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Guo
Surname
This is a Chinese surname that romanizes as Guo.
The origin was a tribe or group within the Zhou Dynasty. Descendants of this group still maintain this surname.
Koi Fish / Nishiki Goi
If you like or collect and maintain koi fish, 錦鯉 is the wall scroll for you.
Technically, this is a certain and revered species of “koi fish” in Japan, but it is the most normal selection for a wall scroll (more normal than the actual Kanji for “koi” or “fish” alone.
This literally means “brocade carp” or “embroidered carp.” This term is also used to mean the same thing in China (which is the origin of koi fish breeding and cultivation, several generations before they became popular in Japan).
For those of you that don't know, the Kanji for “koi” (which is pronounced “goi” in this entry) really means “carp.” If you want the word that means “koi fish,” it would just be the generic word for “carp fish.” That would include both colorful carp and the more mundane gray carp (the ones people eat if they don't mind lots of bones).
Maintain An Army For 1000 Days, Use It For An Hour
Nothing could be more true. When I was in the Marine Corps, we trained for years for combat that often lasts only hours.
養兵千日用兵一時 is a Chinese proverb that, also reminds me of a common phrase used in the military to describe combat: “Weeks of total boredom, punctuated with five minutes of sheer terror.”
This may have some roots in Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Though I can not find this passage in his writings.
On the subject of the Art of War, if you have a favorite passage, we can create a custom calligraphy scroll with that phrase.
Protector
保護者 is the universal word for protector in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
The first character means to defend, to protect, to insure or guarantee, to maintain, hold or keep, or to guard.
The second character means to protect.
Together the first and second characters create a word that means to defend, protect, or safeguard.
The last character means person.
Add all three characters together, and you have a word that means “protector,” one who will protect, guard, and keep you safe.
Some will also translate this word as guardian or patron.
Note: Not a common selection for a wall scroll in Asia.
See Also: Guardian Angel
Stability / Calm and Orderly / Equilibrium
安定 is a word that means: quiet; settled; maintain; calm and orderly; stability; equilibrium.
These search terms might be related to Maintain:
Hold Hands With You, Grow Old With You
Keep Calm in Face of Adversity
Keep Calm, Be Not Impatient
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
維 维 see styles |
wéi wei2 wei yuki ゆき |
More info & calligraphy: Vee(pronoun) (1) (kana only) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (2) (humble language) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); (3) now; (4) (archaism) here; (5) (archaism) I (me); (6) (archaism) certainly; (female given name) Yuki A carriage-curtain; a net; a corner, cardinal point; to tie or hold together, connect; a copula, also, but, whereas, now. |
自制 see styles |
zì zhì zi4 zhi4 tzu chih jisei / jise じせい |
More info & calligraphy: Self-Control(n,vs,vt,vi) self-control; self-restraint |
執 执 see styles |
zhí zhi2 chih shuu / shu しゅう |
to execute (a plan); to grasp (archaism) attachment; obsession; persistence; (male given name) Mamoru grah, grabh ; graha. To seize, grasp, hold on to, maintain; obstinate. |
存 see styles |
cún cun2 ts`un tsun yasushi やすし |
to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive (given name) Yasushi To keep, maintain, preserve. |
持 see styles |
chí chi2 ch`ih chih ji じ |
to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie; (surname) Mochitoku dhṛ; dhara. Lay hold of, grasp, hold, maintain, keep; control. |
撐 撑 see styles |
chēng cheng1 ch`eng cheng |
to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support |
秉 see styles |
bǐng bing3 ping heitetsu / hetetsu へいてつ |
to grasp; to hold; to maintain (given name) Heitetsu To lay hold of, grasp. |
任持 see styles |
rén chí ren2 chi2 jen ch`ih jen chih ninji |
to maintain |
住持 see styles |
zhù chí zhu4 chi2 chu ch`ih chu chih juuji / juji じゅうじ |
to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk (noun/participle) chief priest of temple To dwell and control; the abbot of a monastery; resident superintendent; to maintain, or firmly hold to (faith in the Buddha, etc.). For住持身 v. 佛具十身. |
保つ see styles |
tamotsu(p); motsu(ik) たもつ(P); もつ(ik) |
(transitive verb) (1) to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to sustain; (v5t,vi) (2) to last; to endure; to keep well (food term); to wear well; to be durable |
保健 see styles |
bǎo jiàn bao3 jian4 pao chien hoken ほけん |
health protection; health care; to maintain in good health (1) preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; (2) health education (school subject) |
保全 see styles |
bǎo quán bao3 quan2 pao ch`üan pao chüan hozen ほぜん |
to save from damage; to preserve; to maintain; to keep in good repair; (Tw) security guard (noun, transitive verb) preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity; (personal name) Hozen |
保八 see styles |
bǎo bā bao3 ba1 pao pa |
to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy) |
保密 see styles |
bǎo mì bao3 mi4 pao mi |
to keep something confidential; to maintain secrecy |
保持 see styles |
bǎo chí bao3 chi2 pao ch`ih pao chih hoji ほじ |
to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve (noun, transitive verb) retention; maintenance; preservation; (surname) Yasumochi |
保養 保养 see styles |
bǎo yǎng bao3 yang3 pao yang hoyou / hoyo ほよう |
to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance (n,vs,vi) health preservation; recuperation; recreation |
傳持 传持 see styles |
chuán chí chuan2 chi2 ch`uan ch`ih chuan chih denji |
To maintain what has been transmitted; to transmit and maintain. |
凍齡 冻龄 see styles |
dòng líng dong4 ling2 tung ling |
to maintain a youthful appearance |
力保 see styles |
lì bǎo li4 bao3 li pao |
to seek to protect; to ensure; to maintain; to guard |
受持 see styles |
shòu chí shou4 chi2 shou ch`ih shou chih juji じゅじ |
to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism) remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha to uphold |
嚴守 严守 see styles |
yán shǒu yan2 shou3 yen shou |
to strictly maintain |
堅持 坚持 see styles |
jiān chí jian1 chi2 chien ch`ih chien chih kenji けんじ |
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on (noun, transitive verb) holding on to; sticking to; (surname) Kenmochi maintain firmly |
存置 see styles |
sonchi そんち |
(noun, transitive verb) maintain; retain; continue |
守常 see styles |
shǒu cháng shou3 chang2 shou ch`ang shou chang moritsune もりつね |
(given name) Moritsune to maintain eternal principles |
守意 see styles |
shǒu yì shou3 yi4 shou i shui |
to maintain awareness |
憶持 忆持 see styles |
yì chí yi4 chi2 i ch`ih i chih okuji |
To keep in mind, to remember and maintain. |
抱持 see styles |
bào chí bao4 chi2 pao ch`ih pao chih |
to hold (expectations, hopes etc); to maintain (an attitude etc); to harbor (doubts etc); to clinch (boxing) |
持つ see styles |
motsu もつ |
(transitive verb) (1) to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; (transitive verb) (2) to possess; to have; to own; (transitive verb) (3) to maintain; to keep; (transitive verb) (4) to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; (transitive verb) (5) to take charge of; to be in charge of; (transitive verb) (6) to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.); (Godan verb with "tsu" ending) (7) (colloquialism) (esp. as 持ってる) to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck |
持守 see styles |
chí shǒu chi2 shou3 ch`ih shou chih shou |
to maintain; to adhere to; to observe (an injunction etc) |
注視 注视 see styles |
zhù shì zhu4 shi4 chu shih chuushi / chushi ちゅうし |
to look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at (n,vs,vt,adj-no) gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Guo | 虢 | guó / guo2 / guo | kuo | |
| Koi Fish Nishiki Goi | 錦鯉 锦鲤 | nishiki goi nishikigoi | jǐn lǐ / jin3 li3 / jin li / jinli | chin li / chinli |
| Maintain An Army For 1000 Days, Use It For An Hour | 養兵千日用兵一時 养兵千日用兵一时 | yǎng bīng qiān rì, yàng bīng yì shí yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 yang4 bing1 yi4 shi2 yang bing qian ri yang bing yi shi | yang ping ch`ien jih yang ping i shih yang ping chien jih yang ping i shih |
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| Protector | 保護者 保护者 | hogosha | bǎo hù zhě bao3 hu4 zhe3 bao hu zhe baohuzhe | pao hu che paohuche |
| Stability Calm and Orderly Equilibrium | 安定 | an tei / antei | ān dìng / an1 ding4 / an ding / anding | an ting / anting |
| 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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