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3. Maoline
4. Nekogami
5. Panda Bear
6. Giant Panda
8. Kitten / Young Cat / Little Cat
10. Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice
貓科 is the Chinese way to write Felidae, Felina, or Felinae (the cat family).
In Japanese, they use a slightly different first character and write 猫科, and pronounce it “nekoka” instead of the original 貓科.
Also, in Chinese, sometimes the title for the sub-family of cats is 猫亚科 for Felinae. If you need a special term, just contact me.
貓神 is the title Nekogami or “Cat God” in Japanese.
This can also be pronounced “neko shin” or “neko kami.”
猫神 is the modern Japanese version, before WWII, this would have been written 貓神 (just the first Kanji varies).
This also makes sense in Chinese, though the traditional version, 貓神, would be better for Chinese calligraphy.
熊貓 is how to write “panda” in Chinese.
熊貓 is kind of a generic term that is applied to all pandas. When most people think of panda bears, they are really thinking of the “giant panda,” which has black and white fur.
The literal meaning of these characters is “bear cat.” Chinese do think of pandas as “cat-like bears.”
大熊貓 is how to write “giant panda” in Chinese.
大熊貓 is specific to the “giant panda,” which has black and white fur. Not to be confused with other types of smaller pandas in China.
The literal meaning of these characters is “great/big bear cat.” Chinese do think of pandas as “cat-like bears.”
Note: In Japanese, they only express Giant Panda in Katakana, which is ジャイアント パンダ” (Jaianto Panda). So we have not included that for wall scroll orders.
Ability is more important than looks
不管黑猫白猫能捉着老鼠的就是好猫 literally translates as: It doesn't matter [if a] cat [is] black [or] white, [as long as it] can catch mice, it's a good cat.
This proverb was either composed or made famous by Deng XiaoPing in 1961 when he exclaimed, “I don't care if it's a white cat or a black cat. It's a good cat so long as it catches mice” when his critics pointed out that his ideas were Capitalistic (free market). The response was meant to say, “It does not matter if it's Communist or Capitalist, as long as it works.”
This is a Chinese proverb that can be used to suggest one should disregard looks or a person's race, as long as they can do the job. It can also be used as a metaphor for many other situations.
Deng XiaoPing probably saved China from collapse (as the Soviet Union experienced). He changed China’s economy from pure Communism to a hybrid where the free market (Capitalism) is encouraged. More about Deng XiaoPing
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 猫 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
猫 see styles |
nekoma ねこま |
More info & calligraphy: Cat / Pussycat |
小猫 see styles |
koneko こねこ |
More info & calligraphy: Kitten / Young Cat / Little Cat |
熊猫 see styles |
kumaneko くまねこ |
More info & calligraphy: Panda Bear |
熊貓 熊猫 see styles |
xióng māo xiong2 mao1 hsiung mao |
More info & calligraphy: Panda BearSee: 熊猫 |
猫科 see styles |
nekoka ねこか |
More info & calligraphy: Felina / Felidae / Felinae |
貓科 猫科 see styles |
māo kē mao1 ke1 mao k`o mao ko |
More info & calligraphy: Felina / Felidae / FelinaeSee: 猫科 |
大熊貓 大熊猫 see styles |
dà xióng māo da4 xiong2 mao1 ta hsiung mao |
More info & calligraphy: Giant Panda |
紅熊貓 红熊猫 see styles |
hóng xióng māo hong2 xiong2 mao1 hung hsiung mao |
More info & calligraphy: Red Panda / Firefox |
貓 猫 see styles |
māo mao1 mao |
cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem See: 猫 |
仔猫 see styles |
koneko こねこ |
kitten; (surname) Koneko |
公貓 公猫 see styles |
gōng māo gong1 mao1 kung mao |
male cat; tomcat |
内猫 see styles |
uchineko うちねこ |
(See 外猫) indoor cat; house cat |
吸貓 吸猫 see styles |
xī māo xi1 mao1 hsi mao |
(neologism c. 2017) to dote on cats |
和猫 see styles |
kazuko かずこ |
(personal name) Kazuko |
唐猫 see styles |
karaneko からねこ |
(archaism) cat (esp. one imported from China) |
外猫 see styles |
sotoneko そとねこ |
(See 内猫) outdoor cat |
子猫 see styles |
koneko こねこ |
kitten; (female given name) Koneko |
実猫 see styles |
mineko みねこ |
(female given name) Mineko |
家猫 see styles |
ieneko; ieneko いえねこ; イエネコ |
domesticated cat |
小貓 小猫 see styles |
xiǎo māo xiao3 mao1 hsiao mao |
kitten See: 小猫 |
山猫 see styles |
yamaneko(p); yamaneko やまねこ(P); ヤマネコ |
(1) (See 対馬山猫・つしまやまねこ,西表山猫・いりおもてやまねこ) wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); (2) wild cat; stray cat |
山貓 山猫 see styles |
shān māo shan1 mao1 shan mao |
lynx; bobcat; leopard cat See: 山猫 |
川猫 see styles |
shimaneko しまねこ |
(surname) Shimaneko |
心猫 see styles |
kokonya ここにゃ |
(female given name) Kokonya |
怪猫 see styles |
kaibyou / kaibyo かいびょう |
monster cat; cat with magical powers |
恋猫 see styles |
koineko こいねこ |
cat in heat; cat in season |
愛猫 see styles |
aibyou / aibyo あいびょう |
(1) pet cat; beloved cat; (2) (See 愛猫家) ailurophilia; fondness for cats |
懶貓 懒猫 see styles |
lǎn māo lan3 mao1 lan mao |
drowsy or slow-moving cat; (fig.) a lazybones |
成猫 see styles |
seibyou; seineko / sebyo; seneko せいびょう; せいねこ |
adult cat; fully-grown cat |
捨猫 see styles |
suteneko すてねこ |
(irregular okurigana usage) abandoned (stray) cat |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Cat Pussycat | 猫 / 貓 猫 | neko | māo / mao1 / mao | |
Felina Felidae Felinae | 貓科 猫科 | nekoka | māo kē / mao1 ke1 / mao ke / maoke | mao k`o / maoko / mao ko |
Maoline | 貓琳 猫琳 | māo lín / mao1 lin2 / mao lin / maolin | ||
Nekogami | 貓神 猫神 | neko gami / nekogami | māo shén / mao1 shen2 / mao shen / maoshen | |
Panda Bear | 熊貓 熊猫 | xióng māo xiong2 mao1 xiong mao xiongmao | hsiung mao hsiungmao |
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Giant Panda | 大熊貓 大熊猫 | dà xióng māo da4 xiong2 mao1 da xiong mao daxiongmao | ta hsiung mao tahsiungmao |
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Red Panda Firefox | 紅熊貓 红熊猫 | hóng xióng māo hong2 xiong2 mao1 hong xiong mao hongxiongmao | hung hsiung mao hunghsiungmao |
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Kitten Young Cat Little Cat | 小猫 / 小貓 小猫 | koneko | xiǎo māo / xiao3 mao1 / xiao mao / xiaomao | hsiao mao / hsiaomao |
Kung Fu Panda | 功夫熊貓 功夫熊猫 | gōng fú xióng māo gong1 fu2 xiong2 mao1 gong fu xiong mao gongfuxiongmao | kung fu hsiung mao kungfuhsiungmao |
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Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice | 不管黑貓白貓能捉著老鼠的就是好貓 不管黑猫白猫能捉着老鼠的就是好猫 | bù guǎn hēi māo bái māo néng zhuō zhe lǎo shǔ de jiù shì hǎo mǎo bu4 guan3 hei1 mao1 bai2 mao1 neng2 zhuo1 zhe lao3 shu3 de jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao3 bu guan hei mao bai mao neng zhuo zhe lao shu de jiu shi hao mao | pu kuan hei mao pai mao neng cho che lao shu te chiu shih hao mao | |
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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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
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.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
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.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.