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博林 is the name Boring in Chinese (Mandarin).
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ボーリング is the name Boring in Japanese Katakana.
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Know Thy Enemy, Know Thyself
This proverb is from Sun Tzu's (Sunzi's) Art of War.
It means that if you know and understand the enemy, you also know yourself. Four secondary characters come after this in the Art of War (not included here) which suggests you cannot lose a battle when you follow this philosophy.
In a very literal and somewhat-boring way, this can also be translated as “Estimate correctly one's strength as well as that of one's opponent.”
Chop Wood, Carry Water
Before enlightenment or after, chores remain.
頓悟之前砍柴挑水; 頓悟之後砍柴挑水 means “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water; After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.
This is a Chinese proverb that is attributed to 吴力 (Wú Lì) who lived between 1632 and 1718 - living part of his life as a devout Buddhist, and many years as a Catholic Jesuit Priest in China - what an interesting life!
This has been explained many times in many ways. I am a Buddhist, and here is my brief take on this proverb...
Before enlightenment, one may find daily chores mundane, tedious, and boring. However, upon reaching enlightenment one is not relieved of the details of daily life. An enlightened person will, however, see such chores as a joy, and do them mindfully.
There is another version floating around, which is 在你領悟之前砍柴、運水。在你領悟之後，砍柴、運水。
If you want this other version, just contact me. The meaning is the same, just different phrasing.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
たる see styles |
daru ダル |
(adjectival noun) dull; lifeless; boring; (place-name) Daru (Papua New Guinea); Dal |
枯 see styles |
kū ku1 k`u ku ku |
(of plants) withered; (of wells, rivers etc) dried up; (bound form) dull; boring; (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds Wither, decay. |
螟 see styles |
míng ming2 ming |
boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest |
蠡 see styles |
lǐ li3 li rei |
wood-boring insect gourd |
釺 钎 see styles |
qiān qian1 ch`ien chien |
a drill (for boring through rock) |
乾燥 干燥 see styles |
gān zào gan1 zao4 kan tsao kansou / kanso かんそう |
(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry; (fig.) dull; dry; boring; (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure (n,vs,vt,vi) (1) dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); dehydration; desiccation; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (See 無味乾燥) insipidity |
大味 see styles |
oomi おおみ |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (See 小味・こあじ) flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) dull; flat; unimaginative; boring; (place-name, surname) Oomi |
尿點 尿点 see styles |
niào diǎn niao4 dian3 niao tien |
the boring part of something (film, show, etc.) where a bathroom break can be taken |
平板 see styles |
píng bǎn ping2 ban3 p`ing pan ping pan heiban / heban へいばん |
slab; flat board; (engineering) surface plate; flat; level; (fig.) dull; monotonous; tablet computer (abbr. for 平板電腦|平板电脑[ping2 ban3 dian4 nao3]); phablet (large smartphone combining features of phone and tablet) (abbr. for 平板手機|平板手机[ping2 ban3 shou3 ji1]) (1) flat board; slab; slat; plane table; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) monotonous; dull; flat; boring; (3) (abbreviation) {ling} (See 平板型) even pitch; accentless pitch; Japanese pitch accent pattern with no drop from high to low pitch |
掘進 see styles |
kusshin くっしん |
(n,vs,vi) tunnelling (through); excavation; drilling; boring |
沒勁 没劲 see styles |
méi jìn mei2 jin4 mei chin |
to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest |
炮釺 炮钎 see styles |
pào qiān pao4 qian1 p`ao ch`ien pao chien |
a drill; a hammer drill for boring through rock; same as 釺子|钎子 |
無聊 无聊 see styles |
wú liáo wu2 liao2 wu liao buryou; muryou(ok) / buryo; muryo(ok) ぶりょう; むりょう(ok) |
bored; boring; senseless (noun or adjectival noun) (1) boredom; ennui; tedium; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) discontent; unease |
生厭 生厌 see styles |
shēng yàn sheng1 yan4 sheng yen shōen |
to disgust; to pall; fed up; tedious; cloying; boring; irritating get distaste for |
穿孔 see styles |
chuān kǒng chuan1 kong3 ch`uan k`ung chuan kung senkou / senko せんこう |
to punch a hole; to perforate; (medicine) perforation (n,vs,vi) perforation; punching; boring; drilling |
索然 see styles |
suǒ rán suo3 ran2 so jan sakuzen さくぜん |
dull; dry (adj-t,adv-to) (form) boring; dull; dry |
絮煩 絮烦 see styles |
xù fán xu4 fan2 hsü fan |
boring prattle |
膩人 腻人 see styles |
nì rén ni4 ren2 ni jen |
greasy; boring |
螟蟲 螟虫 see styles |
míng chóng ming2 chong2 ming ch`ung ming chung |
boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest See: 螟虫 |
試錐 see styles |
shisui しすい |
(n,vs,vt,vi) (See ボーリング) boring; drilling |
試鑽 see styles |
shisan しさん |
(obsolete) (See ボーリング) boring; drilling |
退屈 see styles |
tuì qū tui4 qu1 t`ui ch`ü tui chü taikutsu たいくつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) tedious; boring; dull; uninteresting; tiresome; monotonous; (vs,vi) (2) to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of) To yield or recede, as is possible to a Bodhisattva facing the hardships of further progress. |
釺子 钎子 see styles |
qiān zi qian1 zi5 ch`ien tzu chien tzu |
hammer drill for boring through rock |
鑽孔 钻孔 see styles |
zuān kǒng zuan1 kong3 tsuan k`ung tsuan kung sankou / sanko さんこう |
to bore a hole; to drill; drilled hole (n,vs,vi) boring; punching |
お堅い see styles |
okatai おかたい |
(adjective) (colloquialism) prudish; strait-laced; boring; square |
ちんけ see styles |
chinke ちんけ |
(adjectival noun) worst; poor and boring; uncool |
中刳り see styles |
nakaguri なかぐり |
boring |
沒意思 没意思 see styles |
méi yì si mei2 yi4 si5 mei i ssu |
boring; of no interest |
盾構機 盾构机 see styles |
dùn gòu jī dun4 gou4 ji1 tun kou chi |
tunnel boring machine |
穴ぐり see styles |
anaguri あなぐり |
(n,adj-f) boring (a hole) |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Boring | 博林 | bó lín / bo2 lin2 / bo lin / bolin | po lin / polin | |
| Boring | ボーリング | booringu / boringu | ||
| Know Thy Enemy, Know Thyself | 知彼知己 | zhí bǐ zhí jī zhi2 bi3 zhi2 ji1 zhi bi zhi ji zhibizhiji | chih pi chih chi chihpichihchi |
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| Chop Wood, Carry Water | 頓悟之前砍柴挑水頓悟之后砍柴挑水 顿悟之前砍柴挑水顿悟之后砍柴挑水 | dùn wù zhī qián kǎn chái tiāo shuǐ dùn wù zhī hòu kǎn chái tiāo shuǐ dun4 wu4 zhi1 qian2 kan3 chai2 tiao1 shui3 dun4 wu4 zhi1 hou4 kan3 chai2 tiao1 shui3 dun wu zhi qian kan chai tiao shui dun wu zhi hou kan chai tiao shui | tun wu chih ch`ien k`an ch`ai t`iao shui tun wu chih hou k`an ch`ai t`iao shui tun wu chih chien kan chai tiao shui tun wu chih hou kan chai tiao shui |
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| 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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