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Regrets in Chinese / Japanese...

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  1. No Regrets

  2. Preparation Yields No Regrets

  3. Die Without Regret

  4. Live Without Regret

  5. Past Future and Present

  6. Alert / On Guard / Lingering Mind

  7. Sorry / Feel Apologetic / Regret

  8. Sorry / Apologetic / Repent / Regret

  9. Reflect


 wú huǐ
 mu ke
No Regrets Scroll

無悔 is how to say “no regrets” in Mandarin Chinese.

This also makes sense in Japanese, though not the most common way to express “no regrets” in Japanese.


See Also:  Live for Today

 kou kai na shi
No Regrets Scroll

後悔無し is how to say “no regrets” in Japanese.


See Also:  Live for Today

Preparation Yields No Regrets

 sona e a re ba ure i na shi
Preparation Yields No Regrets Scroll

備え有れば憂い無し is as proverb that means “When you are well-prepared, you have nothing to regret” in Japanese.


Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Die Without Regret

 sǐ ér wú huǐ
Die Without Regret Scroll

死而無悔 is how to say “die with no regrets” in Mandarin Chinese.

This proverb comes from the Analects of Confucius.

Live Without Regret

 jinsei kui nashi
Live Without Regret Scroll

人生悔い無し is how to say “live without regrets” in Japanese.


Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.


See Also:  Live for Today

Live Without Regret

 shēng ér wú huǐ
Live Without Regret Scroll

生而無悔 is how to say “live without regrets” in Mandarin Chinese.


Note: There is some debate about whether this makes sense in Japanese. It would be read, "nama ji mu ke," and be understood in Japanese. But, a Japanese person will probably think it’s Chinese (not Japanese).


See Also:  Live for Today

Past Future and Present

 guō qù wèi lái xiàn zài

 kako mirai genzai
Past Future and Present Scroll

過去未來現在 is a Buddhist term meaning “past, future, and present.”

In Buddhism, it is taught that we can often get stuck in thoughts about past regrets, or future plans and worries. However, what we may want to focus on is being in the present moment.

Alert / On Guard / Lingering Mind

Zanshin

 zan shin
Alert / On Guard / Lingering Mind Scroll

残心 is a Japanese Kanji word meaning: continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; remaining on one's guard; lingering mind, and being prepared for a counterstrike. This context is used in martial arts, which is probably why you are looking up this word.

In archery and golf, it can be the follow-through.

In the context of love and relationships, it can be lingering affection, attachment, regret, regrets, or reluctance.

Sorry / Feel Apologetic / Regret

 bào qiàn
Sorry / Feel Apologetic / Regret Scroll

抱歉 is the feeling of being or feeling sorry or apologetic.

The idea of being regretful. Not quite the same thing as sorrow.


Note: This is a strange thing to write on a wall scroll for Chinese people - but you can bend the rules if you want in the west.

Sorry / Apologetic / Repent / Regret

 hòu huǐ
 kou kai / go ke
Sorry / Apologetic / Repent / Regret Scroll

後悔 is the feeling of being or feeling repentant, apologetic, and regret.

後悔 is not sorrow.

This term is often used in the context of Buddhism and other religions.


Note: This is a strange thing to write on a wall scroll for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean people - but you can bend the rules if you want in the west.

 fǎn xǐng
 hansei / hanse
Reflect Scroll

反省 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja means several things, including reflecting upon oneself, examining one's conscience, questioning oneself, searching one's soul, reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation, regret, repentance, remorse.


The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
No Regrets無悔
无悔
mu ke / mukewú huǐ / wu2 hui3 / wu hui / wuhui
No Regrets後悔無しkou kai na shi
koukainashi
ko kai na shi
Preparation Yields No Regrets備え有れば憂い無しsona e a re ba ure i na shi
sonaearebaureinashi
Die Without Regret死而無悔
死而无悔
sǐ ér wú huǐ
si3 er2 wu2 hui3
si er wu hui
sierwuhui
ssu erh wu hui
ssuerhwuhui
Live Without Regret人生悔い無しjinsei kui nashi
jinseikuinashi
Live Without Regret生而無悔
生而无悔
shēng ér wú huǐ
sheng1 er2 wu2 hui3
sheng er wu hui
shengerwuhui
sheng erh wu hui
shengerhwuhui
Past Future and Present過去未來現在
过去未来现在
kako mirai genzai
kakomiraigenzai
guō qù wèi lái xiàn zài
guo1 qu4 wei4 lai2 xian4 zai4
guo qu wei lai xian zai
guoquweilaixianzai
kuo ch`ü wei lai hsien tsai
kuochüweilaihsientsai
kuo chü wei lai hsien tsai
Alert
On Guard
Lingering Mind
残心zan shin / zanshin
Sorry
Feel Apologetic
Regret
抱歉bào qiàn / bao4 qian4 / bao qian / baoqianpao ch`ien / paochien / pao chien
Sorry
Apologetic
Repent
Regret
後悔kou kai / go ke
koukai / goke
ko kai / go ke
hòu huǐ / hou4 hui3 / hou hui / houhui
Reflect反省hansei / hansefǎn xǐng / fan3 xing3 / fan xing / fanxingfan hsing / fanhsing
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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