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蒼軒跆拳道 is the title “Chang Hon Taekwon-Do” written in old Korean Hanja.
This literally means “Pale Blue Kick Fist/Punch Way.”
The rather awkward official romanization is “cang heon tae gweon do.”
Occasionally, you will see the first Hanja character written as 苍 instead of 蒼. it’s just a different way to write the same character. If you want 苍 instead of 蒼, just let me know.
It's very uncommon (some will say taboo) to say “I love you” in Japanese culture. It's especially awkward for a man to tell a woman this in Japanese. Everyone is more likely to say “Watashi wa anata ga suki desu” or “I like you” (literally, “I regarding you, have like.”
If you have to say “I love you” in Japanese, 愛してる is a selection of Kanji and Hiragana that provide a way.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Love and respect each other
相敬相愛 is an old Chinese proverb that suggests love and respect go together and are to be exchanged between people (especially couples).
The first two characters mean “exchanging respect” or “mutual respect.”
The last two characters create a word that means “to love each other” or “mutual love.”
You'll notice that the first and third characters are the same. So you can read this literally as something like “Exchange respect, exchange love” or “Mutual respect, mutual love.” In English, we'd probably just say, “Mutual love and respect.” Grammar differs in every language - So while the literal translation might sound a bit awkward in English, this phrase is very natural in Chinese.
These search terms might be related to Awkward:
...And This Above All to Thine Own Self Be True
Changing Oneself / Self Reformation
Consciousness of Self
Inner Strength / Self-Improvement
Introspection / Self-Awareness
Jiko No Kansei / Self-Completion
Power of Oneself / Self-Sufficient
Prideful Mind / Self-Respecting Heart
Self Actualization
Self Awareness Becomes a Buddha
Self Consciousness
Self Sacrifice
Self-Confidence
Self-Control
Self-Defense
Self-Discipline / Will-Power
Self-Discipline and Martial Virtue
Self-Discipline Martial Arts
Self-Improvement
Self-Love / Love Yourself / Love Oneself
Self-Reliance
Self-Respect / Self-Esteem
Self-Restraint / Self-Control
To Thine Own Self Be True
Unyielding Self-Reliance
Will-Power / Self-Control
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your awkward search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
尬 see styles |
gà ga4 ka |
(bound form) embarrassing; awkward |
拙 see styles |
zhuō zhuo1 cho tsutana つたな |
awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2] (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (archaism) poor; unskillful; clumsy; (pronoun) (2) (humble language) (masculine speech) I; me; (personal name) Tsutana Stupid, clumsy. |
下手 see styles |
xià shǒu xia4 shou3 hsia shou shimode しもで |
to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (ant: 上手・じょうず・1) unskillful; poor; awkward; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) imprudent; untactful; (place-name) Shimode |
不様 see styles |
buzama ぶざま |
(noun or adjectival noun) unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward; ungainly |
冷場 冷场 see styles |
lěng chǎng leng3 chang3 leng ch`ang leng chang |
stage wait; (fig.) awkward silence |
受窘 see styles |
shòu jiǒng shou4 jiong3 shou chiung |
embarrassed; bothered; in an awkward position |
尬聊 see styles |
gà liáo ga4 liao2 ka liao |
(slang) awkward conversation; to have a cringeworthy conversation |
尷尬 尴尬 see styles |
gān gà gan1 ga4 kan ka |
awkward; embarrassed |
彆嘴 别嘴 see styles |
biè zuǐ bie4 zui3 pieh tsui |
mouthful (awkward speech); tongue-twister |
彆扭 别扭 see styles |
biè niu bie4 niu5 pieh niu |
awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche |
拗口 see styles |
ào kǒu ao4 kou3 ao k`ou ao kou |
hard to pronounce; awkward-sounding |
拘束 see styles |
jū shù ju1 shu4 chü shu kousoku / kosoku こうそく |
to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent (noun, transitive verb) restriction; restraint; binding; constraint |
拙笨 see styles |
zhuō bèn zhuo1 ben4 cho pen |
clumsy; awkward; lacking skill |
拿人 see styles |
ná rén na2 ren2 na jen |
making things awkward; to cause difficulties; to exert influence; to attract |
搭訕 搭讪 see styles |
dā shàn da1 shan4 ta shan |
to hit on someone; to strike up a conversation; to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation |
擰巴 拧巴 see styles |
nǐng ba ning3 ba5 ning pa |
(dialect) awkward; uncomfortable; (dialect) obstinate; contrary; argumentative |
榔槺 see styles |
láng kāng lang2 kang1 lang k`ang lang kang |
cumbersome; awkward and clumsy |
為難 为难 see styles |
wéi nán wei2 nan2 wei nan |
to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) |
無様 see styles |
buzama ぶざま |
(noun or adjectival noun) unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward; ungainly |
犯難 犯难 see styles |
fàn nán fan4 nan2 fan nan |
to feel embarrassed; to feel awkward |
生硬 see styles |
shēng yìng sheng1 ying4 sheng ying seikou / seko せいこう |
rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced (noun or adjectival noun) crude; immature; unpolished |
破目 see styles |
wareme われめ hame はめ |
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) chasm; interstice; crevice; crack; cleft; split; rift; fissure; (2) (vulgar) (slang) vulva; slit; cunt; vagina; twat; plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess |
稚拙 see styles |
zhì zhuō zhi4 zhuo1 chih cho chisetsu ちせつ |
young and clumsy; childish and awkward (noun or adjectival noun) unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy; crude |
窘境 see styles |
jiǒng jìng jiong3 jing4 chiung ching |
awkward situation; predicament |
笨拙 see styles |
bèn zhuō ben4 zhuo1 pen cho |
clumsy; awkward; stupid |
粗笨 see styles |
cū bèn cu1 ben4 ts`u pen tsu pen sohon そほん |
awkward; clumsy; unwieldy; heavy-handed (noun or adjectival noun) crude |
糗事 see styles |
qiǔ shì qiu3 shi4 ch`iu shih chiu shih |
awkward incident |
羽目 see styles |
hame はめ |
(1) panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; (2) plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess |
腌臢 腌臜 see styles |
ā zā a1 za1 a tsa |
dirty; filthy; awkward; disgusting; nauseating; Taiwan pr. [ang1 zang1] |
蹇拙 see styles |
jiǎn zhuō jian3 zhuo1 chien cho |
clumsy (writing); awkward; obscure |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Ch'ang Hon Taekwondo | 蒼軒跆拳道 苍轩跆拳道 | |||
| I Love You Aishiteru | 愛してる | ai shi te ru aishiteru | ||
| Love and Respect | 相敬相愛 相亲相爱 | xiāng jìng xiāng ài xiang1 jing4 xiang1 ai4 xiang jing xiang ai xiangjingxiangai | hsiang ching hsiang ai hsiangchinghsiangai |
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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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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
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.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
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.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.
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