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Part of Revelation 22:20
是了我必快來 is an excerpt from Revelations 22:20. It says “Surely, I am coming quickly” or “Surely I come quickly” depending on which Bible translation you use.
The Chinese translation here comes from the Chinese Union Bible which has been around for almost 100 years and is the standard for Chinese Christians.
Getting to the point quickly with the fewest words possible is the suggestion of this 少說為佳 Chinese proverb.
But taking it more profound, there is a warning that using too many words may act to “tip your hat” or “show your hand” (to use two American idioms).
It can also be said that using many words does not make the message have more value.
This is really about the art of brevity.
My only hope is that I did not use too many words to explain this proverb.
刻舟求劍 is an originally-Chinese proverb that serves as a warning to people that things are always in a state of change.
Thus, you must consider that and not depend on the old ways or a way that may have worked in the past but is no longer valid.
This idiom/proverb comes from the following story:
A man was traveling in a ferry boat across a river. With him, he carried a treasured sword. Along the way, the man became overwhelmed and intoxicated by the beautiful view and accidentally dropped his prized sword into the river. Thinking quickly, he pulled out a knife and marked on the rail of the boat where exactly he had lost his sword.
When the boat arrived on the other side of the river, the man jumped out of the boat and searched for his sword right under where he'd made the mark. Of course, the boat had moved a great distance since he made the mark, and thus, he could not find the sword.
While this man may seem foolhardy, we must take a great lesson from this parable: Circumstances change, so one should use methods to handle the change. In modern China, this is used in business to mean that one should not depend on old business models for a changing market.
This proverb dates back to the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC) of the territory now known as China. It has spread and is somewhat known in Japan and Korea.
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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
孚 see styles |
fú fu2 fu makoto まこと |
to trust; to believe in (given name) Makoto quickly |
珛 see styles |
xiù xiu4 hsiu |
quickly-deteriorating jade |
突 see styles |
tū tu1 t`u tu totsu とっ |
to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr. [tu2] (prefix) emphatic prefix Rush out; protrude; rude; suddenly. |
霍 see styles |
huò huo4 huo kaku かく |
(literary) suddenly (surname) Kaku Quickly, suddenly. |
驅 驱 see styles |
qū qu1 ch`ü chü ku |
to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly To drive out or away, expel, urge. |
つと see styles |
tsuto つと |
(adverb) (1) quickly; (adverb) (2) calmly; (adverb) (3) intently |
一夕 see styles |
yī xī yi1 xi1 i hsi isseki いっせき |
overnight; instantly; very quickly (n,adv) one evening; some evenings; (female given name) Hitoyū |
儘快 尽快 see styles |
jǐn kuài jin3 kuai4 chin k`uai chin kuai |
as quickly as possible; as soon as possible |
奔逸 see styles |
honitsu ほんいつ |
(noun/participle) (1) running quickly; fleeing; (noun/participle) (2) doing as one likes |
奔馳 奔驰 see styles |
bēn chí ben1 chi2 pen ch`ih pen chih |
to run quickly; to speed; to gallop |
快點 快点 see styles |
kuài diǎn kuai4 dian3 k`uai tien kuai tien |
to do something more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! |
急に see styles |
kyuuni / kyuni きゅうに |
(adverb) (1) swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately; hastily; hurriedly; (adverb) (2) suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (adverb) (3) sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply |
急轉 急转 see styles |
jí zhuǎn ji2 zhuan3 chi chuan |
to whirl; to turn around quickly |
打っ see styles |
bu; bu ぶっ; ブッ |
(prefix) (kana only) (verb prefix; used to emphasize the following verb) strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly |
摶風 抟风 see styles |
tuán fēng tuan2 feng1 t`uan feng tuan feng |
to rise very quickly |
早々 see styles |
hayabaya はやばや hayahaya はやはや sousou / soso そうそう |
(adv,adv-to) early; quickly; promptly; (adverb) (archaism) quickly; (n-suf,n-adv) (1) as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; (adverb) (2) hurriedly; in haste; quickly; promptly; early |
早く see styles |
hayaku はやく |
(adverb) (1) early; soon; (2) quickly; swiftly; rapidly; fast |
早早 see styles |
hayabaya はやばや hayahaya はやはや sousou / soso そうそう |
(adv,adv-to) early; quickly; promptly; (adverb) (archaism) quickly; (n-suf,n-adv) (1) as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; (adverb) (2) hurriedly; in haste; quickly; promptly; early |
早桶 see styles |
hayaoke はやおけ |
roughly made casket; quickly made casket |
暴熱 暴热 see styles |
bào rè bao4 re4 pao je |
to trend; to get popular quickly; sudden heat wave (weather) |
疾う see styles |
tou / to とう |
(adverb) (1) (dated) (kana only) quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (dated) (kana only) a long time ago |
疾く see styles |
toku とく |
(adverb) (1) (form) quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; (adverb) (2) (form) long ago; already |
疾證 疾证 see styles |
jí zhèng ji2 zheng4 chi cheng shitsushō |
quickly realize |
疾走 see styles |
jí zǒu ji2 zou3 chi tsou shissou / shisso しっそう |
to scamper; to scurry (n,vs,vi) sprint; dash; scampering runs quickly |
瞥地 see styles |
piē dì pie1 di4 p`ieh ti pieh ti becchi |
Instant, quickly. |
突擊 突击 see styles |
tū jī tu1 ji1 t`u chi tu chi |
sudden and violent attack; assault; fig. rushed job; concentrated effort to finish a job quickly |
立時 立时 see styles |
lì shí li4 shi2 li shih |
right away; quickly; immediately |
衝破 冲破 see styles |
chōng pò chong1 po4 ch`ung p`o chung po |
breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly |
趕快 赶快 see styles |
gǎn kuài gan3 kuai4 kan k`uai kan kuai |
quickly; at once |
輒取 辄取 see styles |
zhé qǔ zhe2 qu3 che ch`ü che chü chōshu |
to snatch quickly |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Surely I come quickly | 是了我必快來 是了我必快来 | shì le wǒ bì kuài lái shi4 le wo3 bi4 kuai4 lai2 shi le wo bi kuai lai shilewobikuailai | shih le wo pi k`uai lai shihlewopikuailai shih le wo pi kuai lai |
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Brevity: Fewer Words are Best | 少說為佳 少说为佳 | shǎo shuō wéi jiā shao3 shuo1 wei2 jia1 shao shuo wei jia shaoshuoweijia | shao shuo wei chia shaoshuoweichia |
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Mark the boat to find the lost sword Ignoring the changing circumstances of the world | 刻舟求劍 刻舟求剑 | kokushuukyuuken kokushukyuken | kè zhōu qiú jiàn ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4 ke zhou qiu jian kezhouqiujian | k`o chou ch`iu chien kochouchiuchien ko chou chiu chien |
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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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.
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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.
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