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3. The Law of Creation and Destruction
4. Desta
5. Destin
6. Destinee
7. Destiny
9. Predestined Love / Love by Fate
10. Destiny / Fate
11. I am the Master of My Destiny
12. Stay Strong / Indestructible / Unbreakable
13. Destiny Determined by Heaven
14. Humble / Modest
15. Humble / Modesty / Humility
16. It is the Journey, Not the Destination
17. The Destination is Nothing Without the Journey
18. The Karma/Fate/Destiny that Brings Lovers Together
19. Modesto
20. Sense of Shame / Sense of Honor / Integrity / Modesty
21. Modesty
我的命運我掌握 is a way to write “I control my own destiny” in Chinese.
The direct translation is more like, “My destiny, I'm in control.” The meaning is the same, but Chinese grammar and word order vary a bit from English.
There's a few other variations, and if you want any of these, just email me:
我的命运我做主 (wo3 de ming4 yun4 wo3 zuo4 zhu3) "my destiny, I'm in charge"
我的未来我掌握 (wo3 de wei4 lai2 wo3 zhang3 wo4) "my future, I'm in control"
我的未来我做主 (wo3 de wei4 lai2 wo3 zuo4 zhu3) "My future, I'm in charge"
命 is often translated as “destiny.”
Sometimes this character is simply translated as “life” but more in terms of one's lot in life. In a certain context, this can mean command or decree (generally from a king or emperor). Of course, such a decree is part of fate and leads you to fulfill your destiny.
In Chinese, this word leans toward the fate or destiny definition.
In Korean, it is usually read simply as “life.”
In Japanese, it can mean all definitions shown above, depending on context.
See Also: Good Fortune
These two characters contain the ideas of fate, destiny, fortune, and luck.
You can also say that it means “what life throws at you” or “your lot in life” because the first character contains the idea of life or living.
This version is really only used in Chinese. There's another version with just the characters reversed that is more universal. In fact, skip this one. The opposite character order is better.
These two characters contain the ideas of fate, destiny, fortune, and luck in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
運命 is often defined as “a person's fate” or “personal fate” in various dictionaries.
These two characters can be reversed (written in either order) and yield roughly the same meaning.
This particular character order is more common in old Korean and less common in modern Chinese.
See Also: Good Fortune | Good Luck
金剛不壞 is originally a Buddhist term for “The diamond indestructible.”
Sometimes, it's written 金剛不壞身, The diamond-indestructible body.
Outside that context, it still means firm and solid, sturdy and indestructible, unshakable, or adamantine (a mythological indestructible material).
Note: If you order this from the Japanese master calligrapher, the last Kanji will look like the one shown to the right.
天意 is a way to express destiny in a slightly religious way.
天意 means “Heaven's Wish” or “Heaven's Desire,” with the idea of fate and destiny being derived as well. It suggests that your destiny comes from God / Heaven and that your path has already been chosen by a higher power.
My Japanese dictionary defines this word as “divine will” or “providence,” but it also holds the meaning of “the will of the emperor.” Therefore, I don't suggest this phrase if your audience is Japanese - it feels strange in Japanese anyway.
謙虛 can also be translated as humbleness or humility.
In Chinese and Korean, the first character means “modest.” The second means “empty.” Together these characters reinforce the ideas of modesty and being empty of ego.
In Japan, they tend to use a slightly-simplified version of the second Kanji for this word. It also happens to be an alternate/simplified version used in China too. If you want to order the modern Japanese/simplified version, just click in the Kanji image shown to the right, instead of the button above.
See Also: Moderation
謙虚 is the most common way to say humble or modest in Japanese without a derogatory meaning (some other words suggest weakness, but this version holds a better humble meaning).
In Japanese, the first Kanji means self-effacing, humble oneself, and modesty. The second means void or emptiness.
See Also: Moderation
姻緣 means “Destiny that brings lovers together.” It can also be translated technically as “Predestined matrimonial affinity” (wow, talk about taking the romance out of this word - that was from the Oxford C-E dictionary).
This speaks to the fate (or karma) that brings a husband and wife together. I would translate this as “Together by fate” or “Joined by destiny” but in the context of marriage. You could use this for non-married lovers, but the first character has a suggestion that this refers to those that are married.
廉恥 simultaneously means “sense of honor” and “sense of shame” in Korean.
This term is often used as a tenet of Taekwondo, where the English terms “integrity” and “modesty” are applied.
廉恥 is also a Chinese word, though it is usually read with the “sense of shame” meaning, and is a poor choice for a wall scroll if your audience is Chinese.
Depending on the context, 謙遜 can be translated as modesty, humbleness, or humility.
The first character means modesty, while the second means yielding. Together, it could be stated as “yielding modesty.”
See Also: Chastity | Prudence | Moderation
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Choose Your Own Destiny | 選擇自己的命運 选择自己的命运 | xuǎn zé zì jǐ de mìng yùn xuan3 ze2 zi4 ji3 de ming4 yun4 xuan ze zi ji de ming yun xuanzezijidemingyun | hsüan tse tzu chi te ming yün | |
I Control My Own Destiny | 我的命運我掌握 我的命运我掌握 | wǒ de mìng yùn wǒ zhǎng wò wo3 de ming4 yun4 wo3 zhang3 wo4 wo de ming yun wo zhang wo wodemingyunwozhangwo | wo te ming yün wo chang wo wotemingyünwochangwo |
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The Law of Creation and Destruction | 是生滅法 是生灭法 | zeshoumeppou zeshomepo | shì shēng miè fǎ shi4 sheng1 mie4 fa3 shi sheng mie fa shishengmiefa | shih sheng mieh fa shihshengmiehfa |
Desta | 德斯塔 | dé sī tǎ de2 si1 ta3 de si ta desita | te ssu t`a tessuta te ssu ta |
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Desta | デスタ | desuta | ||
Destin | 德斯汀 | dé sī tīng de2 si1 ting1 de si ting desiting | te ssu t`ing tessuting te ssu ting |
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Destin | デスティン | desutin | ||
Destinee | 德斯蒂尼 | dé sī dì nī de2 si1 di4 ni1 de si di ni desidini | te ssu ti ni tessutini |
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Destinee | デスティニー | desutinii / desutini | ||
Destiny | 黛絲蒂妮 黛丝蒂妮 | dài sī dì nī dai4 si1 di4 ni1 dai si di ni daisidini | tai ssu ti ni taissutini |
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Destiny Fate | 命 | inochi / mei | mìng / ming4 / ming | |
Predestined Love Love by Fate | 情緣 情缘 | qíng yuán qing2 yuan2 qing yuan qingyuan | ch`ing yüan chingyüan ching yüan |
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Destiny Fate | 命運 命运 | mìng yùn / ming4 yun4 / ming yun / mingyun | ming yün / mingyün | |
Destiny Fate | 運命 运命 | un mei / unmei | yùn mìng / yun4 ming4 / yun ming / yunming | yün ming / yünming |
I am the Master of My Destiny | 我命由我不由天 | wǒ mìng yóu wǒ bù yóu tiān wo3 ming4 you2 wo3 bu4 you2 tian1 wo ming you wo bu you tian womingyouwobuyoutian | wo ming yu wo pu yu t`ien womingyuwopuyutien wo ming yu wo pu yu tien |
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Stay Strong Indestructible Unbreakable | 金剛不壞 / 金剛不壊 金刚不坏 | kon gou fu e kongoufue kon go fu e | jīn gāng bù huài jin1 gang1 bu4 huai4 jin gang bu huai jingangbuhuai | chin kang pu huai chinkangpuhuai |
Destiny Determined by Heaven | 天意 | teni | tiān yì / tian1 yi4 / tian yi / tianyi | t`ien i / tieni / tien i |
Humble Modest | 謙虛 谦虚 | ken kyo / kenkyo | qiān xū / qian1 xu1 / qian xu / qianxu | ch`ien hsü / chienhsü / chien hsü |
Humble Modesty Humility | 謙虚 | ken kyo / kenkyo | qiān xū / qian1 xu1 / qian xu / qianxu | ch`ien hsü / chienhsü / chien hsü |
It is the Journey, Not the Destination | 是旅途不是目的 | shì lǚ tú bú shì mù dì shi4 lu:3 tu2 bu2 shi4 mu4 di4 shi lu: tu bu shi mu di shilu:tubushimudi | shih lü t`u pu shih mu ti shihlütupushihmuti shih lü tu pu shih mu ti |
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The Destination is Nothing Without the Journey | 不經旅途不成目的 不经旅途不成目的 | bù jīng lǚ tú bù chéng mù dì bu4 jing1 lu:3 tu2 bu4 cheng2 mu4 di4 bu jing lu: tu bu cheng mu di bujinglu:tubuchengmudi | pu ching lü t`u pu ch`eng mu ti puchinglütupuchengmuti pu ching lü tu pu cheng mu ti |
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The Karma/Fate/Destiny that Brings Lovers Together | 姻緣 姻缘 | yīn yuán / yin1 yuan2 / yin yuan / yinyuan | yin yüan / yinyüan | |
Modesto | 莫德斯托 | mò dé sī tuō mo4 de2 si1 tuo1 mo de si tuo modesituo | mo te ssu t`o motessuto mo te ssu to |
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Modesto | モデスト | modesuto | ||
Sense of Shame Sense of Honor Integrity Modesty (Korean) | 廉恥 廉耻 | ren chi / renchi | lián chǐ / lian2 chi3 / lian chi / lianchi | lien ch`ih / lienchih / lien chih |
Modesty | 謙遜 谦逊 | kenson | qiān xùn / qian1 xun4 / qian xun / qianxun | ch`ien hsün / chienhsün / chien hsün |
Simplicity Modesty | 質素 质素 | shisso / shiso | zhì sù / zhi4 su4 / zhi su / zhisu | chih su / chihsu |
Such is Life Such is Destiny | 這就是命 这就是命 | zhè jiù shì mìng zhe4 jiu4 shi4 ming4 zhe jiu shi ming zhejiushiming | che chiu shih ming chechiushihming |
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Unbreakable Indestructible | 堅不可摧 坚不可摧 | jiān bù kě cuī jian1 bu4 ke3 cui1 jian bu ke cui jianbukecui | chien pu k`o ts`ui chienpukotsui chien pu ko tsui |
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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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