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  1. Asahi / Morning Sun

  2. Beer

  3. Birth / Life

  4. Kirin / Giraffe / Mythical Creature

  5. Mountain Travels Poem by Dumu

  6. Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success


Asahi / Morning Sun

 zhāo rì
 asahi
Asahi / Morning Sun Scroll

朝日 is a version of the Japanese name Asahi.

This can also be Ahisa, Asuka, Ashita, or Asaka. This means morning sun and is the name of the famous beer company in Japan.

This would be read as “Zhao Ri” in Mandarin where it means morning sun but is also known to be the Asahi company (maker of beer and other beverages).

 pí jiǔ
Beer Scroll

啤酒 means beer in Chinese.

This can refer to virtually any fermented grain-based alcoholic beverage that has bubbles. So this includes all kinds of ales and lagers.

In China, the grains used for beer sometimes include rice. But even in Chinese beer, the concept is the same - beer must be made with hops and yeast.

Beer was the third word I learned in Chinese, and I've toured 3 different breweries in China, Tsing Tao, Lao Shan, and Yanjing. I've done my research on this calligraphy entry!

 biiru
Beer Scroll

ビール is the Japanese Katakana (phonetic Japanese) for the word beer.

ビール is meant to sound like the English word beer and is thus a loanword in Japanese.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Birth / Life

 shēng
 shou / iku
 
Birth / Life Scroll

生 is a Chinese word that means “to be born” and “to give birth.”

Also, it's often used to refer to life itself, and sometimes “to grow.”

生 is used in a lot of compound words such as “yi sheng,” which means “doctor” (literally “healer of life”), “sheng ri” which means “birthday” (literally “birth-day”), and “xue sheng” which means student (literally “studying life” or “learner [about] life”). Few Chinese people will think of the literal meaning when this uses words like doctor and student - but it is interesting to note.

生 has the same root meaning in Korean Hanja and Japanese. However, in Japanese, there are many possible pronunciations, and this can be used to mean “raw” or “unprocessed” (as in draft beer). Therefore, not be the best if your audience is Japanese.


See Also:  Vitality

Kirin / Giraffe / Mythical Creature

 qí lǐn
 keilun
 kirin
Kirin / Giraffe / Mythical Creature Scroll

麒麟 is the title of a mythical beast of Asia.

The animal is thought to be related to the giraffe, and in some ways, it is a giraffe. However, it is often depicted with the horns of a dragon or deer and sometimes with the body like a horse, but many variations exist.

In Japanese, it is pronounced “Kirin” as in “Kirin Ichiban” beer.

Kirin - Mythical Beast and Great Japanese Beer!
Notes:

1. This is sometimes spelled as “kylin.”

2. In Japanese, this is the only Kanji word for giraffe. Therefore in Japan, this word needs context to know whether you are talking about the mythical creature or the long-necked giraffe of Africa.

3. Apparently, this was the first word used for regular giraffes in China (some were brought from Africa to China during the Ming Dynasty - probably around the year 1400). Though the mythical creature may have existed before, the name “qilin” was given to the “new giraffe.” This is because, more than 600 years ago, giraffes somewhat matched the mythical creature's description when Chinese people saw them for the first time. Later, to avoid such an ambiguous title, a three-character word was devised to mean a “giraffe of Africa.” The characters for “qilin” shown here are only for the mythological version in modern Chinese.

4. More information about the qilin / kirin from Wikipedia.

5. This creature is sometimes translated as the “Chinese Unicorn,” although it is generally portrayed with two horns. I think this is done more for the fantasy aspect of the unicorn and because most westerners don't know what a qilin or kirin is (this avoids a long explanation by the translator).

6. In Korean, this can mean kirin or simply giraffe (usually, the mythological creature is what they would think of when seeing these characters alone on a wall scroll).

Mountain Travels Poem by Dumu

 yuǎn shàng hán shān shí jìng xiá bái yún shēng chù yǒu rén jiā tíng chē zuò ài fēng lín wǎn shuàng yè hóng yú èr yuè huā
Mountain Travels Poem by Dumu Scroll

This poem was written almost 1200 years ago during the Tang dynasty.

It depicts traveling up a place known as Cold Mountain, where some hearty people have built their homes. The traveler is overwhelmed by the beauty of the turning leaves of the maple forest that surrounds him just as night overtakes the day, and darkness prevails. His heart implores him to stop, and take in all of the beauty around him.

First, before you get to the full translation, I must tell you that Chinese poetry is a lot different than what we have in the west. Chinese words simply don't rhyme in the same way that English or other western languages do. Chinese poetry depends on rhythm and a certain beat of repeated numbers of characters.

I have done my best to translate this poem keeping a certain feel of the original poet. But some of the original beauty of the poem in its original Chinese will be lost in translation.


Far away on Cold Mountain, a stone path leads upwards.
Among white clouds, people's homes reside.
Stopping my carriage I must, as to admire the maple forest at nights fall.
In awe of autumn leaves showing more red than even flowers of early spring.


Hopefully, this poem will remind you to stop, and “take it all in” as you travel through life.
The poet's name is “Du Mu” in Chinese that is: 杜牧.
The title of the poem, “Mountain Travels” is: 山行
You can have the title, poet's name, and even “Tang Dynasty” written as an inscription on your custom wall scroll if you like.

More about the poet:

Dumu lived from 803-852 AD and was a leading Chinese poet during the later part of the Tang dynasty.
He was born in Chang'an, a city in central China and the former capital of the ancient Chinese empire in 221-206 BC. In present-day China, his birthplace is currently known as Xi'an, the home of the Terracotta Soldiers.

He was awarded his Jinshi degree (an exam administered by the emperor's court which leads to becoming an official of the court) at the age of 25 and went on to hold many official positions over the years. However, he never achieved a high rank, apparently because of some disputes between various factions, and his family's criticism of the government. His last post in the court was his appointment to the office of Secretariat Drafter.

During his life, he wrote scores of narrative poems, as well as a commentary on the Art of War and many letters of advice to high officials.

His poems were often very realistic and often depicted everyday life. He wrote poems about everything, from drinking beer in a tavern to weepy poems about lost love.

The thing that strikes you most is the fact even after 1200 years, not much has changed about the beauty of nature, toils, and troubles of love and beer drinking.

Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success

 sittpai wa seikou no moto
Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success Scroll

This Japanese proverb literally reads, “failures/mistakes/blunders are the yeast-starter/yeast-mash of success.”

Basically, it suggests that failures are a necessary part of success; Just as bread or beer requires yeast to successfully rise or brew/ferment.


Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.


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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your beer search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
pào
    pao4
p`ao
    pao
 
    あわ

More info & calligraphy:

Paoa
bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to loiter; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
A bubble, a blister; to infuse.

啤酒

see styles
pí jiǔ
    pi2 jiu3
p`i chiu
    pi chiu

More info & calligraphy:

Beer
beer (loanword); CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]

波特

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bō tè
    bo1 te4
po t`e
    po te

More info & calligraphy:

Porter
(loanword) baud (computing); porter (beer)

麒麟

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qí lín
    qi2 lin2
ch`i lin
    chi lin
 kirin
    きりん

More info & calligraphy:

Kirin / Giraffe / Mythical Creature
qilin (mythical Chinese animal); kylin; Chinese unicorn; commonly mistranslated as giraffe
(1) (kana only) giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); (2) qilin (Chinese unicorn); (3) Kirin (brand of beer); (surname, female given name) Kirin
Male and female unicorns; the qilin in general.

see styles

    pi2
p`i
    pi
beer

see styles

    mo4
mo
 matsu
    あわ
foam; suds
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
foam

ビヤ

see styles
 piya
    ピヤ
beer (dut: bier, eng:); (place-name) Piya

世濤


世涛

see styles
shì tāo
    shi4 tao1
shih t`ao
    shih tao
stout (beer) (loanword)

中瓶

see styles
 chuubin / chubin
    ちゅうびん
medium-sized bottle (of beer)

力波

see styles
lì bō
    li4 bo1
li po
Reeb, a beer brand

扎啤

see styles
zhā pí
    zha1 pi2
cha p`i
    cha pi
draft beer

散裝


散装

see styles
sǎn zhuāng
    san3 zhuang1
san chuang
loose goods; goods sold open; draft (of beer, as opposed to bottled)

果啤

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guǒ pí
    guo3 pi2
kuo p`i
    kuo pi
fruit beer

段腹

see styles
 danbara
    だんばら
(See 三段腹) potbelly; beer belly

沙士

see styles
shā shì
    sha1 shi4
sha shih
sarsaparilla; root beer; SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) (loanword)

淡啤

see styles
dàn pí
    dan4 pi2
tan p`i
    tan pi
light beer

爆弾

see styles
 bakudan(p); bakudan
    ばくだん(P); バクダン
(1) bomb; (2) (kana only) alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

生中

see styles
 namachuu / namachu
    なまちゅう
(See 生・なま・7,中ジョッキ) medium-size draft beer; (surname) Ikunaka

生啤

see styles
shēng pí
    sheng1 pi2
sheng p`i
    sheng pi
draft beer; unpasteurized beer

百威

see styles
bǎi wēi
    bai3 wei1
pai wei
Budweiser (beer)

虎牌

see styles
hǔ pái
    hu3 pai2
hu p`ai
    hu pai
Tiger Brand (beer)

釀製


酿制

see styles
niàng zhì
    niang4 zhi4
niang chih
to brew (beer, soy sauce etc); to make (wine, vinegar etc); to distill (spirits)

釀酒


酿酒

see styles
niàng jiǔ
    niang4 jiu3
niang chiu
to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc)

金威

see styles
jīn wēi
    jin1 wei1
chin wei
Kingway (Chinese beer brand)

雑酒

see styles
 zasshu
    ざっしゅ
miscellaneous liquors (alcohol tax category); alcohol other than sake, shōchū, mirin, beer, etc.

麥酒


麦酒

see styles
mài jiǔ
    mai4 jiu3
mai chiu
beer; ale; (archaic) alcoholic drink made from fermented wheat or barley
See: 麦酒

麦汁

see styles
 bakujuu / bakuju
    ばくじゅう
wort (beer before yeast is added); sweet wort

麦酒

see styles
 bakushu; biiru(gikun) / bakushu; biru(gikun)
    ばくしゅ; ビール(gikun)
(See ビール) beer

ドビア

see styles
 dobia
    ドビア
(surname) De Beer

ビーア

see styles
 biia / bia
    ビーア
beer (dut: bier, eng:)

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Asahi
Morning Sun
朝日asahizhāo rì
zhao1 ri4 
zhao ri 
zhaori 
chao
Beer啤酒pí jiǔ / pi2 jiu3 / pi jiu / pijiup`i chiu / pichiu / pi chiu
Beerビールbiiru / biru
Birth
Life
shou / iku / sho / ikushēng / sheng1 / sheng
Kirin
Giraffe
Mythical Creature
麒麟kirinqí lǐn / qi2 lin3 / qi lin / qilinch`i lin / chilin / chi lin
Mountain Travels Poem by Dumu遠上寒山石徑斜白雲生處有人家停車坐愛楓林晚霜葉紅於二月花
远上寒山石径斜白云生处有人家停车坐爱枫林晚霜叶红于二月花
yuǎn shàng hán shān shí jìng xiá bái yún shēng chù yǒu rén jiā tíng chē zuò ài fēng lín wǎn shuàng yè hóng yú èr yuè huā
yuan3 shang4 han2 shan1 shi2 jing4 xia2 bai2 yun2 sheng1 chu4 you3 ren2 jia1 ting2 che1 zuo4 ai4 feng1 lin2 wan3 shuang4 ye4 hong2 yu2 er4 yue4 hua1
yuan shang han shan shi jing xia bai yun sheng chu you ren jia ting che zuo ai feng lin wan shuang ye hong yu er yue hua
yüan shang han shan shih ching hsia pai yün sheng ch`u yu jen chia t`ing ch`e tso ai feng lin wan shuang yeh hung yü erh yüeh hua
yüan shang han shan shih ching hsia pai yün sheng chu yu jen chia ting che tso ai feng lin wan shuang yeh hung yü erh yüeh hua
Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success失敗は成功のもとsittpai wa seikou no moto
sittpaiwaseikounomoto
sittpai wa seiko no moto
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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