甜 tián

1. tián adjective sweet
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink , Concept: Flavor 味道
   Notes: (Guoyu '甜' adj 1)
2. tián adjective wonderful
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 美好 (Guoyu '甜' adj 2)
3. tián adverb peacefully; smoothly
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 安稳 (Guoyu '甜' adv)
4. tián adjective sweet; madhura
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: madhura, Japanese: ten, Tibetan: mngar ba (BCSD '甜, p. 832; Mahāvyutpatti 'madhuraḥ'; MW 'madhura'; Unihan '甜')

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• 淤泥可以长出莲花 寒门可以培养孝子 洪炉可以锻鍊钢铁 困境可以成就伟人 认错可以增加勇气 服务可以转为善缘 苦涩可以酝酿甘甜 烦恼可以化为菩提(淤泥可以長出蓮花 寒門可以培養孝子 洪爐可以鍛鍊鋼鐵 困境可以成就偉人 認錯可以增加勇氣 服務可以轉為善緣 苦澀可以醞釀甘甜 煩惱可以化為菩提) Just as lotuses can grow out of mud, A humble family can raise filial children. Just as steel can be forged in a furnace, Adversity can create greatness. Just as courage comes from admitting one's faults, Service can create good affinities. Just as sweet taste can be brewed from bitterness, Defilements can turn into Bodhi.
• 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.

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甜心 、 甜瓜 、 甜酸 、 甜蜜蜜 、 嘴甜 、 甜得发腻 、 傻白甜 、 厚皮甜瓜 、 甜辣酱 、 话多不甜 、 甜言美语 、 甘甜 、 加甜 、 甜点 、 甜润 、 甜津津 、 甜头 、 甜高粱 、 强扭的瓜不甜 、 甜菊 、 阿斯巴甜 、 甜食 、 甜圈 、 甜酒 、 甜橙 、 甜美 、 甜菜 、 甜酒酿 、 甜睡 、 甜言蜜语 、 口甜 、 甜蜜 、 甜酸肉 、 甜面酱 、 甜味剂 、 甜腻 、 甜品 、 甜甜圈 、 百利甜酒 、 甜稚 、 香甜 、 餐末甜酒 、 忆苦思甜 、 甜筒 、 嘴甜心苦 、 回甜 、 甜菊糖 、 酸甜 、 酸甜苦辣

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• Lecture 18: Ten Types of Miscellaneous Dishes 第十八講‧雜食十類 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 6: Propagation of Buddhism 《僧事百講6－佛教推展》 — count: 8
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 4
• Hsing Yun Diary 14 - Speaking about being Busy and Speaking about being Idle 星雲日記14～說忙說閒 說忙說閒(1991/12/1~12/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 3
• Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Meditation 人間佛教的定學 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 3
• Hsing Yun Diary 15 - Complete Affinity in the Human World: A True Vacuum 星雲日記15～緣滿人間 真淡真空(1992/2/1~2/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 3
• The Subjective and Objective in Buddhism - Part 1: The Eighteen Realms and the world Created by Objects Linked in the Mind 佛教的主觀與客觀 第一篇　十八界－心物結合的世間 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 3
• Hsing Yun Diary 41 - What Samsara is Like: Principles of Using Money 星雲日記41～生死一如 用錢之道(1996/5/1~1996/5/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 3
• A Discussion on Unusual Buddhist Logic 佛教奇理譚 Humanistic Buddhism Series 7 - Dharma and Doctrine 《人間佛教系列7－佛法與義理》 — count: 3
• Life after Experiential Understanding of the Truth 證悟之後的生活 Humanistic Buddhism Series 8 - Dependent Origination and Cessation 《人間佛教系列8－緣起與還滅》 — count: 3
• Buddhism and Medical Science 佛教與醫學 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 3

Collocations

• 甜甜 (甜甜) 煮出甜甜的稀飯 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 6: Propagation of Buddhism 《僧事百講6－佛教推展》, Lecture 18: Ten Types of Miscellaneous Dishes 第十八講‧雜食十類 — count: 16
• 好甜 (好甜) 好甜喔 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 6
• 变甜 (變甜) 鳳梨怎麼一下子從酸變甜了呢 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 5
• 甜果 (甜果) 就能採收甜果 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 3: The Path to Success and Improvement 第三冊 成功進步的道路 — count: 4
• 甜苦 (甜苦) 舌能嚐甜苦之味 — Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》, The Subjective and Objective in Buddhism - Part 1: The Eighteen Realms and the world Created by Objects Linked in the Mind 佛教的主觀與客觀 第一篇　十八界－心物結合的世間 — count: 4
• 吃甜 (吃甜) 不喜歡吃甜的人 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》, The Four Views of Water 一水四見 — count: 3
• 甜稀饭 (甜稀飯) 第二道是甜稀飯 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 6: Propagation of Buddhism 《僧事百講6－佛教推展》, Lecture 18: Ten Types of Miscellaneous Dishes 第十八講‧雜食十類 — count: 3
• 到甜 (到甜) 雖然一時嚐到甜果 — Humanistic Buddhism Series 3 - Buddhism and Life 《人間佛教系列3－佛教與生活》, The Path of Even Conduct 行為平坦的道路 — count: 3
• 甜藕 (甜藕) 糯米甜藕 — Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》, Hsing Yun Diary 14 - Speaking about being Busy and Speaking about being Idle 星雲日記14～說忙說閒 說忙說閒(1991/12/1~12/15) — count: 2
• 喜甜 (喜甜) 有人喜甜 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》, Hardship as a Tonic for Success 吃苦當成吃補 — count: 2