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Eternal Wheel of Life
法輪 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja title, “The Eternal Wheel of Life,” in Buddhism.
Also known as the wheel of the law, or Buddha-truth, which can crush all evil and all opposition. It is likened to Indra's wheel, which rolls on from man-to-man, place-to-place, age-to-age.
Colloquially used in some sects to mean preaching or spreading Buddha-truth.
An Open Book Benefits Your Mind
There are several ways to translate this ancient proverb. Translated literally and directly, it says, “Open roll has/yields benefit.”
To understand that, you must know a few things...
First, Chinese characters and language have deeper meanings that often are not spoken but are understood - especially with ancient texts like this. Example: It's understood that the “benefit” referred to in this proverb is to the reader's mind. Just the last character expresses that whole idea.
Second, Chinese proverbs are supposed to make you think and leave a bit of mystery to figure out.
Third, for this proverb, it should be noted that roll = book. When this proverb came about (about two thousand years ago), books were rolls of bamboo slips strung together. The first bound books like the ones we use today did not come about until about a thousand years after this proverb when they invented paper in China.
開卷有益 is a great gift for a bookworm who loves to read and increase their knowledge. Or for any friend that is or wants to be well-read.
Some other translations of this phrase:
Opening a book is profitable
The benefits of education.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
法輪 法轮 see styles |
fǎ lún fa3 lun2 fa lun noriwa のりわ |
More info & calligraphy: Eternal Wheel of Life{Buddh} (See 輪宝,転法輪) the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine; (surname) Noriwa dharmacakra, the Wheel of the Law, Buddha-truth which is able to crush all evil and all opposition, like Indra's wheel, and which rolls on from man to man, place to place, age to age. 轉法輪To turn, or roll along the Law-wheel, i.e. to preach Buddha-truth. |
ロールス see styles |
rooruzu ロールズ |
(personal name) Rolls |
匹 see styles |
pǐ pi3 p`i pi hiki ひき |
(bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]); classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower (counter) (1) counter for small animals; (2) counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (3) roll of cloth; (counter) (1) counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (2) (archaism) counter for horses; (3) roll of cloth; (surname) Hiki |
捲 卷 see styles |
juǎn juan3 chüan ken |
to roll up; to sweep up; to carry along; a roll; classifier for rolls, spools etc to roll up |
疋 匹 see styles |
yǎ ya3 ya hiki ひき |
variant of 雅[ya3] (counter) (1) counter for small animals; (2) counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (3) roll of cloth; (counter) (1) counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (2) (archaism) counter for horses; (3) roll of cloth; (surname) Hiki |
炸兩 炸两 see styles |
zhá liǎng zha2 liang3 cha liang |
(Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 腸粉|肠粉[chang2 fen3] stuffed with youtiao 油條|油条[you2 tiao2] |
腐竹 see styles |
fǔ zhú fu3 zhu2 fu chu |
rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated) |
除名 see styles |
chú míng chu2 ming2 ch`u ming chu ming jomei / jome じょめい |
to strike off (the rolls); to remove from a list; to expunge; to expel (noun, transitive verb) striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication |
雷鳴 雷鸣 see styles |
léi míng lei2 ming2 lei ming raina らいな |
thunder rolls thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder; (female given name) Raina |
六十卷 see styles |
liù shí juǎn liu4 shi2 juan3 liu shih chüan rokujukkan |
The 60 rolls: the Tiantai 三大部, or three collections of fundamental texts of that school. |
萌え断 see styles |
moedan もえだん |
colorful cross-section of cut food such as sandwiches, sushi rolls and cakes |
逆輸入 see styles |
gyakuyunyuu / gyakuyunyu ぎゃくゆにゅう |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) reimportation; reimport; reverse import; importing back; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan) |
勞斯萊斯 劳斯莱斯 see styles |
láo sī lái sī lao2 si1 lai2 si1 lao ssu lai ssu |
Rolls-Royce |
匪石之心 see styles |
hisekinokokoro ひせきのこころ |
(yoji) steadfastness; firmness in one's conviction; having a heart that does not change as easily as a stone rolls about |
強盗返し see styles |
gandougaeshi / gandogaeshi がんどうがえし gantougaeshi / gantogaeshi がんとうがえし |
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene |
惣菜パン see styles |
souzaipan / sozaipan そうざいパン |
(See 調理パン) dressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.) |
滾瓜爛熟 滚瓜烂熟 see styles |
gǔn guā làn shú gun3 gua1 lan4 shu2 kun kua lan shu |
lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently; to know something inside out; to know something by heart |
片親パン see styles |
kataoyapan かたおやパン |
(net-sl) (sensitive word) cheap, sweet bread rolls sold in multipacks (stereotypically eaten by children in low-income single-parent households) |
調理パン see styles |
chouripan / choripan ちょうりパン |
dressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.) |
車の両輪 see styles |
kurumanoryourin / kurumanoryorin くるまのりょうりん |
(expression) two halves of the whole; two wheels on which everything rolls |
龕灯返し see styles |
gandougaeshi / gandogaeshi がんどうがえし gantougaeshi / gantogaeshi がんとうがえし |
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene |
龕燈返し see styles |
gandougaeshi / gandogaeshi がんどうがえし gantougaeshi / gantogaeshi がんとうがえし |
(out-dated kanji) rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene |
寿司ロール see styles |
sushirooru; sushirooru すしロール; スシロール |
{food} sushi roll (in a non-traditional Japanese style, e.g. California rolls) |
どんでん返し see styles |
dondengaeshi どんでんがえし |
(1) (sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); (2) (See 強盗返し) rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene |
Variations: |
hiki(p); ki ひき(P); き |
(counter) (1) (ひき only) counter for small animals; (counter) (2) counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (counter) (3) (き only) (archaism) counter for horses; (4) roll of cloth |
ロールスロイス see styles |
roorusuroisu ロールスロイス |
(c) Rolls-Royce |
羅爾斯·羅伊斯 罗尔斯·罗伊斯 |
luó ěr sī · luó yī sī luo2 er3 si1 · luo2 yi1 si1 lo erh ssu · lo i ssu |
Rolls-Royce (UK company); also written 勞斯萊斯|劳斯莱斯[Lao2 si1 Lai2 si1] |
ロールス・ロイス |
roorusu roisu ロールス・ロイス |
(c) Rolls-Royce |
Variations: |
roorurefu; rooru refu ロールレフ; ロール・レフ |
{photo} reflector that rolls up for storage or transport (wasei: roll ref(lector)) |
Variations: |
roorusuroisu; roorusu roisu ロールスロイス; ロールス・ロイス |
(company) Rolls-Royce |
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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 | |
| Eternal Wheel of Life | 法輪 法轮 | hourin / horin horin / horin | fǎ lún / fa3 lun2 / fa lun / falun | |
| An Open Book Benefits Your Mind | 開卷有益 开卷有益 | kāi juàn yǒu yì kai1 juan4 you3 yi4 kai juan you yi kaijuanyouyi | k`ai chüan yu i kaichüanyui kai chüan yu i |
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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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