wén jù jì èr yuē: “dà shì zhě, dà lùn chēng pú sà wèi dà shì, yì yuē kāi shì. shì wèi shì fū, fán rén zhī tōng chēng. yǐ dà kāi jiǎn bié gù yuē dà děng.” sì jiào yí jí jiě shàng yuē: “dà shì zhě, dà fēi xiǎo yě. shì shì yě, yùn xīn guǎng dà néng jiàn fú shì gù yún dà shì, yì míng shàng shì. yú jiā lùn yún: wú zì lì lì tā xíng zhě míng xià shì, yǒu zì lì wú lì tā míng zhōng shì, jù zì tā xíng míng shàng shì. dà lùn yǐ pú sà míng dà shì yì kāi shì, pǔ xián guān yǐ shēng wén pú sà wèi dà shì, jīn guāng míng yǐ fú wèi dà shì, zhū wén bù tóng.” shì mén zhèng tǒng sì yuē: “sòng shén zōng xuān hé yuán nián, zhào gǎi shì shì wèi jīn xiān, pú sà wèi dà shì, sēng wèi dé shì.” fàn Mahāsattva.
[shu yu] pu sa zhi tong cheng ye, huo yi ming sheng wen ji fu. shi zhe fan fu zhi tong cheng, jian bie yu fan fu er cheng wei da. you, shi zhe shi ye, wei zi li li ta zhi da shi zhe, wei zhi da shi. han shi wai chuan yue: "kong zi yu zi lu zi gong yan yuan yan zhi, wei zi lu yue: yong shi zai! wei zi gong yue: bian shi zai! wei yan yuan yue: da shi zai!" guan zi fa fa pian yue: "wu wu zhi ren, wu da shi yan." da shi wen ben chu ru chuan. fa hua wen ju ji er yue: "da shi zhe, da lun cheng pu sa wei da shi, yi yue kai shi. shi wei shi fu, fan ren zhi tong cheng. yi da kai jian bie gu yue da deng." si jiao yi ji jie shang yue: "da shi zhe, da fei xiao ye. shi shi ye, yun xin guang da neng jian fu shi gu yun da shi, yi ming shang shi. yu jia lun yun: wu zi li li ta xing zhe ming xia shi, you zi li wu li ta ming zhong shi, ju zi ta xing ming shang shi. da lun yi pu sa ming da shi yi kai shi, pu xian guan yi sheng wen pu sa wei da shi, jin guang ming yi fu wei da shi, zhu wen bu tong." shi men zheng tong si yue: "song shen zong xuan he yuan nian, zhao gai shi shi wei jin xian, pu sa wei da shi, seng wei de shi." fan Mahasattva.
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大師 [da shi]— (Dàshī) — [Terminology] An honorific title for the Buddha. The 瑜伽論 [yu jia lun] (Yújiā Lùn) states: "One who can skillfully teach and admonish Śrāvaka disciples regarding all things to be done and not to be done is called a Great Master. One who can guide countless sentient beings to the cessation of suffering is also called a Great Master. Furthermore, one who destroys evil and defiled heretics in both the worldly and transcendent realms is called a Great Master." The 資持記 [zi chi ji] (Zīchí Jì) (Vol. 1, Part 1) states: "A Great Master is the teacher of gods and humans, which is one of the 十號 [shi hao] (shí hào) [Ten Epithets of a Buddha]. This title is bestowed because he teaches people with the Way. However, since the term 'master' can apply to both ordinary people and sages, a stricter definition is needed: only the Buddha, who is uniquely honored in the Three Realms, and on whom the nine paths rely for learning, obtains this excellent title. How can ordinary and base people usurp this title?" The 四教儀集註 [si jiao yi ji zhu] (Sìjiào Yí Jízhù) (Vol. 1) states: "A Great Master is a model for all sentient beings."
[Position] The 僧史略 [seng shi lue] (Sēng Shǐlüè) (Vol. 2) states: "In the eleventh month of the eleventh year of Weitong during the reign of Emperor Yizong of Tang, Yunhao of the Left Street was bestowed the title of Grand Master Sanhui, Sengche of the Right Street was bestowed the title of Grand Master Jingguang, Kefu was bestowed the title of Grand Master Fazhi, and Zhongqian was bestowed the title of Grand Master Qinglian. This was its beginning."
大師—【術語】佛之尊號。瑜伽論曰：「能善教誡聲聞弟子，一切應作不應作事故名大師。又能化導無量眾生令苦寂滅故名大師。又為摧滅邪穢外道世間出世間故名大師。」資持記上一之一曰：「大師者所謂天人之師即十號之一。以道訓人故彰斯目。然以師通凡聖加大簡之，是則三界獨尊九道依學，唯佛師聖得此嘉號，自餘凡鄙安可僭稱。」四教儀集註上曰：「大師者群生模範。」
【職位】僧史略下曰：「唐懿宗威通十一年十一月左街雲顥賜為三慧大師，右街僧徹賜為淨光大師，可孚賜為法智大師，重謙賜為青蓮大師。是其始也。」
[shù yǔ] fú zhī zūn hào. yú jiā lùn yuē: “néng shàn jiào jiè shēng wén dì zi, yī qiè yīng zuò bù yīng zuò shì gù míng dà shī. yòu néng huà dǎo wú liàng zhòng shēng lìng kǔ jì miè gù míng dà shī. yòu wèi cuī miè xié huì wài dào shì jiān chū shì jiān gù míng dà shī.” zī chí jì shàng yī zhī yī yuē: “dà shī zhě suǒ wèi tiān rén zhī shī jí shí hào zhī yī. yǐ dào xùn rén gù zhāng sī mù. rán yǐ shī tōng fán shèng jiā dà jiǎn zhī, shì zé sān jiè dú zūn jiǔ dào yī xué, wéi fú shī shèng dé cǐ jiā hào, zì yú fán bǐ ān kě jiàn chēng.” sì jiào yí jí zhù shàng yuē: “dà shī zhě qún shēng mó fàn.”
[zhí wèi] sēng shǐ lüè xià yuē: “táng yì zōng wēi tōng shí yī nián shí yī yuè zuǒ jiē yún hào cì wèi sān huì dà shī, yòu jiē sēng chè cì wèi jìng guāng dà shī, kě fú cì wèi fǎ zhì dà shī, zhòng qiān cì wèi qīng lián dà shī. shì qí shǐ yě.”
[shu yu] fu zhi zun hao. yu jia lun yue: "neng shan jiao jie sheng wen di zi, yi qie ying zuo bu ying zuo shi gu ming da shi. you neng hua dao wu liang zhong sheng ling ku ji mie gu ming da shi. you wei cui mie xie hui wai dao shi jian chu shi jian gu ming da shi." zi chi ji shang yi zhi yi yue: "da shi zhe suo wei tian ren zhi shi ji shi hao zhi yi. yi dao xun ren gu zhang si mu. ran yi shi tong fan sheng jia da jian zhi, shi ze san jie du zun jiu dao yi xue, wei fu shi sheng de ci jia hao, zi yu fan bi an ke jian cheng." si jiao yi ji zhu shang yue: "da shi zhe qun sheng mo fan."
[zhi wei] seng shi lue xia yue: "tang yi zong wei tong shi yi nian shi yi yue zuo jie yun hao ci wei san hui da shi, you jie seng che ci wei jing guang da shi, ke fu ci wei fa zhi da shi, zhong qian ci wei qing lian da shi. shi qi shi ye."
1) 大士 ts = dà shì p refers to [proper noun] “Mahasattva”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan; Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism).
2) 大士 ts = dà shì p refers to [noun] “the Buddha; mahāpurusa”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mahāpuruṣa, Pali: mahāpurisa; an epithet for a Buddha (FGDB '大士 [da shi]')..
3) 大士 ts = dà shì p refers to [noun] “a bodhisattva; mahāsattva”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mahāsattva, Japanese: daiji, Tibetan: sems dpa' chen po; an epithet for a bodhisattva (BL 'mahāsattva'; FGDB '大士 [da shi]'; SH '大士 [da shi]', p. 87)..
4) 大師 t = 大师 s = dà shī p refers to [noun] “1. Venerable Master (when referring to Venerable Master Hsing Yun); 2. Master (for historical Buddhist masters)”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan; Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)..
5) 大師 t = 大师 s = dà shī p refers to [noun] “venerable master”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Japanese: daishi (DJBT '大師 [da shi]', p. 34; FGDB '大師 [da shi]')..
6) 大師 t = 大师 s = dà shī p refers to [phrase] “great teacher”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: śāstṛ; one of the ten epithets of the Buddha (MW 'śāstṛ'; SH '大師 [da shi]', p. 88; Shan and Lian 2013, p. 97)..
7) 大史 ts = dà shǐ p refers to [proper noun] “Mahavamsa”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Concept: Book Title 书名 [shu ming]; Notes: Pali: mahāvaṃsa; a historic chronicle of Sri Lanka (BL 'Mahāvaṃsa', p. 512; FGDB '大史 [da shi]') ..
8) 大時 t = 大时 s = dà shí p refers to [noun] “eon; kalpa”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: See 劫 [jie] (FGDB '劫 [jie]') ..
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
India history and geography
Dāsī.—(CITD), a handmaid, slave, concubine, dancing girl. Note: dāsī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Dashi in Niger is the name of a plant defined with Commiphora africana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Balsamea pilosa Engl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Fitoterapia (2008)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1987)
· Florae Senegambiae Tentamen (1831)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dashi, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
dāsī : (f.) a female slave.
Dāsī, (f.) (Sk. dāsī, cp. dāsa. Nom. pl. dasso for dāsiyo J.IV, 53; in cpds. dāsi°) a female servant, a handmaiden, a slave-girl Vin.I, 217, 269, 291; II, 10 (kula°), 78= III, 161; M.I, 125; II, 62 (ñāti°); Pv.II, 321 (ghara°); PvA.46, 61, 65.—Cp. kumbha°.
dāsī (ဒါသီ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[du+asa+ī．dā+sa+ī．du kucchitaṃ asati bhakkhatīti dāsī,ī．dīyante tāyāti vā dāsī,dā dāne,so,ī ca．,ṭī.236]
[ဒု+အသ+ဤ။ ဒါ+သ+ဤ။ ဒု ကုစ္ဆိတံ အသတိ ဘက္ခတီတိ ဒါသီ၊ ဤ။ ဒီယန္တေ တာယာတိ ဝါ ဒါသီ၊ ဒါ ဒါနေ၊ သော၊ ဤ စ။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၂၃၆]
[Pali to Burmese]
dāsī—
(Burmese text): (၁) ကျွန်မ၊ အစေခံမ။ ဒါသ-ကြည့်။ (၂) လိပ်ဆူးရွှေ (လိပ်ဆရွှေ) ပင်။ (လိပ်ဆူးငယ်။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။သျ။ လိပ်ဆူးညို။ အမရ၊သျ)။
(Auto-Translation): (1) I am a slim person. Look here. (2) Gold leaf (thin gold leaf). (thin gold leaf. Substance, material. Thin gold leaf. Amara, material).
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
daśī (दशी).—f (daśā S) An end or unwoven thread of a cloth. Commonly used pl daśā (the thrum). Pr. kāmbaḷyācī daśī āṇi pāsōḍyā aiśī. Pr. sadaivācī daśī naradēvācā pālava (lāgāvā &c.) daśī vāhaṇēṃ To throw an end or unwoven thread of cloth at the new moon. A rite to obtain new clothes.
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dāsī (दासी).—f (S) A female slave or servant. 2 The wife of a Shudra.
daśī (दशी).—f An end or unwoven thread of a cloth.
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dāsī (दासी).—f A female slave or servant.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Dāsī (दासी).—
1) A female servant or slave.
2) The wife of a fisherman.
3) The wife of a Śūdra.
4) An altar.
5) A harlot.
1) Dāśī (दाशी):—[from dāśa > dāś] f. fisher-woman, female slave, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Dāsī (दासी):—[from dāsa > dās] a f. a female servant or slave, [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] harlot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a plant (= nilā or pītā jhintī, kāka-jaṅghā, nīlāmlāṇa etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] an altar, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [from dās] 2. dāsī (also sīka ifc.) f. of 1. dāsa (q.v.).
Dāsī (दासी):—f.
1) Sclavin s. u. 1. dāsa 2. —
2) adj. dämonisch s. u. 2. dāsa . —
3) Name einer Pflanze, = nīlā jhiṇṭī Barleria caerulea [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 55.] [Medinīkoṣa s. 3.] = pītā jhiṇṭī [Ratnamālā im Śabdakalpadruma] = jhiṇṭī [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 446.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 583.] = kākajaṅghā und nīlāmlāna [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
4) Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Mahābhārata 6, 338.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 184.] —
5) = vedī [VIŚVA im Śabdakalpadruma] —
6) Hure [Wilson’s Wörterbuch]
Dāsī (दासी):—1. f. —
1) *eine Art Barleria , *Leea hirta ([Rājan 4,144]) und * = nīlāmlāna. —
2) * = bedī. —
3) Nomen proprium eines Flusses. Vgl. auch u. 1. und 2. dāsa
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Dāsī (दासी):—2. Adv. —
1) mit kar zum Sclaven — , zur Sclavin machen. —
2) mit bhū Jmds (Gen.) Sclaven werden [Naiṣadhacarita 8,71.]
Dāsī (दासी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dāsī.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
1) Daśī (दशी):—(nf) a decade, decennium.
2) Dāsī (दासी):—(nf) a maid-servant; a slave girl.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Dāsī (दासी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dāsī.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Dasi (ದಸಿ):—
1) [noun] a length of wood or metal, pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.; a stake; a heavy peg.
2) [noun] a piece of wood, metal, etc., usu. long and square or cylindrical, set upright to support a building, sign, fence, etc.; a post.
3) [noun] a short, hard, leafless, pointed part of some plants; a thorn.
4) [noun] a kind of arrow.
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Dāsi (ದಾಸಿ):—
1) [noun] a female servant esp. slave.
2) [noun] a woman who has sexual relations with a man without being married to him; a mistress; a courtesan.
3) [noun] the prickly plant Barleria polytricha of Acanthaceae family.
4) [noun] its flower.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Dasī (दसी):—n. proof; evidence;
2) Dasī (दसी):—n. 1. clue; proof (of any criminal act); 2. evidence; witness; 3. mark; sign;
3) Dāsī (दासी):—n. 1. fem. a female servant or slave; 2. a tool for tightening cloth before it gets printed with designs;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
搭識 [dā shí] [da shi]—
To strike up an acquaintance, to get acquainted with (often with an implication of seduction or improper motive). Yuan Dynasty (元 [yuan]). Li Xingdao (李行道 [li xing dao])《The Chalk Circle (灰闌記 [hui lan ji])》Act One (第一折 [di yi zhe]): "How could you be a prostitute (表子 [biao zi]) I got acquainted with? You should just be considered my mother (娘 [niang])."《Stories to Caution the World (醒世恆言 [xing shi heng yan])．Volume 36 (卷三六 [juan san liu])．Cai Ruihong Endures Humiliation to Avenge (蔡瑞虹忍辱報仇 [cai rui hong ren ru bao chou])》: "Seeing Wu Jin's (吳金 [wu jin]) wife (老婆 [lao po]) looked like someone who liked to 'eat jujube soup' (愛吃棗兒湯的 [ai chi zao er tang de]) [a euphemism for being sexually receptive], wasn't it exactly what he wanted (正中下懷 [zheng zhong xia huai])? Along the way, he flirted and acted seductively (行奸賣俏 [xing jian mai qiao]) and hooked up with her."
搭識：勾搭結識。元．李行道《灰闌記》第一折：「你那裡是我搭識的表子，只當是我的娘。」《醒世恆言．卷三六．蔡瑞虹忍辱報仇》：「見吳金老婆像個愛吃棗兒湯的，豈不正中下懷，一路行奸賣俏搭識上了。」
dā shí: gōu dā jié shí. yuán． lǐ xíng dào < huī lán jì> dì yī zhé: “nǐ nà lǐ shì wǒ dā shí de biǎo zi, zhǐ dāng shì wǒ de niáng.” < xǐng shì héng yán． juǎn sān liù． cài ruì hóng rěn rǔ bào chóu>: “jiàn wú jīn lǎo pó xiàng gè ài chī zǎo ér tāng de, qǐ bù zhèng zhōng xià huái, yī lù xíng jiān mài qiào dā shí shàng le.”
da shi: gou da jie shi. yuan. li xing dao < hui lan ji> di yi zhe: "ni na li shi wo da shi de biao zi, zhi dang shi wo de niang." < xing shi heng yan. juan san liu. cai rui hong ren ru bao chou>: "jian wu jin lao po xiang ge ai chi zao er tang de, qi bu zheng zhong xia huai, yi lu xing jian mai qiao da shi shang le."
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達士 [dá shì] [da shi]—
A person of exceptional insight and uncommon character.
From Book of the Later Han (後漢書 [hou han shu]), Volume 49, "Biography of Zhongchang Tong" (仲長統傳 [zhong zhang tong chuan]): "A perfect person (至人 [zhi ren]) can adapt, and a man of profound understanding transcends the mundane (拔俗 [ba su])."
From Tang Dynasty (唐 [tang]) writer Yuan Zhen's (元稹 [yuan zhen]) The Story of Yingying (鶯鶯傳 [ying ying chuan]): "If a man of profound understanding disregards emotions (略情 [lue qing]), abandons the minor for the major (捨小從大 [she xiao cong da]), considers a prior engagement (先配 [xian pei]) to be an ignoble act, and views a solemn oath (要盟 [yao meng]) as something to be broken."
達士：見識高超，不同凡俗的人。《後漢書．卷四九．仲長統傳》：「至人能變，達士拔俗。」唐．元稹《鶯鶯傳》：「如或達士略情，捨小從大，以先配為醜行，以要盟為可欺。」
dá shì: jiàn shí gāo chāo, bù tóng fán sú de rén. < hòu hàn shū． juǎn sì jiǔ． zhòng zhǎng tǒng chuán>: “zhì rén néng biàn, dá shì bá sú.” táng． yuán zhěn < yīng yīng chuán>: “rú huò dá shì lüè qíng, shě xiǎo cóng dà, yǐ xiān pèi wèi chǒu xíng, yǐ yào méng wèi kě qī.”
da shi: jian shi gao chao, bu tong fan su de ren. < hou han shu. juan si jiu. zhong zhang tong chuan>: "zhi ren neng bian, da shi ba su." tang. yuan zhen < ying ying chuan>: "ru huo da shi lue qing, she xiao cong da, yi xian pei wei chou xing, yi yao meng wei ke qi."
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達識 [dá shí] [da shi]—
To understand principles (通曉事理 [tong xiao shi li]) and possess insight (具有見識 [ju you jian shi]). For example: 'He is a 之士 [zhi shi] (dáshí zhī shì).'
達識：通曉事理，具有見識。如：「他是一位達識之士。」
dá shí: tōng xiǎo shì lǐ, jù yǒu jiàn shí. rú: “tā shì yī wèi dá shí zhī shì.”
da shi: tong xiao shi li, ju you jian shi. ru: "ta shi yi wei da shi zhi shi."
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打溼 [dǎ shī] [da shi]—
To get wet/soaked (淋溼 [lin shi]). For example: "A sudden thunderstorm (雷陣雨 [lei zhen yu]) soaked all his clothes." From Romance of the Three Kingdoms (《三國演義 [san guo yan yi]》), Chapter 10: "The soldiers' clothes (衣裝 [yi zhuang]) were all soaked by the rain (雨 [yu]), and they grumbled (嗟怨 [jie yuan]) in unison." From Stories from the Qingping Shantang Studio (《清平山堂話本 [qing ping shan tang hua ben]》), "The Monk Who Posts Notes" (《簡貼和尚 [jian tie he shang]》): "He was about to write it and give it to his wife (渾家 [hun jia]). While grinding ink (研墨 [yan mo]), he felt his hand (手 [shou]) was heavy, knocking over the inkstone's water dropper (硯水滴兒 [yan shui di er]), which soaked the paper (紙 [zhi])."
打溼：淋溼。如：「突來的一場雷陣雨，把他的衣服都打溼了。」《三國演義》第一○回：「眾軍衣裝，都被雨打溼，同聲嗟怨。」《清平山堂話本．簡貼和尚》：「待要寫了付與渾家，正研墨，覺得手重，惹翻硯水滴兒，打溼了紙。」
dǎ shī: lín shī. rú: “tū lái de yī chǎng léi zhèn yǔ, bǎ tā de yī fú dōu dǎ shī le.” < sān guó yǎn yì> dì yī○huí: “zhòng jūn yī zhuāng, dōu bèi yǔ dǎ shī, tóng shēng jiē yuàn.” < qīng píng shān táng huà běn． jiǎn tiē hé shàng>: “dài yào xiě le fù yǔ hún jiā, zhèng yán mò, jué dé shǒu zhòng, rě fān yàn shuǐ dī ér, dǎ shī le zhǐ.”
da shi: lin shi. ru: "tu lai de yi chang lei zhen yu, ba ta de yi fu dou da shi le." < san guo yan yi> di yi○hui: "zhong jun yi zhuang, dou bei yu da shi, tong sheng jie yuan." < qing ping shan tang hua ben. jian tie he shang>: "dai yao xie le fu yu hun jia, zheng yan mo, jue de shou zhong, re fan yan shui di er, da shi le zhi."
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打食 [dǎ shí] [da shi]—
When birds and beasts (鸟兽 [niao shou]) go outside their nests or dens (巢穴 [chao xue]) to search for food, it is called '' (dǎ shí). From Chapter 101 of Dream of the Red Chamber (《红楼梦 [hong lou meng]》): "Unexpectedly, on this mountain there was an enlightened old macaque (老猢猻 [lao hu sun]) who came out to forage. He saw a white aura (白气 [bai qi]) soaring to the sky from the Bodhisattva's (菩萨 [pu sa]) head, and that tigers and wolves (虎狼 [hu lang]) kept far away, knowing her origin (来历 [lai li]) was extraordinary. So he carried her back to his cave (洞中 [dong zhong]) to raise her."
打食：鳥獸到巢穴外面尋找食物，稱為「打食」。《紅樓夢》第一○一回：「誰知這山上有一個得道的老猢猻出來打食，看見菩薩頭頂上白氣沖天，虎狼遠避，知道來歷非常，便抱回洞中撫養。」
dǎ shí: niǎo shòu dào cháo xué wài miàn xún zhǎo shí wù, chēng wèi “dǎ shí” . < hóng lóu mèng> dì yī○yī huí: “shuí zhī zhè shān shàng yǒu yī gè dé dào de lǎo hú sūn chū lái dǎ shí, kàn jiàn pú sà tóu dǐng shàng bái qì chōng tiān, hǔ láng yuǎn bì, zhī dào lái lì fēi cháng, biàn bào huí dòng zhōng fǔ yǎng.”
da shi: niao shou dao chao xue wai mian xun zhao shi wu, cheng wei "da shi" . < hong lou meng> di yi○yi hui: "shui zhi zhe shan shang you yi ge de dao de lao hu sun chu lai da shi, kan jian pu sa tou ding shang bai qi chong tian, hu lang yuan bi, zhi dao lai li fei chang, bian bao hui dong zhong fu yang."
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打視 [dǎ shì] [da shi]—
To test eyesight (檢驗視力 [jian yan shi li]). From the Song Dynasty (宋 [song]) work by Zhao Sheng (趙升 [zhao sheng]), Chaoye Leiyao (《朝野類要 [chao ye lei yao]》), Volume 5 (卷五 [juan wu]), 'Miscellaneous Notes' (餘記 [yu ji]), entry 'Da Shi': "People dispatched by the treasury (庫務差遣人 [ku wu cha qian ren]) and those enlisting in the army (投軍人 [tou jun ren]) must have good distant vision (遠視目力 [yuan shi mu li]). They are required to call out the numbers [they see]. This is called 'Da Shi', [and is done] to prevent [the selection of] those with eye diseases (目疾 [mu ji])." Also written as 'Da Shi' (打試 [da shi]).
打視：檢驗視力。宋．趙升《朝野類要．卷五．餘記．打視》：「庫務差遣人及投軍人須遠視目力，喝其指數，謂之打視，防其目疾爾。」也作「打試」。
dǎ shì: jiǎn yàn shì lì. sòng． zhào shēng < cháo yě lèi yào． juǎn wǔ． yú jì． dǎ shì>: “kù wù chà qiǎn rén jí tóu jūn rén xū yuǎn shì mù lì, hē qí zhǐ shù, wèi zhī dǎ shì, fáng qí mù jí ěr.” yě zuò “dǎ shì” .
da shi: jian yan shi li. song. zhao sheng < chao ye lei yao. juan wu. yu ji. da shi>: "ku wu cha qian ren ji tou jun ren xu yuan shi mu li, he qi zhi shu, wei zhi da shi, fang qi mu ji er." ye zuo "da shi" .
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
打試 [dǎ shì] [da shi]—
To test eyesight (檢驗視力 [jian yan shi li]). From the Song Dynasty (宋 [song]) work 'Records of Returning to the Field' (《歸田錄 [gui tian lu]》) by Ouyang Xiu (歐陽修 [ou yang xiu]), Volume 2 (卷二 [juan er]): "Raising one's hand to test the dimness or clarity of the eye is called 'dǎshì'." Also written as 'dǎshì' (打視 [da shi]).
打試：檢驗視力。宋．歐陽修《歸田錄》卷二：「舉手試眼之昏明曰：『打試』。」也作「打視」。
dǎ shì: jiǎn yàn shì lì. sòng． ōu yáng xiū < guī tián lù> juǎn èr: “jǔ shǒu shì yǎn zhī hūn míng yuē: ‘dǎ shì’ .” yě zuò “dǎ shì” .
da shi: jian yan shi li. song. ou yang xiu < gui tian lu> juan er: "ju shou shi yan zhi hun ming yue: 'da shi' ." ye zuo "da shi" .
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打死 [dǎ sǐ] [da si]—
1. To beat, or strike to death. For example: "She beat a 蟑螂 [zhang lang] (zhāngláng) to death in the kitchen." From 《三國演義 [san guo yan yi]》 (Sānguó Yǎnyì), Chapter 2: "飛 [fei] (Fēi) said: 'These kinds of 害民賊 [hai min zei] (hàimínzéi), if not beaten to death, then what are we waiting for!'"
2. To use 錢財 [qian cai] (qiáncái) to 擺平 [bai ping] (bǎipíng) a matter. For example: "You can settle this 糾紛 [jiu fen] (jiūfēn) with just tens of thousands of yuan."
打死：1.毆打、擊打至死。如：「她在廚房打死一隻蟑螂。」《三國演義》第二回：「飛曰：『此等害民賊，不打死等甚！』」
2.用錢財來擺平事情。如：「只消用幾萬元就可以把這件糾紛打死。」
dǎ sǐ:1. ōu dǎ,, jī dǎ zhì sǐ. rú: “tā zài chú fáng dǎ sǐ yī zhī zhāng láng.” < sān guó yǎn yì> dì èr huí: “fēi yuē: ‘cǐ děng hài mín zéi, bù dǎ sǐ děng shén! ’ ”
2. yòng qián cái lái bǎi píng shì qíng. rú: “zhǐ xiāo yòng jǐ wàn yuán jiù kě yǐ bǎ zhè jiàn jiū fēn dǎ sǐ.”
da si:1. ou da,, ji da zhi si. ru: "ta zai chu fang da si yi zhi zhang lang." < san guo yan yi> di er hui: "fei yue: 'ci deng hai min zei, bu da si deng shen! ' "
2. yong qian cai lai bai ping shi qing. ru: "zhi xiao yong ji wan yuan jiu ke yi ba zhe jian jiu fen da si."
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大師 [dà shī] [da shi]—
1. An honorific for a monk (和尚 [he shang]). From Book of Jin (晉書 [jin shu]), Volume 95, 'Biographies of Artists' (藝術傳 [yi shu chuan]), 'Biography of Kumārajīva' (鳩摩羅什傳 [jiu mo luo shen chuan]): "The Grand Master is extraordinarily intelligent and enlightened, unrivaled in the world; how can the lineage of the Dharma (法種 [fa zhong]) be left with few successors?"
2. Refers to someone with profound achievements (造詣 [zao yi]) in scholarship (學問 [xue wen]) or art (藝術 [yi shu]), who is regarded as a model (宗法者 [zong fa zhe]) by others. For example: 'Master of Traditional Chinese Painting' (國畫 [guo hua]), 'Master of Sinology' (國學 [guo xue]). From Records of the Grand Historian (史記 [shi ji]), Volume 121, 'Biographies of Confucian Scholars' (儒林傳 [ru lin chuan]), 'Biography of Fu Sheng' (伏生傳 [fu sheng chuan]): "Scholars (學者 [xue zhe]) from then on were quite capable of speaking about the Book of Documents (尚書 [shang shu]), and all the masters from Shandong (山東 [shan dong]) taught by delving into the Book of Documents (尚書 [shang shu])."
大師：1.對和尚的尊稱。《晉書．卷九五．藝術傳．鳩摩羅什傳》：「大師聰明超悟，天下莫二，何可使法種少嗣。」
2.稱學問、藝術的造詣很高，為人所宗法者。如：「國畫大師」、「國學大師」。《史記．卷一二一．儒林傳．伏生傳》：「學者由是頗能言尚書，諸山東大師無不涉尚書以教矣。」
dà shī:1. duì hé shàng de zūn chēng. < jìn shū． juǎn jiǔ wǔ． yì shù chuán． jiū mó luó shén chuán>: “dà shī cōng míng chāo wù, tiān xià mò èr, hé kě shǐ fǎ zhǒng shǎo sì.”
2. chēng xué wèn,, yì shù de zào yì hěn gāo, wèi rén suǒ zōng fǎ zhě. rú: “guó huà dà shī” ,, “guó xué dà shī” . < shǐ jì． juǎn yī èr yī． rú lín chuán． fú shēng chuán>: “xué zhě yóu shì pō néng yán shàng shū, zhū shān dōng dà shī wú bù shè shàng shū yǐ jiào yǐ.”
da shi:1. dui he shang de zun cheng. < jin shu. juan jiu wu. yi shu chuan. jiu mo luo shen chuan>: "da shi cong ming chao wu, tian xia mo er, he ke shi fa zhong shao si."
2. cheng xue wen,, yi shu de zao yi hen gao, wei ren suo zong fa zhe. ru: "guo hua da shi" ,, "guo xue da shi" . < shi ji. juan yi er yi. ru lin chuan. fu sheng chuan>: "xue zhe you shi po neng yan shang shu, zhu shan dong da shi wu bu she shang shu yi jiao yi."
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大食 [dà shí] [da shi]—
Country name. Namely, the Arab Empire (阿拉伯帝國 [a la bo di guo]), founded by Muhammad (穆罕默德 [mu han mo de]), the founder of Islam (回教教祖 [hui jiao jiao zu]). From "New Book of Tang" (新唐書 [xin tang shu]), Volume 221 (卷二二一 [juan er er yi]), "Accounts of the Western Regions, Part 2" (西域列傳下 [xi yu lie chuan xia]), "Dashi": "Dashi was originally Persian (波斯 [bo si]) territory. Men have high noses, are dark and bearded. They prefer fair skin, and cover their faces whenever they go out."
大食：國名。即阿拉伯帝國，回教教祖穆罕默德所創建。《新唐書．卷二二一．西域列傳下．大食》：「大食，本波斯地。男子鼻高，黑而髯。好白皙，出輒鄣面。」
dà shí: guó míng. jí ā lā bó dì guó, huí jiào jiào zǔ mù hǎn mò dé suǒ chuàng jiàn. < xīn táng shū． juǎn èr èr yī． xī yù liè chuán xià． dà shí>: “dà shí, běn bō sī de. nán zi bí gāo, hēi ér rán. hǎo bái xī, chū zhé zhāng miàn.”
da shi: guo ming. ji a la bo di guo, hui jiao jiao zu mu han mo de suo chuang jian. < xin tang shu. juan er er yi. xi yu lie chuan xia. da shi>: "da shi, ben bo si de. nan zi bi gao, hei er ran. hao bai xi, chu zhe zhang mian."
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大使 [dà shǐ] [da shi]—
1. An official title (職官名 [zhi guan ming]). During the Tang Dynasty (唐代 [tang dai]), there was a distinction between the principal commissioner and deputy commissioner (副 [fu]) for the Military Commissioner (節度使 [jie du shi]) position.
2. The highest-ranking diplomatic official (外交官員 [wai jiao guan yuan]). Dispatched to a country with diplomatic relations (邦交國 [bang jiao guo]), representing the nation (國家 [guo jia]) and accredited to the head of state (元首 [yuan shou]) of that country. For example: "An ambassador represents the head of state (國家元首 [guo jia yuan shou]) of their country, leading embassy staff (使館人員 [shi guan ren yuan]) to handle negotiation matters (交涉事項 [jiao she shi xiang]) with the head of state (元首 [yuan shou]) or diplomatic department (外交部門 [wai jiao bu men]) of the host country."
大使：1.職官名。唐代節度使有大使、副大使之別。
2.地位最高的外交官員。派駐在邦交國，代表國家與一國元首。如：「大使代表國家元首，率領使館人員與駐在國元首或外交部門辦理交涉事項。」
dà shǐ:1. zhí guān míng. táng dài jié dù shǐ yǒu dà shǐ,, fù dà shǐ zhī bié.
2. de wèi zuì gāo de wài jiāo guān yuán. pài zhù zài bāng jiāo guó, dài biǎo guó jiā yǔ yī guó yuán shǒu. rú: “dà shǐ dài biǎo guó jiā yuán shǒu, lǜ lǐng shǐ guǎn rén yuán yǔ zhù zài guó yuán shǒu huò wài jiāo bù mén bàn lǐ jiāo shè shì xiàng.”
da shi:1. zhi guan ming. tang dai jie du shi you da shi,, fu da shi zhi bie.
2. de wei zui gao de wai jiao guan yuan. pai zhu zai bang jiao guo, dai biao guo jia yu yi guo yuan shou. ru: "da shi dai biao guo jia yuan shou, lu ling shi guan ren yuan yu zhu zai guo yuan shou huo wai jiao bu men ban li jiao she shi xiang."
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大士 [dà shì] [da shi]—
1. A general term used in Buddhism (佛教 [fu jiao]) for Bodhisattvas (菩薩 [pu sa]). See the entry for "Guanshiyin Pusa" (觀世音菩薩 [guan shi yin pu sa]).
2. Specifically refers to Guanshiyin Pusa (觀世音菩薩 [guan shi yin pu sa]). From The Biography of Xiao Qing (小青傳 [xiao qing chuan]) by an anonymous author (佚名 [yi ming]) during the Qing Dynasty (清 [qing]): "I heard that there are countless Buddhas (佛 [fu]) in the East, so why do people in the world mostly worship (專禮 [zhuan li]) the Great Being?"
大士：1.佛教對菩薩的通稱。參見「觀世音菩薩」條。
2.特指觀世音菩薩。清．佚名《小青傳》：「吾聞東方佛無量，而世多專禮大士者何？」
dà shì:1. fú jiào duì pú sà de tōng chēng. cān jiàn “guān shì yīn pú sà” tiáo.
2. tè zhǐ guān shì yīn pú sà. qīng． yì míng < xiǎo qīng chuán>: “wú wén dōng fāng fú wú liàng, ér shì duō zhuān lǐ dà shì zhě hé?”
da shi:1. fu jiao dui pu sa de tong cheng. can jian "guan shi yin pu sa" tiao.
2. te zhi guan shi yin pu sa. qing. yi ming < xiao qing chuan>: "wu wen dong fang fu wu liang, er shi duo zhuan li da shi zhe he?"
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大市 [dà shì] [da shi]—
1. A vast urban area (範圍廣大的市區 [fan wei guang da de shi qu]). From "Luoyang Jialan Ji" (洛陽伽藍記 [luo yang jia lan ji]), Volume 4 (卷四 [juan si]), "Fayun Temple" (法雲寺 [fa yun si]): "Outside Xiyang Gate (西陽門 [xi yang men]), four li (里 [li]) south of the Imperial Road (御道 [yu dao]), there was the Luoyang Great Market (洛陽 [luo yang]), with a circumference of eight li (周迴八里 [zhou hui ba li])."
2. A large-scale (大型 [da xing]) centralized auction market (集中拍賣市場 [ji zhong pai mai shi chang]). For example: "Every time the quarterly Great Market takes place, the streets are always bustling with crowds (萬頭攢動 [wan tou zan dong]), and police officers (警察先生 [jing cha xian sheng]) are needed to maintain order (維持秩序 [wei chi zhi xu])."
大市：1.範圍廣大的市區。《洛陽伽藍記．卷四．法雲寺》：「出西陽門外四里御道南有洛陽大市，周迴八里。」
2.大型的集中拍賣市場。如：「每逢一季一次的大市，街上總是萬頭攢動，還得勞煩警察先生維持秩序。」
dà shì:1. fàn wéi guǎng dà de shì qū. < luò yáng jiā lán jì． juǎn sì． fǎ yún sì>: “chū xī yáng mén wài sì lǐ yù dào nán yǒu luò yáng dà shì, zhōu huí bā lǐ.”
2. dà xíng de jí zhōng pāi mài shì chǎng. rú: “měi féng yī jì yī cì de dà shì, jiē shàng zǒng shì wàn tóu zǎn dòng, hái dé láo fán jǐng chá xiān shēng wéi chí zhì xù.”
da shi:1. fan wei guang da de shi qu. < luo yang jia lan ji. juan si. fa yun si>: "chu xi yang men wai si li yu dao nan you luo yang da shi, zhou hui ba li."
2. da xing de ji zhong pai mai shi chang. ru: "mei feng yi ji yi ci de da shi, jie shang zong shi wan tou zan dong, hai de lao fan jing cha xian sheng wei chi zhi xu."
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大事 [dà shì] [da shi]—
1. An important matter. In Chapter 67 of Dream of the Red Chamber (《紅樓夢 [hong lou meng]》), "Looking at the situation, it seemed as if some major event was unfolding."
2. Matters of mourning and burial. In Mencius (《孟子 [meng zi]》), Li Lou II (離婁下 [li lou xia]), "To care for the living is not sufficient to be considered a major undertaking; only the proper burial of the dead can be considered a major undertaking."
3. Marriage, a lifelong matter. In Chapter 57 of Dream of the Red Chamber (《紅樓夢 [hong lou meng]》), "It's important to settle this major matter while the Old Matron (老太太 [lao tai tai]) is still lucid and healthy."
4. Military affairs and sacrificial rites of the state. In Book of Rites (《禮記 [li ji]》), Monthly Ordinances (月令 [yue ling]), "Do not undertake major affairs, so as not to impede agricultural work."
5. A great undertaking. In Chapter 1 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms (《三國演義 [san guo yan yi]》), "I have considerable wealth; I shall recruit local volunteers (鄉勇 [xiang yong]), and together with you, we shall embark on a great undertaking."
大事：1.重要的事。《紅樓夢》第六七回：「看那個光景，倒像有什麼大事是的。」
2.喪亡送終之事。《孟子．離婁下》「養生者，不足以當大事，惟送死可以當大事。」
3.婚姻，終生之事。《紅樓夢》第五七回：「趁早兒老太太還明白硬朗的時節，作定了大事要緊。」
4.國之戎事與祭祀。《禮記．月令》：「毋作大事，以妨農之事。」
5.大事業。《三國演義》第一回：「吾頗有資財，當招募鄉勇，與公同舉大事。」
dà shì:1. zhòng yào de shì. < hóng lóu mèng> dì liù qī huí: “kàn nà gè guāng jǐng, dào xiàng yǒu shén me dà shì shì de.”
2. sàng wáng sòng zhōng zhī shì. < mèng zi． lí lóu xià> “yǎng shēng zhě, bù zú yǐ dāng dà shì, wéi sòng sǐ kě yǐ dāng dà shì.”
3. hūn yīn, zhōng shēng zhī shì. < hóng lóu mèng> dì wǔ qī huí: “chèn zǎo ér lǎo tài tài hái míng bái yìng lǎng de shí jié, zuò dìng le dà shì yào jǐn.”
4. guó zhī róng shì yǔ jì sì. < lǐ jì． yuè lìng>: “wú zuò dà shì, yǐ fáng nóng zhī shì.”
5. dà shì yè. < sān guó yǎn yì> dì yī huí: “wú pō yǒu zī cái, dāng zhāo mù xiāng yǒng, yǔ gōng tóng jǔ dà shì.”
da shi:1. zhong yao de shi. < hong lou meng> di liu qi hui: "kan na ge guang jing, dao xiang you shen me da shi shi de."
2. sang wang song zhong zhi shi. < meng zi. li lou xia> "yang sheng zhe, bu zu yi dang da shi, wei song si ke yi dang da shi."
3. hun yin, zhong sheng zhi shi. < hong lou meng> di wu qi hui: "chen zao er lao tai tai hai ming bai ying lang de shi jie, zuo ding le da shi yao jin."
4. guo zhi rong shi yu ji si. < li ji. yue ling>: "wu zuo da shi, yi fang nong zhi shi."
5. da shi ye. < san guo yan yi> di yi hui: "wu po you zi cai, dang zhao mu xiang yong, yu gong tong ju da shi."
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大是 [dà shì] [da shi]—
Exactly, indeed. From Song (宋 [song]) Dynasty. Zhu Xi (朱熹 [zhu xi]), Recorded Sayings of the Er Cheng Brothers (二程語錄 [er cheng yu lu]), Volume 11: "Gongsun Hong (公孫弘 [gong sun hong]) replied to Emperor Yao (堯 [yao]) concerning his suffering from the great flood (洪水 [hong shui]), saying that Yu (禹 [yu]) was sent to control it. [But] it is not heard that Yu (禹 [yu]) himself was inherently associated with water (有水 [you shui]), and he furthermore did not explain the reason for it. Gongsun Hong (公孫弘 [gong sun hong]) is truly a treacherous person (姦人 [jian ren])."
大是：極是、的確是。宋．朱熹《二程語錄》卷一一：「公孫弘對堯遭洪水，使禹治之，不聞禹之有水也，更不答其所由，公孫弘大是姦人。」
dà shì: jí shì,, de què shì. sòng． zhū xī < èr chéng yǔ lù> juǎn yī yī: “gōng sūn hóng duì yáo zāo hóng shuǐ, shǐ yǔ zhì zhī, bù wén yǔ zhī yǒu shuǐ yě, gèng bù dá qí suǒ yóu, gōng sūn hóng dà shì jiān rén.”
da shi: ji shi,, de que shi. song. zhu xi < er cheng yu lu> juan yi yi: "gong sun hong dui yao zao hong shui, shi yu zhi zhi, bu wen yu zhi you shui ye, geng bu da qi suo you, gong sun hong da shi jian ren."
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大勢 [dà shì] [da shi]—
1. The general situation or trend (大局的形勢 [da ju de xing shi]). For example: "Current society is developing towards diversification; this is the general trend (所趨 [suo qu]) and unavoidable (無可避免 [wu ke bi mian])." From Records of the Three Kingdoms (三國志 [san guo zhi]), Volume 14 (卷一四 [juan yi si]), Book of Wei (魏書 [wei shu]), Biography of Liu Fang (劉放傳 [liu fang chuan]): "Taking advantage of victory and sweeping across (乘勝席卷 [cheng sheng xi juan]), they will clear the He Shuo region (清河朔 [qing he shuo]). With power and punishment aligned (威刑既合 [wei xing ji he]), the general trend is evident."
2. A rough or general idea (大略情形 [da lue qing xing]). From The Scholars (儒林外史 [ru lin wai shi]), Chapter 43 (第四三回 [di si san hui]): "From the general situation it seems to be so, but if the superiors (上頭 [shang tou]) ask, this question is difficult to answer (難以登答 [nan yi deng da])."
3. High status and power (地位高而有權勢 [de wei gao er you quan shi]). From Book of Jin (晉書 [jin shu]), Volume 38 (卷三八 [juan san ba]), Biographies of the Five Princes of Xuan (宣五王傳 [xuan wu wang chuan]), Biography of Prince Gan of Pingyuan (平原王幹傳 [ping yuan wang gan chuan]): "It is difficult to hold great power (難居 [nan ju]); one must be cautious (不可不慎 [bu ke bu shen])."
4. Large scale (大規模 [da gui mo]) or large quantity (大數量 [da shu liang]). From Yuan Dynasty (元 [yuan]) Wang Bocheng's (王伯成 [wang bo cheng]) Ban Yelang (貶夜郎 [bian ye lang]), Act 2 (第二折 [di er zhe]): "Suddenly raising an army and soldiers (忽地興兵起士卒 [hu de xing bing qi shi zu]), a vast force drives straight into the imperial capital (入帝都 [ru di dou])." From Investiture of the Gods (封神演義 [feng shen yan yi]), Chapter 28 (第二八回 [di er ba hui]): "The next morning as the sun rose (旭日東昇 [xu ri dong sheng]), three cannon shots (大砲三聲 [da pao san sheng]) signaled the opening of the city gates (開城門 [kai cheng men]), and a vast force of men and horses (人馬 [ren ma]) charged towards the Zhou camp (周營 [zhou ying])."
大勢：1.大局的形勢。如：「現今社會朝向多元化發展，此乃大勢所趨，無可避免」。《三國志．卷一四．魏書．劉放傳》：「乘勝席卷，將清河朔，威刑既合，大勢以見。」
2.大略情形。《儒林外史》第四三回：「大勢看來，自是如此，但是上頭問下來，這一句話卻難以登答。」
3.地位高而有權勢。《晉書．卷三八．宣五王傳．平原王幹傳》：「大勢難居，不可不慎。」
4.大規模、大數量。元．王伯成《貶夜郎》第二折：「忽地興兵起士卒，大勢長驅入帝都。」《封神演義》第二八回：「次早旭日東昇，大砲三聲，開城門，大勢人馬殺奔周營。」
dà shì:1. dà jú de xíng shì. rú: “xiàn jīn shè huì cháo xiàng duō yuán huà fā zhǎn, cǐ nǎi dà shì suǒ qū, wú kě bì miǎn” . < sān guó zhì． juǎn yī sì． wèi shū． liú fàng chuán>: “chéng shèng xí juǎn, jiāng qīng hé shuò, wēi xíng jì hé, dà shì yǐ jiàn.”
2. dà lüè qíng xíng. < rú lín wài shǐ> dì sì sān huí: “dà shì kàn lái, zì shì rú cǐ, dàn shì shàng tóu wèn xià lái, zhè yī jù huà què nán yǐ dēng dá.”
3. de wèi gāo ér yǒu quán shì. < jìn shū． juǎn sān bā． xuān wǔ wáng chuán． píng yuán wáng gàn chuán>: “dà shì nán jū, bù kě bù shèn.”
4. dà guī mó,, dà shù liàng. yuán． wáng bó chéng < biǎn yè láng> dì èr zhé: “hū de xìng bīng qǐ shì zú, dà shì zhǎng qū rù dì dōu.” < fēng shén yǎn yì> dì èr bā huí: “cì zǎo xù rì dōng shēng, dà pào sān shēng, kāi chéng mén, dà shì rén mǎ shā bēn zhōu yíng.”
da shi:1. da ju de xing shi. ru: "xian jin she hui chao xiang duo yuan hua fa zhan, ci nai da shi suo qu, wu ke bi mian" . < san guo zhi. juan yi si. wei shu. liu fang chuan>: "cheng sheng xi juan, jiang qing he shuo, wei xing ji he, da shi yi jian."
2. da lue qing xing. < ru lin wai shi> di si san hui: "da shi kan lai, zi shi ru ci, dan shi shang tou wen xia lai, zhe yi ju hua que nan yi deng da."
3. de wei gao er you quan shi. < jin shu. juan san ba. xuan wu wang chuan. ping yuan wang gan chuan>: "da shi nan ju, bu ke bu shen."
4. da gui mo,, da shu liang. yuan. wang bo cheng < bian ye lang> di er zhe: "hu de xing bing qi shi zu, da shi zhang qu ru di dou." < feng shen yan yi> di er ba hui: "ci zao xu ri dong sheng, da pao san sheng, kai cheng men, da shi ren ma sha ben zhou ying."
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
大廝 [dà sī] [da si]—
Eldest son (長子 [zhang zi], chángzǐ). Also known as 大小廝 [da xiao si] (dàxiǎosī).
大廝：長子。也稱為「大小廝」。
dà sī: zhǎng zi. yě chēng wèi “dà xiǎo sī” .
da si: zhang zi. ye cheng wei "da xiao si" .
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
大似 [dà shì] [da shi]—
Extremely similar. From the Song Dynasty (宋 [song]) poet Huang Tingjian's (黃庭堅 [huang ting jian]) poem "On Zizhan (子瞻 [zi zhan]) standing in attendance at Er'ying Pavilion (邇英 [er ying]) last spring": "It greatly resembles not having received the benefit of studying antiquity (稽古 [ji gu]), yet even now still wearing the cap (冠 [guan]) of an attendant minister (侍臣 [shi chen])."
大似：極為相似。宋．黃庭堅〈子瞻去歲春侍立邇英〉詩：「大似不蒙稽古力，只今猶著侍臣冠。」
dà shì: jí wèi xiāng shì. sòng． huáng tíng jiān 〈zi zhān qù suì chūn shì lì ěr yīng〉 shī: “dà shì bù méng jī gǔ lì, zhǐ jīn yóu zhe shì chén guān.”
da shi: ji wei xiang shi. song. huang ting jian
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
大祀 [dà sì] [da si]—
The grandest and most solemn sacrifice (祭祀 [ji si]). This refers to sacrifices offered to Heaven and Earth (天地 [tian de]), God (上帝 [shang di]), the Imperial Ancestral Temple (太廟 [tai miao]), the gods of land and grain (社稷 [she ji]), Confucius (先師孔子 [xian shi kong zi]), etc. From Rites of Zhou (Zhouli 周禮 [zhou li]), "Spring Officials" (Chunguan 春官 [chun guan]), "Si Shi" (Sishi 肆師 [si shi]): "For establishing the Grand Sacrifice, jade (玉 [yu]), silk (帛 [bo]), and unblemished sacrificial animals (牲牷 [sheng quan]) are used. For establishing the Secondary Sacrifice (次祀 [ci si]), sacrificial animals (牲 [sheng]) and ceremonial offerings (幣 [bi]) are used. For establishing the Minor Sacrifice (小祀 [xiao si]), sacrificial animals (牲 [sheng]) are used."
大祀：最隆重的祭祀。指祭天地、上帝、太廟、社稷、先師孔子等。《周禮．春官．肆師》：「立大祀用玉帛牲牷，立次祀用牲幣，立小祀用牲。」
dà sì: zuì lóng zhòng de jì sì. zhǐ jì tiān de,, shàng dì,, tài miào,, shè jì,, xiān shī kǒng zi děng. < zhōu lǐ． chūn guān． sì shī>: “lì dà sì yòng yù bó shēng quán, lì cì sì yòng shēng bì, lì xiǎo sì yòng shēng.”
da si: zui long zhong de ji si. zhi ji tian de,, shang di,, tai miao,, she ji,, xian shi kong zi deng. < zhou li. chun guan. si shi>: "li da si yong yu bo sheng quan, li ci si yong sheng bi, li xiao si yong sheng."
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
大肆 [dà sì] [da si]—
Unrestrained, without any qualms. This defines the term (dàsì). For example: "活動 [huo dong] (dàsì huódòng)" (to carry out activities wantonly). From Water Margin (水滸傳 [shui hu chuan]), Chapter 97: "The other day, Cai Jing (蔡京 [cai jing]), Tong Guan (童貫 [tong guan]), and Gao Qiu (高俅 [gao qiu]) were just before the Emperor (天子 [tian zi]), impeaching your elder brother, Song Xianfeng (宋先鋒 [song xian feng]), for losing the army and killing the generals (覆軍殺將 [fu jun sha jiang]), suffering military defeat and bringing shame to the country (喪師辱國 [sang shi ru guo]), and wantonly slandering him (誹謗 [fei bang])."
大肆：放肆，毫無顧忌。如：「大肆活動」。《水滸傳》第九七回：「前日正被蔡京、童貫、高俅在天子面前，劾奏你的哥哥宋先鋒，覆軍殺將，喪師辱國，大肆誹謗。」
dà sì: fàng sì, háo wú gù jì. rú: “dà sì huó dòng” . < shuǐ hǔ chuán> dì jiǔ qī huí: “qián rì zhèng bèi cài jīng,, tóng guàn,, gāo qiú zài tiān zi miàn qián, hé zòu nǐ de gē gē sòng xiān fēng, fù jūn shā jiāng, sàng shī rǔ guó, dà sì fěi bàng.”
da si: fang si, hao wu gu ji. ru: "da si huo dong" . < shui hu chuan> di jiu qi hui: "qian ri zheng bei cai jing,, tong guan,, gao qiu zai tian zi mian qian, he zou ni de ge ge song xian feng, fu jun sha jiang, sang shi ru guo, da si fei bang."
1) 大事 ts = dà shì p refers to “major event/major political event (war or change of regime)/major social event (wedding or funeral)/(do sth) in a big way/CL:件 [jian4],樁 | 桩 [zhuang1]”.
2) 大使 ts = dà shǐ p refers to “ambassador/envoy/CL:名 [ming2],位 [wei4]”..
3) 大勢 t = 大势 s = dà shì p refers to “overall trend”..
4) 大四 ts = dà sì p refers to “fourth-year university student”..
5) 大師 t = 大师 s = dà shī p refers to “great master/master”..
6) 大肆 ts = dà sì p refers to “wantonly/without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)/unbridled”..
7) 打死 ts = dǎ sǐ p refers to “to kill/to beat to death”..
8) 打食 ts = dǎ shí p refers to “to go in search of food (of animals)/to take medicine for indigestion or gastro-intestinal upsets”..
1) 大勢 t = 大势 s = dà shì p refers to [noun] “general circumstances; overall situation”; Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 [wen yan wen]; Notes: In the sense of 大局 [da ju] (CC-CEDICT '大勢 [da shi]'; Guoyu '大勢 [da shi]' 1).
2) 大勢 t = 大势 s = dà shì p refers to [noun] “influential status”; Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 [wen yan wen]; Notes: (Guoyu '大勢 [da shi]' 3)..
3) 大勢 t = 大势 s = dà shì p refers to [noun] “large scale”; Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 [wen yan wen]; Notes: In the sense of 大規模 [da gui mo] (Guoyu '大勢 [da shi]' 4)..
4) 大師 t = 大师 s = dà shī p refers to [noun] “great master; grand master”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu]; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '大師 [da shi]'; Guoyu '大師 [da shi]')..
1) 大食 [dà shí] refers to: (1) “rTag gzig”; (2) “sTag gzig”; (3) “sTag gzigs”; (4) “Ta zig” [Tibetan place name].
大食 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] đại thực.
[Korean] 대식 / Daesik.
[Japanese] ダイジキ / Daijiki.
2) 大寺 [dà sì] refers to: (1) “great monastery”; Alternatively: (1) “Mahāvihāra” [Sanskrit temple name].
大寺 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 摩訶毘訶羅; 大; 摩訶羅; 摩迦羅; 朽邁; 老朽; 老朽耄; 老者; 耆舊; 舊; 莫訶洛迦; 衰朽; 衰邁.
[Sanskrit] mahallaka.
[Pali] mahā-vihāra.
[Vietnamese] đại tự.
[Korean] 대사 / daesa.
[Japanese] ダイジ / daiji.
3) 大士 [dà shì] refers to: (1) “bodhisattva”; (2) “great being”.
大士 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 一乘菩薩; 覺士; 聖者; 大菩薩; 摩訶菩薩.
[Sanskrit] bhaghvat; bodhisattva; mahā-bodhisattva.
[Pali] mahā-purisa.
[Tibetan] skyes bu chen po.
[Vietnamese] đại sĩ.
[Korean] 대사 / daesa.
[Japanese] ダイシ / daishi.
4) 大勢 [dà shì] refers to: “great activity”.
大勢 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Sanskrit] maheśākhya; maheśākhyatā; mahā-sthāman.
[Vietnamese] đại thế.
[Korean] 대세 / daese.
[Japanese] ダイセイ / daisei.
5) 大施 [dà shī] refers to: “great donation”.
大施 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] đại thi.
[Korean] 대시 / daesi.
[Japanese] ダイセ / daise.
6) 大事 [dà shì] refers to: “great matter”.
大事 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 大德.
[Sanskrit] mahānuśaṃsa; mahā-kṛtya; mahā-vastu; māhātmya.
[Vietnamese] đại sự.
[Korean] 대사 / daesa.
[Japanese] ダイジ / daiji.
7) 大師 [dà shī] refers to: “great teacher”.
大師 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 師; 如理師.
[Sanskrit] mahā-śāstṛ; vādināṃvaraḥ; yathārtha-śāstṛ.
[Pali] satthar.
[Tibetan] ston pa.
[Vietnamese] đại sư.
[Korean] 대사 / daesa.
[Japanese] ダイシ / daishi.
8) 大誓 [dà shì] refers to: “great vow”.
大誓 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 僧那; 僧那僧涅; 大誓願; 大願; 弘誓; 弘誓願; 弘願.
[Sanskrit] sannāha.
[Vietnamese] đại thệ.
[Korean] 대서 / daeseo.
[Japanese] ダイセイ / daisei.
9) 大史 [dà shǐ] refers to: “Great Chronicle” [English text name].
大史 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] đại sử.
[Korean] 대사 / Daesa.
[Japanese] ダイシ / Daishi.
10) 大死 [dà sǐ] refers to: “great death”.
大死 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] đại tử.
[Korean] 대사 / daesa.
[Japanese] ダイシ / daishi.
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Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
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