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1. Great Aspirations / Ambition
3. Without a big net, how can you catch fish?
鴻鵠之誌 is a Chinese proverb that implies that having grand ambitions also means that others will not understand your great expectations and ideas.
Though the actual words come from a longer saying of Confucius, which goes, “The little swallows living under the eaves wouldn't understand the lofty ambitions of a swan (who flies far and wide).”
This Confucius quote has led to this idiomatic expression in China that means “think big.” What you'd be saying is “The lofty ambitions of a swan.”
Note that Chinese people sometimes refer to the little swallow as one who does not “think big” but is, instead, stuck in a rut or just leading a mundane life. Therefore, it's a compliment to be called a swan but not a good thing to be called a swallow.
望 holds the ideas of ambition, hope, desire, aspiring to, expectations, looking towards, to gaze (into the distance), and in some contexts, full moon rising.
望 is one of those single characters that is vague but in that vagueness, it also means many things.
望 is a whole word in Chinese and old Korean but is seldom seen alone in Japanese. Still, it holds the meanings noted above in all three languages.
不撒大網不得大魚 is a Chinese proverb that literally translates as: [if one does] not cast a big net, [one can] not get big fish.
Figuratively, this means: One cannot make great accomplishments without making great efforts or taking great pains.
This is sort of the fishing version of, “No pain, no gain.”
大望 is one of a few ways to write “dream big” in Japanese.
This is a good title if you want that to inspire ambition or high aspirations. 大望 is also a way to say “great expectations.”
大展宏圖 is a four-character proverb used in Chinese to mean “realize your ambitions” or “exhibit your ambition and success.”
It's used to talk about someone with great career ambitions. Almost literally, it expresses the idea of someone unfolding a great career like a map or a set of blueprint plans.
Very literally translated, these four characters mean “Great unfolding of a huge map” or “Great exhibition of a colossal plan.”
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your great ambition search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
雄心 see styles |
xióng xīn xiong2 xin1 hsiung hsin yuushin; ogokoro / yushin; ogokoro ゆうしん; おごころ |
More info & calligraphy: Heroic Spirit / Great Ambitionheroic spirit; brave heart; aspiration; ambition; (surname) Yūshin |
壮志 see styles |
soushi / soshi そうし |
great ambition; lofty aspiration; (given name) Takeshi |
大願 大愿 see styles |
dà yuàn da4 yuan4 ta yüan taigan たいがん |
{Buddh} ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people); (given name) Taigan The great vow, of a Buddha, or bodhisattva, to save all the living and bring them to Buddhahood. |
宏願 宏愿 see styles |
hóng yuàn hong2 yuan4 hung yüan |
great aspiration; great ambition |
浪曼 see styles |
rouman / roman ろうまん |
(1) (kana only) romance (e.g. Arthurian romances) (fre: roman); (2) (kana only) novel; (3) (kana only) romance; love affair; (4) (kana only) adventurous spirit; impossible dream; great ambition |
浪漫 see styles |
làng màn lang4 man4 lang man roman ろまん |
romantic (1) (kana only) romance (e.g. Arthurian romances) (fre: roman); (2) (kana only) novel; (3) (kana only) romance; love affair; (4) (kana only) adventurous spirit; impossible dream; great ambition; (surname, female given name) Roman |
雄圖 雄图 see styles |
xióng tú xiong2 tu2 hsiung t`u hsiung tu |
grandiose plan; great ambition |
雄志 see styles |
yuushi / yushi ゆうし |
great ambition; lofty aspiration; (given name) Yūji |
ローマン see styles |
rooman ローマン |
(1) (kana only) romance (e.g. Arthurian romances) (fre: roman); (2) (kana only) novel; (3) (kana only) romance; love affair; (4) (kana only) adventurous spirit; impossible dream; great ambition; (personal name) Lohmann; Lowman |
大願成就 see styles |
taiganjouju; daiganjouju / taiganjoju; daiganjoju たいがんじょうじゅ; だいがんじょうじゅ |
(noun/participle) (yoji) realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition |
本懐成就 see styles |
honkaijouju / honkaijoju ほんかいじょうじゅ |
(noun/participle) realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Great Aspirations Ambition | 鴻鵠之誌 鸿鹄之志 | hóng hú zhī zhì hong2 hu2 zhi1 zhi4 hong hu zhi zhi honghuzhizhi | hung hu chih chih hunghuchihchih |
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Great Aspirations Ambition | 大志を抱 | tai shi wo idaku taishiwoidaku | ||
Great Expectations | 望 | bou / nozomi bo / nozomi | wàng / wang4 / wang | |
Without a big net, how can you catch fish? | 不撒大網不得大魚 不撒大网不得大鱼 | bù sā dà wǎng bù dé dà yú bu4 sa1 da4 wang3 bu4 de2 da4 yu2 bu sa da wang bu de da yu busadawangbudedayu | pu sa ta wang pu te ta yü pusatawangputetayü |
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Big Dream Great Hope | 大望 | tai mou / taimou / tai mo | ||
Heroic Spirit Great Ambition | 雄心 | yuushin / yushin | xióng xīn xiong2 xin1 xiong xin xiongxin | hsiung hsin hsiunghsin |
Realize Your Ambitions Ride on the Crest of Success | 大展宏圖 大展宏图 | dà jiǎn hóng tú da4 jian3 hong2 tu2 da jian hong tu dajianhongtu | ta chien hung t`u tachienhungtu ta chien hung tu |
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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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