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Strong and Beautiful
We don't really have a word like 健美 in English, but these two characters create a word that means “strong and beautiful.” It could also be translated as “healthy and beautiful.”
Note: 健美 is a word in Chinese and Korean, but it's also the family name Takemi in Japanese. The characters hold the same meaning in Japanese; however, it's like having the English name Stillwell when few people would perceive the meanings of still and well.
In Wine there is Truth
酒后吐真言 / 酒後吐真言 is a nice Asian proverb if you know a vintner or wine seller - or wine lover - although the actual meaning might not be exactly what you think or hope.
The literal meaning is that someone drinking wine is more likely to let the truth slip out. It can also be translated as “People speak their true feelings after drinking alcohol.”
It's long believed in many parts of Asia that one can not consciously hold up a facade of lies when getting drunk, and therefore the truth will come out with a few drinks.
I've had the experience where a Korean man would not trust me until I got drunk with him (I was trying to gain access to the black market in North Korea which is tough to do as an untrusted outsider) - so I think this idea is still well-practiced in many Asian countries.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
坐る see styles |
suwaru すわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to sit; to squat; (2) to assume (a position); (3) to hold steady; to hold still |
座る see styles |
suwaru すわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to sit; to squat; (2) to assume (a position); (3) to hold steady; to hold still |
据る see styles |
suwaru すわる |
(irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) to sit; to squat; (2) to assume (a position); (3) to hold steady; to hold still |
凝乎と see styles |
jitto(p); jiitto; jiito; jiitto / jitto(p); jitto; jito; jitto じっと(P); じーっと; じーと; じいっと |
(adv,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (kana only) (じーっと is more emphatic. 凝乎と is rare.) motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; (adv,vs) (2) (kana only) fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); (adv,vs) (3) (kana only) patiently (endure); stoically; (adv,vs) (4) (kana only) firmly (e.g. hold); restrained |
据わる see styles |
suwaru すわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to sit; to squat; (2) to assume (a position); (3) to hold steady; to hold still |
じーっと see styles |
jiitto / jitto じーっと |
(adv,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (kana only) motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; (2) (kana only) fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); (3) (kana only) patiently (endure); stoically; (4) (kana only) firmly (e.g. hold); restrained |
裹足不前 see styles |
guǒ zú bù qián guo3 zu2 bu4 qian2 kuo tsu pu ch`ien kuo tsu pu chien |
to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back |
凝乎と(rK) see styles |
jitto(p); jiitto; jiito; jiitto / jitto(p); jitto; jito; jitto じっと(P); じーっと; じーと; じいっと |
(adv,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (kana only) (じーっと is more emphatic) motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; (adv,vs) (2) (kana only) fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); (adv,vs) (3) (kana only) patiently (endure); stoically; (adv,vs) (4) (kana only) firmly (e.g. hold); restrained |
Variations: |
suwaru すわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to sit; to squat; (v5r,vi) (2) to assume (a position); (v5r,vi) (3) (esp. 据わる, 据る) to hold steady; to hold still |
Variations: |
suwaru すわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to sit; to squat; (v5r,vi) (2) to assume (a position); (v5r,vi) (3) (esp. 据わる) to hold steady; to hold still |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Strong and Beautiful | 健美 | takemi | jiàn měi / jian4 mei3 / jian mei / jianmei | chien mei / chienmei |
| In Wine there is Truth | 酒后吐真言 / 酒後吐真言 酒后吐真言 | jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán jiu3 hou4 tu3 zhen1 yan2 jiu hou tu zhen yan jiuhoutuzhenyan | chiu hou t`u chen yen chiuhoutuchenyen chiu hou tu chen yen |
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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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