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  1. Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice

  2. Eternal Energy / Eternal Matter

  3. Matteo

  4. Mattern

  5. Matteson

  6. Mind Over Matter


Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice

Ability is more important than looks

 bù guǎn hēi māo bái māo néng zhuō zhe lǎo shǔ de jiù shì hǎo mǎo
Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice Scroll

不管黑猫白猫能捉着老鼠的就是好猫 literally translates as: It doesn't matter [if a] cat [is] black [or] white, [as long as it] can catch mice, it's a good cat.

This proverb was either composed or made famous by Deng XiaoPing in 1961 when he exclaimed, “I don't care if it's a white cat or a black cat. It's a good cat so long as it catches mice” when his critics pointed out that his ideas were Capitalistic (free market). The response was meant to say, “It does not matter if it's Communist or Capitalist, as long as it works.”

This is a Chinese proverb that can be used to suggest one should disregard looks or a person's race, as long as they can do the job. It can also be used as a metaphor for many other situations.


Deng XiaoPing probably saved China from collapse (as the Soviet Union experienced). He changed China’s economy from pure Communism to a hybrid where the free market (Capitalism) is encouraged. More about Deng XiaoPing

Eternal Energy / Eternal Matter

 bù lái bú qù
 furai fuko
Eternal Energy /  Eternal Matter Scroll

不來不去 is a Buddhist term, originally anāgamana-nirgama from Sanskrit.

This implies that things are neither coming into nor going out of existence.

This can also mean “all things are eternal,” or others will call this the Buddhist concept of the eternal conservation of energy.

This theory predates Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton.

Note: 不來不去 is not a well-known word for both Buddhists and non-Buddhists, so not all will recognize it.

 mǎ tè ào
Matteo Scroll

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male Italian name Matteo.

 matteo
Matteo Scroll

マッテオ is the name Matteo in Japanese Katakana.


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

 mǎ tè ēn
Mattern Scroll

馬特恩 is the name Mattern in Chinese (Mandarin).

 mataan
Mattern Scroll

マターン is the name Mattern in Japanese Katakana.


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

 mǎ tè sēn
Matteson Scroll

馬特森 is the name Matteson in Chinese (Mandarin).

 mattoson
Matteson Scroll

マットソン is the name Matteson in Japanese Katakana.


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

Mind Over Matter

 xīn shèng yú wù
Mind Over Matter Scroll

心勝於物 is how to write, “mind over matter” in Chinese.

Mind Over Matter

 busshitsu-sei o chouetsu suru seishin-ryoku
Mind Over Matter Scroll

物質性を超越する精神力 means “mind over matter,” in Japanese.

If you get really technical, you get a translation like, “mental strength transcends materiality.”


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


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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
Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice不管黑貓白貓能捉著老鼠的就是好貓
不管黑猫白猫能捉着老鼠的就是好猫
bù guǎn hēi māo bái māo néng zhuō zhe lǎo shǔ de jiù shì hǎo mǎo
bu4 guan3 hei1 mao1 bai2 mao1 neng2 zhuo1 zhe lao3 shu3 de jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao3
bu guan hei mao bai mao neng zhuo zhe lao shu de jiu shi hao mao
pu kuan hei mao pai mao neng cho che lao shu te chiu shih hao mao
Eternal Energy
Eternal Matter
不來不去
不来不去
furai fuko / furaifukobù lái bú qù
bu4 lai2 bu2 qu4
bu lai bu qu
bulaibuqu
pu lai pu ch`ü
pulaipuchü
pu lai pu chü
Matteo馬特奧
马特奥
mǎ tè ào
ma3 te4 ao4
ma te ao
mateao
ma t`e ao
mateao
ma te ao
Matteoマッテオmatteo
Mattern馬特恩
马特恩
mǎ tè ēn
ma3 te4 en1
ma te en
mateen
ma t`e en
mateen
ma te en
Matternマターンmataan / matan
Matteson馬特森
马特森
mǎ tè sēn
ma3 te4 sen1
ma te sen
matesen
ma t`e sen
matesen
ma te sen
Mattesonマットソンmattoson
Mind Over Matter心勝於物
心胜于物
xīn shèng yú wù
xin1 sheng4 yu2 wu4
xin sheng yu wu
xinshengyuwu
hsin sheng yü wu
hsinshengyüwu
Mind Over Matter物質性を超越する精神力busshitsu-sei o chouetsu suru seishin-ryoku
bushitsu-sei o choetsu suru seishin-ryoku
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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