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The name Strength to Carry On in Chinese / Japanese...

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Undaunted After Repeated Setbacks

Persistence to overcome all challenges

 bǎi zhé bù náo
 hyaku setsu su tou
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百折不撓 is a Chinese proverb that means “Be undaunted in the face of repeated setbacks.”

More directly translated, it reads, “[Overcome] a hundred setbacks, without flinching.” 百折不撓 is of Chinese origin but is commonly used in Japanese and somewhat in Korean (same characters, different pronunciation).

This proverb comes from a long, and occasionally tragic story of a man that lived sometime around 25-220 AD. His name was Qiao Xuan, and he never stooped to flattery but remained an upright person at all times. He fought to expose the corruption of higher-level government officials at great risk to himself.

Then when he was at a higher level in the Imperial Court, bandits were regularly capturing hostages and demanding ransoms. But when his own son was captured, he was so focused on his duty to the Emperor and the common good that he sent a platoon of soldiers to raid the bandits' hideout, and stop them once and for all even at the risk of his own son's life. While all of the bandits were arrested in the raid, they killed Qiao Xuan's son at first sight of the raiding soldiers.

Near the end of his career, a new Emperor came to power, and Qiao Xuan reported to him that one of his ministers was bullying the people and extorting money from them. The new Emperor refused to listen to Qiao Xuan and even promoted the corrupt Minister. Qiao Xuan was so disgusted that in protest, he resigned from his post as minister (something almost never done) and left for his home village.

His tombstone reads “Bai Zhe Bu Nao” which is now a proverb used in Chinese culture to describe a person of strong will who puts up stubborn resistance against great odds.

My Chinese-English dictionary defines these 4 characters as “keep on fighting despite all setbacks,” “be undaunted by repeated setbacks,” and “be indomitable.”

Our translator says it can mean “never give up” in modern Chinese.

Although the first two characters are translated correctly as “repeated setbacks,” the literal meaning is “100 setbacks” or “a rope that breaks 100 times.” The last two characters can mean “do not yield” or “do not give up.”
Most Chinese, Japanese, and Korean people will not take this absolutely literal meaning but will instead understand it as the title suggests above. If you want a single big word definition, it would be indefatigability, indomitableness, persistence, or unyielding.


See Also:  Tenacity | Fortitude | Strength | Perseverance | Persistence

Carry On, Undaunted

 qián fù hòu jì
Carry On, Undaunted Scroll

前赴後繼 is a Chinese proverb that figuratively means “to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave.”

It suggests that you should or can carry on and have the strength to keep going.

While this proverb is a little bit militaristic, it suggests that despite a fallen comrade (or perhaps a loved one), you should keep going and work towards the goal they intended.




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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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tuó
    tuo2
t`o
    to
 ta
    わび
carry on the back
(irregular kanji usage) the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi
He, she, it; other; i.e. 他; translit. tha, e.g. in sthāna , sthāman.

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miē
    mie1
mieh
to carry on the back or shoulders (Cantonese)

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tuō
    tuo1
t`o
    to
 taku
to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm; something serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest); (bound form) a shill; to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託|托[tuo1]); torr (unit of pressure)
To carry on the palm, entrust to.

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káng
    kang2
k`ang
    kang
to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)

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tuò
    tuo4
t`o
    to
 hiromu
    ひろむ
to expand; to push something with the hand; to develop; to open up
(female given name) Hiromu
Carry (on the palm), entrust to, pretext, extend.

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wǎn
    wan3
wan
 hiki
    ひき
to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover
(surname) Hiki

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qián
    qian2
ch`ien
    chien
to carry on the shoulder


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kuǎi
    kuai3
k`uai
    kuai
(dialect) to scratch (an itch); to carry on the arm; to scoop up; Taiwan pr. [kuai1]

沿

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yán
    yan2
yen
along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge


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shào
    shao4
shao
 mitsugu
    みつぐ
to continue; to carry on
(female given name) Mitsugu
To continue, hand down.

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    he4
ho
 ni
    に
to carry on one's shoulder or back; burden; responsibility
(1) load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods; (2) burden; responsibility; (personal name) Hasu
A small-leaved water-lily, a marshmallow; to carry bear.


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    fu4
fu
 fu
    ふ
to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 正・せい・4) negative; minus
To bear on the back; turn the back on; Iose.


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dǐng
    ding3
ting
 tei / te
    てい
apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
(1) crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire; (2) easy win for one; (3) something received; (personal name) Tei
Top of the head, crown, summit, apex, zenith; highest; to rise; oppose; an official's 'button'.


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tuó
    tuo2
t`o
    to
 da
to carry on one's back
駄 Translit. dha, dhya.

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lǎo
    lao3
lao
round-bottomed wicker basket; (dialect) to lift; to carry on one's shoulder

不誤


不误

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bù wù
    bu4 wu4
pu wu
used in expressions of the form 照V不誤|照V不误[zhao4 xx5 bu4 wu4], in which V is a verb, 照[zhao4] means "as before", and the overall meaning is "carry on (doing something) regardless" or "continue (to do something) in spite of changed circumstances", e.g. 照買不誤|照买不误[zhao4 mai3 bu4 wu4], to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price hikes)

偷情

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tōu qíng
    tou1 qing2
t`ou ch`ing
    tou ching
to carry on a clandestine love affair

因循

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yīn xún
    yin1 xun2
yin hsün
 injun
    いんじゅん
to continue the same old routine; to carry on just as before; to procrastinate
(noun or adjectival noun) indecision; vacillation

守成

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shǒu chéng
    shou3 cheng2
shou ch`eng
    shou cheng
 shusei / shuse
    しゅせい
to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations; to carry on the good work of one's predecessors
(noun, transitive verb) building up and maintaining; (personal name) Morinari

守業


守业

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shǒu yè
    shou3 ye4
shou yeh
to preserve one's heritage; to defend the accomplishments of previous generations; to carry on the good work; to keep one's business going

承接

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chéng jiē
    cheng2 jie1
ch`eng chieh
    cheng chieh
to receive; to accept; to carry on

承續


承续

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chéng xù
    cheng2 xu4
ch`eng hsü
    cheng hsü
 shōzoku
to carry on

抬槓


抬杠

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tái gàng
    tai2 gang4
t`ai kang
    tai kang
to bicker; to argue for the sake of arguing; to carry on poles (together with sb else); to carry a coffin on poles

担う

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 ninau
    になう
(transitive verb) (1) to carry on shoulder; to shoulder (gun); (2) to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.)

担ぐ

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 katsugu
    かつぐ
(transitive verb) (1) to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; (transitive verb) (2) to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; (transitive verb) (3) to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive; to take in; (transitive verb) (4) to be caught up in superstition

挾帶


挟带

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xié dài
    xie2 dai4
hsieh tai
to carry along; to carry on one's person; to carry secretly

接著


接着

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jiē zhe
    jie1 zhe5
chieh che
to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do something; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
See: 接着

攜帶


携带

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xié dài
    xie2 dai4
hsieh tai
to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4]

沿襲


沿袭

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yán xí
    yan2 xi2
yen hsi
to carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc)

秉承

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bǐng chéng
    bing3 cheng2
ping ch`eng
    ping cheng
to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)

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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Undaunted After Repeated Setbacks百折不撓
百折不挠
hyaku setsu su tou
hyakusetsusutou
hyaku setsu su to
bǎi zhé bù náo
bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2
bai zhe bu nao
baizhebunao
pai che pu nao
paichepunao
Carry On, Undaunted前赴後繼
前赴后继
qián fù hòu jì
qian2 fu4 hou4 ji4
qian fu hou ji
qianfuhouji
ch`ien fu hou chi
chienfuhouchi
chien fu hou chi
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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