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Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself
Some may think of this as a “Christian trait,” but actually, it transcends many religions.
This Chinese teaching dates back to about 2,500 years ago in China. Confucius had always taught the belief in being benevolent (ren), but this idea was hard to grasp for some of his students, as benevolence could be kind-heartedness or an essence of humanity itself.
When answering Zhong Gong's question as to what "ren" actually meant, Confucius said:
己所不欲勿施于人 or "When you go out, you should behave as if you were in the presence of a distinguished guest; when people do favors for you, act as if a great sacrifice was made for you. Whatever you wouldn't like done to you, do not do that thing to others. Don't complain at work or home.”
Hearing this, Zhong Gong said humbly, “Although I am not clever, I will do what you say.”
From this encounter, the Chinese version of the “Golden Rule” or “Ethic of Reciprocity” came to be.
The characters you see above express, “Do not do to others whatever you do not want to be done to yourself.”
See Also: Confucius Teachings | Benevolence
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The paper panel length can be whatever you choose from 68cm to 135cm (27” to 53”).
If you don't mention what paper length you want in the special instructions tab (on the next page), we'll make it about 100cm (40”).
The medium-size scroll with a 33cm x 100cm (13” x 40”) paper panel can usually handle up to 89 signatures. That breaks down to 37 signatures per empty square and 15 signatures around the 囍 character. If you switch to a 135cm paper panel, add another 37 potential signatures.
We can splice two 135cm papers together, but that would be a crazy-long scroll. These are only estimates, your mileage may vary.
With silk panels, this will yield a wall scroll about 155cm (61”) long. That's enough for up to 89 signatures. Of course, that depends on if your guests just sign a brief salutation and name, or more verbose good wishes. Customer feedback is that 126 people can sign the 135cm long paper on a medium-sized scroll. If we go bigger than that, there will be a minor paper seam and an extra charge. Email me with your specifications if you need something special.
Most customers pick the festive red paper with gold flecks and white or ivory silk. Red is a good luck color in Chinese culture, thus the most popular choice. But, you can do any color combination that you want.
There is a long history of Chinese-character-use outside of mainland China. This Double Happiness character is also seen at weddings in Korea, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, as well as in Chinese communities in Thailand, Indonesia, and elsewhere. While Japan borrowed Chinese characters into their language, you won't see 囍 as often at Japanese weddings.
Home away from home
This Chinese phrase suggests that a good host will make guests feel like they are returning home or are as comfortable as they would be at their own homes.
賓至如歸 is also the Chinese equivalent of “a home away from home,” and is used by Chinese hotels, guest houses, and inns to suggest the level of their hospitality that will make you feel at home during your stay.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your guest search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
東 东 see styles |
dōng dong1 tung ton トン |
More info & calligraphy: East(1) {mahj} east wind tile; (2) {mahj} winning hand with a pung (or kong) of east wind tiles; (personal name) Yamato pūrva, east. |
賓 宾 see styles |
bīn bin1 pin bin びん |
More info & calligraphy: Bean(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) visitor from afar; guest; (1) visitor from afar; (2) joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms; (surname) Bin A guest; to entertain; to submit. |
賓至如歸 宾至如归 see styles |
bīn zhì rú guī bin1 zhi4 ru2 gui1 pin chih ju kuei |
More info & calligraphy: Make Guests Feel at Home |
客 see styles |
kè ke4 k`o ko kyaku(p); kaku きゃく(P); かく |
customer; visitor; guest (1) guest; visitor; (2) customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger; (counter) (3) counter for containers used to entertain guests; (surname) Kiyaku A guest, visitor, traveller, outsider, merchant. |
詰 诘 see styles |
jié jie2 chieh sakizume さきづめ |
to investigate; to restrain; to scold (n,suf) (1) stuffing; packing; (2) end (esp. the foot of a bridge); (3) lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; (4) tea master; (5) endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); (6) (abbreviation) sweet eel sauce; (7) (archaism) middle-aged woman; (suffix noun) (8) appointment to a particular workplace; (9) using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment); (10) continuing; keep doing for period of time; (surname) Sakizume to reprove |
迓 see styles |
yà ya4 ya |
to receive (as a guest) |
酢 see styles |
zuò zuo4 tso suzaki すざき |
toast to host by guest vinegar; (surname) Suzaki |
饗 飨 see styles |
xiǎng xiang3 hsiang kyou; ae / kyo; ae きょう; あえ |
(literary) to offer food and drinks; to entertain (archaism) treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest); (female given name) Kyō |
お詰 see styles |
otsume おつめ |
(1) lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; (2) tea master |
上客 see styles |
joukyaku; joukaku / jokyaku; jokaku じょうきゃく; じょうかく |
(1) guest of honor; guest of honour; (2) good customer; important customer |
下手 see styles |
xià shǒu xia4 shou3 hsia shou heta(gikun)(p); heta へた(gikun)(P); ヘタ |
to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (ant: 上手・じょうず・1) unskillful; poor; awkward; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) imprudent; untactful; (place-name) Shimode |
不速 see styles |
bù sù bu4 su4 pu su fusoku |
uninvited (guest); unexpected (appearance); unwanted presence not fast |
主客 see styles |
zhǔ kè zhu3 ke4 chu k`o chu ko shukaku; shukyaku しゅかく; しゅきゃく |
(1) host and guest; (2) the principal and the auxiliary; the principal and the subsidiary; the primary and the subordinate; (3) {phil} subject and object; (4) {gramm} subject and object host and guest |
主賓 主宾 see styles |
zhǔ bīn zhu3 bin1 chu pin shuhin しゅひん |
guest of honor; host and guests main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour |
伴食 see styles |
banshoku ばんしょく |
(noun/participle) (1) eating with a guest; (2) (derogatory term) nominal official |
住客 see styles |
zhù kè zhu4 ke4 chu k`o chu ko |
hotel guest; tenant |
作客 see styles |
zuò kè zuo4 ke4 tso k`o tso ko |
to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn |
作陪 see styles |
zuò péi zuo4 pei2 tso p`ei tso pei |
to attend (a banquet etc) to keep a chief guest company |
佳客 see styles |
kakaku かかく |
(rare) good visitor; pleasant guest |
佳賓 佳宾 see styles |
jiā bīn jia1 bin1 chia pin kahin かひん |
variant of 嘉賓|嘉宾[jia1 bin1] good guest; interesting guest |
來客 来客 see styles |
lái kè lai2 ke4 lai k`o lai ko |
guest See: 来客 |
來賓 来宾 see styles |
lái bīn lai2 bin1 lai pin |
guest; visitor |
侍客 see styles |
shì kè shi4 ke4 shih k`o shih ko jikyaku |
guest acolyte |
做客 see styles |
zuò kè zuo4 ke4 tso k`o tso ko |
to be a guest or visitor |
內賓 内宾 see styles |
nèi bīn nei4 bin1 nei pin |
guest from the same country; internal or domestic visitor (as opposed to international guest 外賓|外宾) |
吃請 吃请 see styles |
chī qǐng chi1 qing3 ch`ih ch`ing chih ching |
to be a guest at a dinner party; to be wined and dined (as a bribe) |
嘉賓 嘉宾 see styles |
jiā bīn jia1 bin1 chia pin |
esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show) |
国賓 see styles |
kokuhin こくひん |
state guest |
外客 see styles |
gaikyaku; gaikaku がいきゃく; がいかく |
foreign visitor; foreign guest |
外賓 外宾 see styles |
wài bīn wai4 bin1 wai pin gaihin がいひん |
foreign guest; international visitor foreign guest |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Confucius: Golden Rule Ethic of Reciprocity | 己所不欲勿施於人 己所不欲勿施于人 | jǐ suǒ bú yù wù shī yú rén ji3 suo3 bu2 yu4, wu4 shi1 yu2 ren2 ji suo bu yu, wu shi yu ren jisuobuyu,wushiyuren | chi so pu yü, wu shih yü jen chisopuyü,wushihyüjen |
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Double Happiness Guest Book | 囍 喜喜 | xǐ / xi3 / xi | hsi | |
Make Guests Feel at Home | 賓至如歸 宾至如归 | bīn zhì rú guī bin1 zhi4 ru2 gui1 bin zhi ru gui binzhirugui | pin chih ju kuei pinchihjukuei |
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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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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
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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