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Be Like Water
像水一樣 is a short quote from a much longer statement by Bruce Lee.
He summarized how people should be flexible to all circumstances, attacks, or situations. In the end, he exclaims, “Be like water, my friend.” 像水一樣 is the “Be like water” part alone since that seems to be what most people want.
Joshua 24:15
This House Serves the LORD
至於我和我家我們必定事奉耶和華 is the last sentence of Joshua 24:15 in Chinese.
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Joshua 24:15 (KJV) ...as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Joshua 24:15 (NIV) ...as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.
We used the only official Christian Chinese Bible that I know of so that the translation would be as accurate and standard as possible. Any Chinese Christian worth their salt will easily be able to identify this verse from the Chinese words on this scroll.
I think it is a bit like having a secret code on your wall that quietly expresses to whom you are faithful.
A great gift for your devout Christian or Jewish friend if they happen to be fond of Asian art.
Or perhaps a wonderful “conversation starter” for your own home.
Note: If you are curious, the last three characters represent the way “LORD” is used in most English Bibles. In Chinese, this is actually the phonetic name from Mandarin Chinese for “Jehovah.”
Joshua 24:15
This House Serves the LORD
私と私の家とは、主に仕える is the last bit of Joshua 24:15 in Japanese.
Joshua 24:15 (KJV) ...as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Joshua 24:15 (NIV) ...as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.
This came from the Shinkaiyaku Japanese Bible. This is the most commonly-used Bible translation in Japan for both Protestants and Catholic Japanese folks.
I think it is a bit like having a secret code on your wall that quietly expresses to whom you are faithful.
This will be a nice gift for a friend or a wonderful expression of faith for your own home.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Kindness and Forgiving Nature
仁恕 is a word in Chinese and Japanese that means something like benevolence with magnanimity or kindness with a forgiving nature.
If this describes you, then you are the type of person that I would like to call my friend.
This may not be the most common word in daily use, but it's old enough that it transcended cultures from China to Japan in the 5th century when Japan lacked a written language and absorbed Chinese characters and words into their language.
Note: 仁恕 is not commonly used in Korean.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
友 see styles |
yǒu you3 yu yuu / yu ゆう |
More info & calligraphy: Friend / Friendship(1) (archaism) (See 友・とも・1) friend; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) affection (for siblings); (personal name) Yūji friend |
心 see styles |
xīn xin1 hsin shin しん |
More info & calligraphy: Heart / Mind / Spirit(1) (See 心・こころ・1) heart; mind; spirit; vitality; inner strength; (2) bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); nature; (3) (usu. written as 芯) (See 芯・2) centre; center; core; heart; (4) (See 心臓・1) heart (organ); (5) {astron} (See 二十八宿) Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (6) (archaism) (child. language) friend; (given name) Haato hṛd, hṛdaya 汗栗太 (or 汗栗馱); 紀哩馱 the heart, mind, soul; citta 質多 the heart as the seat of thought or intelligence. In both senses the heart is likened to a lotus. There are various definitions, of which the following are six instances: (1) 肉團心 hṛd, the physical heart of sentient or nonsentient living beings, e. g. men, trees, etc. (2) 集起心 citta, the ālayavijñāna, or totality of mind, and the source of all mental activity. (3) 思量心 manas, the thinking and calculating mind; (4) 緣慮心; 了別心; 慮知心; citta; the discriminating mind; (5) 堅實心 the bhūtatathatā mind, or the permanent mind; (6) 積聚精要心 the mind essence of the sutras. |
朋 see styles |
péng peng2 p`eng peng yukari ゆかり |
More info & calligraphy: Friend / Friendshipfriend; companion; comrade; pal; (female given name) Yukari friend |
達 达 see styles |
dá da2 ta dachi; dachi だち; ダチ |
More info & calligraphy: Dar(colloquialism) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See 友達) friend; (given name) Tooru Permeate, penetrate, reach to, transfer, inform, promote, successful, reaching everywhere; translit. ta, da, dha, etc. |
仁弟 see styles |
rén dì ren2 di4 jen ti |
More info & calligraphy: Rendi |
兄弟 see styles |
xiōng dì xiong1 di4 hsiung ti kyoudai(p); keitei / kyodai(p); kete きょうだい(P); けいてい |
More info & calligraphy: Brothers(1) (See ご兄弟) siblings; brothers and sisters; (2) brothers; (3) siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; (4) (familiar language) (masculine speech) mate; friend; (personal name) Kyōdai Elder and younger brothers; brother, brethren, i. e. members of the fraternity. |
友人 see styles |
yǒu rén you3 ren2 yu jen yuujin / yujin ゆうじん |
More info & calligraphy: Yujin(more formal than 友達) (See 友達) friend; (personal name) Yūto |
友好 see styles |
yǒu hǎo you3 hao3 yu hao yuukou / yuko ゆうこう |
More info & calligraphy: Friendlinessfriendship; (given name) Yūkou |
友達 see styles |
tomodachi ともだち |
More info & calligraphy: Friend |
摯友 挚友 see styles |
zhì yǒu zhi4 you3 chih yu |
More info & calligraphy: Most Sincere Friend / Honest Friend / Real Friend / Best Friend |
盟友 see styles |
méng yǒu meng2 you3 meng yu meiyuu / meyu めいゆう |
More info & calligraphy: Sworn Friend / Allysworn friend |
知識 知识 see styles |
zhī shi zhi1 shi5 chih shih tomoshiki ともしき |
More info & calligraphy: Perception of Knowledgeknowledge; information; (surname) Tomoshiki (1) To know and perceive, perception, knowledge. (2) A friend, an intimate. (3) The false ideas produced in the mind by common, or unenlightened knowledge; one of the 五識 in 起信論. |
至交 see styles |
zhì jiāo zhi4 jiao1 chih chiao |
More info & calligraphy: Best Friends |
親友 亲友 see styles |
qīn yǒu qin1 you3 ch`in yu chin yu shinyuu / shinyu しんゆう |
More info & calligraphy: Best Friends / Buddiesclose friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum; (given name) Chikatomo An intimate friend. |
夠朋友 够朋友 see styles |
gòu péng you gou4 peng2 you5 kou p`eng yu kou peng yu |
More info & calligraphy: True Friend |
真の友 see styles |
shinnotomo しんのとも |
More info & calligraphy: True Friend |
四無量心 四无量心 see styles |
sì wú liàng xīn si4 wu2 liang4 xin1 ssu wu liang hsin shi muryōshin |
More info & calligraphy: Brahmavihara - The Four Immeasurables |
良師益友 良师益友 see styles |
liáng shī yì yǒu liang2 shi1 yi4 you3 liang shih i yu |
More info & calligraphy: Mentor: Teacher and Friend |
莫逆の友 see styles |
bakugyakunotomo ばくぎゃくのとも |
More info & calligraphy: Extremely Good Friends |
故 see styles |
gù gu4 ku yue ゆえ |
happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead (adv,n) (kana only) reason; cause; circumstances Old, of old; from of old; cause; purposely; to die; tr. pūrva. |
あみ see styles |
ami アミ |
friend (fre: ami, amie); (female given name) Ami |
世交 see styles |
shì jiāo shi4 jiao1 shih chiao |
(long time) friend of the family |
世伯 see styles |
shì bó shi4 bo2 shih po |
uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend |
争友 see styles |
souyuu / soyu そうゆう |
friend who gives advice |
五倫 五伦 see styles |
wǔ lún wu3 lun2 wu lun gorin ごりん |
the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend) the five Confucian filial-piety relationships |
亡友 see styles |
bouyuu / boyu ぼうゆう |
deceased friend |
交友 see styles |
jiāo yǒu jiao1 you3 chiao yu kouyuu / koyu こうゆう |
to make friends (1) friend; companion; acquaintance; (2) (See 交遊) friendship; companionship |
交遊 交游 see styles |
jiāo yóu jiao1 you2 chiao yu kyōyu こうゆう |
to have friendly relationships; circle of friends (noun/participle) friend; friendship; companionship; fraternization; fraternity; comradeship; acquaintance to make friends |
仁兄 see styles |
rén xiōng ren2 xiong1 jen hsiung jinkei / jinke じんけい |
(honorific written address) My dear friend (pronoun) (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (used in letters to address a male of equal status) you; dear friend |
仲好 see styles |
nakayoshi なかよし |
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun or adjectival noun) intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Be Like Water | 像水一樣 | xiàng shuǐ yí yàng xiang4 shui3 yi2 yang4 xiang shui yi yang xiangshuiyiyang | hsiang shui i yang hsiangshuiiyang |
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| Joshua 24:15 | 至於我和我家我們必定事奉耶和華 至于我和我家我们必定事奉耶和华 | zhì yú wǒ hé wǒ jiā wǒ men bì dìng shì fèng yē hé huá zhi4 yu2 wo3 he2 wo3 jia1 wo3 men bi4 ding4 shi4 feng4 ye1 he2 hua2 zhi yu wo he wo jia wo men bi ding shi feng ye he hua | chih yü wo ho wo chia wo men pi ting shih feng yeh ho hua | |
| Joshua 24:15 | 私と私の家とは主に仕える | Watashi to watashinoie to wa omo ni tsukaeru | ||
| Kindness and Forgiving Nature | 仁恕 | jinjo | rén shù / ren2 shu4 / ren shu / renshu | jen shu / jenshu |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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