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1. Stone
2. Dripping Water Penetrates Stone
4. Stone / Rock
滴水穿石 is a Chinese proverb that means, dripping water penetrates stone.
The figurative meaning can be translated as:
Constant perseverance yields success.
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
While 滴水穿石 is the most common character order, you will likely see 水滴石穿, might see 滴水石穿, and will rarely see 小水穿石 in the wild.
燈 is a Chinese character, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja that means lamp, light, or lantern.
This can also be the Japanese female given name Hikaru.
In the Buddhist context, this is used to express the Sanskrit word, dīpa (the same meaning as a lamp or lantern).
石 is the character that means rock or stone in both Chinese and Japanese.
Alone, this will be read as “stone” in Japanese but in some context, it is a unit of measure for the volume of about five bushels.
This can also refer to a gem or jewel.
This can also be the Japanese surnames that romanize as Ishi, Tsuruishi, Soku, Seki, Shi, Kazu, Iso, Ishizaki, Ishisaki, or Koku.
This Japanese proverb literally reads, “failures/mistakes/blunders are the yeast-starter/yeast-mash of success.”
Basically, it suggests that failures are a necessary part of success; Just as bread or beer requires yeast to successfully rise or brew/ferment.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your stone lantern search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
中台 see styles |
nakadai なかだい |
(1) (rare) exact center of the Garbhadhatu mandala; (2) platform upon which the fire is lit in a stone lantern; (place-name, surname) Nakadai |
石燈 石灯 see styles |
shí dēng shi2 deng1 shih teng sekitō |
stone lantern |
屋蓋石 屋盖石 see styles |
wū gài shí wu1 gai4 shi2 wu kai shih okukai seki |
cover-stone of pagoda or lantern |
石灯篭 see styles |
ishidourou / ishidoro いしどうろう ishitourou / ishitoro いしとうろう |
stone lantern |
石灯籠 see styles |
ishidourou / ishidoro いしどうろう ishitourou / ishitoro いしとうろう |
stone lantern |
石燈篭 see styles |
ishidourou / ishidoro いしどうろう ishitourou / ishitoro いしとうろう |
stone lantern |
石燈籠 see styles |
ishidourou / ishidoro いしどうろう ishitourou / ishitoro いしとうろう |
stone lantern |
雪見灯籠 see styles |
yukimidourou / yukimidoro ゆきみどうろう |
three-legged stone lantern |
Variations: |
ishidourou; ishitourou / ishidoro; ishitoro いしどうろう; いしとうろう |
(See 灯篭) stone lantern |
Variations: |
ishidourou / ishidoro いしどうろう |
(See 灯籠) stone lantern |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Stone | 斯通 | sī tōng / si1 tong1 / si tong / sitong | ssu t`ung / ssutung / ssu tung | |
Stone | ストン | suton | ||
Dripping Water Penetrates Stone | 滴水穿石 | dī shuǐ chuān shí di1 shui3 chuan1 shi2 di shui chuan shi dishuichuanshi | ti shui ch`uan shih tishuichuanshih ti shui chuan shih |
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Lamp Lantern | 燈 灯 | tou / to | dēng / deng1 / deng | teng |
Stone Rock | 石 | ishi | shí / shi2 / shi | shih |
Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success | 失敗は成功のもと | sittpai wa seikou no moto sittpaiwaseikounomoto sittpai wa seiko no moto | ||
Traveler Wanderer Vagabond Rolling Stone | 行旅 | kou ryo / kouryo / ko ryo | xíng lǚ / xing2 lv3 / xing lv / xinglv | hsing lü / hsinglü |
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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