cǐ'àn

this shore

  • created reference approved 此岸 → 彼岸 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    此岸 cǐ'àn

    彼岸 bǐ'àn

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 此岸 · cǐ'àn · this shore — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    此岸

    cǐ'àn

    this shore

    this side of a river or body of water; the shore where one is currently located

    此 (literal) → 此 · cǐ · this 岸 (literal) → 岸 · àn · bank

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 此岸 · cǐ'àn · this world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    此岸

    cǐ'àn

    this world

    the mundane world of birth, death, and suffering in Buddhism, as opposed to the state of nirvana represented by [[彼岸|彼岸|bi3 an4]]

    此 (literal) → 此 · cǐ · this 岸 (literal) → 岸 · àn · bank

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense