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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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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Couch search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
カウチ see styles |
kauchi カウチ |
More info & calligraphy: Couch |
床 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 |
楄 匾 see styles |
pián pian2 p`ien pien |
basket-couch in coffin |
榻 see styles |
tà ta4 t`a ta tō |
couch a sofa |
牀 床 see styles |
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 see styles |
wò jù wo4 ju4 wo chü gagu |
A couch, bed, mat, bedding, sleeping garments, etc. |
寝台 see styles |
shindai(p); nedai しんだい(P); ねだい |
bed; couch |
榻床 see styles |
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 see styles |
wò tà wo4 ta4 wo t`a wo ta |
a couch; a narrow bed |
躺椅 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
xiǎo cháng chuáng xiao3 chang2 chuang2 hsiao ch`ang ch`uang hsiao chang chuang shōchōshō |
couch |
師子座 师子座 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
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: |
neisu / nesu ねいす |
sofa; couch; lounge chair |
Variations: |
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 |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Couch | 庫奇 库奇 | kù qí / ku4 qi2 / ku qi / kuqi | k`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 |
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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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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
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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.
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.
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