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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
光陰矢の如し see styles |
kouinyanogotoshi / koinyanogotoshi こういんやのごとし |
More info & calligraphy: Time and Tide Wait for No Man |
十來 十来 see styles |
shí lái shi2 lai2 shih lai torai とらい |
(female given name) Torai (十來偈) The ten rhymes in "lai", a verse which expresses the Buddhist doctrine of moral determinism, i.e. that the position anyone now occupies is solely the result of his character in past lives; heredity and environment having nothing to do with his present condition, for, whether in prince or beggar, it is the reward of past deeds. The upright from the forbearing come, The poor from the mean and greedy come, Those of high rank from worshippers come, The low and common from the Prideful come, Those who are dumb from slanderers come, The blind and deaf from unbelievers come, The long-lived from the merciful come, The short-lived from life, takers come, The deficient in faculties from command-breakers come, The complete in faculties from command-keepers come. 端正者忍辱中來. 貧窮着樫貧中來. 高位者禮拜中來. 下賤者橋慢中來. 瘖啞者誹謗中來. 盲聾者不信中來. 長壽者慈悲中來. 短命者殺生中來. 諸根不具者破戒中來. 六根具足者持戒中來. |
夭壽 夭寿 see styles |
yāo shòu yao1 shou4 yao shou |
to die young; (Tw) (curse word) drop dead; go to hell; (literary) short life and long life |
業受 业受 see styles |
yè shòu ye4 shou4 yeh shou gōju |
That which is received as the result of former karmic conduct, e.g. long or short life, etc. |
業壽 业寿 see styles |
yè shòu ye4 shou4 yeh shou gōju |
Life, long or short, as determined by previous karma. |
畢命 毕命 see styles |
bì mìng bi4 ming4 pi ming |
to die (in an accident etc); to have one's life cut short |
短命 see styles |
duǎn mìng duan3 ming4 tuan ming tanmei / tanme たんめい |
to die young; short-lived (adj-na,adj-no,n) short life; short lived short life |
絕命 绝命 see styles |
jué mìng jue2 ming4 chüeh ming |
to commit suicide; to have one's life cut short |
薄命 see styles |
bó mìng bo2 ming4 po ming hakumei / hakume はくめい |
to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women); to be born unlucky misfortune; short life; evil fate |
孔乙己 see styles |
kǒng yǐ jǐ kong3 yi3 ji3 k`ung i chi kung i chi |
Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances |
對酒當歌 对酒当歌 see styles |
duì jiǔ dāng gē dui4 jiu3 dang1 ge1 tui chiu tang ko |
lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can |
人生僅か五十年 see styles |
jinseiwazukagojuunen / jinsewazukagojunen じんせいわずかごじゅうねん |
(expression) (proverb) life is short; life is just fifty years |
光陰矢のごとし see styles |
kouinyanogotoshi / koinyanogotoshi こういんやのごとし |
(expression) time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short |
人生短暫，學術無涯 人生短暂，学术无涯 see styles |
rén shēng duǎn zàn , xué shù wú yá ren2 sheng1 duan3 zan4 , xue2 shu4 wu2 ya2 jen sheng tuan tsan , hsüeh shu wu ya |
Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis |
芸術は長く人生は短し see styles |
geijutsuhanagakujinseihamijikashi / gejutsuhanagakujinsehamijikashi げいじゅつはながくじんせいはみじかし |
(expression) (proverb) art is long, life is short; ars longa, vita brevis |
吾生也有涯，而知也無涯 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 see styles |
wú shēng yě yǒu yá , ér zhī yě wú yá wu2 sheng1 ye3 you3 ya2 , er2 zhi1 ye3 wu2 ya2 wu sheng yeh yu ya , erh chih yeh wu ya |
Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis |
Variations: |
kouinyanogotoshi / koinyanogotoshi こういんやのごとし |
(expression) (proverb) time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 17 results for "Life is Short" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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