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Return From Death’s Door
絕處逢生 is a Chinese proverb/idiom that talks of coming back from death's door or an unexpected rescue from danger.
Figuratively, this can be to recover from a seemingly impossible situation or to find a way out of a predicament.
If you have survived a near-death experience or severe illness, this might be an appropriate wall scroll for you.
Survival
幸存 is the most common way to express “survival” in Chinese. This can also refer to a survivor of a disaster.
However, this is not a common title for a wall scroll. But if you like the idea of survival, this is how to write it.
Survival of the Fittest
適者生存 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for “survival of the fittest.”
Survive
生存 means “to survive.” In some contexts, it can mean survival, to live, to exist, or existence.
生存 is not a common selection for a wall scroll, but a lot of people search for this term, so I added it to the database.
Survivor
倖存者 is the most common way to express “survivor” in Chinese. It literally means “lucky/fortunate surviving person.”
倖存者 is kind of an odd selection for a wall scroll, but there is no better way to say survivor in Chinese calligraphy.
Survivor
生存者 is how survivor is written in Japanese.
生存者 is a strange selection for a wall scroll in Japanese culture, so consider that before you choose this for your calligraphy artwork.
The Weak are Meat, The Strong Eat
Meaning: Survival of the fittest
弱肉強食 is a Japanese and Chinese proverb that literally means “The weak are meat; the strong eat” or “The weak are prey to the strong.”
The closest English version is, “Survival of the fittest.” It also fits with the ideas of, “predatory behavior,” or “The law of the jungle.”
Stay Strong / Iron Will
鉄心石腸 is a Japanese proverb that suggests you should have the inner-strength and will as hard and steadfast as iron.
It's the Japanese way of saying, “stay strong.” This is an especially uplifting thing to say to a person in distress or recovering from a disaster. It's kind of the survivor's creed.
If you literally translate this, it means “iron will, stone guts” or “iron heart, rock-hard bowels.”
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Return From Death’s Door | 絕處逢生 绝处逢生 | jué chǔ féng shēng jue2 chu3 feng2 sheng1 jue chu feng sheng juechufengsheng | chüeh ch`u feng sheng chüehchufengsheng chüeh chu feng sheng |
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| Survival | 幸存 | xìng cún / xing4 cun2 / xing cun / xingcun | hsing ts`un / hsingtsun / hsing tsun | |
| Survival of the Fittest | 適者生存 适者生存 | teki sha sei zon tekishaseizon | shì zhě shēng cún shi4 zhe3 sheng1 cun2 shi zhe sheng cun shizheshengcun | shih che sheng ts`un shihcheshengtsun shih che sheng tsun |
| Survive | 生存 | seizon | shēng cún sheng1 cun2 sheng cun shengcun | sheng ts`un shengtsun sheng tsun |
| Survivor | 倖存者 幸存者 | xìng cún zhě xing4 cun2 zhe3 xing cun zhe xingcunzhe | hsing ts`un che hsingtsunche hsing tsun che |
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| Survivor | 生存者 | sei zon sha seizonsha | ||
| The Weak are Meat, The Strong Eat | 弱肉強食 | jaku niku kyoo shoku jakunikukyooshoku jaku niku kyo shoku | ruò ròu qiáng shí ruo4 rou4 qiang2 shi2 ruo rou qiang shi ruorouqiangshi | jo jou ch`iang shih jojouchiangshih jo jou chiang shih |
| Stay Strong Iron Will | 鉄心石腸 | tesshin sekichou tesshinsekichou teshin sekicho | ||
| 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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