忍辱

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Chinese

to bear; to endure; to tolerate disgrace; insult
trad. (忍辱) 忍 辱
simp. #(忍辱) 忍 辱

Pronunciation

Verb

忍辱

  1. (literary) to endure humiliation
    韓信忍辱／韩信忍辱  ―  Hán Xìn rěnrǔ  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (忍辱):
  • →? Japanese: 蒜(にんにく) (ninniku)

    • Japanese

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

    Kanji in this term
    忍 辱
    にん
    Grade: S     		にく
    Grade: S
    goon

    From Middle Chinese 忍辱 (MC nyinX nyowk), in turn a translation of Sanskrit क्षान्ति (kṣānti, “patience, forbearance, forgiveness”).

    First cited to the early 800s.

    Noun

    忍(にん)辱(にく) • (ninniku) 

    1. (Buddhism) kshanti: patience, forbearance and forgiveness: one of the paramitas in Theravāda and Mahāyāna Buddhism
      Synonym: (more generally, not tied to Buddhism) 忍耐 (nintai)

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term
    忍 辱
    にん
    Grade: S     		にく
    Grade: S
    goon
    Alternative spellings
    蒜
    大蒜
    葫

    Uncertain. See the main entry for more.

    For pronunciation and definitions of 忍辱 – see the following entry.
    【蒜にんにく】H
    garlic
    Alternative spellings
    大蒜, 葫, ニンニク
    (This term, 忍辱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

    References

    1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “忍辱”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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