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足球 is the word for football or soccer in Chinese.
As with most of the world, football is very popular in China. During the World Cup, the whole country seems to shut down to watch (regardless of whether Team China is playing or not).
Soccer is probably the 3rd most popular participation sport in China (after ping pong and badminton).
As you might expect, the first character means “foot” and the second character means “ball.”
FYI: This game would never be confused with American Football in Chinese. As with the rest of the world, there is a vague awareness of what American Football is (often described as "that game kind of like rugby").
For those familiar with American Football, there is some disgust regarding the fact that winners of the Superbowl call themselves "world champions" of a game that is only played in the USA. This is one of the reasons that jokes abound about how Americans are unaware that there is a world outside of their borders.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your pong search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
乒乓 see styles |
pīng pāng ping1 pang1 p`ing p`ang ping pang |
(onom.) rattle; clatter; (sports) ping-pong; table tennis |
卓球 see styles |
takkyuu / takkyu たっきゅう |
table tennis; ping-pong; (personal name) Takkyū |
小球 see styles |
xiǎo qiú xiao3 qiu2 hsiao ch`iu hsiao chiu shoukyuu / shokyu しょうきゅう |
sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls; see also 大球[da4 qiu2] small ball; globule; spherule; pellet |
乒乓球 see styles |
pīng pāng qiú ping1 pang1 qiu2 p`ing p`ang ch`iu ping pang chiu |
table tennis; ping-pong; table tennis ball; CL:個|个[ge4] |
卓球台 see styles |
takkyuudai / takkyudai たっきゅうだい |
table tennis table; ping-pong table |
卓球部 see styles |
takkyuubu / takkyubu たっきゅうぶ |
table tennis club; ping-pong club |
ピンポン see styles |
pinpon ピンポン |
(See 卓球) ping-pong; table tennis |
ピン逃げ see styles |
pinnige ピンにげ |
(rare) (See ピンポンダッシュ) ping pong dash; ding dong dash |
乒乓球拍 see styles |
pīng pāng qiú pāi ping1 pang1 qiu2 pai1 p`ing p`ang ch`iu p`ai ping pang chiu pai |
ping-pong paddle |
ピンポーン see styles |
pinpoon ピンポーン |
(1) ping-pong; table tennis; (interjection) (2) exactly!; surely!; that's it! |
ピンポン玉 see styles |
pinpondama ピンポンだま |
ping-pong ball |
ピンポン球 see styles |
pinpondama ピンポンだま |
ping-pong ball |
セットオール see styles |
settoooru セットオール |
(sports) opponents having won an equal number of sets (tennis, ping-pong) (wasei: set all); set count tied |
ピン・ポーン see styles |
pin poon ピン・ポーン |
(1) ping-pong; table tennis; (interjection) (2) exactly!; surely!; that's it! |
ピンポン外交 see styles |
pinpongaikou / pinpongaiko ピンポンがいこう |
ping-pong diplomacy |
セット・オール see styles |
setto ooru セット・オール |
(sports) opponents having won an equal number of sets (tennis, ping-pong) (wasei: set all); set count tied |
シェークハンドグリップ see styles |
sheekuhandogurippu シェークハンドグリップ |
shake-hands grip (in ping-pong, table tennis) |
Variations: |
pinpondama ピンポンだま |
ping-pong ball |
Variations: |
pinpon(p); pinpoon ピンポン(P); ピンポーン |
(1) (ピンポン only) (See 卓球) ping-pong; table tennis; (interjection) (2) (colloquialism) ding ding ding!; exactly!; that's it!; (noun/participle) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) ding dong (of a door bell, chime, etc.) |
Variations: |
settoooru; setto ooru セットオール; セット・オール |
{sports} opponents having won an equal number of sets (tennis, ping-pong) (wasei: set all); set count tied |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Soccer Football Futbol | 足球 | zú qiú / zu2 qiu2 / zu qiu / zuqiu | tsu ch`iu / tsuchiu / tsu chiu |
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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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