方丈
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Chinese[edit]
square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just |
zhang (unit of measurement) | ||
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simp. and trad. (方丈) |
方 | 丈 |
Etymology[edit]
- “narrow-minded person”
- From the abbot of the Shaolin temple, a character in Stephen Chow's movie The God of Cookery (1996, portrayed by Tats Lau), who was very narrow-minded despite being a monk. See 方丈份人好小氣/方丈份人好小气 for more.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
方丈
- (literary) square with side length of 1 zhang
- (literary) a square-zhang table full of food; plentiful food
- (Buddhism) abbot's room or quarter, i.e. a small square-zhang room, as Vimalakīrti's room is described in the Vimalakīrti Sūtra
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方丈
Proper noun[edit]
方丈
- (Chinese mythology) a mystical mountain island in the sea
- 齊人徐巿等上書,言海中有三神山,名曰蓬萊、方丈、瀛洲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 《史記•秦始皇本紀》
- Qí rén Xúfú děng shàngshū, yán hǎi zhōng yǒu sān shénshān, míng yuē Pénglái, Fāngzhàng, Yíngzhōu. [Pinyin]
- Xu Fu of the state of Qi and others have written, saying that in the sea there are three mountains of immortals; they are called Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou.
齐人徐巿等上书,言海中有三神山,名曰蓬莱、方丈、瀛洲。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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方 | 丈 |
ほう Grade: 2 |
じょう Grade: S |
on’yomi | goon |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a square 丈 (jō); an enclosed area 3.03 by 3.03 meters in size
- such a room or building; often inhabited by Buddhist monks
References[edit]
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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方 | 丈 |
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