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自由 is a common word to express the idea of freedom in both Chinese and Japanese.
This word is the essence of “being free” but also acts as the suffix to create words like freestyle swimming, free trade, civil liberties, free will, freedom fighter, religious freedom, and liberal.
The first two characters mean freedom or liberty.
The second two characters mean spirit, heart, mind, or soul.
Together, 自由精神 is a title that is very similar to the English term “free spirit.”
See Also: Freedom | Independence
自由な精神 is very similar to the English term “free spirit.”
The first two characters mean freedom or liberty.
The middle character is a connecting Hiragana which is needed for Japanese grammar.
The last two characters mean spirit, heart, mind, or soul.
See Also: Freedom | Independence
自由意志 is a concept that has existed for thousands of years that humans can understand right and wrong, then make a decision one way or the other (thus affecting their fate).
Sources such as Confucius, Buddhist scriptures, the Qur'an, and the Bible all address this idea.
As for the characters shown here, the first two mean free, freedom, or liberty. The last two mean “will.”
Can be romanized from Japanese as jiyū-ishi, jiyuu-ishi, and sometimes jiyuu-ishii.
It's 자유의지 or jayuu-yiji in Korean and zìyóu yìzhì in Chinese.
See Also: Freedom | Strong Willed | Fate
Give me liberty or give me death
不自由毋寧死 means “Give me liberty or give me death” in Chinese.
This is also the best way to say, “Live free or die.”
The characters break down this way:
不 = Not; none; without.
自由 = Freedom; liberty; freewill; self-determination.
毋寧 = Rather; would rather; rather be.
死 = Dead; death.
This will go nicely next to your “Don't tread on me” flag. This phrase is known well enough in China that it's listed in a few dictionaries. Though I doubt you will find too many Chinese citizens willing to yell this on the steps of the capital in Beijing.
See Also: Death Before Dishonor
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your freedom liberty search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
自由 see styles |
zì yóu zi4 you2 tzu yu jiyuu / jiyu じゆう |
More info & calligraphy: Freedom / Liberty(noun or adjectival noun) freedom; liberty; (male given name) Yoriyoshi self-established |
不羇 see styles |
fuki ふき |
freedom; liberty; independence |
不羈 不羁 see styles |
bù jī bu4 ji1 pu chi fuki ふき |
unruly; uninhibited freedom; liberty; independence unbridled |
Variations: |
fuki ふき |
freedom; liberty; independence |
人身の自由 see styles |
jinshinnojiyuu / jinshinnojiyu じんしんのじゆう |
(exp,n) (See 身体の自由) freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty |
身体の自由 see styles |
shintainojiyuu / shintainojiyu しんたいのじゆう |
(exp,n) freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty |
キリスト者の自由 see styles |
kirisutoshanojiyuu / kirisutoshanojiyu キリストしゃのじゆう |
(work) On the Freedom of a Christian (1520 treatise by Martin Luther); A Treatise on Christian Liberty; (wk) On the Freedom of a Christian (1520 treatise by Martin Luther); A Treatise on Christian Liberty |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Freedom Liberty | 自由 | jiyuu / jiyu | zì yóu / zi4 you2 / zi you / ziyou | tzu yu / tzuyu |
Inner Freedom | 內在自由 内在自由 | nèi zài zì yóu nei4 zai4 zi4 you2 nei zai zi you neizaiziyou | nei tsai tzu yu neitsaitzuyu |
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Inner Freedom | 內心自由 内心自由 | nèi xīn zì yóu nei4 xin1 zi4 you2 nei xin zi you neixinziyou | nei hsin tzu yu neihsintzuyu |
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Free Spirit | 自由精神 | zì yóu jīng shén zi4 you2 jing1 shen2 zi you jing shen ziyoujingshen | tzu yu ching shen tzuyuchingshen |
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Free Spirit | 自由な精神 | ji yuu na sei shin jiyuunaseishin ji yu na sei shin | ||
Free Will | 自由意志 | jiyuu ishi / jiyuuishi / jiyu ishi | zì yóu yì zhì zi4 you2 yi4 zhi4 zi you yi zhi ziyouyizhi | tzu yu i chih tzuyuichih |
Live Free or Die | 不自由毋寧死 不自由毋宁死 | bú zì yóu wú nìng sǐ bu2 zi4 you2 wu2 ning4 si3 bu zi you wu ning si buziyouwuningsi | pu tzu yu wu ning ssu putzuyuwuningssu |
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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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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
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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.
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