Zhi zi, Zhì zi, Zhī zi, Zhī zì, Zhí zì, Zhí zi: 14 definitions
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Zhi zi means something in Buddhism, Pali, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
帙子 [zhi zi]—(zhì zǐ) — [Noun] A 帙簀 [zhi ze] (zhì zé), which is a bamboo (竹制 [zhu zhi]) case (帙 [zhi], zhì) used for rolling up scripture scrolls (经卷 [jing juan], jīng juǎn).
帙子—【物名】帙簀，卷經卷，竹製之帙也。
[wù míng] zhì zé, juǎn jīng juǎn, zhú zhì zhī zhì yě.
[wu ming] zhi ze, juan jing juan, zhu zhi zhi zhi 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Zhi zi in China is the name of a plant defined with Gardenia jasminoides in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gardenia jasminoides f. longicarpa Z.M. Xie & M. Okada (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. (2520)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Phytomedicine (2010)
· Ill. Flora Japonica, (1949)
· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’ (Tokyo) (1912)
· List Pl. Formos.: (1928)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Zhi zi, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
梔子 [zhī zi] [zhi zi]—
Botanical name. A genus of Rubiaceae called Gardenia. Evergreen shrub or small tree. Leaves are opposite, oblong-elliptic, stipules membranous, sheathing. White or yellow flowers bloom in summer, corolla salverform, with a strong fragrance. Fruit ovoid-ellipsoid. Besides being ornamental, the fruit can be used for medicinal purposes and as a yellow dye. Also known as "Zhizi" (支子 [zhi zi]), "Huang Zhizi" (黃 [huang]), "Shan Huang Zhizi" (山黃梔 [shan huang zhi]).
梔子：植物名。茜草科梔子屬，常綠灌木或小喬木。葉對生，長橢圓形，托葉膜質，鞘狀。夏天開白花或黃花，花冠高碟形，香味濃郁。果卵狀橢圓形。除供觀賞外，果實可供藥用，也做黃色染料。也稱為「支子」、「黃梔子」、「山黃梔」。
zhī zi: zhí wù míng. qiàn cǎo kē zhī zi shǔ, cháng lǜ guàn mù huò xiǎo qiáo mù. yè duì shēng, zhǎng tuǒ yuán xíng, tuō yè mó zhì, qiào zhuàng. xià tiān kāi bái huā huò huáng huā, huā guān gāo dié xíng, xiāng wèi nóng yù. guǒ luǎn zhuàng tuǒ yuán xíng. chú gōng guān shǎng wài, guǒ shí kě gōng yào yòng, yě zuò huáng sè rǎn liào. yě chēng wèi “zhī zi” ,, “huáng zhī zi” ,, “shān huáng zhī” .
zhi zi: zhi wu ming. qian cao ke zhi zi shu, chang lu guan mu huo xiao qiao mu. ye dui sheng, zhang tuo yuan xing, tuo ye mo zhi, qiao zhuang. xia tian kai bai hua huo huang hua, hua guan gao die xing, xiang wei nong yu. guo luan zhuang tuo yuan xing. chu gong guan shang wai, guo shi ke gong yao yong, ye zuo huang se ran liao. ye cheng wei "zhi zi" ,, "huang zhi zi" ,, "shan huang zhi" .
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直自 [zhí zì] [zhi zi]—
Since. Song Dynasty, Zhu Dunru's "Linjiang Xian - Directly After the Fall of Phoenix City" lyrics: "Directly after the fall of Fenghuang Cheng (鳳凰城 [feng huang cheng]), breaking hairpins and mirrors to part ways." Yuan Dynasty, Zheng Tingyu's "Chu Zhaogong" fourth act: "Born with the strength of a thousand jun (鈞 [jun]), but Zi Xu (子胥 [zi xu]) has completely disgraced me, ever since lifting the ding (鼎 [ding]) that year, my right hand still hurts to this day."
直自：自從。宋．朱敦儒〈臨江仙．直自鳳凰城破後〉詞：「直自鳳凰城破後，擘釵破鏡分飛。」元．鄭廷玉《楚昭公》第四折：「千鈞力氣生來有，單被子胥出盡醜，直自當年舉鼎來，至今閃了右邊手。」
zhí zì: zì cóng. sòng． zhū dūn rú 〈lín jiāng xiān． zhí zì fèng huáng chéng pò hòu〉 cí: “zhí zì fèng huáng chéng pò hòu, bāi chāi pò jìng fēn fēi.” yuán． zhèng tíng yù < chǔ zhāo gōng> dì sì zhé: “qiān jūn lì qì shēng lái yǒu, dān bèi zi xū chū jǐn chǒu, zhí zì dāng nián jǔ dǐng lái, zhì jīn shǎn le yòu biān shǒu.”
zhi zi: zi cong. song. zhu dun ru
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姪子 [zhí zi] [zhi zi]—
A term of address. Used to refer to the son of one's brother or male relative/friend of the same generation. Also known as "侄兒 [zhi er]" (zhí ér).
姪子：稱謂。稱兄弟或同輩男性親友的兒子。也稱為「姪兒」。
zhí zi: chēng wèi. chēng xiōng dì huò tóng bèi nán xìng qīn yǒu de ér zi. yě chēng wèi “zhí ér” .
zhi zi: cheng wei. cheng xiong di huo tong bei nan xing qin you de er zi. ye cheng wei "zhi er" .
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稚子 [zhì zi] [zhi zi]—
1. Young child. From Selections of Refined Literature (《文選 [wen xuan]》), Tao Yuanming's (陶淵明 [tao yuan ming]) "Returning Home" (《歸去來辭 [gui qu lai ci]》): "The servants and maids greeted me with joy, and the young children waited at the gate." From Dream of the Red Chamber (《紅樓夢 [hong lou meng]》), Chapter 78: "When the staff saw it, they all praised, 'For a young gentleman (小哥兒 [xiao ge er]) of thirteen to be like this shows that his family learning is profound, truly not in vain.' Jia Zheng (賈政 [jia zheng]) smiled and said, 'Just the babbling of a young child, it's still hard for him.'"
2. Used to refer to young bamboo shoots. From Du Fu's (杜甫 [du fu]) "Random Excursions" (《絕句漫興 [jue ju man xing]》), poem number seven: "No one sees the young bamboo shoots at the base of the bamboo, on the sand, the wild ducklings and mother sleep."
稚子：1.小兒。《文選．陶淵明．歸去來辭》：「僮僕歡迎，稚子候門。」《紅樓夢》第七八回：「眾幕賓看了，便皆大贊：『小哥兒十三歲的人就如此，可知家學淵源，真不誣矣。』賈政笑道：『稚子口角，也還難為他。』」
2.借指幼筍。唐．杜甫〈絕句漫興〉九首之七：「筍根稚子無人見，沙上鳧罈鬎母眠。」
zhì zi:1. xiǎo ér. < wén xuǎn． táo yuān míng． guī qù lái cí>: “tóng pú huān yíng, zhì zi hòu mén.” < hóng lóu mèng> dì qī bā huí: “zhòng mù bīn kàn le, biàn jiē dà zàn: ‘xiǎo gē ér shí sān suì de rén jiù rú cǐ, kě zhī jiā xué yuān yuán, zhēn bù wū yǐ.’ jiǎ zhèng xiào dào: ‘zhì zi kǒu jiǎo, yě hái nán wèi tā.’ ”
2. jiè zhǐ yòu sǔn. táng． dù fǔ 〈jué jù màn xìng〉 jiǔ shǒu zhī qī: “sǔn gēn zhì zi wú rén jiàn, shā shàng fú tán là mǔ mián.”
zhi zi:1. xiao er. < wen xuan. tao yuan ming. gui qu lai ci>: "tong pu huan ying, zhi zi hou men." < hong lou meng> di qi ba hui: "zhong mu bin kan le, bian jie da zan: 'xiao ge er shi san sui de ren jiu ru ci, ke zhi jia xue yuan yuan, zhen bu wu yi.' jia zheng xiao dao: 'zhi zi kou jiao, ye hai nan wei ta.' "
2. jie zhi you sun. tang. du fu
1) 姪子 t = 侄子 s = zhí zi p refers to “brother's son; nephew”.
2) 支子 ts = zhī zi p refers to “son of a concubine or son of the wife other than her first”..
3) 支子 ts = zhī zi p refers to “support/stand/trivet/(cooking utensil) gridiron/(variant of 梔子 | 栀子 [zhi1 zi5]) cape jasmine”..
4) 枝子 ts = zhī zi p refers to “twig/branch”..
5) 梔子 t = 栀子 s = zhī zi p refers to “cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)”..
6) 稚子 ts = zhì zi p refers to “young child”..
7) 質子 t = 质子 s = zhì zi p refers to “proton (positively charged nuclear particle)/a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China”..
1) 質子 t = 质子 s = zhì zi p refers to [noun] “a proton”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu] , Subdomain: Physics , Concept: Elementary Particle 基本粒子 [ji ben li zi] .
2) 質子 t = 质子 s = zhì zi p refers to [noun] “a prince sent to be held as a hostage”; Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 [wen yan wen] ..
3) 稚子 ts = zhì zi p refers to [noun] “young child”; Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 [wen yan wen]; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '稚子 [zhi zi]') ..
知自 [zhī zì] refers to: “know oneself”.
知自 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] tri tự.
[Korean] 지자 / jija.
[Japanese] チジ / chiji.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Zi, Zhi, Di, Ti.
Starts with: Zhi zi bu ti, Zhi zi hua, Zhi zi liang, Zhi zi lu, Zhi zi pian yan, Zhi zi pian yu, Zhi zi shen, Zhi zi shu, Zhi zi zai, Zhi zi zai suo yi, Zhi zi zai suo yi zhen ru.
Full-text (+1018): Ru shi zhi zi xin, Zhi zi bu ti, Zhi er, Zhi zi hua, Zi zhi, Zhi zi shu, Zhi, Zhi zi lu, Zhi zi pian yu, Shan du ye pi luo zhi zi, Zhi zi shen, Zhi zi pian yan, Ru lai zhi zi, Chan ke, Jiang men zhi zi, Zhan bo, Qian jin zhi zi, Pian yu zhi zi, A xiao, Zi yuan.
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