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無盡 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for endless; inexhaustible; without limits; infinite.
In the Buddhist context, this can refer to the infinitude of living beings, of worlds, of space, of the dharmadhātu, of nirvāṇa, etc.
漫瀾 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for “Having no boundaries or limitations.”
This literally talks of the vastness of an ocean or river.
Character breakdown:
漫 = free; unrestrained; to inundate; overflowing; boundless.
澜 = swelling water; large wave.
The most famous tattoo in Chinese history
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.
Without Limit
This is Wu Chi or Wuji in Chinese characters.
Wu Chi as a philosophy is often associated with Tai Chi (Taiji).
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
倪 see styles |
ní ni2 ni nii / ni にい |
More info & calligraphy: Ni(surname) Nii |
無盡 无尽 see styles |
wú jìn wu2 jin4 wu chin mujin むじん |
More info & calligraphy: Endless / Without Limit(given name) Mujin Inexhaustible, without limit. It is a term applied by the 權教 to the noumenal or absolute; by the 實教 to the phenomenal, both being considered as infinite. The Huayan sūtra 十地品 has ten limitless things, the infinitude of living beings, of worlds, of space, of the dharmadhātu, of nirvāṇa, etc. |
囿 see styles |
yòu you4 yu |
park; to limit; be limited to |
垠 see styles |
yín yin2 yin |
limit; border; river bank |
域 see styles |
yù yu4 yü sakai さかい |
field; region; area; domain (taxonomy) region; limits; stage; level; (given name) Sakai Frontier, limit; region; tomb. |
度 see styles |
duó duo2 to wataru わたる |
to estimate; Taiwan pr. [duo4] (n,n-suf) (1) degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); (counter) (2) counter for occurrences; (n,n-suf) (3) strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; (n,n-suf) (4) alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; (5) (See 度を過ごす) extent; degree; limit; (6) (See 度を失う) presence of mind; composure; (given name) Wataru pāramitā, 波羅蜜; intp. by 渡 to ferry over; to save. The mortal life of reincarnations is the sea; nirvana is the other shore; v. pāramitā, 波. Also, to leave the world as a monk or nun, such is a 度得 or 度者. |
期 see styles |
qī qi1 ch`i chi ki き |
a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2] (1) time; moment; limit; (2) time of death; last moment; (3) (archaism) midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period; (surname) Ki A set time; a limit of time; times, seasons; to expect. |
杪 see styles |
miǎo miao3 miao kozue こずえ |
the limit; tip of branch (1) (archaism) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); (2) switch (cane used for flogging); treetop; tip of a branch; (female given name) Kozue |
枠 see styles |
hasuo はすお |
(n,n-suf) (1) frame; framework; (2) border; box; (3) limit; restriction; quota; (personal name) Hasuo |
極 极 see styles |
jí ji2 chi kiwamu きわむ |
extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top (1) pole; (2) climax; extreme; extremity; culmination; height; zenith; nadir; (female given name) Kiwamu Highest point, apex; utmost, ultimate, extreme, the limit, finality; reaching to. |
滿 满 see styles |
mǎn man3 man mitsuru みつる |
to fill; full; filled; packed; fully; completely; quite; to reach the limit; to satisfy; satisfied; contented (female given name) Mitsuru pūrṇa. Full, whole, complete. |
界 see styles |
jiè jie4 chieh sakai さかい |
(bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm (suffix noun) (1) community; circles; world; (n,n-suf) (2) {biol} kingdom; (n,n-suf) (3) {geol} erathem; (suffix noun) (4) field (electrical); (5) border; boundary; division; (place-name, surname) Sakai dhātu. 馱都 Whatever is differentiated; a boundary, limit, region; that which is contained or limited, e. g. the nature of a thing; provenance; a species, class, variety; the underlying principle; the root or underlying principles of a discourse. |
盡 尽 see styles |
jìn jin4 chin tsukusu つくす |
to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of something); all; entirely (male given name) Tsukusu An emptied vessel, all used up; end, finish, complete, nothing left; all, utmost, entirely. At the end of seven days, seven days being completed. |
程 see styles |
chéng cheng2 ch`eng cheng hodo ほど |
rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence (n,adv) (1) (kana only) extent; degree; measure; (2) (kana only) limit; bounds; (3) (kana only) (span of) time; (4) (kana only) (a) distance; (5) (kana only) (as 〜のほど) the state of; the status of; the condition of; (particle) (6) (kana only) about; around; approximately; or so; (particle) (7) (kana only) as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...; (particle) (8) (kana only) (oft. as 〜ば...ほど) the more ... the more ...; (surname) Hodo |
窮 穷 see styles |
qióng qiong2 ch`iung chiung kyū |
poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Poor, impoverished, exhausted; to exhaust, investigate thoroughly. |
臬 see styles |
niè nie4 nieh |
guidepost; rule; standard; limit; target (old) |
野 see styles |
yě ye3 yeh yazaki やざき |
field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral (1) plain; field; (prefix noun) (2) lacking a political post; (1) plain; field; (2) hidden (structural) member; (prefix noun) (3) wild; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) plain; field; (surname) Yazaki The country, wilderness, wild, rustic, uncultivated, rude. |
限 see styles |
xiàn xian4 hsien sachiyo さちよ |
to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound (irregular okurigana usage) (1) end; finish; stop; (2) bounds; limits; (3) delivery date (of a futures contract); (4) finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville); (suf,ctr) (5) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat); (particle) (6) (kana only) only; just; (7) (kana only) since; after; (8) (kana only) remaining (in a particular state); (personal name) Sachiyo Limit, boundary, to fix. |
際 际 see styles |
jì ji4 chi kiwa きわ |
border; edge; boundary; interval; between; inter-; to meet; time; occasion; to meet with (circumstances) occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when; (surname) Kiwa A border, region, juncture, limit; between; to join on; then, since, now. |
上限 see styles |
shàng xiàn shang4 xian4 shang hsien jougen / jogen じょうげん |
upper bound (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) upper limit; (2) {math} supremum |
下限 see styles |
xià xiàn xia4 xian4 hsia hsien kagen かげん |
lower bound (1) lower limit; (2) {math} infimum |
不成 see styles |
bù chéng bu4 cheng2 pu ch`eng pu cheng funari ふなり |
won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (adj-no,n) (1) {shogi} unpromoted (piece); (2) limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed incomplete |
克日 see styles |
kè rì ke4 ri4 k`o jih ko jih |
to set a date; to set a time frame; within a certain time limit |
克期 see styles |
kè qī ke4 qi1 k`o ch`i ko chi |
to set a date; to set a time frame; within a certain time limit |
処暑 see styles |
shosho しょしょ |
(See 二十四節気) "limit of heat" solar term (approx. August 23, when the weather is said to start cooling down) |
切る see styles |
kiru(p); kiru(sk) きる(P); キる(sk) |
(transitive verb) (1) to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery); (transitive verb) (2) (See 縁を切る) to sever (connections, ties); (transitive verb) (3) to turn off (e.g. the light); (transitive verb) (4) (See 電話を切る) to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect; (transitive verb) (5) to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub); (transitive verb) (6) to open (something sealed); (transitive verb) (7) to start; (transitive verb) (8) to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.); (transitive verb) (9) (See 値切る) to reduce; to decrease; to discount; (transitive verb) (10) to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain; (transitive verb) (11) to cross; to traverse; (transitive verb) (12) to criticize sharply; (transitive verb) (13) to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); (transitive verb) (14) (See ハンドルを切る) to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.); (transitive verb) (15) to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut; (transitive verb) (16) to shuffle (cards); (transitive verb) (17) {mahj} to discard a tile; (transitive verb) (18) to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate; (transitive verb) (19) to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); (transitive verb) (20) (See 切り札・1) to trump; (transitive verb) (21) {go} (sometimes キる) (See キリ・11) to cut (the connection between two groups); (transitive verb) (22) (also written as 鑽る) to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone); (transitive verb) (23) to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.); (suf,v5r) (24) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 使い切る) to do completely; to finish doing; (suf,v5r) (25) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 疲れ切る) to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...; (suf,v5r) (26) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 言い切る・1) to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly |
制止 see styles |
zhì zhǐ zhi4 zhi3 chih chih seishi / seshi せいし |
to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit (noun, transitive verb) control; check; restraint; inhibition restraint |
制約 制约 see styles |
zhì yuē zhi4 yue1 chih yüeh seiyaku / seyaku せいやく |
to restrict; condition (noun, transitive verb) limitation; restriction; condition; constraints to limit |
制限 see styles |
seigen / segen せいげん |
(noun, transitive verb) restriction; restraint; limitation; limit |
包工 see styles |
bāo gōng bao1 gong1 pao kung |
to undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications; to contract for a job; contractor |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Endless Without Limit | 無盡 无尽 | mu jin / mujin | wú jìn / wu2 jin4 / wu jin / wujin | wu chin / wuchin |
| No Limitations | 漫瀾 漫澜 | man ran / manran | màn lán / man4 lan2 / man lan / manlan | |
| 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 |
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| Wu Chi Wuji | 無極 无极 | wú jí / wu2 ji2 / wu ji / wuji | wu chi / wuchi | |
| 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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