Rending, Rén dìng, Ren ding, Rén dīng, Rèn dìng: 9 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
人定 [ren ding]—The third beat of the first watch, 9-11 p.m., when men are settled for the night.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
人定 [ren ding]—Rending — [Miscellaneous term (雜名 [za ming])] The third point of the first watch (初更三點 [chu geng san dian]), i.e., the Hai hour (亥時 [hai shi]).
人定—【雜名】初更三點，即亥時也。
[zá míng] chū gèng sān diǎn, jí hài shí yě.
[za ming] chu geng san dian, ji hai shi ye.
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.
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[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
人丁 [rén dīng] [ren ding]—
1. Able-bodied adult male eligible for service. (Source: New Book of Tang, Volume 52, Treatise on Food and Money II: "The Zuyongdiao system (租庸調之法 [zu yong diao zhi fa]) takes the rending as its basis.")
2. Population. (Source: Draft History of Qing, Volume 120, Treatise on Food and Money I: "In the 51st year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, there was an edict stating 'Newly added rending will never be subject to additional taxes.'") (Source: Dream of the Red Chamber, Chapter 2: "Yucun smiled and said, 'So it's his family. Speaking of which, there are quite a few rending in that impoverished clan.'")
3. Household servants. (Source: Dream of the Red Chamber, Chapter 59: "Lai Da (賴大 [lai da]) added rending to keep watch at night, and closed both the hall and courtyard areas.")
人丁：1.能服役的成年男子。《新唐書．卷五二．食貨志二》：「租庸調之法，以人丁為本。」
2.人口。《清史稿．卷一二○．食貨志一》：「康熙五十一年，有『新增人丁永不加賦』之諭。」《紅樓夢》第二回：「雨村笑道：『原來是他家。若論起來，寒族人丁卻不少。』」
3.家僕。《紅樓夢》第五九回：「賴大添派人丁上夜，將兩處廳院都關了。」
rén dīng:1. néng fú yì de chéng nián nán zi. < xīn táng shū． juǎn wǔ èr． shí huò zhì èr>: “zū yōng diào zhī fǎ, yǐ rén dīng wèi běn.”
2. rén kǒu. < qīng shǐ gǎo． juǎn yī èr○． shí huò zhì yī>: “kāng xī wǔ shí yī nián, yǒu ‘xīn zēng rén dīng yǒng bù jiā fù’ zhī yù.” < hóng lóu mèng> dì èr huí: “yǔ cūn xiào dào: ‘yuán lái shì tā jiā. ruò lùn qǐ lái, hán zú rén dīng què bù shǎo.’ ”
3. jiā pú. < hóng lóu mèng> dì wǔ jiǔ huí: “lài dà tiān pài rén dīng shàng yè, jiāng liǎng chù tīng yuàn dōu guān le.”
ren ding:1. neng fu yi de cheng nian nan zi. < xin tang shu. juan wu er. shi huo zhi er>: "zu yong diao zhi fa, yi ren ding wei ben."
2. ren kou. < qing shi gao. juan yi er○. shi huo zhi yi>: "kang xi wu shi yi nian, you 'xin zeng ren ding yong bu jia fu' zhi yu." < hong lou meng> di er hui: "yu cun xiao dao: 'yuan lai shi ta jia. ruo lun qi lai, han zu ren ding que bu shao.' "
3. jia pu. < hong lou meng> di wu jiu hui: "lai da tian pai ren ding shang ye, jiang liang chu ting yuan dou guan le."
1) 人丁 ts = rén dīng p refers to “number of people in a family/population/(old) adult males/male servants”.
2) 人定 ts = rén dìng p refers to “middle of the night/the dead of night”..
3) 認定 t = 认定 s = rèn dìng p refers to “to maintain (that sth is true)/to determine (a fact)/determination (of an amount)/of the firm opinion/to believe firmly/to set one's mind on/to identify with”..
人定 ts = rén dìng p refers to [noun] “late night; middle of the night”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu] , Subdomain: Time .
人定 [rén dìng] refers to: “time when people are asleep”.
人定 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] nhān định.
[Korean] 인정 / injeong.
[Japanese] ニンジョウ / ニンチン.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nen, Ren, Ding.
Starts with: Ren ding gu, Ren ding sheng tian.
Full-text (+207): Nu ren ding, Vidarana, Vidalana, Dharana, Vidara, Sphotana, Pradara, Vidalikarana, Sphutana, Tong deng xue li, Radana, Cararara, Duphada, Aluncana, Bhindana, Vidaran, Carra, Tara, Nu nhan dinh, Pravidarana.
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