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 kù qí
Couch Scroll

庫奇 is the name Couch in Chinese (Mandarin).

 kauchi
Couch Scroll

カウチ is the name Couch in Japanese Katakana.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 xuǎn zé shēng huó
Choose Life Scroll

選擇生活 can mean to choose life instead of death (or suicide) or to choose to live life to the fullest.

I think of it as the key phrase used by Renton (Ewan McGregor) in the movie Trainspotting. While Chinese people will not think of Trainspotting when they see this phrase, for me, it will always be what comes near the end of this colorful rant:

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three-piece suite on-hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life.




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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

カウチ

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 kauchi
    カウチ

More info & calligraphy:

Couch
couch; (personal name) Gauchi

see styles
chuáng
    chuang2
ch`uang
    chuang
 yuka
    ゆか
bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1]); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc
(1) bed; bedding; (2) sickbed; (3) (abbreviation) (See 床の間) alcove; (4) riverbed; (5) seedbed; (6) straw "core" of a tatami mat; (7) (See 床・ゆか・1) floor; (personal name) Yuka
(raised) bed


see styles
pián
    pian2
p`ien
    pien
basket-couch in coffin

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    ta4
t`a
    ta
 tō
couch
a sofa


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chuáng
    chuang2
ch`uang
    chuang
 yuka
    ゆか
variant of 床[chuang2]
(1) floor; (2) stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); (3) dining platform built across a river; (counter) counter for beds; (female given name) Yuka
a couch or bed

卧具

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wò jù
    wo4 ju4
wo chü
 gagu
A couch, bed, mat, bedding, sleeping garments, etc.

寝台

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 shindai(p); nedai
    しんだい(P); ねだい
bed; couch

榻床

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tà chuáng
    ta4 chuang2
t`a ch`uang
    ta chuang
divan; couch

睡椅

see styles
shuì yǐ
    shui4 yi3
shui i
couch

臥榻


卧榻

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wò tà
    wo4 ta4
wo t`a
    wo ta
a couch; a narrow bed

躺椅

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tǎng yǐ
    tang3 yi3
t`ang i
    tang i
deck chair; recliner; couch; lounge

金床

see styles
jīn chuáng
    jin1 chuang2
chin ch`uang
    chin chuang
 kanetoko
    かねとこ
anvil; (surname) Kanetoko
a golden couch

ソファ

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 sofa
    ソファ
sofa; couch

佉啁羅


佉啁罗

see styles
qū zhōu luó
    qu1 zhou1 luo2
ch`ü chou lo
    chü chou lo
 katōra
khaṭvā, a bed, couch, cot; a long, narrow bed.

做廳長


做厅长

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zuò tīng zhǎng
    zuo4 ting1 zhang3
tso t`ing chang
    tso ting chang
(jocular) to sleep on the couch; to sleep in the living room

十乘床

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shí shèng chuáng
    shi2 sheng4 chuang2
shih sheng ch`uang
    shih sheng chuang
 jūjō no yuka
The comfort or ease of progress produced by the ten vehicle meditation 十乘觀 is compared to a couch or divan.

寝椅子

see styles
 neisu / nesu
    ねいす
sofa; couch; lounge chair

小長床


小长床

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xiǎo cháng chuáng
    xiao3 chang2 chuang2
hsiao ch`ang ch`uang
    hsiao chang chuang
 shōchōshō
couch

師子座


师子座

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shī zǐ zuò
    shi1 zi3 zuo4
shih tzu tso
 shishi za
(or 師子牀) siṃhāsana. A lion throne, or couch. A Buddha throne, or seat; wherever the Buddha sits, even the bare ground; a royal throne.

長いす

see styles
 nagaisu
    ながいす
couch; bench; ottoman

長椅子

see styles
 nagaisu
    ながいす
couch; bench; ottoman

ソファー

see styles
 sofaa / sofa
    ソファー
sofa; couch; (personal name) Sofaer; Sofer

世耶那薩喃


世耶那萨喃

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shì yen à sàn án
    shi4 yen2 a4 san4 an2
shih yen a san an
 seyana sanan
śayanāsana, lying and sitting, couch and seat.

斜に構える

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 shanikamaeru; hasunikamaeru; nanamenikamaeru(ik)
    しゃにかまえる; はすにかまえる; ななめにかまえる(ik)
(exp,v1) (1) to couch (a sword); (exp,v1) (2) to look at cynically or ironically; (exp,v1) (3) (archaism) to stand ready (to do); to adopt a formal attitude

カウチポテト

see styles
 kauchipoteto
    カウチポテト
couch potato; television addict

カウチ・ポテト

 kauchi poteto
    カウチ・ポテト
couch potato; television addict

クイラークーチ

see styles
 kuiraakuuchi / kuirakuchi
    クイラークーチ
(personal name) Quiller-Couch

Variations:
寝椅子
寝いす

 neisu / nesu
    ねいす
sofa; couch; lounge chair

Variations:
長椅子
長いす

 nagaisu
    ながいす
couch; bench; ottoman; settee

クウィラークーチ

see styles
 kuiraakuuchi / kuirakuchi
    クウィラークーチ
(surname) Quiller-Couch

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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
Couch庫奇
库奇
kù qí / ku4 qi2 / ku qi / kuqik`u ch`i / kuchi / ku chi
Couchカウチkauchi
Choose Life選擇生活
选择生活
xuǎn zé shēng huó
xuan3 ze2 sheng1 huo2
xuan ze sheng huo
xuanzeshenghuo
hsüan tse sheng huo
hsüantseshenghuo
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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