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6. One who walks by the river may end up with wet feet
7. The incompetent boat pilot blames the river for his shortcomings
川 means river or stream in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
In Japanese, this can be a surname when pronounced as Sakigawa.
江 means large river in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja. This generally refers to a river big enough that it's navigable by cargo boats, passenger boats, or small ships.
In Japanese, this can be a surname when pronounced as Minkou or just Kou.
山高水長 is a Chinese idiom that means “high as the mountain and long as the river.”
It figuratively means “noble and far-reaching.”
Not sure this is valid or commonly used in Korean. It probably was borrowed into Korean a few hundred years ago but is obscure now.
常在河邊走哪能不濕鞋 is an old Chinese proverb that is sometimes compared to the English saying “Shit Happens.”
It's a reflection that there are risks in life, and you should not be surprised when things don't go your way.
A secondary translation might be, “When walking by a river, often one cannot avoid wet shoes.”
文江學海 is a Chinese proverb that reads, “river of literacy, a sea of learning”
This suggests that there is a lot to learn in the world, with an eternal amount of reading and things to study.
文江學海 is one way to translate the quote from Hippocrates, “ars longa, vita brevis,” meaning “it takes a long time to acquire and perfect one's expertise.”
See Also: Learning is Eternal
漫瀾 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for “Having no boundaries or limitations.”
This literally talks of the vastness of an ocean or river.
Character breakdown:
漫 = free; unrestrained; to inundate; overflowing; boundless.
澜 = swelling water; large wave.
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Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
River | 川 | kawa | chuān / chuan1 / chuan | ch`uan / chuan |
Large River | 江 | kou / ko | jiāng / jiang1 / jiang | chiang |
Yangtze River | 揚子江 扬子江 | you su kou / yousukou / yo su ko | yáng zǐ jiāng yang2 zi3 jiang1 yang zi jiang yangzijiang | yang tzu chiang yangtzuchiang |
High Mountain Long River | 山高水長 山高水长 | shān gāo shuǐ cháng shan1 gao1 shui3 chang2 shan gao shui chang shangaoshuichang | shan kao shui ch`ang shankaoshuichang shan kao shui chang |
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Kawa no Kami River God | 川の神 | kawa no kami kawanokami | ||
One who walks by the river may end up with wet feet | 常在河邊走哪能不濕鞋 常在河边走哪能不湿鞋 | cháng zài hé biān zǒu nǎ néng bù shī xié chang2 zai4 he2 bian1 zou3 na3 neng2 bu4 shi1 xie2 chang zai he bian zou na neng bu shi xie | ch`ang tsai ho pien tsou na neng pu shih hsieh chang tsai ho pien tsou na neng pu shih hsieh |
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The incompetent boat pilot blames the river for his shortcomings | 不會撐船賴河灣 不会撑船赖河湾 | bù huì chēng chuán lài hé wān bu4 hui4 cheng1 chuan2 lai4 he2 wan1 bu hui cheng chuan lai he wan buhuichengchuanlaihewan | pu hui ch`eng ch`uan lai ho wan puhuichengchuanlaihowan pu hui cheng chuan lai ho wan |
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River of Literacy, Sea of Learning | 文江學海 文江学海 | wén jiāng xué hǎi wen2 jiang1 xue2 hai3 wen jiang xue hai wenjiangxuehai | wen chiang hsüeh hai wenchianghsüehhai |
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No Limitations | 漫瀾 漫澜 | man ran / manran | màn lán / man4 lan2 / man lan / manlan | |
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of art alive.
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