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  1. Chan

  2. Chen

  3. Choy Li Fut

  4. Easter

  5. Layosha

  6. Leanna

  7. Men Die for Wealth, Birds Die for Food

  8. Seng

  9. Ultimate Loyalty to Your Country


Chan

Cantonese Surname

 chén
 Chan
 you
 
Chan Scroll

This is the most common Cantonese surname that is often romanized as Chan.

The actual meaning of this character is to lay out, to exhibit, to display, to narrate, to state, to explain, or to tell.

This also can refer to the ancient state of Chan/Chen 1045-479 BC, or the Chen dynasty of China 557-589 BC.

 chén
 chan
 chin
 
Chen Scroll

This is the most common character for a Chinese surname that romanizes as “Chen.”

This is also a surname, You or Yo in Japanese, though it can also be pronounced as Chin in Japanese.

In Korean, it is a surname romanized as Jin.

As a word, this character means: to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell.

The Chen clan, or family, ruled a small kingdom from 1046 BC to 479 BC. It was one of 12 small but powerful vassal states during the Spring and Autumn Period, 770-475 BC. This name reappeared as the Chen Dynasty (陳朝) of the Southern dynasties from 557 AD to 589 AD.

 cài lǐ fó
Choy Li Fut Scroll

蔡李彿 is Choy Li Fut, a Chinese martial arts that combines Northern and Southern Kung Fu styles.

Choy Li Fut is also known as Choy Lay Fut, Choy Lee Fut, Tsai Li Fo and Cai Li Fo, Choy Li Fut, Choi Lei Fut, Choy Lai Fut, Choy Ley Fut, Choi Lei Faht, Choi Leih Faht. These all come from the same 蔡李彿 characters, but different dialects have different pronunciations and romanization schemes for Chinese vary.


Some will write the third character 佛, others will write 彿 (note subtle extra stoke on left side). If you have a preference, place make a note when you place your order.

 fù huó jié
Easter Scroll

復活節 is the Chinese and old Korean way to write Easter.

Easter is not a well-known holiday in China, but Chinese Christians tend to follow the American tradition of the Easter egg ritual, etc. Non-Christians may think it's a celebration of rabbits that can lay eggs.

South Korea has a higher percentage of Christians than any other Asian country, so they celebrate Easter with plenty of enthusiasm.

 láo Yáo shā
Layosha Scroll

勞堯沙 is the name Lay'Osha in Chinese (Mandarin).

 léi ān nà
Leanna Scroll

雷安娜 is the third transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Leanna.

This is the version you should pick if you pronounce your name like “Lay-anna” versus the other too which are like “Lee-anna.”

Men Die for Wealth, Birds Die for Food

 rén wèii sǐ niǎo wèi shí wáng
Men Die for Wealth, Birds Die for Food Scroll

人為財死鳥為食亡 is a Chinese proverb that literally states that human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food.

Figuratively it means that man will do anything in his means to become rich. Personally, I think dying for food is a more noble cause.

Often translated as “Men die in pursuit of wealth, birds die in pursuit of food. The 人 in this proverb just means human, so “men” is a placeholder for human with that translation - an English language problem that we have no easy gender-neutral nouns.

This proverb is meant to serve as a warning about the follies of greed.

 shèng
Seng Scroll

盛 is the Chinese surname Seng, meaning, “flourishing,” or “prosperous.”

There are other Chinese surnames that can romanize as Seng such as 陳, meaning “to lay out,” or “display,” and 成 meaning, “to succeed,” or “accomplish.”

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Ultimate Loyalty to Your Country

The most famous tattoo in Chinese history

 jìn zhōng bào guó
Ultimate Loyalty to Your Country Scroll

盡忠報國 is a proverb that is the tattoo worn on the back of Yue Fei, a famous Chinese warrior who lived until 1142 A.D.

The tattoo can be translated as “Serve the country with the utmost loyalty.” More literally, it means “[The] Ultimate Loyalty [is too] Duty [of] Country.”

Legend has it that this tattoo once saved his life when he was accused of treason.

The first two characters have come to create a word that means “serve the country faithfully” or “die for the country.” Note: It's more a willingness to die for one's country than the actual act of dying.

The last two characters have come to mean “Dedicate oneself to the service of one's country.”

Both of these words are probably only in the Chinese lexicon because of this famous tattoo.

If you break it down, character-by-character, here is what you get:
1. To the utmost, to the limit of something, the ultimate.
2. Loyalty or duty (a sense of duty to one's master, lord, country, or job).
3. Report, recompense, give back to (in this case, you are giving yourself to your country as payback).
4. Country, state, nation, kingdom.


More about the famous warrior and army general, Yue Fei


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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Chan
you / yochén / chen2 / chench`en / chen
Chen
chinchén / chen2 / chench`en / chen
Choy Li Fut蔡李彿
蔡李佛
i lǐ fó
cai4 li3 fo2
cai li fo
cailifo
ts`ai li fo
tsailifo
tsai li fo
Easter復活節
复活节
fù huó jié
fu4 huo2 jie2
fu huo jie
fuhuojie
fu huo chieh
fuhuochieh
Layosha勞堯沙
劳尧沙
láo Yáo shā
lao2 yao2 sha1
lao yao sha
laoyaosha
Leanna雷安娜i ān nà
lei2 an1 na4
lei an na
leianna
Men Die for Wealth, Birds Die for Food人為財死鳥為食亡
人为财死鸟为食亡
rén wèii sǐ niǎo wèi shí wáng
ren2 wei4 cai2 si3 niao3 wei4 shi2 wang2
ren wei cai si niao wei shi wang
jen wei ts`ai ssu niao wei shih wang
jen wei tsai ssu niao wei shih wang
Sengshèng / sheng4 / sheng
Ultimate Loyalty to Your Country盡忠報國
尽忠报国
jìn zhōng bào guó
jin4 zhong1 bao4 guo2
jin zhong bao guo
jinzhongbaoguo
chin chung pao kuo
chinchungpaokuo
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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