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Tian Ti in Chinese / Japanese...

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  1. Tian / Tien

  2. Celestial Dragon / Tian Long

  3. Heaven

  4. Arita

  5. Gay Pride

  6. Master / Skilled Worker

  7. Daodejing / Tao Te Ching - Chapter 81


 tián
 Tien
 den
 
Tian / Tien Scroll

This Chinese, Korean, and Japanese character means field or farm.

Most of the time, this refers to a rice field.

However, this is very commonly used as a surname that romanizes from Mandarin as Tian, and from Cantonese and Taiwanese, it's romanized as Tien.

In Japanese, it can be the surname Yanakida, Tatsuru, or Tazaki. There are other romanizations used for Japanese surnames for this character. When just a field, it is pronounced “den” in Japanese.

Celestial Dragon / Tian Long

 tiān lóng
 tenryuu
Celestial Dragon / Tian Long Scroll

天龍 can mean Heavenly Dragon (Dragon of Heaven), Sky Dragon, Holy Dragon, Celestial Dragon, or Divine Dragon.

This can be a given name in both China and Japan (天龍 is pronounced Tenryū and sometimes written 天竜 in Japanese).

In an older Buddhist context, this can refer to Brahma, Indra, and the devas, together with the nāgas. It can also refer to celestials and snake spirits.

 tiān
 ten
 
Heaven Scroll

天 means “heaven” or “sky” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

The context determines if you are talking about heaven or the sky above (often they are the same concept).

When combined with other characters, words like “today” and “tomorrow” are created. While sometimes the character for “sun” is used to mean “day,” often “sky” represents “day” in Asian languages.
Example: 今天 (this sky) = “today,” 明天 (next sky) = “tomorrow” in modern Chinese and Japanese.

In Chinese culture, regardless of which religion, it's almost always assumed that God (and any other deities) live up above the sky. The concept of God living in the sky is likely the reason heaven is associated with this character.
The equation goes something like this: God's domain is the sky, thus, the sky is heaven.


Note: As a single character, this is a little ambiguous, so you might want to choose our Kingdom of Heaven selection instead.


See Also:  Heaven | God | Today | Sun

 yǒu tián
 arita / arida / uda
Arita Scroll

有田 is a version of the Japanese name Arita.

This can also be Uda or Arida.

This would be read as “You Tian” in Mandarin but it would be understood to be a Japanese name.

 tóng xìng liàn zì háo gǎn
Gay Pride Scroll

同性戀自豪感 or “Gay Pride” is a new idea in China. It's so new, that we may have just started the movement by translating this phrase.

If they ever do start having gay pride parades in China, my best guess is that these 6 characters will constitute the term they use to title the parade/movement.

Who knows, maybe in 10 years they will have a pride parade march straight past Tian'anmen Square on Chang An Street (the main drag in Beijing).

Master / Skilled Worker

Secondary version of Sifu

 shī fu
 si fu
Master / Skilled Worker Scroll

師傅 is “sifu” as in the “master” in the context of martial arts.

But two sifu titles are floating around. This one can simply mean “skilled worker.”

Historically, this term has been used for many things, such as “The tutor of a king or emperor.” But now it's more commonly used to mean master worker or qualified worker.

Currently, within the field of skilled labor, a master (Shifu) is higher than a journeyman and is considered to be one worthy of teaching others.

Note: In the 1970s and 1980s, this term was used as a common form of polite address between people. You might say, “master, do you know where Tian'anmen Square is?” to a person on the street at that time. This usage has almost passed; however, for some reason, people still often refer to taxi cab drivers as “master” in China (though I think/hope this is fading).

In Mandarin Chinese, this is pronounced like “Sure Foo,” and in Cantonese, like “See Foo.”

The second character is the difference between this sifu and the other. In this case, the second character by itself means tutor, instructor, or teacher.

Daodejing / Tao Te Ching - Chapter 81

Daodejing / Tao Te Ching - Chapter 81 Scroll

信言不美美言不信知者不博博者不知善者不多多者不善聖人無積既以為人己癒有既以予人矣已癒多故天之道利而不害聖人之道為而不爭 is the Mawangdui version of Daodejing chapter 81.

It can be translated this way:
Credible words are not eloquent;
Eloquent words are not credible.

The wise are not erudite;
The erudite are not wise.

The adept are not all-around;
The all-around are not adept.
The sages do not accumulate things.
Yet the more they have done for others,
The more they have gained themselves;
The more they have given to others,
The more they have gotten themselves.

Thus, the way of tian (heaven) is to benefit without harming;
The way of sages is to do without contending.
Another translation:
Sincere words are not showy;
showy words are not sincere.
Those who know are not “widely learned";
those “widely learned” do not know.
The good do not have a lot;
Those with a lot are not good.
The Sage accumulates nothing.
Having used what he had for others,
he has even more.
Having given what he had to others,
what he has is even greater.
Therefore, the Way of Heaven is to benefit and not cause any harm,
The Way of Man is to act on behalf of others and not to compete with them.
And a third translation:
True words aren't charming,
charming words aren't true.
Good people aren't contentious,
contentious people aren't good.
People who know aren't learned,
learned people don't know.
Wise souls don't hoard;
the more they do for others the more they have,
the more they give the richer they are.
The Way of heaven provides without destroying.
Doing without outdoing
is the Way of the wise.




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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

天山

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tiān shān
    tian1 shan1
t`ien shan
    tien shan
 tenzan
    てんざん
Tian Shan, mountain range straddling the border between China and Kyrgyzstan
(1) (archaism) enormous thing; (n,adv) (2) (archaism) greatly; very; (surname, given name) Tenzan; (place-name) Tenzan (Japan); Tian Shan (China)

甜茶

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 tencha; tencha
    てんちゃ; テンチャ
(1) {food} tian cha; sweet tea; blackberry leaf tea; (2) (kana only) {bot} Chinese blackberry (Rubus suavissimus)

田亮

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tián liàng
    tian2 liang4
t`ien liang
    tien liang
Tian Liang (1979-), former male Chinese diver, Olympic medalist

田漢


田汉

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tián hàn
    tian2 han4
t`ien han
    tien han
Tian Han (1898-1968), author of the words of the PRC national anthem March of the Volunteer Army 義勇軍進行曲|义勇军进行曲

蒙恬

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méng tián
    meng2 tian2
meng t`ien
    meng tien
 mouten / moten
    もうてん
Qin general Meng Tian (-210 BC), involved in 215 BC in fighting the Northern Xiongnu 匈奴 and building the great wall
(person) Meng Tian (ca. 250-210 BCE; Chinese general)

天峨縣


天峨县

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tiān é xiàn
    tian1 e2 xian4
t`ien o hsien
    tien o hsien
Tian'e, a county in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi

テンチャ

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 tencha
    テンチャ
(1) (food term) tian cha; sweet tea; blackberry leaf tea; (2) (bot) (kana only) Chinese blackberry (Rubus suavissimus)

天山北路

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 tenzanhokuro
    てんざんほくろ
route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains

天山山脈

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 tenzansanmyaku
    てんざんさんみゃく
(place-name) Tian Shan mountain range (Central Asia); Tengri Tagh

田忌賽馬


田忌赛马

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tián jì sài mǎ
    tian2 ji4 sai4 ma3
t`ien chi sai ma
    tien chi sai ma
Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)

博格達山脈


博格达山脉

see styles
bó gé dá shān mài
    bo2 ge2 da2 shan1 mai4
po ko ta shan mai
Bogda Shan mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains

セミョーノフ

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 semyoonofu
    セミョーノフ
(personal name) Semenoff; Semenov-Tian'-Shanskii; Semyonov

觀彌勒菩薩上生兜率天經


观弥勒菩萨上生兜率天经

see styles
guān mí lè pú sà shàng shēng dōu shuò tiān jīng
    guan1 mi2 le4 pu2 sa4 shang4 sheng1 dou1 shuo4 tian1 jing1
kuan mi le p`u sa shang sheng tou shuo t`ien ching
    kuan mi le pu sa shang sheng tou shuo tien ching
 Kan Miroku bosatsu jōshō tosotsu ten kyō
Guan Mile Busa shangsheng doushuo tian jing

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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Tian
Tien
dentián / tian2 / tiant`ien / tien
Celestial Dragon
Tian Long
天龍
天龙
tenryuu / tenryutiān lóng
tian1 long2
tian long
tianlong
t`ien lung
tienlung
tien lung
Heavententiān / tian1 / tiant`ien / tien
Arita有田arita / arida / udayǒu tián
you3 tian2 
you tian 
youtian 
yu
Gay Pride同性戀自豪感
同性恋自豪感
tóng xìng liàn zì háo gǎn
tong2 xing4 lian4 zi4 hao2 gan3
tong xing lian zi hao gan
tongxinglianzihaogan
t`ung hsing lien tzu hao kan
tunghsinglientzuhaokan
tung hsing lien tzu hao kan
Master
Skilled Worker
師傅
师傅
shī fu / shi1 fu / shi fu / shifushih fu / shihfu
Daodejing
Tao Te Ching - Chapter 81
信言不美美言不信知者不博博者不知善者不多多者不善聖人無積既以為人己癒有既以予人矣已癒多故天之道利而不害聖人之道為而不爭
信言不美美言不信知者不博博者不知善者不多多者不善圣人无积既以为人己愈有既以予人矣已愈多故天之道利而不害圣人之道为而不争
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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