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Perhaps a pacifist view or perhaps the best kind of victory; 兵不血刃 reflect this idea:
The edges of the swords not being stained with blood.
You could also translate it as: Win victory without firing a shot.
The first character means army or force. The second character means without or none. The last two characters mean bloodstained knives. So it represents a returning victorious army without bloodstained knives. 兵不血刃 is the very literal sense of this Chinese proverb. The title definition is more accurate to the way this proverb is understood.
Asking yourself why the direct or literal translation is different?
...Think of compound words in English such as “nevertheless” if we break it apart to “never the less,” we will have trouble getting the real definition of “in spite of that.” Similar things happen when multiple characters create a compounded word in Chinese.
百胜难虑敌三折乃良医 is a Chinese proverb that literally translates as: [Even a general who has won a] hundred victories [may be] hard put to see through the enemy's [strategy], [but one who has] broken [his] arm three [times] [will] be a good doctor.
Figuratively, this means: One cannot always depend on past successes to guarantee future success but one can always learn from lessons drawn from failure.
See Also: Failure - Mother of Success | Experience - Mother of Success | Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 | Hard Knocks
You may learn when everything goes right but the lessons learned when everything goes wrong are more vivid and lead to long-lasting wisdom.
Another way to look at this: One cannot always depend on past successes to guarantee future success but one can always learn from lessons drawn from failure.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
正勝吾勝 is a proverb that is often translated as “True victory is victory over oneself.”
However, literally, Kanji by Kanji, means “True victory [is] my/self victory.”
My Japanese friends rate this very highly for a wall scroll.
See Also: Know Thy Enemy Know Thyself
勝 is a single character that means to win or be victorious.
This can also be translated: To overcome; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb.
In another context, this can mean beautiful (scenery); scenic spot; or scenic beauty.
In Taiwanese Mandarin, this can be pronounced with the first tone (sheng1) and mean: Able to bear; equal to (a task).
In Japan, this can also be the name Masaru.
In Korea, this has the same meaning but can also be the surname Sŭng.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your victorious search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
勝 胜 see styles |
shèng sheng4 sheng shou / sho しょう |
More info & calligraphy: Win / Victory(1) win; victory; (2) beautiful scenery; scenic spot; (suf,ctr) (3) (ant: 敗・2) counter for wins; (surname, female given name) Masaru jina, victorious, from ji, to overcome, surpass. |
伯顏 伯颜 see styles |
bà yán ba4 yan2 pa yen |
Bayan (name); Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Khubilai Khan, victorious over the Southern Song 1235-1239; Bayan of the Merkid (-1340), Yuan dynasty general and politician |
凱旋 凯旋 see styles |
kǎi xuán kai3 xuan2 k`ai hsüan kai hsüan gaisen がいせん |
to return in triumph; to return victorious (n,vs,vi) triumphant return; returning in triumph |
勝乘 胜乘 see styles |
shèng shèng sheng4 sheng4 sheng sheng shōjō |
The victorious vehicle, i.e. Mahāyāna. |
勝仗 胜仗 see styles |
shèng zhàng sheng4 zhang4 sheng chang |
victory; victorious battle |
勝心 胜心 see styles |
shèng xīn sheng4 xin1 sheng hsin katsumune かつむね |
(given name) Katsumune The victorious mind, which carries out the Buddhist discipline. |
告捷 see styles |
gào jié gao4 jie2 kao chieh |
to win; to be victorious; to report a victory |
尊勝 尊胜 see styles |
zūn shèng zun1 sheng4 tsun sheng son shō |
Honoured and victorious, the honoured victorious one, one of the five 佛頂, also known as 除障佛頂, one of the divinities of the Yoga school. |
常勝 see styles |
joushou / josho じょうしょう |
(adj-no,n,vs,vi) invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten; (given name) Tsunekatsu |
廉頗 廉颇 see styles |
lián pō lian2 po1 lien p`o lien po |
Lian Po (327-243 BC), famous general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, repeatedly victorious over Qin 秦國|秦国 and Qi 齊國|齐国 |
獲勝 获胜 see styles |
huò shèng huo4 sheng4 huo sheng |
victorious; to win; to triumph |
能勝 能胜 see styles |
néng shèng neng2 sheng4 neng sheng yoshikatsu よしかつ |
(personal name) Yoshikatsu victorious |
辰那 see styles |
chén nà chen2 na4 ch`en na chen na jinna |
jina, victorious, applied to a Buddha, a saint, etc.; forms part of the names of 辰那呾邏多 Jinatrāta; 辰那弗多羅 Jinaputra; 辰那飯荼 Jinabandhu; three Indian monks in China, the first and last during the seventh century. |
陳那 陈那 see styles |
chén nà chen2 na4 ch`en na chen na jinna じんな |
(personal name) Jinna Dignāga, Dinnāga; a native of southern India, the great Buddhist logician, circa A. D. 500 or 550, founder of the new logic, cf. 因明; he is known also as 童授 and 域龍. Also used for Jina, victorious, the overcomer, a title of a Buddha. |
全勝軍 see styles |
zenshougun / zenshogun ぜんしょうぐん |
ever-victorious army |
八勝處 八胜处 see styles |
bā shèng chù ba1 sheng4 chu4 pa sheng ch`u pa sheng chu hasshōjo |
The eight victorious stages, or degrees, in meditation for overcoming desire, or attachment to the world of sense; v. 八解脫. |
凱旋軍 see styles |
gaisengun がいせんぐん |
returning victorious army |
四勝身 四胜身 see styles |
sì shèng shēn si4 sheng4 shen1 ssu sheng shen shi shōshin |
The four with victorious bodies, who were transformed independently of normal rebirth; also styled 解行身 bodies set free from all physical taint, thus attaining to Buddhahood. The four are the 龍女 dragon daughter of the Lotus Sutra, who instantly became a male bodhisattva; and three others of the 華嚴 Huayan sutra, i. e. 善財童子; 兜率天子, and 普莊嚴童子. |
常勝軍 常胜军 see styles |
cháng shèng jun chang2 sheng4 jun1 ch`ang sheng chün chang sheng chün |
Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels |
戦勝国 see styles |
senshoukoku / senshokoku せんしょうこく |
victorious nation |
仏頂尊勝 see styles |
buchousonshou / buchosonsho ぶちょうそんしょう |
{Buddh} Usnisavijaya; Victorious Goddess of the Chignon |
取得勝利 取得胜利 see styles |
qǔ dé shèng lì qu3 de2 sheng4 li4 ch`ü te sheng li chü te sheng li |
to prevail; to achieve victory; to be victorious |
大勝金剛 大胜金刚 see styles |
dà shèng jīn gāng da4 sheng4 jin1 gang1 ta sheng chin kang Daishō kongō |
Another name for 金輪佛頂, one of the incarnations of Vairocana represented with twelve arms, each hand holding one of his symbols. Also 大轉輪王; 金剛手 . |
常立勝幡 常立胜幡 see styles |
cháng lì shèng fān chang2 li4 sheng4 fan1 ch`ang li sheng fan chang li sheng fan jōryū shōhon |
An-avanāmita-vaijayanta. With ever erect victorious banner; name of Ānanda's future buddha-realm. |
狡兎良狗 see styles |
koutoryouku / kotoryoku こうとりょうく |
(expression) (yoji) (from 狡兎死して良狗烹らる) (See 狡兎死して走狗烹らる) When the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off |
百戦百勝 see styles |
hyakusenhyakushou / hyakusenhyakusho ひゃくせんひゃくしょう |
(yoji) ever-victorious; many successful campaigns; invincibility |
百戰百勝 百战百胜 see styles |
bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng bai3 zhan4 bai3 sheng4 pai chan pai sheng |
to emerge victorious in every battle; to be ever-victorious |
連戰連勝 连战连胜 see styles |
lián zhàn lián shèng lian2 zhan4 lian2 sheng4 lien chan lien sheng |
fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom); ever victorious |
鹿死誰手 鹿死谁手 see styles |
lù sǐ shei shǒu lu4 si3 shei2 shou3 lu ssu shei shou |
lit. at whose hand will the deer die (idiom); fig. who will emerge victorious |
戦えば乃ち勝つ see styles |
tatakaebasunawachikatsu たたかえばすなわちかつ |
(exp,v5t) (obscure) to win every battle (that is fought); to be ever victorious |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Bloodless Victory | 兵不血刃 | bīng bù xuè rèn bing1 bu4 xue4 ren4 bing bu xue ren bingbuxueren | ping pu hsüeh jen pingpuhsüehjen |
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You May Learn from Victory, You Will Learn from Failure | 百勝難慮敵三折乃良醫 百胜难虑敌三折乃良医 | bǎi shèng nán lǜ dí sān zhé nǎi liáng yī bai3 sheng4 nan2 lv4 di2 san1 zhe2 nai3 liang2 yi1 bai sheng nan lv di san zhe nai liang yi | pai sheng nan lü ti san che nai liang i | |
You May Learn from Victory, You Will Learn from Failure | 勝って得るものも有れば負けて得るものも有る | katte erumono mo areba makete erumono mo aru | ||
No arrogance in victory, No despair in defeat | 勝不驕敗不餒 胜不骄败不馁 | shèng bù jiāo bài bù něi sheng4 bu4 jiao1 bai4 bu4 nei3 sheng bu jiao bai bu nei shengbujiaobaibunei | sheng pu chiao pai pu nei shengpuchiaopaipunei |
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True Victory is Victory Over Oneself | 正勝吾勝 正胜吾胜 | masa katsu a gatsu masakatsuagatsu | ||
Win Victory | 勝 胜 | shou / sho | shèng / sheng4 / sheng | |
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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