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This proverb suggests that one should always be grateful to those who helped one succeed.
And remember your ancestors and those that came before you whose sacrifices made your present life better.
Some Chinese will separate the intended meaning from this proverb and translate this as “Don't forget the people who once helped you.” In Modern China, this idiom is virtually never used to refer to an actual well.
Note: This can be pronounced in Korean but it's not a commonly used phrase.
Always rising after a fall or repeated failures
七転八起 is a Japanese proverb that relays the vicissitudes of life, with the meaning “seven times down eight times up.”
Some would more naturally translate it into English as “Always rising after a fall or repeated failures” or compare it to the English, “If at first, you don't succeed, try, try again.”
The first Kanji is literally “7.” The second means “fall down” (sometimes this Kanji means “turn around,” “revolve” or “turn over” but in this case, it holds the meaning of “fall”). The third is “8.” And the last is “get up,” “rouse,” or “rise.”
Basically, if you fail 7 times, you should recover from those events and be prepared to rise an 8th time. This also applies if it is the world or circumstances that knock you down seven times...
...just remember that you have the ability to bounce back from any kind of adversity.
Note: This can be pronounced in two ways. One is “shichi ten hakki” or “shichitenhakki.” The other is “nana korobi ya oki” also written, “nanakorobi-yaoki.”
Special Note: The second character is a Kanji that is not used in China. Therefore, please select a Japanese calligrapher for this title.
This Chinese and Japanese word for “success” is often used to refer to “career success” but is also used for other successes in life.
It matches the western dictionary definition of “The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted.” And It's also used in this old Chinese proverb: which means Failure is the Mother of Success.
Sometimes this word is translated as prosperity, but success, succeed, or successfully are more correct definitions.
See Also: Prosperity
persevere and you will succeed
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your succeed search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
冒険 see styles |
bouken / boken ぼうけん |
More info & calligraphy: Adventure |
成功 see styles |
chéng gōng cheng2 gong1 ch`eng kung cheng kung seikou / seko せいこう |
More info & calligraphy: Success(n,vs,vi) (1) success; achievement; (n,vs,vi) (2) succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity; (given name) Seikou |
成龍 成龙 see styles |
chéng lóng cheng2 long2 ch`eng lung cheng lung jakkiichen / jakkichen ジャッキーチェン |
More info & calligraphy: Jackie Chan(person) Jackie Chan |
有志竟成 see styles |
yǒu zhì jìng chéng you3 zhi4 jing4 cheng2 yu chih ching ch`eng yu chih ching cheng |
More info & calligraphy: Where there’s a will there’s a way |
皇天不負苦心人 皇天不负苦心人 see styles |
huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén huang2 tian1 bu4 fu4 ku3 xin1 ren2 huang t`ien pu fu k`u hsin jen huang tien pu fu ku hsin jen |
More info & calligraphy: Heaven Rewards Hard Work |
嗣 see styles |
sì si4 ssu shi し |
succession (to a title); to inherit; continuing (a tradition); posterity succession; successor; (personal name) Hide To succeed to, continue, adopt, posterity, follow after. |
成 see styles |
chéng cheng2 ch`eng cheng minoru みのる |
to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth (personal name) Minoru Complete, finish, perfect, become.; See under seven strokes. |
承 see styles |
chéng cheng2 ch`eng cheng shou / sho しょう |
to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive (abbreviation) (See 承句) second line of a four-line Chinese poem; (personal name) Yoshitomo Receive, succeed to, undertake, serve. |
繼 继 see styles |
jì ji4 chi kei |
to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards To continue, inherit, adopt, 相繼; 繼嗣. |
逞 see styles |
chěng cheng3 ch`eng cheng |
to show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme; to indulge; to give free rein to |
遂 see styles |
suì sui4 sui toguru とぐる |
to satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally; unexpectedly; to proceed; to reach (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) end; final; (2) end of life; death; (adverb) (3) never; not at all; (personal name) Toguru to achieve |
代る see styles |
kawaru かわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to succeed; to relieve; to replace; (2) to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; (3) to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch |
出端 see styles |
deha では |
(1) chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); (2) musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage; (surname) Debata |
即位 see styles |
jí wèi ji2 wei4 chi wei sokui そくい |
to succeed to the throne; accession (n,vs,vi) accession to the throne; enthronement |
嗣ぐ see styles |
tsugu つぐ |
(transitive verb) to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance) |
嗣位 see styles |
sì wèi si4 wei4 ssu wei |
to succeed to a title; to inherit |
嗣法 see styles |
sì fǎ si4 fa3 ssu fa shihō |
To succeed to the dharma, or methods, of the master, a term used by the meditative school; 傳法 is used by the esoteric sect. |
得勝 得胜 see styles |
dé shèng de2 sheng4 te sheng tokushou / tokusho とくしょう |
to triumph over an opponent (personal name) Tokushou To obtain the victory. |
得手 see styles |
dé shǒu de2 shou3 te shou ete えて |
to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed (noun or adjectival noun) forte; strong point |
成す see styles |
nasu なす |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to build up; to establish; (2) (kana only) to form; to become (a state); (3) (kana only) to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in; (4) (kana only) to change into; (5) (kana only) to do; to perform; (auxiliary verb) (6) (archaism) to intend to; to attempt; to try |
成る see styles |
naru なる |
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; (2) to result in; to prove to be; (3) to consist of; to be composed of; (4) to succeed; to be complete; (5) to change into; to be exchanged for; (6) to play a role; (7) (shogi) to be promoted; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (8) (honorific or respectful language) to do ...; (place-name) Naru |
成事 see styles |
chéng shì cheng2 shi4 ch`eng shih cheng shih jōji |
to accomplish the objective; to succeed to succeed |
成全 see styles |
chéng quán cheng2 quan2 ch`eng ch`üan cheng chüan narumasa なるまさ |
to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off (personal name) Narumasa |
打響 打响 see styles |
dǎ xiǎng da3 xiang3 ta hsiang |
to start shooting or firing; to win an initial success; to succeed (of a plan) |
接班 see styles |
jiē bān jie1 ban1 chieh pan |
to take over (from those working the previous shift); to take over (in a leadership role etc); to succeed sb |
換る see styles |
kawaru かわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to succeed; to relieve; to replace; (2) to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; (3) to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch |
擺爛 摆烂 see styles |
bǎi làn bai3 lan4 pai lan |
(neologism c. 2014) (slang) to stop striving (esp. when one knows one cannot succeed); to let it all go to hell; (sports) to tank |
替る see styles |
kawaru かわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to succeed; to relieve; to replace; (2) to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; (3) to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch |
為す see styles |
nasu なす |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to build up; to establish; (2) (kana only) to form; to become (a state); (3) (kana only) to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in; (4) (kana only) to change into; (5) (kana only) to do; to perform; (auxiliary verb) (6) (archaism) to intend to; to attempt; to try |
継ぐ see styles |
tsugu つぐ |
(transitive verb) to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Drinking the water of a well: One should never forget who dug it | 吃水不忘掘井人 | chī shuǐ bú wàng jué jǐng rén chi1 shui3 bu2 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2 chi shui bu wang jue jing ren chishuibuwangjuejingren | ch`ih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen chih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen |
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Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight | 七転八起 | shichi ten hakki / nana korobi ya oki shichi ten haki / nana korobi ya oki | ||
Heaven Rewards Hard Work | 皇天不負苦心人 皇天不负苦心人 | huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén huang2 tian1 bu4 fu4 ku3 xin1 ren2 huang tian bu fu ku xin ren huangtianbufukuxinren | huang t`ien pu fu k`u hsin jen huangtienpufukuhsinjen huang tien pu fu ku hsin jen |
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Success | 成功 | seikou / seiko | chéng gōng cheng2 gong1 cheng gong chenggong | ch`eng kung chengkung cheng kung |
Where there’s a will there’s a way | 有志竟成 | yǒu zhì jìng chéng you3 zhi4 jing4 cheng2 you zhi jing cheng youzhijingcheng | yu chih ching ch`eng yuchihchingcheng yu chih ching cheng |
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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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