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shèng
    sheng4
sheng
 hijiri
    ひじり

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The Saint
holy; sacred; saint; sage
(1) highly virtuous monk; (2) (honorific or respectful language) monk; (3) Buddhist solitary; (4) (See 高野聖・1) Buddhist missionary; (5) saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (6) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) emperor; (7) (in form 〜の聖) master; expert; (female given name) Mina
ārya; sādhu; a sage; wise and good; upright, or correct in all his character; sacred, holy, saintly.


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xián
    xian2
hsien
 ken
    けん

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Wise and Virtuous
worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
(noun or adjectival noun) (archaism) intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue; (male given name) Masaru
Wise and virtuous, sage, second rank to a 聖 saint; good, excellent in character, virtuous.

善良

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shàn liáng
    shan4 liang2
shan liang
 zenryou / zenryo
    ぜんりょう

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Goodness / Kind-Hearted
good and honest; kindhearted
(noun or adjectival noun) good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest; (given name) Yoshinaga

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zuò
    zuo4
tso
 tooru
    とおる
to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
(given name) Tooru

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yìng
    ying4
ying
 kou / ko
    こう
hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial
hardness; (given name) Katashi
Hard, obstinate.

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xiáng
    xiang2
hsiang
 shou / sho
    しょう
auspicious; propitious
(1) omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; (2) (See 小祥,大祥) first two anniversaries of a person's death; (given name) Yoshimi
Felicitous.

化導


化导

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huà dǎo
    hua4 dao3
hua tao
 kadou; kedou / kado; kedo
    かどう; けどう
(noun/participle) influencing (a person) for good
To instruct and guide.

名家

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míng jiā
    ming2 jia1
ming chia
 meika / meka
    めいか
renowned expert; master (of an art or craft)
(1) distinguished family; good family; reputable family; (2) great master; expert; authority; eminent person; (3) (hist) (See 公家・1) Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke; (4) (hist) School of Names (China); Logicians; Disputers; (place-name) Myōke

味噌

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wèi cēng
    wei4 ceng1
wei ts`eng
    wei tseng
 miso
    みそ
miso (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味噌 "miso"); also pr. [wei4 zeng1]
(1) {food} miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; (2) innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; (3) (See 手前味噌・てまえみそ) key (main) point; good part (of something); (4) (derogatory term) (See 泣き味噌・なきみそ,弱味噌・よわみそ) weakling; weak person; (expression) (5) (kana only) (slang) (joc) (imperative; after the -te form of a verb; pun on 見ろ) (See 見る・5) try; (surname) Miso

善人

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shàn rén
    shan4 ren2
shan jen
 zennin
    ぜんにん
philanthropist; charitable person; well-doer
(1) good person; virtuous person; (2) good-natured person; gullible person; (given name) Yoshihito
A good man, especially one who believes in Buddhist ideas of causality and lives a good life.

善玉

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 zendama
    ぜんだま
(1) (See 悪玉) good person; good guy; (2) (hist) (orig. meaning) character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)

好人

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hǎo rén
    hao3 ren2
hao jen
 yoshihito
    よしひと
good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle
(given name) Yoshihito

好手

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hǎo shǒu
    hao3 shou3
hao shou
 koushu / koshu
    こうしゅ
expert; professional
(1) expert; skillful person; (2) good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move

好料

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hǎo liào
    hao3 liao4
hao liao
something of good quality; good person (usu. in the negative); (Tw) delicious food

好鳥


好鸟

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hǎo niǎo
    hao3 niao3
hao niao
person of good character; nice person; bird with a melodious voice or beautiful plumage

巧手

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qiǎo shǒu
    qiao3 shou3
ch`iao shou
    chiao shou
 koushu / koshu
    こうしゅ
skillful hands; dexterous; a dab hand
(1) expert; skillful person; (2) good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move

愛い

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 ui
    うい
(adjective) (referring to someone of lower status) fine (person); good; nice; splendid; admirable

操る

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 ayatsuru
    あやつる
(transitive verb) (1) to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage; to control; to maneuver; to steer; (transitive verb) (2) to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); (transitive verb) (3) to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet; (transitive verb) (4) to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.); to pull the strings; to control from the shadows; to mastermind

整治

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zhěng zhì
    zheng3 zhi4
cheng chih
 seiji / seji
    せいじ
to bring under control; to regulate; to restore to good condition; (coll.) to fix (a person); to prepare (a meal etc)
(given name) Seiji

有道

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yǒu dào
    you3 dao4
yu tao
 yuudou; yuutou / yudo; yuto
    ゆうどう; ゆうとう
to have attained the Way; (of a government or a ruler) enlightened; wise and just
being good; being virtuous; virtuous person; (given name) Yūdō
to embody the way

業風


业风

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yè fēng
    ye4 feng1
yeh feng
 gōfu
Karma-wind: (1) the fierce wind of evil karma and the wind from the hells, at the end of the age; (2) karma as wind blowing a person into good or evil rebirth.

死士

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sǐ shì
    si3 shi4
ssu shih
person willing to sacrifice his life (for a good cause)

死相

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sǐ xiàng
    si3 xiang4
ssu hsiang
 shisou / shiso
    しそう
(1) look of death (in one's face); shadow of death; (2) (See 死に顔) face of a dead person
The appearance of death; signs at death indicating the person's good or evil karma.

熊包

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xióng bāo
    xiong2 bao1
hsiung pao
worthless person; good-for-nothing

物持

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 monomochi
    ものもち
(1) rich person; wealthy person; (2) taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them

純良


纯良

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chún liáng
    chun2 liang2
ch`un liang
    chun liang
 junryou / junryo
    じゅんりょう
pure and kindhearted
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (of a thing) pure and good; unmixed and of high quality; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (of a person) good-natured; genuine; wholesome; (male given name) Sumiyoshi

膿包


脓包

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nóng bāo
    nong2 bao1
nung pao
pustule; (fig.) worthless person; a good-for-nothing; useless weakling

良人

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liáng rén
    liang2 ren2
liang jen
 ryoujin; ryounin / ryojin; ryonin
    りょうじん; りょうにん
husband (arch.)
(1) (phrase used by wives to their husbands as a form of address) (See 夫・おっと,亭主・1,ハズバンド,旦那・2) husband; (2) good person; (personal name) Ryōto

良材

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liáng cái
    liang2 cai2
liang ts`ai
    liang tsai
 ryouzai / ryozai
    りょうざい
good timber; sound material; fig. able person; sound chap
good material; good timber; able persons; (given name) Yoshiki

賢人


贤人

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xián rén
    xian2 ren2
hsien jen
 kenjin
    けんじん
great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good
(1) wise person; virtuous person; sage; (2) (See 濁り酒) unrefined sake; (personal name) Yoshihito
A wise and virtuous man.

賢者


贤者

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xián zhě
    xian2 zhe3
hsien che
 kenja; kensha
    けんじゃ; けんしゃ
wise person; sage
A good and wise man, not yet free from illusion or fully comprehending reality; also anyone occupying a superior position, or a good man in general.

逆縁

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 gyakuen
    ぎゃくえん
(1) {Buddh} bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; (2) older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child

達磨


达磨

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dá mó
    da2 mo2
ta mo
 daruma(p); daruma
    だるま(P); ダルマ
(1) (kana only) daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted; (2) (kana only) Bodhidharma; (3) prostitute; (personal name) Daruma
dharma; also 達摩; 達麼; 達而麻耶; 曇摩; 馱摩 tr. by 法. dharma is from dhara, holding, bearing, possessing, etc.; and means 'that which is to be held fast or kept, ordinance, statute, law, usage, practice'; 'anything right.' M.W. It may be variously intp. as (1) characteristic, attribute, predicate; (2) the bearer, the transcendent substratum of single elements of conscious life; (3) element, i.e. a part of conscious life; (4) nirvāṇa, i.e. the Dharma par excellence, the object of Buddhist teaching; (5) the absolute, the real; (6) the teaching or religion of Buddha; (7) thing, object, appearance. Also, Damo, or Bodhidharma, the twenty-eighth Indian and first Chinese patriarch, who arrived in China A.D. 520, the reputed founder of the Chan or Intuitional School in China. He is described as son of a king in southern India; originally called Bodhitara. He arrived at Guangdong, bringing it is said the sacred begging-bowl, and settled in Luoyang, where he engaged in silent meditation for nine years, whence he received the title of wall-gazing Brahman 壁觀婆羅門, though he was a kṣatriya. His doctrine and practice were those of the 'inner light', independent of the written word, but to 慧可 Huike, his successor, he commended the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra as nearest to his views. There are many names with Dharma as initial: Dharmapāla, Dharmagupta, Dharmayaśas, Dharmaruci, Dharmarakṣa, Dharmatrāta, Dharmavardhana, etc.

魔王

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mó wáng
    mo2 wang2
mo wang
 maou / mao
    まおう
devil king; evil person
(1) Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; (2) {Buddh} (See 天魔) king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good; (female given name) Maou
The king of māras, the lord of the sixth heaven of the desire-realm.

いい人

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 iihito / ihito
    いいひと
(expression) (1) good-natured person; (2) lover

不中用

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bù zhōng yòng
    bu4 zhong1 yong4
pu chung yung
unfit for anything; no good; useless; (of a sick person) beyond hope

事情通

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 jijoutsuu / jijotsu
    じじょうつう
(See 通・1) having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source

仕事人

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 shigotonin
    しごとにん
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes

口きき

see styles
 kuchikiki
    くちきき
(1) mediation; good offices; intervention; mediator; middleman; (2) influential person; person of influence; (3) (archaism) eloquence; eloquent person; (4) (archaism) way of speaking

口利き

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 kuchikiki
    くちきき
(1) mediation; good offices; intervention; mediator; middleman; (2) influential person; person of influence; (3) (archaism) eloquence; eloquent person; (4) (archaism) way of speaking

好い人

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 iihito / ihito
    いいひと
(expression) (1) good-natured person; (2) lover

好人物

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 koujinbutsu / kojinbutsu
    こうじんぶつ
good-natured person; nice person

好心人

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hǎo xīn rén
    hao3 xin1 ren2
hao hsin jen
kindhearted person; good Samaritan

好樣的


好样的

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hǎo yàng de
    hao3 yang4 de5
hao yang te
(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage

好色者

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hǎo sè zhě
    hao3 se4 zhe3
hao se che
 koushokusha / koshokusha
    こうしょくしゃ
luster; lusting person
a good color

好選手

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 kousenshu / kosenshu
    こうせんしゅ
strong or skillful person; good player

幸運兒


幸运儿

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xìng yùn ér
    xing4 yun4 er2
hsing yün erh
winner; lucky guy; person who always gets good breaks

懐古厨

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 kaikochuu / kaikochu
    かいこちゅう
(net-sl) (derogatory term) nostalgic person; person who prefers the good old days; fuddy-duddy

有望株

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 yuuboukabu / yubokabu
    ゆうぼうかぶ
(1) promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; (2) promising person; person with good prospects

物持ち

see styles
 monomochi
    ものもち
(1) rich person; wealthy person; (2) taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them

着映え

see styles
 kibae
    きばえ
(clothes which) look good on a person

結構人

see styles
 kekkoujin / kekkojin
    けっこうじん
nice person; good-natured person

結構者

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 kekkousha; kekkoumono / kekkosha; kekkomono
    けっこうしゃ; けっこうもの
(archaism) (See 結構人) nice person; good-natured person

菜包子

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cài bāo zi
    cai4 bao1 zi5
ts`ai pao tzu
    tsai pao tzu
steamed bun stuffed with vegetables; (fig.) useless person; a good-for-nothing

貧乏舌

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 binboujita; binboushita / binbojita; binboshita
    びんぼうじた; びんぼうした
(colloquialism) being unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unsophisticated palate

順風耳


顺风耳

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shùn fēng ěr
    shun4 feng1 er3
shun feng erh
sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction); fig. a well-informed person

お人よし

see styles
 ohitoyoshi
    おひとよし
(adj-na,adj-no,n) softhearted (good-natured, credulous) person; easy mark; soft touch; simple soul

お人好し

see styles
 ohitoyoshi
    おひとよし
(adj-na,adj-no,n) softhearted (good-natured, credulous) person; easy mark; soft touch; simple soul

ランカー

see styles
 rankaa / ranka
    ランカー
person who occupies a position or rank; person who is good enough to be ranked in a sport; (personal name) Langer

仁人君子

see styles
rén rén jun zǐ
    ren2 ren2 jun1 zi3
jen jen chün tzu
people of good will (idiom); charitable person

公益法人

see styles
 kouekihoujin / koekihojin
    こうえきほうじん
(1) (See 営利法人) public-service corporation; charitable corporation; (2) juridical (legal) person working for the public good

味噌っ滓

see styles
 misokkasu
    みそっかす
(1) (kana only) miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; (2) (kana only) child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person; good-for-nothing

味噌っ粕

see styles
 misokkasu
    みそっかす
(1) (kana only) miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; (2) (kana only) child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person; good-for-nothing

困った人

see styles
 komattahito
    こまったひと
(exp,n) difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)

外貌協會


外貌协会

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wài mào xié huì
    wai4 mao4 xie2 hui4
wai mao hsieh hui
the "good-looks club": people who attach great importance to a person's appearance (pun on 外貿協會|外贸协会 foreign trade association)

張三李四


张三李四

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zhāng sān lǐ sì
    zhang1 san1 li3 si4
chang san li ssu
 chousanrishi / chosanrishi
    ちょうさんりし
(lit.) Zhang Three and Li Four; (fig.) any Tom, Dick or Harry
(yoji) the common run of men; the average Joe; good-for-nothing (person)

形影一如

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 keieiichinyo / keechinyo
    けいえいいちにょ
(yoji) being inseparable as a form and its shadow; a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind; husband and wife being never apart

役者馬鹿

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 yakushabaka
    やくしゃばか
good actor who is inept in all other matters; demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns; skilled actor who knows little of life; person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense

得になる

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 tokuninaru
    とくになる
(exp,v5r) to do (a person) good; to bring profit

德高望重

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dé gāo wàng zhòng
    de2 gao1 wang4 zhong4
te kao wang chung
(idiom) a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation

甘え上手

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 amaejouzu / amaejozu
    あまえじょうず
(noun or adjectival noun) being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them

芸なし猿

see styles
 geinashizaru / genashizaru
    げいなしざる
(derogatory term) useless person; good-for-nothing

芸無し猿

see styles
 geinashizaru / genashizaru
    げいなしざる
(derogatory term) useless person; good-for-nothing

薬になる

see styles
 kusurininaru
    くすりになる
(exp,v5r) to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good

馬が合う

see styles
 umagaau / umagau
    うまがあう
(exp,v5u) (idiom) (See 気が合う) to get on well (with a person); to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)

こまった人

see styles
 komattahito
    こまったひと
(exp,n) difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)

ジーニスト

see styles
 jiinisuto / jinisuto
    ジーニスト
(colloquialism) person who looks good in jeans (wasei: jeanist); denim lover

味噌っかす

see styles
 misokkasu
    みそっかす
(1) (kana only) miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; (2) (kana only) child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person; good-for-nothing

困ったひと

see styles
 komattahito
    こまったひと
(exp,n) difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)

Variations:
好手
巧手

see styles
 koushu / koshu
    こうしゅ
(1) expert; skillful person; (2) good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move

甲斐性なし

see styles
 kaishounashi / kaishonashi
    かいしょうなし
being good-for-nothing; useless person

甲斐性無し

see styles
 kaishounashi / kaishonashi
    かいしょうなし
being good-for-nothing; useless person

アナログ人間

see styles
 anaroguningen
    アナログにんげん
analog person; person not good with technology

Variations:
物持ち
物持

see styles
 monomochi
    ものもち
(1) rich person; wealthy person; (2) taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them

Variations:
いい人
好い人

see styles
 iihito / ihito
    いいひと
(exp,n) (1) good-natured person; good person; (exp,n) (2) (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

剣突を食わせる

see styles
 kentsukuokuwaseru
    けんつくをくわせる
(exp,v1) to angrily reject; to snub; to give a person a good scolding; to give a person a rap on the knuckles

聰明反被聰明誤


聪明反被聪明误

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cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
    cong1 ming2 fan3 bei4 cong1 ming2 wu4
ts`ung ming fan pei ts`ung ming wu
    tsung ming fan pei tsung ming wu
(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good

Variations:
面食い
面喰い

see styles
 menkui
    めんくい
(colloquialism) being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks

けんつくを食わせる

see styles
 kentsukuokuwaseru
    けんつくをくわせる
(exp,v1) to angrily reject; to snub; to give a person a good scolding; to give a person a rap on the knuckles

Variations:
木偶の坊
でくの坊

see styles
 dekunobou / dekunobo
    でくのぼう
(exp,n) (1) doll; puppet; (exp,n) (2) blockhead; idiot; useless person; good-for-nothing

Variations:
根性なし
根性無し

see styles
 konjounashi / konjonashi
    こんじょうなし
(noun or adjectival noun) coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing

Variations:
芸なし猿
芸無し猿

see styles
 geinashizaru / genashizaru
    げいなしざる
(derogatory term) useless person; good-for-nothing

Variations:
褒め上手
ほめ上手

see styles
 homejouzu / homejozu
    ほめじょうず
(noun or adjectival noun) being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer

Variations:
ウマが合う
馬が合う

see styles
 umagaau(umaga合u); umagaau(馬ga合u) / umagau(umaga合u); umagau(馬ga合u)
    ウマがあう(ウマが合う); うまがあう(馬が合う)
(exp,v5u) (idiom) (See 気が合う) to get on well (with a person); to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)

Variations:
口利き(P)
口きき

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 kuchikiki
    くちきき
(1) mediation; good offices; intervention; mediator; middleman; (2) influential person; person of influence; (3) (archaism) eloquence; eloquent person; (4) (archaism) (original meaning) way of speaking

Variations:
仕方のない
仕方の無い

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 shikatanonai
    しかたのない
(exp,adj-f) (1) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-f) (2) (usu. as 〜ても仕方のない) pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-f) (3) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-f) (4) (as 〜て仕方のない or 〜で仕方のない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Variations:
甲斐性なし
甲斐性無し

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 kaishounashi / kaishonashi
    かいしょうなし
being good-for-nothing; useless person

Variations:
致し方ない
致し方無い

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 itashikatanai
    いたしかたない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (humble language) (See 仕方がない・1) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) (humble language) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-i) (3) (humble language) (oft. as 〜ても致し方ない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) (humble language) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (humble language) (as 〜て致し方ない or 〜で致し方ない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Variations:
仕方ない(P)
仕方無い

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 shikatanai
    しかたない
(adjective) (1) there's no (other) way; (adjective) (2) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (adjective) (3) (oft. as 〜ても仕方ない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (adjective) (4) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (adjective) (5) (as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Variations:
気配り上手
気くばり上手

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 kikubarijouzu / kikubarijozu
    きくばりじょうず
(noun or adjectival noun) being good at thoughtfulness for others; thoughtful and considerate person

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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This page contains 100 results for "Good Person" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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