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阿卜杜拉 is the name Abdallah in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male Arabic name Abdel.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male Arabic name Abdou.

阿卜杜勒 is the name Abdul in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male Arabic name Abdulla.

阿卜杜拉 is the name Abdullah in Chinese (Mandarin).

獨自一人 means “alone” in the context of a person by himself/herself.

See Also:  I Miss You

獨居 is a Chinese word that can be translated as to live alone, to live a solitary existence, solitude, solitary life, dwelling alone.

You might use a word like this regarding a hermit.

In modern Japan, and Simplified Chinese, they use the version of the first character shown to the right. If you want this version please click on the character to the right instead of the button above.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male Portuguese/Latin name Balduíno or Balduino.

本篤十六世 is the name Benedict in Chinese (Mandarin).

白蘭度 is the name Brando in Chinese (Mandarin).

基督徒 is a very strong and direct word in Chinese for “Christian.”

The literal translation of the first two characters is “Christ.”

The last character means apprentice, follower, or disciple.

Altogether these three characters mean “Christ's Disciple” or “Christ's Apprentice.” 基督徒 is a pretty cool title to hang on your wall if you are a devout Christian.

Also used by Japanese Christians (but may be unfamiliar to non-Christian Japanese people).

See Also:  Jesus Christ | God of Abraham

基督教徒 is the most verbose (longest) word for “Christian” in the Chinese and Japanese languages.

The literal translation of the first two characters is Christ.
The third Character means “Religion” or “Teaching.”
The last character means “apprentice” or “disciple.”

Altogether these three characters mean “Christ's Teaching Disciple” or “Christ's Religion Apprentice.”

Note: The last two characters are sometimes translated together as “follower (of a religion),” so you could also say it means “Follower of Christ.”

This four-character title makes it very clear what you are talking about in Chinese.

See Also:  Jesus Christ | God of Abraham

基督教 is the Chinese, Japanese and Korean word for “Christianity.”

Just as in English, this word is often used to mean “Protestant” but includes Catholics in the true definition.

It is the word used to refer to the whole “Christian religion” or “Christian Faith,” and therefore, it can be translated as “Christianity.” However, used as an adjective in regard to a person, it would translate as “Christian.” But more like saying, “His religion is Christianity,” rather than a noun form.

If you break it apart, the characters mean Base/Foundation Leading/Supervising Religion/Teaching. It makes more sense in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. The first two characters together are translated as “Christ.” So you can also say this means “Christ's Religion” or “Christ's Teachings” when directly translated, or in reverse, “The Religion of Christ” or “The Teaching of Christ.”

Notes: The last character has a slight difference in one stroke - however, in calligraphic form, this will not be apparent. This entry can easily be read by any Korean person who knows Hanja characters (Chinese characters used in Korean).

See Also:  Jesus Christ | God of Abraham

克爾杜拉 is the name Cordula in Chinese (Mandarin).

愛是恆久忍耐又有恩慈愛是不嫉妒愛是不自誇不張狂 is 1st Corinthians 13:4 in Chinese.

With large “love” character added.

In English, this reads:

1st Corinthians 13:4 (KJV) Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up...

1st Corinthians 13:4 (NIV) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

1st Corinthians 13:4 (Basic English) Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride.

The Chinese translation follows the love meaning, rather than the King James' use of “charity.” I was a little confused when writing this description with the significant differences between the NIV vs. KJV translations. After speaking to a Greek scholar about this, it would seem that the KJV has an almost errant translation with the use of “charity” in place of “love.”

We used the most popular Christian Chinese Bible, which is the Chinese Union Version (CUV). The CUV was first published in 1919. We use this so that the Chinese translation would be as accurate and standard as possible. Any Chinese Christian worth their salt will easily be able to identify this verse when they see these characters.

If you want a big “love” character written above the verse on your artwork, just make a note in the “special instructions” tab when you are customizing your artwork. There is no extra charge for that service on this special verse.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the female French name Dadou.

杜威 is the name Dewey in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜利 is the name Dooley in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜安 is the name Duane in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜阿爾特 is the name Duarte in Chinese (Mandarin).

都柏林 is the name Dublin in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜卡 is the name Duca in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜德雷 is the name Dudley in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜朗 is the name Duran in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜蘭德 is the name Durand in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the female Portuguese/Latin name Eduarda.

誒杜爾內 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Edurne.

極度 means extreme, intense, and sometimes maximum or zenith depending on context.

The first character means extremely or utmost.

The second character means degree or capacity.

杜松子酒 is the full Chinese name for the alcohol known as gin.

If you like this juniper-berry-based liquor, this could be your title. Don't skimp on the vermouth!

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the female French name Gwendoline.

沽雯都琳 is the name Gwendolyn in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is the Japanese given name 独 which romanizes as Hitori or Doku.

Originally this was written as 獨 but was simplified/modernized in Japan at some point.

独 can also be an abbreviation for Germany.

The actual meaning is alone, independent, single, sole, only, or solitary.

This is also a Simplified Chinese character, but most Chinese calligraphers would prefer to write the Traditional Chinese of 獨 instead of 独.

This is the Chinese name for the country of Honduras.

See Also:  North America

Besides meaning “to be independent,” this can also mean “to stand alone,” self-reliance or self-support.

Modern Japanese use a simplified version of the first character of independence. it’s the same simplified version currently used in mainland China, so understood by most Chinese and all Japanese people. Click on the character to the right if you want the simplified/Japanese version.

獨立精神 means independent spirit in Chinese.

The first two characters mean independent, independence, or to stand alone.

The last two characters mean spirit, spiritual, vigor, vitality, drive, mind, consciousness, thought, essence, heart, or soul.

With this information, you can make your translation combination such as “independent heart,” “stand-alone spirit,” or more creatively, “the drive to stand alone” in English. There are a lot of ways to interpret 獨立精神.

This is the Chinese and Japanese Kanji name for the country of India, occasionally referred to as Hindustan.

See Also:  Asia

印度人 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for Indian (a person from India).

This is kind of an odd selection to put on a wall scroll, but people keep searching for this title, so I added it.

This is the Chinese name for the country of Indonesia.

See Also:  Asia

基督 is how to write “Christ” in Chinese characters, Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji.

This is the word used in the Chinese Union Bible (the only readily-available translation of the Bible into Chinese that I know of - published about 100 years ago). For Chinese Christians, this is the most common way to refer to Jesus Christ.

This is also the way that “Christ” is written in Japanese. But since the Japanese language is very flexible about the sounds that can be assigned to various Kanji, these characters have been assigned a pronunciation that sounds a lot like “Christ” or actually closer to the original “Christos.” In Japanese (if you don't know how the Romaji shown above in the gray box works), it sounds like “key ree sue toe” using English words/sounds. Say those four words fast, and you'll get it.
It should be noted that only Japanese Christians will be familiar with this word.

This is best defined, read, and understood with the characters together, but if you take this word for Christ apart, the first character means “fundamentals” or “foundation.” The second character can mean “leader” or “boss.”

耶稣基督是我救主 is a Chinese phrase that reads “Jesus Christ is my savior.”

耶穌基督 is the full version, with the name “Jesus” being the first two characters and the meaning of “Christ” as the last two.

You can't get more specific than this when referring to the Messiah.

耶穌基督是愛 means Jesus Christ is Love in Mandarin Chinese.

耶稣 means Jesus, close to the original pronunciation of Yeshua.
基督 is the Chinese word that means Christ.
是 = is.
爱 = love.

金雞獨立 or “Jin Ji Du Li,” means “golden rooster stands on one leg.”

This is also called “crane stance” in English. This is used in wushu, karate, and other forms of martial arts.

This can be pronounced, “kinkei dokuritsu” in Japanese but it's rarely a title used in Japanese.

神愛世人甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們叫一切信他的不至滅亡反得永生 is the full translation of John 3:16 into Chinese.

This is from the Chinese Union Bible which comes from a revised version of the King James. This Chinese Bible was originally translated and printed in 1919 (several revisions since then).

Because of the origin being the KJV, I'll say that in English, this would be, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

As with any translation, there are interesting cultural and linguistic issues. For instance, the word used for “world” in Chinese can also mean “common people.” So you could say that it means “For God so loved the common people...”
This does not take away from the text, as it will be understood with the same meaning and connotation.

There is no direct Greek-to-Chinese translation in print (that I know of), so this is the best available. Of course, you can ask any Greek person of faith, and they will claim that a bit is lost from the original Greek of the New Testament to any of the English versions of the Bible in print.

神愛世人甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們 is the first half of John 3:16 in Chinese.

It reads roughly, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.”

This came directly from the Chinese Union Bible first printed in 1919.

利杜維納 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Liduvina.

獨狼 is literally “lone wolf” in Chinese.

孤獨 means lonely, solitude, loneliness, and lonesome.
In some contexts, it can mean reclusive, isolated, single, or solo.

孤獨 is a Japanese word but not a good selection for a wall scroll.
In Chinese, this will relay a rather sad feeling to anyone who reads this calligraphy on your wall.

The version shown to the left is the Traditional Chinese and ancient Japanese version. In modern Japan and China they often use a different more simplified version of the second character (as shown to the right). If you want this Japanese/Simplified version, please click on the character shown to the right instead of the button above.

馬杜 is the name Madhu in Chinese (Mandarin).

This poem was written almost 1200 years ago during the Tang dynasty.

It depicts traveling up a place known as Cold Mountain, where some hearty people have built their homes. The traveler is overwhelmed by the beauty of the turning leaves of the maple forest that surrounds him just as night overtakes the day, and darkness prevails. His heart implores him to stop, and take in all of the beauty around him.

First, before you get to the full translation, I must tell you that Chinese poetry is a lot different than what we have in the west. Chinese words simply don't rhyme in the same way that English or other western languages do. Chinese poetry depends on rhythm and a certain beat of repeated numbers of characters.

I have done my best to translate this poem keeping a certain feel of the original poet. But some of the original beauty of the poem in its original Chinese will be lost in translation.

Far away on Cold Mountain, a stone path leads upwards.
Among white clouds, people's homes reside.
Stopping my carriage I must, as to admire the maple forest at nights fall.
In awe of autumn leaves showing more red than even flowers of early spring.

Hopefully, this poem will remind you to stop, and “take it all in” as you travel through life.
The poet's name is “Du Mu” in Chinese that is: .
The title of the poem, “Mountain Travels” is:
You can have the title, poet's name, and even “Tang Dynasty” written as an inscription on your custom wall scroll if you like.

More about the poet:

Dumu lived from 803-852 AD and was a leading Chinese poet during the later part of the Tang dynasty.
He was born in Chang'an, a city in central China and the former capital of the ancient Chinese empire in 221-206 BC. In present-day China, his birthplace is currently known as Xi'an, the home of the Terracotta Soldiers.

He was awarded his Jinshi degree (an exam administered by the emperor's court which leads to becoming an official of the court) at the age of 25 and went on to hold many official positions over the years. However, he never achieved a high rank, apparently because of some disputes between various factions, and his family's criticism of the government. His last post in the court was his appointment to the office of Secretariat Drafter.

During his life, he wrote scores of narrative poems, as well as a commentary on the Art of War and many letters of advice to high officials.

His poems were often very realistic and often depicted everyday life. He wrote poems about everything, from drinking beer in a tavern to weepy poems about lost love.

The thing that strikes you most is the fact even after 1200 years, not much has changed about the beauty of nature, toils, and troubles of love and beer drinking.

奧夫杜略 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Obdulio.

讀 is a Chinese character that means “to read out loud,” or “to study books.”

Very seldom used in Japanese anymore (except occasionally in Buddhism).

閱讀 is a Chinese word that refers to the act of reading or a suggestion to read (presumably books but could refer to any reading materials or text).

讀萬卷書行萬里路 is a lifelong suggestion for expanding your horizons by gaining knowledge, experience, and seeing the world.

Of course, this was written long ago when it was hard to travel 10,000 miles (at least 1000 years before the invention of the airplane).
With air travel and the business I'm in, I often achieve that lifetime goal on a monthly basis.
However, I am a little behind in the book count.

Note: An ancient Chinese mile (里 or lǐ) referred to in this proverb is about a third of a British/American mile. However, at that time, this was a great distance to travel.

洛杜拉 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Greek name Rodoula.

篤實 means sincere, solid, and faithful.

特奧杜洛 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Teódulo.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male French name Théodule or Theodule.

行万里路胜读万卷书 translates a few ways:
To travel ten thousand miles beats reading ten-thousand books.
Better to travel ten thousand li than to read ten thousand books. (a “li” is an ancient Chinese mile)
Traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books.

No matter how you slice it, this Chinese proverb is claiming that experience is more profound and meaningful than what you can get from a book. Go do it! Don't just read about it.

杜魯門 is the name Trueman in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜魯門 is a common transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Truman.

Perhaps the most famous Truman is the author Truman Garcia Capote.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male French name Tugdual.

獨角獸 is the Chinese name for the western unicorn (a horse with a spiral horn emerging from the head).

獨角獸 is an unusual title for a Chinese wall scroll, but it's OK if you really love unicorns.

Chinese have their own ancient unicorn-like creature called a “qilin” (or kirin in Japanese).

獨特 means unique, distinct, or “having special characteristics.”

Modern Japanese use a simplified version of the first character of "unique." it’s the same simplified version currently used in mainland China, so understood by most Chinese and all Japanese people. Click on the character to the right if you want the simplified/Japanese version.

毒蛇 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for viper.

While 毒蛇 usually means viper, it may be used by some to refer to any poisonous snake or poisonous serpent.

阿卜杜勒阿齊茲 is the name Abdulaziz in Chinese (Mandarin).

阿卜杜拉 is the name Abdullatif in Chinese (Mandarin).

阿卜杜拉赫曼 is the name Abdulrahman in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜爾塞 is the name Dulce in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜根 is the name Dugan in Chinese (Mandarin).

Here is the Lord's Prayer in Chinese from Mathew 6:9-13.

The Chinese text with punctuation is:
Part of 6:9 ...我们在天上的父，愿人都尊你的名为圣。
6:10 愿你的国降临，愿你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。
6:11 我们日用的饮食，今日赐给我们。
6:12 免我们的债，如同我们免了人的债。
6:13 不叫我们遇见试探，救我们脱离凶恶，因为国度，权柄，荣耀，全是你的，直到永远，阿们。
Note that punctuation is not included in traditional Chinese calligraphy artwork.

From KJV, this is:
Part of 6:9 ...Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

This is the title for Kyōto city

Kyōto is arguably, the cultural capital of Japan.

耶穌基督昨日今日一直到永遠是一樣的 is Hebrews 13:8 which reads, Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.

馬杜克斯 is the name Maddux in Chinese (Mandarin).

馬杜克斯 is the name Madux in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜亞爾 is the name Duyar in Chinese (Mandarin).

薩比杜里亞 is the name Sabiduria in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜瓦爾 is the name Durval in Chinese (Mandarin).

巴杜克 is the name Baduk in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜多 is the name Dudo in Chinese (Mandarin).

拉杜 is the name Radu in Chinese (Mandarin).

恩度 is the name Endu in Chinese (Mandarin).

喬杜里 is the name Chaudhary in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is the Chinese and Japanese word for Azalea (Rhododendron Simsii Planch or Rhododendron indicum).

Sometimes known as the Indian Asalea.

In Japan, this can also be the given name Tokenka.

杜科 is the name Duco in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜德 is the name Dood in Chinese (Mandarin).

奧爾杜納 is the name Orduna in Chinese (Mandarin).

杜博斯 is the name Dubose in Chinese (Mandarin).

阿卜杜勒卡里姆 is the name Abdulkarim in Chinese (Mandarin).

阿卜杜拉赫曼 is the name Abdalrahman in Chinese (Mandarin).

阿卜杜勒法塔 is the name Abdulfattah in Chinese (Mandarin).

阿卜杜利拉 is the name Abdelilah in Chinese (Mandarin).