咸 (鹹) xián

1. xián adjective salty; briny
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink
   Notes: Traditional: 鹹; for example, 咸水湖 'salt lake' (Guoyu '鹹' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '鹹' 1; Unihan '鹹'; XHZD '咸' 2)
2. xián adverb all
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 咸; may be used in this sense as an adverb, referring to the subject, in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 131; Guoyu '咸' adv; Kroll 2015 '咸' 1; Unihan '鹹'; XHZD '咸' 1)
3. xián proper noun Xian
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: Traditional: 咸 (Guoyu '咸' n 2)
4. xián adjective salty flavor; pickled
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink
   Notes: In the sense of 盐味 (Guoyu '鹹' n 1; Unihan '鹹')
5. xián adjective sarcastic; mean
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 鹹; in the sense of 吝啬 or 小气 (Guoyu '鹹' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '鹹' 2)
6. xián verb to be everywhere
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 咸; in the sense of 普及 (Guoyu '咸' v 1; Kroll 2015 '咸' 2)
7. xián verb to be peaceful; to be harmonious
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 咸; in the sense of 和睦 (Guoyu '咸' v 2)
8. xián noun xian hexagram
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 咸; listed in the 易经 ”Book of Changes” (Guoyu '咸' n 1)
9. xián proper noun Xian
   Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Place Name 地名
   Notes: Traditional: 鹹; located in present-day Shandong (Guoyu '鹹' n 2)
10. xián adjective full; bharita
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: bharita, Japanese: kan, or: gen (BCSD '咸', p. 253; MW 'bharita'; Unihan '咸')

Contained in

• 咸水喻经(鹹水喻經) Salt Water Parable Sūtra
• 咸水喻(鹹水喻) Salt Water Parable

Also contained in

咸兴 、 咸阳 、 咸安区 、 咸平 、 咸亨 、 咸水湖 、 咸镜南道 、 咸鱼 、 咸涩 、 咸镜 、 咸盐 、 咸淡 、 咸淳 、 咸镜道 、 咸镜北道 、 咸兴市 、 咸宁 、 咸通 、 咸康 、 咸海 、 咸津津 、 咸鸭蛋 、 咸丰县 、 咸肉 、 咸宁市 、 咸鱼翻身 、 咸湿 、 老少咸宜 、 咸阳桥 、 咸与维新 、 咸菜 、 咸有一德 、 咸阳地区 、 咸丝丝 、 咸水 、 咸宁地区 、 咸平路 、 咸阳市 、 傅咸 、 咸丰 、 咸猪手 、 咸水妹 、 咸酥鸡 、 腌咸

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• Hsing Yun Diary 31 - Protecting the Heart, Turning the Situation: The Path of Making Use of People 星雲日記31～守心轉境 用人之道(1994/9/16～1994/9/30) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 5
• Chapter 3: Facing Death - A Bitter Taste 卷三　面對死亡 ■苦味 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 10 - How to Survive 《人間萬事10－怎樣活下去》 — count: 5
• Finding Flavor in the Flavorless 淡中有味 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 7 - Having Meaningful Interests 《迷悟之間(七)生活的情趣》 — count: 4
• 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: 4
• Happiness and Peace 幸福與安樂 Modern Mentality Trends of Thought - Speeches over the Years 《當代人心思潮－歷年主題演說》 — count: 3
• From Classical Morality and Conduct and Kind Teachings to Today's Approach to Self-Cultivation 從古德行誼說到今日吾人修持的態度 Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Religion and Experience 《人間佛教系列10－宗教與體驗》 — count: 3
• Hsing Yun Diary 30 - The Marathon of Life: One Sentence 星雲日記30～人生的馬拉松 一句話(1994/7/1～1994/7/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 3
• Buddhism and Fate 佛教與命運 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 3
• Community Ethics Investigation (Volume 2) - A Buddhist View of 'Community Issues' 族群倫理探討（中冊） 佛教對「族群問題」的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 — count: 3
• Scroll 2: Why We should Live - Contentment 卷二　為何而活 知足 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 3 - A Magnanimous Life 《人間萬事3－豁達的人生》 — count: 3

Collocations

• 咸味 (鹹味) 同為鹹味 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 41
• 同一咸 (同一鹹) 同一鹹味 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 19
• 咸认 (鹹認) 眾人咸認是一塊上好的吉地 — Hundred Sayings 5 - Never Make Any Returns 《往事百語5－永不退票》, Do Not Worry about Sprouts Defeating Seeds 不要作焦芽敗種 — count: 8
• 咸言 (鹹言) 咸言上上機 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True merit melts karmic obstructions - Part 16 [Lecture] 金剛功德業障冰消分第十六 【講話】 — count: 7
• 咸遂 (鹹遂) 宗親國族咸遂求 — Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》, Hsing Yun Diary 7 - Finding the Inner Heart Balance Point: Regard the Multitude as Myself 星雲日記７～找出內心平衡點 以眾為我(1990/9/1~9/15) — count: 4
• 咸卤 (鹹鹵) 令諸外報大地鹹鹵 — Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》, Society Issues Investigation (Volume 1) - A Buddhist View of 'Environmental Protection Problems' 社會議題探討（上冊） 佛教對「環保問題」的看法 — count: 4
• 咸咸 (鹹鹹) 帶有一點鹹鹹的 — 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: 4
• 咸认为 (鹹認為) 當時與會者咸認為是一件異事 — Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》, Hsing Yun Diary 16 - The Skillful Use of Chan: Humanistic Buddhism 星雲日記16～禪的妙用 人間佛教(1992/4/1~4/15) — count: 3
• 大地咸 (大地鹹) 令諸外報大地鹹鹵 — Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》, Society Issues Investigation (Volume 1) - A Buddhist View of 'Environmental Protection Problems' 社會議題探討（上冊） 佛教對「環保問題」的看法 — count: 3
• 天童咸 (天童鹹) 天童咸杰禪師是福州人 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Speaking the unspeakable - Part 21 [Lecture] 解脫真性無法可說分第二十一 【講話】 — count: 3