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一路平安 is a wish for someone to have a pleasant journey.
It's probably the closest way to translate “bon voyage” into Chinese.
The first two characters mean one road or one path. The second two characters mean “safe and sound” or “without mishap.”
一路平安 means the same thing in Japanese but is not the most common selection for a wall scroll.
一帆風順 is just what you think it means. It suggests that you are on a trouble-free voyage through life, or literally on a sailing ship or sailboat. It is often used in China as a wish for good luck on a voyage or as you set out on a new quest or career in your life. Some may use this in place of “bon voyage.”
The literal meaning is “Once you raise your sail, you will get the wind you need, and it will take you where you want to go.” Another way to translate it is “Your sail and the wind follow your will.”
This is a great gift for a mariner, sailor, adventurer, or someone starting a new career.
Note: Can be understood in Korean Hanja but is rarely used.
If you lead a life of adventure (like I do), a 探險 wall scroll is for you.
Alone, the first character can mean “to explore,” “to search out,” or “to scout.” The second character holds the meanings of “dangerous” and “rugged.” Together these two characters create the word that means “adventure” or “to explore.”
探険 is a modern Japanese Kanji version, but it more precisely means exploration or expedition rather than adventure. 探險 is the old/ancient Japanese version used before WWII. Let us know if you want the modern Japanese version instead.
See Also: Travel
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your voyage search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
一路平安 see styles |
yī lù píng ān yi1 lu4 ping2 an1 i lu p`ing an i lu ping an ichiroheian / ichirohean いちろへいあん |
More info & calligraphy: Bon Voyage(yoji) (wishing someone) bon voyage |
祝 see styles |
zhù zhu4 chu hafuri; houri / hafuri; hori はふり; ほうり |
to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies (1) {Shinto} (See 宮司,禰宜・1,神主・2) junior Shinto priest; (2) (polite language) (rare) {Shinto} Shinto priest; generic title for a member of the Shinto priesthood; (surname) Yoshi To invoke, either to bless or curse. |
一路 see styles |
yī lù yi1 lu4 i lu ichiro いちろ |
the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind (adverb) (1) straight; directly; (2) voyage; journey; straight road; (given name) Kazuro |
処女 see styles |
shojo しょじょ |
(1) (See 童貞・1) virgin (usu. female); maiden; (can act as adjective) (2) (See 処女林) virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; (can act as adjective) (3) (See 処女航海,処女作) debut; maiden (e.g. voyage) |
外航 see styles |
gaikou / gaiko がいこう |
(See 内航) foreign voyage; outward voyage |
好去 see styles |
hǎo qù hao3 qu4 hao ch`ü hao chü |
bon voyage; Godspeed |
好走 see styles |
hǎo zǒu hao3 zou3 hao tsou kousou / koso こうそう |
bon voyage; Godspeed (noun/participle) good running |
帰航 see styles |
kikou / kiko きこう |
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) homeward voyage or flight |
往航 see styles |
oukou / oko おうこう |
outward voyage; outbound flight |
征程 see styles |
zhēng chéng zheng1 cheng2 cheng ch`eng cheng cheng |
journey; expedition; voyage |
復航 see styles |
fukkou / fukko ふっこう |
(n,vs,vi) return flight; return voyage; homeward journey |
楫枕 see styles |
kajimakura かじまくら |
voyage |
欠航 see styles |
kekkou / kekko けっこう |
(n,vs,vi) cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage) |
波枕 see styles |
namimakura なみまくら |
sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean |
渡航 see styles |
tokou / toko とこう |
(n,vs,vi) voyage; passage; travelling |
潜航 see styles |
senkou / senko せんこう |
(n,vs,vi) submarine voyage; underwater navigation |
盤纏 盘缠 see styles |
pán chan pan2 chan5 p`an ch`an pan chan |
money for a voyage; travel expenses |
直航 see styles |
zhí háng zhi2 hang2 chih hang chokkou / chokko ちょっこう |
to fly or sail direct (to ...) (n,vs,vi) direct voyage; direct service |
続航 see styles |
zokkou / zokko ぞっこう |
(noun/participle) holding one's course; continuing the voyage |
舟路 see styles |
shuuro / shuro しゅうろ |
(See 船路) sea route; voyage; ocean trip; (given name) Funaji |
航次 see styles |
háng cì hang2 ci4 hang tz`u hang tzu |
air or sea voyage (seen as an individual, countable item); flight; voyage; CL:個|个[ge4] |
航段 see styles |
háng duàn hang2 duan4 hang tuan |
leg of air or sea voyage |
航洋 see styles |
kouyou / koyo こうよう |
crossing an ocean by boat; sea voyage |
航海 see styles |
háng hǎi hang2 hai3 hang hai koukai / kokai こうかい |
to sail the seas; maritime navigation; voyage (n,vs,vi) (sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise |
航程 see styles |
háng chéng hang2 cheng2 hang ch`eng hang cheng koutei / kote こうてい |
flight; voyage; distance traveled; range (of an airplane or ship) distance covered (by a ship or aircraft); run; sail; voyage; cruise; flight; leg |
船旅 see styles |
funatabi ふなたび |
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise |
船路 see styles |
funaji ふなじ |
sea route; voyage; (place-name, surname) Funaji |
處女 处女 see styles |
chǔ nǚ chu3 nu:3 ch`u nü chu nü |
virgin; maiden; maiden (voyage etc); virgin (land); (a novelist's) first (work) |
路費 路费 see styles |
lù fèi lu4 fei4 lu fei |
travel expenses; money for a voyage; toll |
遠航 远航 see styles |
yuǎn háng yuan3 hang2 yüan hang |
to travel a great distance by sea or air; voyage; long-haul flight |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Bon Voyage | 一路平安 | ichiro heian ichiroheian | yī lù píng ān yi1 lu4 ping2 an1 yi lu ping an yilupingan | i lu p`ing an ilupingan i lu ping an |
Smooth Sailing | 一帆風順 一帆风顺 | yī fán fēng shùn yi1 fan2 feng1 shun4 yi fan feng shun yifanfengshun | i fan feng shun ifanfengshun |
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Adventure | 探險 探险 / 探険 | tanken | tàn xiǎn / tan4 xian3 / tan xian / tanxian | t`an hsien / tanhsien / tan hsien |
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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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.
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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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