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1. Antin
2. Dragonfly
3. Fatin
4. Gethin
5. Martine
6. Quintin
7. Argentina
8. Coltin
10. Cristine
12. Christine
13. Ernestine
14. Khurstine
15. Ernistine
16. Marie-Christine
家庭/傢庭 is a common way to express family, household, or home in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
However, for a wall scroll, we recommend the single-character form (which is just the first character of this two-character word). If you want that, just click here: Family Single-Character
The first character means “family” or “home.” The second means “courtyard” or “garden.” When combined, the meaning is a bit different, as it becomes “household” or “family.” The home and/or property traditionally has a strong relationship with family in Asia. Some Chinese, Korean, and Japanese families have lived in the same house for 7 or more generations!
This poem was written almost 1200 years ago during the Tang dynasty.
It depicts traveling up a place known as Cold Mountain, where some hearty people have built their homes. The traveler is overwhelmed by the beauty of the turning leaves of the maple forest that surrounds him just as night overtakes the day, and darkness prevails. His heart implores him to stop, and take in all of the beauty around him.
First, before you get to the full translation, I must tell you that Chinese poetry is a lot different than what we have in the west. Chinese words simply don't rhyme in the same way that English or other western languages do. Chinese poetry depends on rhythm and a certain beat of repeated numbers of characters.
I have done my best to translate this poem keeping a certain feel of the original poet. But some of the original beauty of the poem in its original Chinese will be lost in translation.
Far away on Cold Mountain, a stone path leads upwards.
Among white clouds, people's homes reside.
Stopping my carriage I must, as to admire the maple forest at nights fall.
In awe of autumn leaves showing more red than even flowers of early spring.
Hopefully, this poem will remind you to stop, and “take it all in” as you travel through life.
The poet's name is “Du Mu” in Chinese that is: .
The title of the poem, “Mountain Travels” is:
You can have the title, poet's name, and even “Tang Dynasty” written as an inscription on your custom wall scroll if you like.
More about the poet:
Dumu lived from 803-852 AD and was a leading Chinese poet during the later part of the Tang dynasty.
He was born in Chang'an, a city in central China and the former capital of the ancient Chinese empire in 221-206 BC. In present-day China, his birthplace is currently known as Xi'an, the home of the Terracotta Soldiers.
He was awarded his Jinshi degree (an exam administered by the emperor's court which leads to becoming an official of the court) at the age of 25 and went on to hold many official positions over the years. However, he never achieved a high rank, apparently because of some disputes between various factions, and his family's criticism of the government. His last post in the court was his appointment to the office of Secretariat Drafter.
During his life, he wrote scores of narrative poems, as well as a commentary on the Art of War and many letters of advice to high officials.
His poems were often very realistic and often depicted everyday life. He wrote poems about everything, from drinking beer in a tavern to weepy poems about lost love.
The thing that strikes you most is the fact even after 1200 years, not much has changed about the beauty of nature, toils, and troubles of love and beer drinking.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your ting2 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
家庭 see styles |
jiā tíng jia1 ting2 chia t`ing chia ting katei / kate かてい |
More info & calligraphy: Family / Householdhome; household; family; hearth household |
昆廷 see styles |
kūn tíng kun1 ting2 k`un t`ing kun ting |
More info & calligraphy: Quintin |
蜻蜓 see styles |
qīng tíng qing1 ting2 ch`ing t`ing ching ting |
More info & calligraphy: Dragonfly |
阿根廷 see styles |
ā gēn tíng a1 gen1 ting2 a ken t`ing a ken ting |
More info & calligraphy: Argentina |
亭 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting tei; chin / te; chin てい; ちん |
pavilion; booth; kiosk; erect (1) arbor; arbour; bower; pavilion; (suffix) (2) (てい only) suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; (suffix) (3) (てい only) suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant; (surname) Tei |
停 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting chō |
to stop; to halt; to park (a car) To stop, rest, settle, delay. |
婷 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting |
graceful |
庭 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting niwa にわ |
main hall; front courtyard; law court (1) garden; yard; courtyard; (2) field (of action); area; (surname) Niwasaki Court, hall, family; forehead. |
廷 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting nobe のべ |
palace courtyard (surname) Nobe |
朾 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting |
to bump |
楟 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting |
tree |
渟 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting |
stagnant water |
筳 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting |
bamboo pole; spindle |
莛 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting |
stalk of grass |
葶 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting |
Draba nemerosa bebe carpa |
蜓 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting |
see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2] |
蝏 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting |
used in 蜻蝏[qing1 ting2] |
霆 see styles |
tíng ting2 t`ing ting |
clap of thunder |
不停 see styles |
bù tíng bu4 ting2 pu t`ing pu ting |
incessant |
中庭 see styles |
zhōng tíng zhong1 ting2 chung t`ing chung ting nakaniwa なかにわ |
courtyard courtyard; quadrangle; middle court; (surname) Nakaba |
五停 see styles |
wǔ tíng wu3 ting2 wu t`ing wu ting gochō |
five kinds of stabilization |
亭午 see styles |
tíng wǔ ting2 wu3 t`ing wu ting wu teigo / tego ていご |
(literary) noon noon |
亭子 see styles |
tíng zi ting2 zi5 t`ing tzu ting tzu teiko / teko ていこ |
pavilion (female given name) Teiko |
亭湖 see styles |
tíng hú ting2 hu2 t`ing hu ting hu |
Tinghu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 shi4], Jiangsu |
亭臺 亭台 see styles |
tíng tái ting2 tai2 t`ing t`ai ting tai |
pavilion |
亭長 亭长 see styles |
tíng zhǎng ting2 zhang3 t`ing chang ting chang |
ancient official title |
亭閣 亭阁 see styles |
tíng gé ting2 ge2 t`ing ko ting ko |
pavilion |
休庭 see styles |
xiū tíng xiu1 ting2 hsiu t`ing hsiu ting yasumiba やすみば |
to adjourn (law) (surname) Yasumiba |
保亭 see styles |
bǎo tíng bao3 ting2 pao t`ing pao ting |
Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan |
停下 see styles |
tíng xià ting2 xia4 t`ing hsia ting hsia |
to stop |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Antin | 安廷 | ān tíng an1 ting2 an ting anting | an | |
Dragonfly | 蜻蜓 | qīng tíng qing1 ting2 qing ting qingting | ch`ing t`ing chingting ching ting |
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Fatin | 法婷 | fǎ tíng / fa3 ting2 / fa ting / fating | fa t`ing / fating / fa ting | |
Gethin | 蓋亭 盖亭 | gài tíng / gai4 ting2 / gai ting / gaiting | kai t`ing / kaiting / kai ting | |
Martine | 瑪婷 玛婷 | mǎ tíng / ma3 ting2 / ma ting / mating | ma t`ing / mating / ma ting | |
Quintin | 昆廷 | kūn tíng / kun1 ting2 / kun ting / kunting | k`un t`ing / kunting / kun ting | |
Argentina | 阿根廷 | ā gēn tíng a1 gen1 ting2 a gen ting agenting | a ken t`ing akenting a ken ting |
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Coltin | 科爾廷 科尔廷 | kē ěr tíng ke1 er3 ting2 ke er ting keerting | k`o erh t`ing koerhting ko erh ting |
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Family Household | 家庭 / 傢庭 家庭 | ka tei / katei | jiā tíng / jia1 ting2 / jia ting / jiating | chia t`ing / chiating / chia ting |
Cristine | 克莉斯婷 | kè lì sī tíng ke4 li4 si1 ting2 ke li si ting kelisiting | k`o li ssu t`ing kolissuting ko li ssu ting |
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Family Over Everything | 家庭至上 | jiā tíng zhì shàng jia1 ting2 zhi4 shang4 jia ting zhi shang jiatingzhishang | chia t`ing chih shang chiatingchihshang chia ting chih shang |
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Christine | 克莉斯婷 | kè lì sī tíng ke4 li4 si1 ting2 ke li si ting kelisiting | k`o li ssu t`ing kolissuting ko li ssu ting |
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Ernestine | 歐內斯廷 欧内斯廷 | ōu nèi sī tíng ou1 nei4 si1 ting2 ou nei si ting ouneisiting | ou nei ssu t`ing ouneissuting ou nei ssu ting |
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Khurstine | 庫爾斯廷 库尔斯廷 | kù ěr sī tíng ku4 er3 si1 ting2 ku er si ting kuersiting | k`u erh ssu t`ing kuerhssuting ku erh ssu ting |
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Ernistine | 恩尼斯廷 | ēn ní sī tíng en1 ni1 si1 ting2 en ni si ting ennisiting | en ni ssu t`ing ennissuting en ni ssu ting |
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Marie-Christine | 瑪麗克莉斯婷 玛丽克莉斯婷 | mǎ lì kè lì sī tíng ma3 li4 ke4 li4 si1 ting2 ma li ke li si ting malikelisiting | ma li k`o li ssu t`ing malikolissuting ma li ko li ssu ting |
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Any success can not compensate for failure in the home | 所有的成功都無法補償家庭的失敗 所有的成功都无法补偿家庭的失败 | suǒ yǒu de chéng gōng dōu wú fǎ bǔ cháng jiā tíng de shī bài suo3 you3 de cheng2 gong1 dou1 wu2 fa3 bu3 chang2 jia1 ting2 de shi1 bai4 suo you de cheng gong dou wu fa bu chang jia ting de shi bai | so yu te ch`eng kung tou wu fa pu ch`ang chia t`ing te shih pai so yu te cheng kung tou wu fa pu chang chia ting te shih pai |
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Mountain Travels Poem by Dumu | 遠上寒山石徑斜白雲生處有人家停車坐愛楓林晚霜葉紅於二月花 远上寒山石径斜白云生处有人家停车坐爱枫林晚霜叶红于二月花 | yuǎn shàng hán shān shí jìng xiá bái yún shēng chù yǒu rén jiā tíng chē zuò ài fēng lín wǎn shuàng yè hóng yú èr yuè huā yuan3 shang4 han2 shan1 shi2 jing4 xia2 bai2 yun2 sheng1 chu4 you3 ren2 jia1 ting2 che1 zuo4 ai4 feng1 lin2 wan3 shuang4 ye4 hong2 yu2 er4 yue4 hua1 yuan shang han shan shi jing xia bai yun sheng chu you ren jia ting che zuo ai feng lin wan shuang ye hong yu er yue hua | yüan shang han shan shih ching hsia pai yün sheng ch`u yu jen chia t`ing ch`e tso ai feng lin wan shuang yeh hung yü erh yüeh hua yüan shang han shan shih ching hsia pai yün sheng chu yu jen chia ting che tso ai feng lin wan shuang yeh hung yü erh yüeh hua |
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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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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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