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Thou in Chinese / Japanese...

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Five Reflections / Gosei

 shi se i ni moto ru na ka ri shi ka? gen kou ni ha zu ru na ka ri shi ka?
ki ryo ku ni ka ku ru na ka ri shi ka? do ryo ku ni u ra mi na ka ri shi ka?
bu sho u ni wa ta ru na ka ri shi ka?
Five Reflections / Gosei Scroll

These are the “Five Reflections” of Vice Admiral Hajime Matsushita of the Japanese Imperial Navy.

These days, the Five Reflections are recited or contemplated daily by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force recruits in training. This long proverb is popularly translated into English this way:

Hast thou not gone against sincerity?
Hast thou not felt ashamed of thy words and deeds?
Hast thou not lacked vigor?
Hast thou not exerted all possible efforts?
Hast thou not become slothful?


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

 wǒ qǐ méi yǒu fēn fù nǐ ma nǐ dāng gāng qiáng zhuàng dǎn bù yào jù pà yě bù yào jīng huáng yīn wèi nǐ wú lùn wǎng nǎ lǐ qù yē hé huá nǐ de shén bì yǔ nǐ tóng zài
Joshua 1:9 Scroll

Here is the full translation of Joshua 1:9 into Chinese.

The text with punctuation:
我岂没有吩咐你吗?你当刚强壮胆。不要惧怕,也不要惊惶。因为你无论往哪里去,耶和华你的神必与你同在。 Hand-painted calligraphy does not retain punctuation.

This translation comes from the 1919 Chinese Union Bible.

For reference, from the KJV, this reads, “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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    ru3
ju
 omina
    をみな
old variant of 汝[ru3]
(n,n-suf) (1) woman; girl; daughter; (n,n-suf) (2) {astron} (See 二十八宿,玄武・げんぶ・2) Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (3) (abbreviation) {gramm} (See 女性名詞) feminine noun; (female given name) Omina; Womina
Women, female; u. f. 汝 thou, you.

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    ru3
ju
 mimashi
    みまし
thou
(pronoun) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) you
you


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ěr
    er3
erh
 mitsuru
    みつる
thus; so; like that; you; thou
(pn,adj-no) (archaism) thou; you; (interjection) (1) (archaism) like that; as such; (2) yeah; uh-huh; (archaism) (vulgar) you; (surname, given name) Mitsuru
You, thou; so, thus; used adverbially.

怛縛


怛缚

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dá fú
    da2 fu2
ta fu
 tanbaku
tvam, thou, you.

爾汝

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 jijo
    じじょ
you; thou

足下

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zú xià
    zu2 xia4
tsu hsia
 sokka
    そっか
you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation); below the foot
(1) (See 足元・1) at one's feet; underfoot; (2) written after the addressee's name in a formal letter to show respect; (pronoun) (3) (honorific or respectful language) (obsolete) (used to address someone of equal or lower status) thou; you
beneath one's feet

足元

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 ashimoto
    あしもと
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step"); (2) gait; pace; step; (can be adjective with の) (3) most recent; current; (pronoun) (4) you; thou

足許

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 ashimoto
    あしもと
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step"); (2) gait; pace; step; (can be adjective with の) (3) most recent; current; (pronoun) (4) you; thou

不偸盜


不偸盗

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bù tōu dào
    bu4 tou1 dao4
pu t`ou tao
    pu tou tao
 fu chūtō
adinnādāna-veramaṇī; the second of the ten commandments, Thou shalt not steal.

不妄語


不妄语

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bù wàng yǔ
    bu4 wang4 yu3
pu wang yü
 fumō go
musāvādā-veramaṇī, the fourth commandment, thou shalt not lie; no false speaking.

不婬慾


不淫欲

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bù yín yù
    bu4 yin2 yu4
pu yin yü
 fuinyoku
abrahamacaryā-veramaṇī, the third commandment, thou shalt not commit adultery, i. e. against fornication and adultery for the lay, and against all unchastity for the clerics.

不殺生


不杀生

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bù shā shēng
    bu4 sha1 sheng1
pu sha sheng
 fusesshou / fusessho
    ふせっしょう
{Buddh} (See アヒンサー) ahimsa; abstinence from taking life; principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.
prāṇātipātād vairamaṇī (virati). The first commandment, Thou shalt not kill the living.

足もと

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 ashimoto
    あしもと
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step"); (2) gait; pace; step; (can be adjective with の) (3) most recent; current; (pronoun) (4) you; thou

平等性智

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píng děng xìng zhì
    ping2 deng3 xing4 zhi4
p`ing teng hsing chih
    ping teng hsing chih
 byōdō shō chi
samatājñāna. The wisdom of rising above such distinctions as I and Thou, meum and tūm, thus being rid of the ego idea, and wisdom in regard to all things equally and universally, cf. 五智. The esoteric school also call it the 灌頂智 and Ratnasaṃbhava wisdom.

自命清高

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zì mìng qīng gāo
    zi4 ming4 qing1 gao1
tzu ming ch`ing kao
    tzu ming ching kao
to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous; holier-than-thou

荅攝蒲密卜羅牒瑟吒諦


荅摄蒲密卜罗牒瑟咤谛

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dá shè pú mì bǔ luó dié sè zhà dì
    da2 she4 pu2 mi4 bu3 luo2 die2 se4 zha4 di4
ta she p`u mi pu lo tieh se cha ti
    ta she pu mi pu lo tieh se cha ti
 tōshōhomitsubokura chōshichitatai
daśabhūmi-prastiṣṭhite, 'Thou who art established in the ten stages. ' — said to the Tathāgatas in invocations.

Variations:
その方
其の方(rK)

 sonohou / sonoho
    そのほう
(pronoun) (1) that; that one; that way; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (referring to someone of equal or lower status) you; thou

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Five Reflections
Gosei
一至誠に悖るなかりしか一言行に恥づるなかりしか一氣力に缺くるなかりしか一努力に憾みなかりしか一不精に亘るなかりしかshi se i ni moto ru na ka ri shi ka? gen kou ni ha zu ru na ka ri shi ka?
ki ryo ku ni ka ku ru na ka ri shi ka? do ryo ku ni u ra mi na ka ri shi ka?
bu sho u ni wa ta ru na ka ri shi ka?
shi se i ni moto ru na ka ri shi ka? gen ko ni ha zu ru na ka ri shi ka?
ki ryo ku ni ka ku ru na ka ri shi ka? do ryo ku ni u ra mi na ka ri shi ka?
bu sho u ni wa ta ru na ka ri shi ka?
Joshua 1:9我豈沒有吩咐你嗎你當剛強壯膽不要懼怕也不要驚惶因為你無論往哪里去耶和華你的神必與你同在
我岂没有吩咐你吗你当刚强壮胆不要惧怕也不要惊惶因为你无论往哪里去耶和华你的神必与你同在
wǒ qǐ méi yǒu fēn fù nǐ ma nǐ dāng gāng qiáng zhuàng dǎn bù yào jù pà yě bù yào jīng huáng yīn wèi nǐ wú lùn wǎng nǎ lǐ qù yē hé huá nǐ de shén bì yǔ nǐ tóng zài
wo3 qi3 mei2 you3 fen1 fu4 ni3 ma ni3 dang1 gang1 qiang2 zhuang4 dan3 bu4 yao4 ju4 pa4 ye3 bu4 yao4 jing1 huang2 yin1 wei4 ni3 wu2 lun4 wang3 na3 li3 qu4 ye1 he2 hua2 ni3 de shen2 bi4 yu3 ni3 tong2 zai4
wo qi mei you fen fu ni ma ni dang gang qiang zhuang dan bu yao ju pa ye bu yao jing huang yin wei ni wu lun wang na li qu ye he hua ni de shen bi yu ni tong zai
wo ch`i mei yu fen fu ni ma ni tang kang ch`iang chuang tan pu yao chü p`a yeh pu yao ching huang yin wei ni wu lun wang na li ch`ü yeh ho hua ni te shen pi yü ni t`ung tsai
wo chi mei yu fen fu ni ma ni tang kang chiang chuang tan pu yao chü pa yeh pu yao ching huang yin wei ni wu lun wang na li chü yeh ho hua ni te shen pi yü ni tung tsai
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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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

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single-character wall scroll.
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A professional Chinese Calligrapher

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.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

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.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

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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