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Devotion / Diligence / Vigorous / Energetic
vīrya
精進 is a wide-ranging word that is used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
It can mean devotion, diligence, concentration, aggressive, enterprising, vigorous, energetic, purification, pushing, asceticism, assiduity, or virility. 精進 is deep, and these two characters can express ideas that take a full English phrase to describe, such as “concentration of mind,” “to forge ahead vigorously,” or “to dedicate oneself to progress.”
Used in the context of Buddhism, it means “making earnest efforts to cultivate virtue and get rid of evil” or “zeal in one's quest for enlightenment.”
Seek / Quest
探求 means: to seek; to pursue; to investigate; quest; pursuit.
探求 has the same meaning in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Smooth Sailing
一帆風順 is just what you think it means. It suggests that you are on a trouble-free voyage through life, or literally on a sailing ship or sailboat. It is often used in China as a wish for good luck on a voyage or as you set out on a new quest or career in your life. Some may use this in place of “bon voyage.”
The literal meaning is “Once you raise your sail, you will get the wind you need, and it will take you where you want to go.” Another way to translate it is “Your sail and the wind follow your will.”
This is a great gift for a mariner, sailor, adventurer, or someone starting a new career.
Note: Can be understood in Korean Hanja but is rarely used.
See Also: Bon Voyage | Adventure | Travel
Dragon Quest
This is the title of the Nintendo Dragon Quest series/game in Chinese.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
探求 see styles |
tàn qiú tan4 qiu2 t`an ch`iu tan chiu tankyuu / tankyu たんきゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Seek / Quest(noun, transitive verb) search; quest; pursuit |
精進 精进 see styles |
jīng jìn jing1 jin4 ching chin shoujin(p); soujin(ok); shouji(ok); souji(ok) / shojin(p); sojin(ok); shoji(ok); soji(ok) しょうじん(P); そうじん(ok); しょうじ(ok); そうじ(ok) |
More info & calligraphy: Devotion / Diligence / Vigorous / Energetic(n,vs,vi) (1) concentration; diligence; devotion; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} (See 六波羅蜜) asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; (n,vs,vi) (3) adherence to a vegetarian diet; (surname) Shoujin vīrya, one of the seven bodhyaṅga; 'vigour,' 'valour, fortitude,' 'virility' (M.W.); 'welldoing' (Keith). The Chinese interpretation may be defined, as pure or unadulterated progress, i.e. 勤 zeal, zealous, courageously progressing in the good and eliminating the evil.; vīrya, zeal, unchecked progress. |
取經 取经 see styles |
qǔ jīng qu3 jing1 ch`ü ching chü ching |
to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures; to learn by studying another's experience |
求索 see styles |
qiú suǒ qiu2 suo3 ch`iu so chiu so gusaku |
to search for something; to seek; to quest; to explore to seek out |
クエスト see styles |
kuesuto クエスト |
quest; pursuit; search |
サブクエ see styles |
sabukue サブクエ |
(abbreviation) {vidg} (See サブクエスト) subquest; sub quest |
ドラクエ see styles |
dorakue ドラクエ |
(work) Dragon Quest (video game; media franchise) (abbreviation); (wk) Dragon Quest (video game; media franchise) (abbreviation) |
サブクエスト see styles |
sabukuesuto サブクエスト |
{vidg} subquest; sub quest |
出師未捷身先死 出师未捷身先死 see styles |
chū shī wèi jié shēn xiān sǐ chu1 shi1 wei4 jie2 shen1 xian1 si3 ch`u shih wei chieh shen hsien ssu chu shih wei chieh shen hsien ssu |
"he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相[Shu3 xiang4] by Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]) |
ドラゴンクエスト see styles |
doragonkuesuto ドラゴンクエスト |
(work) Dragon Quest (video game; media franchise); Dragon Warrior; (wk) Dragon Quest (video game; media franchise); Dragon Warrior |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Devotion Diligence Vigorous Energetic | 精進 精进 | shoujin / shojin | jīng jìn / jing1 jin4 / jing jin / jingjin | ching chin / chingchin |
| Seek Quest | 探求 | tankyuu / tankyu | tàn qiú / tan4 qiu2 / tan qiu / tanqiu | t`an ch`iu / tanchiu / tan chiu |
| Smooth Sailing | 一帆風順 一帆风顺 | yī fán fēng shùn yi1 fan2 feng1 shun4 yi fan feng shun yifanfengshun | i fan feng shun ifanfengshun |
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| Dragon Quest | 勇者鬥惡龍系列 勇者斗恶龙系列 | yǒng zhě dòu è lóng xì liè yong3 zhe3 dou4 e4 long2 xi4 lie4 yong zhe dou e long xi lie yongzhedouelongxilie | yung che tou o lung hsi lieh yungchetouolunghsilieh |
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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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