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Give me liberty or give me death
不自由毋寧死 means “Give me liberty or give me death” in Chinese.
This is also the best way to say, “Live free or die.”
The characters break down this way:
不 = Not; none; without.
自由 = Freedom; liberty; freewill; self-determination.
毋寧 = Rather; would rather; rather be.
死 = Dead; death.
This will go nicely next to your “Don't tread on me” flag. This phrase is known well enough in China that it's listed in a few dictionaries. Though I doubt you will find too many Chinese citizens willing to yell this on the steps of the capital in Beijing.
See Also: Death Before Dishonor
Besides the title above, 慈悲 can also be defined as clemency or lenience and sometimes the act of giving charity.
In the Buddhist context, it can be defined as “benevolence,” “loving-kindness and compassion,” or “mercy and compassion.”
This Buddhist virtue is perhaps the most important to employ in your life. All sentient beings that you encounter should be given your loving kindness. And trust me, however much you can give, it comes back. Make your life and the world a better place!
This Chinese/Japanese Buddhist term is the equivalent of Metta Karuna from Pali or Maitri Karuna from Sanskrit.
慈 can mean loving-kindness by itself.
悲 adds a component of sorrow, empathy, compassion, and sympathy for others.
See Also: Benevolence
茶緣 is a special title for the tea lover. This kind of means “tea fate,” but it's more spiritual and hard to define. Perhaps the tea brought you in to drink it. Perhaps the tea will bring you and another tea-lover together. Perhaps you were already there, and the tea came to you. Perhaps it's the ah-ha moment you will have when drinking the tea.
I've been told not to explain this further, as it will either dilute or confuse the purposefully-ambiguous idea embedded in this enigma.
I happen to be the owner of a piece of calligraphy written by either the son or nephew of the last emperor of China, which is the title he wrote. It was given to me at a Beijing tea house in 2001. 茶緣 is where I learned to love tea after literally spending weeks tasting and studying everything I could about Chinese tea. I did not understand the significance of the authorship or the meaning of the title at all. Some 10 years later, I realized the gift was so profound and had such providence. Only now do I realize the value of a gift that it is too late to give proper thanks for. It was also years later that I ended up in this business and could have the artwork properly mounted as a wall scroll. It has been borrowed for many exhibitions and shows and always amazes native Chinese and Taiwanese who read the signature. This piece of calligraphy I once thought was just a bit of ink on a thin and wrinkled piece of paper, is now one of my most valued possessions. And fate has taught me to be more thankful for seemingly simple gifts.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your give me search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
少來 少来 see styles |
shǎo lái shao3 lai2 shao lai |
refrain (from doing something); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it! |
下さい see styles |
kudasai ください |
(expression) (1) (kana only) (honorific or respectful language) please (give me); (expression) (2) (kana only) (honorific or respectful language) (after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-) please (do for me) |
幫幫忙 帮帮忙 see styles |
bāng bang máng bang1 bang5 mang2 pang pang mang |
to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! |
歇了吧 see styles |
xiē le ba xie1 le5 ba5 hsieh le pa |
(dialect) give me a break!; forget about it! |
貰える see styles |
moraeru もらえる |
(Ichidan verb) (1) (kana only) (See 貰う・1) to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to accept; (Ichidan verb) (2) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb as もらえないか, もらえますか, etc.) could you (give me); would you; can you |
kwsk see styles |
kuwashiku くわしく |
(expression) (net-sl) (See 詳しく) tell me more; give me more details |
不吝珠玉 see styles |
bù lìn zhū yù bu4 lin4 zhu1 yu4 pu lin chu yü |
(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable |
放馬過來 放马过来 see styles |
fàng mǎ guò lái fang4 ma3 guo4 lai2 fang ma kuo lai |
bring it on!; give me all you got! |
高抬貴手 高抬贵手 see styles |
gāo tái guì shǒu gao1 tai2 gui4 shou3 kao t`ai kuei shou kao tai kuei shou |
to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break! |
くだちゃい see styles |
kudachai くだちゃい |
(expression) (colloquialism) (colloquial form of ください) please; please give me; please do for me |
自由か死か see styles |
jiyuukashika / jiyukashika じゆうかしか |
(expression) give me liberty, or give me death |
不自由,毋寧死 不自由,毋宁死 see styles |
bù zì yóu , wú nìng sǐ bu4 zi4 you2 , wu2 ning4 si3 pu tzu yu , wu ning ssu |
give me liberty or give me death |
ばかも休み休み言え see styles |
bakamoyasumiyasumiie / bakamoyasumiyasumie ばかもやすみやすみいえ |
(expression) stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break |
馬鹿も休み休み言え see styles |
bakamoyasumiyasumiie / bakamoyasumiyasumie ばかもやすみやすみいえ |
(expression) stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break |
Variations: |
bakaoie(馬鹿o言e); bakaoie(bakao言e) ばかをいえ(馬鹿を言え); バカをいえ(バカを言え) |
(expression) stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break |
啞曷囉啞曷囉馬麻藹由而傘塔囉尼 哑曷囉哑曷囉马麻蔼由而伞塔囉尼 see styles |
yǎ hé luó yǎ hé luó mǎ má ǎi yóu ér sǎn tǎ luó ní ya3 he2 luo2 ya3 he2 luo2 ma3 ma2 ai3 you2 er2 san3 ta3 luo2 ni2 ya ho lo ya ho lo ma ma ai yu erh san t`a lo ni ya ho lo ya ho lo ma ma ai yu erh san ta lo ni akara akaramama aiyuji santōrani |
āhāra āharaṇam āyuḥ, saṃtāraṇe 'Give me, give me old age, oh protector'. |
Variations: |
bakamoyasumiyasumiie / bakamoyasumiyasumie ばかもやすみやすみいえ |
(expression) stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break |
Variations: |
choudai(p); choodai(sk) / chodai(p); choodai(sk) ちょうだい(P); ちょーだい(sk) |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (humble language) receiving; getting; accepting; being given; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (humble language) eating; drinking; having; (expression) (3) (familiar language) (feminine speech) (kana only) (as 〜をちょうだい or after the -te form of a verb) please (give me; do for me) |
Variations: |
bakamoyasumiyasumiie / bakamoyasumiyasumie ばかもやすみやすみいえ |
(expression) stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
God Give Me Strength | 神は私に力を與える 神は私に力を与える | kami wa watashi ni chikara o ataeru | ||
God Give Me Strength | 神が私に力を與えてください 神が私に力を与えてください | kami ga watashi ni chikara o atae te kudasai | ||
God Give Me Strength | 願上帝給我力量 愿上帝给我力量 | yuàn shàng dì gěi wǒ lì liàng yuan4 shang4 di4 gei3 wo3 li4 liang4 yuan shang di gei wo li liang yuanshangdigeiwoliliang | yüan shang ti kei wo li liang yüanshangtikeiwoliliang |
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Live Free or Die | 不自由毋寧死 不自由毋宁死 | bú zì yóu wú nìng sǐ bu2 zi4 you2 wu2 ning4 si3 bu zi you wu ning si buziyouwuningsi | pu tzu yu wu ning ssu putzuyuwuningssu |
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Mercy Compassion Buddhist Loving Kindness | 慈悲 | ji hi / jihi | cí bēi / ci2 bei1 / ci bei / cibei | tz`u pei / tzupei / tzu pei |
Tea Fate | 茶緣 茶缘 | chá yuán / cha2 yuan2 / cha yuan / chayuan | ch`a yüan / chayüan / cha yüan | |
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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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.
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