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Awkward in Chinese / Japanese...

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Ch'ang Hon Taekwondo

Ch'ang Hon Taekwondo Scroll

蒼軒跆拳道 is the title “Chang Hon Taekwon-Do” written in old Korean Hanja.

This literally means “Pale Blue Kick Fist/Punch Way.”

The rather awkward official romanization is “cang heon tae gweon do.”


Occasionally, you will see the first Hanja character written as 苍 instead of 蒼. it’s just a different way to write the same character. If you want 苍 instead of 蒼, just let me know.

I Love You / Aishiteru

 ai shi te ru
I Love You / Aishiteru Scroll

It's very uncommon (some will say taboo) to say “I love you” in Japanese culture. It's especially awkward for a man to tell a woman this in Japanese. Everyone is more likely to say “Watashi wa anata ga suki desu” or “I like you” (literally, “I regarding you, have like.”

If you have to say “I love you” in Japanese, 愛してる is a selection of Kanji and Hiragana that provide a way.


Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Love and Respect

Love and respect each other

 xiāng jìng xiāng ài
Love and Respect Scroll

相敬相愛 is an old Chinese proverb that suggests love and respect go together and are to be exchanged between people (especially couples).

The first two characters mean “exchanging respect” or “mutual respect.”

The last two characters create a word that means “to love each other” or “mutual love.”

You'll notice that the first and third characters are the same. So you can read this literally as something like “Exchange respect, exchange love” or “Mutual respect, mutual love.” In English, we'd probably just say, “Mutual love and respect.” Grammar differs in every language - So while the literal translation might sound a bit awkward in English, this phrase is very natural in Chinese.


These search terms might be related to Awkward:

...And This Above All to Thine Own Self Be True

Changing Oneself / Self Reformation

Consciousness of Self

Inner Strength / Self-Improvement

Introspection / Self-Awareness

Jiko No Kansei / Self-Completion

Power of Oneself / Self-Sufficient

Prideful Mind / Self-Respecting Heart

Self Actualization

Self Awareness Becomes a Buddha

Self Consciousness

Self Sacrifice

Self-Confidence

Self-Control

Self-Defense

Self-Discipline / Will-Power

Self-Discipline and Martial Virtue

Self-Discipline Martial Arts

Self-Improvement

Self-Love / Love Yourself / Love Oneself

Self-Reliance

Self-Respect / Self-Esteem

Self-Restraint / Self-Control

To Thine Own Self Be True

Unyielding Self-Reliance

Will-Power / Self-Control

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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Awkward search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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    ga4
ka
(bound form) embarrassing; awkward

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zhuō
    zhuo1
cho
 tsutana
    つたな
awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (archaism) poor; unskillful; clumsy; (pronoun) (2) (humble language) (masculine speech) I; me; (personal name) Tsutana
Stupid, clumsy.

下手

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xià shǒu
    xia4 shou3
hsia shou
 shimode
    しもで
to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (ant: 上手・じょうず・1) unskillful; poor; awkward; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) imprudent; untactful; (place-name) Shimode

不様

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 buzama
    ぶざま
(noun or adjectival noun) unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward; ungainly

冷場


冷场

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lěng chǎng
    leng3 chang3
leng ch`ang
    leng chang
stage wait; (fig.) awkward silence

受窘

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shòu jiǒng
    shou4 jiong3
shou chiung
embarrassed; bothered; in an awkward position

尬聊

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gà liáo
    ga4 liao2
ka liao
(slang) awkward conversation; to have a cringeworthy conversation

尷尬


尴尬

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gān gà
    gan1 ga4
kan ka
awkward; embarrassed

彆嘴


别嘴

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biè zuǐ
    bie4 zui3
pieh tsui
mouthful (awkward speech); tongue-twister

彆扭


别扭

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biè niu
    bie4 niu5
pieh niu
awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche

拗口

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ào kǒu
    ao4 kou3
ao k`ou
    ao kou
hard to pronounce; awkward-sounding

拘束

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jū shù
    ju1 shu4
chü shu
 kousoku / kosoku
    こうそく
to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent
(noun, transitive verb) restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

拙笨

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zhuō bèn
    zhuo1 ben4
cho pen
clumsy; awkward; lacking skill

拿人

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ná rén
    na2 ren2
na jen
making things awkward; to cause difficulties; to exert influence; to attract

搭訕


搭讪

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dā shàn
    da1 shan4
ta shan
to hit on someone; to strike up a conversation; to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation

擰巴


拧巴

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nǐng ba
    ning3 ba5
ning pa
(dialect) awkward; uncomfortable; (dialect) obstinate; contrary; argumentative

榔槺

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láng kāng
    lang2 kang1
lang k`ang
    lang kang
cumbersome; awkward and clumsy

為難


为难

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wéi nán
    wei2 nan2
wei nan
to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)

無様

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 buzama
    ぶざま
(noun or adjectival noun) unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward; ungainly

犯難


犯难

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fàn nán
    fan4 nan2
fan nan
to feel embarrassed; to feel awkward

生硬

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shēng yìng
    sheng1 ying4
sheng ying
 seikou / seko
    せいこう
rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced
(noun or adjectival noun) crude; immature; unpolished

破目

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 wareme
    われめ
    hame
    はめ
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) chasm; interstice; crevice; crack; cleft; split; rift; fissure; (2) (vulgar) (slang) vulva; slit; cunt; vagina; twat; plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess

稚拙

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zhì zhuō
    zhi4 zhuo1
chih cho
 chisetsu
    ちせつ
young and clumsy; childish and awkward
(noun or adjectival noun) unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy; crude

窘境

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jiǒng jìng
    jiong3 jing4
chiung ching
awkward situation; predicament

笨拙

see styles
bèn zhuō
    ben4 zhuo1
pen cho
clumsy; awkward; stupid

粗笨

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cū bèn
    cu1 ben4
ts`u pen
    tsu pen
 sohon
    そほん
awkward; clumsy; unwieldy; heavy-handed
(noun or adjectival noun) crude

糗事

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qiǔ shì
    qiu3 shi4
ch`iu shih
    chiu shih
awkward incident

羽目

see styles
 hame
    はめ
(1) panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; (2) plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess

腌臢


腌臜

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ā zā
    a1 za1
a tsa
dirty; filthy; awkward; disgusting; nauseating; Taiwan pr. [ang1 zang1]

蹇拙

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jiǎn zhuō
    jian3 zhuo1
chien cho
clumsy (writing); awkward; obscure

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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
Ch'ang Hon Taekwondo蒼軒跆拳道
苍轩跆拳道
I Love You
Aishiteru
愛してるai shi te ru
aishiteru
Love and Respect相敬相愛
相亲相爱
xiāng jìng xiāng ài
xiang1 jing4 xiang1 ai4
xiang jing xiang ai
xiangjingxiangai
hsiang ching hsiang ai
hsiangchinghsiangai
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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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

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single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

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.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

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.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

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.

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