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Separately, the first character here does mean "danger" or "to endanger" and the second character can mean "opportunity."
However, I want to debunk a myth that was propagated by some westerners who did not have a clear understanding of Asian languages...
While often, Chinese/Japanese/Korean compound words (words of two or more characters) are the sum of their parts, this is not always the case. The compound is often understood with a completely different meaning than the two characters individually.
Many have said that the Chinese/Japanese/Korean word for Crisis is made up of the characters for "danger" and "opportunity." 危機 is true when phrased this way.
However, it's not absolutely correct to say that "danger + opportunity = crisis" in Asian cultures.
English example:
If I tell you that...
Bovine creature + Guy behind the plate in baseball = Locomotive protection
...you would think I was mad. But consider that "cow + catcher = cowcatcher," which is the device that used to be found on steam engines to protect them if they hit an animal on the tracks. When we hear the word "cowcatcher" we don't separate the words into their individual meanings (necessarily).
The same is true with the word for crisis in Chinese/Japanese/Korean. While you can separate the characters, few Asian people would automatically do so in their minds.
The final answer:
It is a half-truth to say, "danger plus opportunity equals crisis" in Chinese/Japanese/Korean. Use this statement and concept with caution.
Also, the second character can mean "secret" or "machine" depending on context so I guess you have to say "a dangerous machine = crisis" or "danger + a secret = crisis." Both of these are only slightly more ridiculous than the first premise.
PS: 危機 is probably not a great word for a scroll, unless you have a special use for it.
This Japanese, Chinese, and Korean word means: to cooperate; in coordination with; coordinated; collaborate; collaboration; collaborative; doing together (as equals).
Some will also use this as a short way to express the western idea of synergy (collaboration for a better result). There's a longer word, 協同作用, that adds "action" to this word, and more directly means synergy.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
協同 协同 see styles |
 xié tóng / xie2 tong2 hsieh t`ung / hsieh tung kyoudou / kyodo / きょうどう |
 More info & calligraphy: to cooperate; in coordination with; coordinated; collaborate; collaboration; collaborative (n,vs,adj-no) doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation; collaboration; association |
子 see styles |
zi // zǐ / zi5 // zi3 tzu ne / ね shi / し kou / ko / こう |
(noun suffix); son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat; Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) first sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Rat, 11pm-1am, north, November); (1) child (esp. a boy); (2) (See 子爵) viscount; (3) (honorific or respectful language) master (founder of a school of thought, esp. Confucius); (4) (See 諸子百家) philosophy (branch of Chinese literature); non-Confucian Hundred Schools of Thought writings; (5) (archaism) you (of one's equals); (suffix noun) (6) -er (i.e. a man who spends all his time doing...); (1) (obscure) child; (n,n-suf) (2) (obscure) interest; (personal name) Nene; (place-name) Ne; (given name) Shigeru; (female given name) Konoe; (surname) Ko kumāra; son; seed; sir; 11-1 midnight; child |
彼 see styles |
bǐ / bi3 pi kare / かれ are(p);a(ok) / あれ(P);あ(ok) |
that; those; (one) another (pronoun) (1) he; him; (can be adjective with の) (2) his; (3) boyfriend; (1) (kana only) (See 何れ・1,此れ・1,其れ・1) that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly); (2) that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors); (3) (archaism) over there; (4) (あれ only) (colloquialism) down there (i.e. one's genitals); (5) (あれ only) (colloquialism) period; menses; (interjection) (6) (kana only) hey (expression of surprise, suspicion, etc.); huh?; eh?; (7) (kana only) that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time); (surname) Sonosaki That, the other, in contrast with 此 this. |
お主 see styles |
onushi / おぬし |
(pn,adj-no) (archaism) you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors) |
これ see styles |
kore / これ |
(interjection) (used to get the attention of one's equals or inferiors) hey; oi; yo |
七慢 see styles |
qī màn / qi1 man4 ch`i man / chi man shichiman |
The seven pretensions or arrogances 慢 asserting superiority over inferiors and equality with equals, 過慢 superiority over equals and equality with superiors, 慢過慢 superiority over manifest superiors, 我慢 egotism or overweening pride, 增上慢 vaunting assertion of possessing the Truth, 卑慢 vaunting one's inferiority (or false humility), and 邪慢 vaunting lack of virtue for virtue; seven kinds of pride |
兆周 see styles |
zhào zhōu / zhao4 zhou1 chao chou |
megacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz |
共同 see styles |
gòng tóng / gong4 tong2 kung t`ung / kung tung kyoudou / kyodo / きょうどう |
common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative (n,vs,adj-no) doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation; collaboration; association; (place-name) Kyoudou in common |
其許 see styles |
sokomoto / そこもと |
(1) (archaism) that place; there; (pn,adj-no) (2) you (usu. used by samurai when speaking to their equals or inferiors) |
千周 see styles |
qiān zhōu / qian1 zhou1 ch`ien chou / chien chou |
kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz |
吾ら see styles |
warera / われら |
(pn,adj-no) (1) we; us; (2) (archaism) I; me; (3) (archaism) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors) |
吾等 see styles |
wú děng / wu2 deng3 wu teng warera / われら |
(literary) we; us (pn,adj-no) (1) we; us; (2) (archaism) I; me; (3) (archaism) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors) |
彼ら see styles |
karera / かれら arera / あれら |
(pn,adj-no) they (usually male); them; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) those (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener, or something understood without naming it directly); (2) (archaism) they (of people) (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors) |
彼等 see styles |
bǐ děng / bi3 deng3 pi teng karera / かれら arera / あれら |
(pn,adj-no) they (usually male); them; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) those (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener, or something understood without naming it directly); (2) (archaism) they (of people) (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors) such as that |
御主 see styles |
onushi / おぬし |
(pn,adj-no) (archaism) you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors) |
御辺 see styles |
gohen;onatari / ごへん;おんあたり |
(archaism) (polite language) (usu. used by samurai to their equals or people of slightly higher standing) you; (surname) Onbe |
我ら see styles |
warera / われら |
(pn,adj-no) (1) we; us; (2) (archaism) I; me; (3) (archaism) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors) |
我等 see styles |
wǒ děng / wo3 deng3 wo teng warera / われら |
we; us (archaic) (pn,adj-no) (1) we; us; (2) (archaism) I; me; (3) (archaism) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors) we |
抗禮 抗礼 see styles |
kàng lǐ / kang4 li3 k`ang li / kang li |
to behave informally as equals; not to stand on ceremony |
等侶 等侣 see styles |
děng lǚ / deng3 lv3 teng lü tōro |
Of the same class, or company; fellows, equals; same crowd |
等號 等号 see styles |
děng hào / deng3 hao4 teng hao |
(math.) equals sign = See: 等号 |
貴公 see styles |
kikou / kiko / きこう |
(pronoun) you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors); (personal name) Takahiro; (personal name) Takakimi |
貴君 see styles |
kikun / きくん |
(pronoun) (polite language) you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors) |
貴殿 see styles |
kiden / きでん |
(pronoun) (1) (honorific or respectful language) (used by men in letters to male equals or superiors) you; (2) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) your residence |
身共 see styles |
midomo / みども |
(pronoun) (archaism) (used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors) I; me |
過慢 过慢 see styles |
guò màn / guo4 man4 kuo man kaman |
The pride which among equals regards self as superior and among superiors as equal; one of the seven arrogances; pride of superiority |
其の許 see styles |
sonomoto / そのもと |
(archaism) (used toward one's equals or inferiors) you |
其処許 see styles |
sokomoto / そこもと |
(1) (archaism) that place; there; (pn,adj-no) (2) you (usu. used by samurai when speaking to their equals or inferiors) |
我勝慢 我胜慢 see styles |
wǒ shèng màn / wo3 sheng4 man4 wo sheng man gashō man |
adhimāna; the pride of thinking oneself superior to equals. One of the 九慢. |
イコール see styles |
ikooru / イコール |
(adjectival noun) (1) equal; (2) {math} the equality sign (=); (expression) (3) (colloquialism) equals (A equals B); (personal name) Ikor |
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| Title | Characters | Romaji(Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Crisis equals Danger plus Opportunity? | 危機 危机 | kiki | wēi jī / wei1 ji1 / wei ji / weiji | wei chi / weichi |
| Collaboration Cooperation Synergy | 協同 协同 | kyou dou / kyoudou / kyo do / kyodo | xié tóng / xie2 tong2 / xie tong / xietong | hsieh t`ung / hsiehtung / hsieh tung |
| 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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