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不拘一格 is a Chinese proverb that speaks of exploring different styles and not being stuck in conventional thinking.
It can also be translated as “not sticking to one pattern” or “not limited to one type (or style).” The most simple translation is “being creative” or “unbridled creativity.” Some may also say this means “not being stuck in a rut,” in the context of a designer or artist.
If you translate this, the first two characters mean “not stick to” or “not confine oneself to.”
The second two characters mean “one mode,” “one pattern,” “one form,” “one style,” or “one rule.”
鴻鵠之誌 is a Chinese proverb that implies that having grand ambitions also means that others will not understand your great expectations and ideas.
Though the actual words come from a longer saying of Confucius, which goes, “The little swallows living under the eaves wouldn't understand the lofty ambitions of a swan (who flies far and wide).”
This Confucius quote has led to this idiomatic expression in China that means “think big.” What you'd be saying is “The lofty ambitions of a swan.”
Note that Chinese people sometimes refer to the little swallow as one who does not “think big” but is, instead, stuck in a rut or just leading a mundane life. Therefore, it's a compliment to be called a swan but not a good thing to be called a swallow.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Stuck search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
卡 see styles |
qiǎ qia3 ch`ia chia |
More info & calligraphy: Kha |
スタック see styles |
sutakku スタック |
More info & calligraphy: Stuck |
陷 see styles |
xiàn xian4 hsien kan |
pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect to fall into |
鯁 鲠 see styles |
gěng geng3 keng nogi のぎ |
to choke on a piece of food; (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat (archaism) small fish bone stuck in one's throat |
五甁 see styles |
wǔ píng wu3 ping2 wu p`ing wu ping gobyō |
The five vases used by the esoteric school for offering flowers to their Buddha, the flowers are stuck in a mixture of the five precious things, the five grains and the five medicines mingled with scented water. |
卡死 see styles |
kǎ sǐ ka3 si3 k`a ssu ka ssu |
jammed; stuck; frozen (computer) |
卡殼 卡壳 see styles |
qiǎ ké qia3 ke2 ch`ia k`o chia ko |
(of a bullet or shell) to jam; (fig.) to get stuck; to be held up; to reach an impasse |
卡痰 see styles |
kǎ tán ka3 tan2 k`a t`an ka tan |
to have phlegm stuck in one's throat |
卡關 卡关 see styles |
kǎ guān ka3 guan1 k`a kuan ka kuan |
to be stuck; to feel stuck |
塞牙 see styles |
sāi yá sai1 ya2 sai ya |
to get food stuck between one's teeth |
填る see styles |
hamaru はまる |
(irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to fit; to get into; to go into; (2) (kana only) to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions); (3) (kana only) to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught; (4) (kana only) to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap; (5) (kana only) to be addicted to; to be deep into; to be crazy about; to be stuck on |
増長 see styles |
masunaga ますなが |
(n,vs,vi) (1) growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; (n,vs,vi) (2) becoming more severe; increasing; (surname) Masunaga |
嵌る see styles |
hamaru はまる |
(irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to fit; to get into; to go into; (2) (kana only) to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions); (3) (kana only) to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught; (4) (kana only) to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap; (5) (kana only) to be addicted to; to be deep into; to be crazy about; to be stuck on |
沼る see styles |
numaru ぬまる |
(v5r,vi) (1) (net-sl) to get hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.); to become addicted (to); to become obsessed (with); (v5r,vi) (2) (net-sl) {vidg} to be in a slump; to struggle to make progress; to get stuck (e.g. at a certain rank) |
留滯 留滞 see styles |
liú zhì liu2 zhi4 liu chih rutai |
to be stuck in one place |
立つ see styles |
tatsu たつ |
(v5t,vi) (1) to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up; (v5t,vi) (2) to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); (v5t,vi) (3) to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to take up (a position, post, etc.); to position oneself; (v5t,vi) (4) to leave (to do something); (v5t,vi) (5) (oft. written as 発つ) to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start; (v5t,vi) (6) to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.); to pierce; (v5t,vi) (7) to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.); to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.); to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.); to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.); to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.); (v5t,vi) (8) to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.); to be become widely known; (v5t,vi) (9) to stand (for election); to run; (v5t,vi) (10) (also written as 起つ) to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself; (v5t,vi) (11) (colloquialism) (also written as 勃つ) to have an erection; to become erect (e.g. of nipples); (v5t,vi) (12) to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.); to be formed; (v5t,vi) (13) to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.); to hold up; to hold water; to stand up (e.g. of evidence); to be logical; to be reasonable; (v5t,vi) (14) to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.); to be maintained; to survive; to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.); to be saved; (v5t,vi) (15) to start (of a season); to begin; (v5t,vi) (16) to be held (of a market); (v5t,vi) (17) to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.); to be shut; to be closed; (v5t,vi) (18) to be (the result of a division) |
缶詰 see styles |
kanzume かんづめ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) packing (in cans); canning; canned goods; tin can; (2) confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); (3) being stuck in a confined space |
罐詰 see styles |
kanzume かんづめ |
(out-dated kanji) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) packing (in cans); canning; canned goods; tin can; (2) confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); (3) being stuck in a confined space |
被套 see styles |
bèi tào bei4 tao4 pei t`ao pei tao |
duvet cover; quilt cover; (finance) to be stuck with an asset that has decreased in value after purchase |
輝点 see styles |
kiten きてん |
(1) light spot (e.g. a blip on radar); luminous dot; (2) always-on pixel (as a defect in LCD displays); stuck pixel |
附木 see styles |
fù mù fu4 mu4 fu mu fuki ふき |
(surname) Fuki stuck to the trees |
難民 难民 see styles |
nàn mín nan4 min2 nan min nanmin なんみん |
refugee (1) refugee; displaced person; (suffix noun) (2) (See 買い物難民) person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation) |
骨鯁 骨鲠 see styles |
gǔ gěng gu3 geng3 ku keng |
fish bone; bone stuck in the throat; something one feels obliged to speak out about; candid speaker |
高慢 see styles |
gāo màn gao1 man4 kao man kouman / koman こうまん |
proud; overbearing (noun or adjectival noun) haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up arrogance |
すぽり see styles |
zubori ずぼり |
(adv,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) vigorously; really getting stuck into |
ハマる see styles |
hamaru ハマる |
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to fit; to get into; to go into; (2) (kana only) to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions); (3) (kana only) to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught; (4) (kana only) to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap; (5) (kana only) to be addicted to; to be deep into; to be crazy about; to be stuck on |
一本箸 see styles |
ipponbashi いっぽんばし |
single chopstick stuck upright into the bowl of rice offered to the deceased at their funeral |
刺さる see styles |
sasaru ささる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to get stuck (in); to lodge (in); (v5r,vi) (2) to resonate emotionally; to move |
填まる see styles |
hamaru はまる |
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to fit; to get into; to go into; (2) (kana only) to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions); (3) (kana only) to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught; (4) (kana only) to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap; (5) (kana only) to be addicted to; to be deep into; to be crazy about; to be stuck on |
小開ひ see styles |
shoukaihi / shokaihi しょうかいひ |
(obscure) opening a door for a moment (esp. on the train, when someone's foot is stuck, etc.) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Stuck | 斯塔克 | sī tǎ kè si1 ta3 ke4 si ta ke sitake | ssu t`a k`o ssutako ssu ta ko |
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| Stuck | スタック | sutakku / sutaku | ||
| Unbridled Creativity | 不拘一格 | bù jū yī gé bu4 ju1 yi1 ge2 bu ju yi ge bujuyige | pu chü i ko puchüiko |
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| Past Future and Present | 過去未來現在 过去未来现在 | kako mirai genzai kakomiraigenzai | guō qù wèi lái xiàn zài guo1 qu4 wei4 lai2 xian4 zai4 guo qu wei lai xian zai guoquweilaixianzai | kuo ch`ü wei lai hsien tsai kuochüweilaihsientsai kuo chü wei lai hsien tsai |
| Great Aspirations Ambition | 鴻鵠之誌 鸿鹄之志 | hóng hú zhī zhì hong2 hu2 zhi1 zhi4 hong hu zhi zhi honghuzhizhi | hung hu chih chih hunghuchihchih |
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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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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
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
of art alive.
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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