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日常生活 simply means everyday life or regular life.
You can also translate it as “Living day to day.”
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.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your everyday life search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
日常生活 see styles |
nichijouseikatsu / nichijosekatsu にちじょうせいかつ |
More info & calligraphy: Everyday Life |
世話 see styles |
sewa せわ |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) care; looking after; help; assistance; aid; (2) trouble; bother; (noun, transitive verb) (3) good offices; recommendation; introduction; (4) everyday life; everyday affairs; everyday language; (5) (abbreviation) (See 世話物) sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life) |
俗世 see styles |
sú shì su2 shi4 su shih zokuse; zokusei / zokuse; zokuse ぞくせ; ぞくせい |
the mundane world; the world of mortals this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life mundane world |
塵埃 尘埃 see styles |
chén āi chen2 ai1 ch`en ai chen ai jinai; chirihokori じんあい; ちりほこり |
dust (1) dust; dirt; (2) (じんあい only) dreary world; petty affairs of everyday life dust (mote) |
家常 see styles |
jiā cháng jia1 chang2 chia ch`ang chia chang kajou / kajo かじょう |
the daily life of a family everyday things; (surname) Ietsune ordinary commonplace |
民画 see styles |
minga みんが |
picture depicting everyday life; folk art |
起居 see styles |
qǐ jū qi3 ju1 ch`i chü chi chü kikyo ききょ |
everyday life; regular pattern of life (n,vs,vi) (1) one's daily life; (2) condition; well-being; state of one's health; (3) (orig. meaning) standing and sitting; movements |
俗世間 see styles |
zokuseken ぞくせけん |
(1) this world; earthly world; secular society; (2) ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world |
実生活 see styles |
jisseikatsu / jissekatsu じっせいかつ |
real life; actual life; everyday life |
日用事 see styles |
rì yòng shì ri4 yong4 shi4 jih yung shih nichiyū no ji |
affairs of everyday life |
生活音 see styles |
seikatsuon / sekatsuon せいかつおん |
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences |
一般生活 see styles |
ippanseikatsu / ippansekatsu いっぱんせいかつ |
everyday life |
俗談平話 see styles |
zokudanheiwa / zokudanhewa ぞくだんへいわ |
(yoji) conversation on worldly affairs; chat about everyday life (business) |
命の洗濯 see styles |
inochinosentaku いのちのせんたく |
(exp,n) (idiom) casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back |
家常茶飯 see styles |
kajousahan / kajosahan かじょうさはん |
(yoji) everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary |
尋常茶飯 see styles |
jinjousahan / jinjosahan じんじょうさはん |
(n,adj-na,adj-no) everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary |
油鹽醬醋 油盐酱醋 see styles |
yóu yán jiàng cù you2 yan2 jiang4 cu4 yu yen chiang ts`u yu yen chiang tsu |
(lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar; (fig.) the trivia of everyday life |
浮世草子 see styles |
ukiyozoushi / ukiyozoshi うきよぞうし |
(Edo-period variety of) realistic literature; popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period |
浮世草紙 see styles |
ukiyozoushi / ukiyozoshi うきよぞうし |
(Edo-period variety of) realistic literature; popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period |
生活文化 see styles |
seikatsubunka / sekatsubunka せいかつぶんか |
culture of everyday life |
生活雑貨 see styles |
seikatsuzakka / sekatsuzakka せいかつざっか |
daily necessities; goods for everyday life |
生活騒音 see styles |
seikatsusouon / sekatsusoon せいかつそうおん |
daily life noise; (excessive) noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences |
起居作息 see styles |
qǐ jū zuò xī qi3 ju1 zuo4 xi1 ch`i chü tso hsi chi chü tso hsi |
lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom); fig. everyday life; daily routine; to go about one's daily life |
身の回り see styles |
minomawari みのまわり |
(exp,n) one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities |
身の廻り see styles |
minomawari みのまわり |
(exp,n) one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities |
洛中洛外図 see styles |
rakuchuurakugaizu / rakuchurakugaizu らくちゅうらくがいず |
(hist) views in and around Kyoto (style of folding screen depicting the scenery and scenes of everyday life in Kyoto; late Muromachi period to the Edo period) |
身のまわり see styles |
minomawari みのまわり |
(exp,n) one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities |
Variations: |
ukiyozoushi / ukiyozoshi うきよぞうし |
(hist) ukiyo-zōshi; Edo-period genre of literature depicting everyday life of the merchant class |
Variations: |
minomawari みのまわり |
(exp,n) one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities |
Variations: |
minomawari みのまわり |
(exp,n,adj-no) one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Everyday Life | 日常生活 | nichi jou sei katsu nichijouseikatsu nichi jo sei katsu | rì cháng shēng huó ri4 chang2 sheng1 huo2 ri chang sheng huo richangshenghuo | jih ch`ang sheng huo jihchangshenghuo jih chang sheng huo |
Mountain Travels Poem by Dumu | 遠上寒山石徑斜白雲生處有人家停車坐愛楓林晚霜葉紅於二月花 远上寒山石径斜白云生处有人家停车坐爱枫林晚霜叶红于二月花 | yuǎn shàng hán shān shí jìng xiá bái yún shēng chù yǒu rén jiā tíng chē zuò ài fēng lín wǎn shuàng yè hóng yú èr yuè huā yuan3 shang4 han2 shan1 shi2 jing4 xia2 bai2 yun2 sheng1 chu4 you3 ren2 jia1 ting2 che1 zuo4 ai4 feng1 lin2 wan3 shuang4 ye4 hong2 yu2 er4 yue4 hua1 yuan shang han shan shi jing xia bai yun sheng chu you ren jia ting che zuo ai feng lin wan shuang ye hong yu er yue hua | yüan shang han shan shih ching hsia pai yün sheng ch`u yu jen chia t`ing ch`e tso ai feng lin wan shuang yeh hung yü erh yüeh hua yüan shang han shan shih ching hsia pai yün sheng chu yu jen chia ting che tso ai feng lin wan shuang yeh hung yü erh yüeh hua |
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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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