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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.”
In Chinese, 鴟 is the Scops Owl. In Japanese, this is the black kite (Milvus migrans).
Colloquially in Japanese, this can refer to a construction worker who walks on or erects scaffolding. It can also be a firefighter up high on a ladder or building.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your walks search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
三獸 三兽 see styles |
sān shòu san1 shou4 san shou sanshū |
The three animals— hare, horse, elephant— crossing a stream. The śrāvaka is like the hare who crosses by swimming on the surface; the pratyeka-buddha is like the horse who crosses deeper than the hare; the bodhisattva is like the elephant who walks across on the bottom. Also likened to the triyāna. 涅槃經 23, 27. |
各界 see styles |
gè jiè ge4 jie4 ko chieh kakkai; kakukai かっかい; かくかい |
all walks of life; all social circles each field; various circles |
暴走族 see styles |
bào zǒu zú bao4 zou3 zu2 pao tsou tsu bousouzoku / bosozoku ぼうそうぞく |
people who go on walks for exercise; (Tw) rebel youth motorcycle group young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku |
歩き方 see styles |
arukikata あるきかた |
way one walks; one's walk |
各界人士 see styles |
gè jiè rén shì ge4 jie4 ren2 shi4 ko chieh jen shih |
all walks of life |
各行各業 各行各业 see styles |
gè háng gè yè ge4 hang2 ge4 ye4 ko hang ko yeh |
every trade; all professions; all walks of life |
三百六十行 see styles |
sān bǎi liù shí háng san1 bai3 liu4 shi2 hang2 san pai liu shih hang |
all walks of life (idiom); every trade |
ウォークイン see styles |
wookuin ウォークイン |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) walk-in; person who walks into a hotel, etc. without a reservation; (2) (abbreviation) (See ウォークインクローゼット) walk-in closet |
ステッキガール see styles |
sutekkigaaru / sutekkigaru ステッキガール |
young woman who takes walks, etc. with male clients for a charge (wasei: stick girl) |
バージンロード see styles |
baajinroodo / bajinroodo バージンロード |
the aisle (i.e. the thing a bride walks down) (wasei: virgin road) |
ステッキ・ガール see styles |
sutekki gaaru / sutekki garu ステッキ・ガール |
young woman who takes walks, etc. with male clients for a charge (wasei: stick girl) |
バージン・ロード see styles |
baajin roodo / bajin roodo バージン・ロード |
the aisle (i.e. the thing a bride walks down) (wasei: virgin road) |
行けども行けども see styles |
ikedomoikedomo いけどもいけども |
(expression) as (one) walks on, and on |
常在河邊走,哪有不濕鞋 常在河边走,哪有不湿鞋 see styles |
cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié chang2 zai4 he2 bian1 zou3 , na3 you3 bu4 shi1 xie2 ch`ang tsai ho pien tsou , na yu pu shih hsieh chang tsai ho pien tsou , na yu pu shih hsieh |
a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb); (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe) |
Variations: |
sutekkigaaru; sutekki gaaru / sutekkigaru; sutekki garu ステッキガール; ステッキ・ガール |
young woman who takes walks, etc. with male clients for a charge (wasei: stick girl) |
Variations: |
inumoarukebabouniataru / inumoarukebaboniataru いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる |
(exp,v5r) (1) (proverb) bad things happen to those who attempt things; if a dog walks they will hit a stick; (exp,v5r) (2) (proverb) good luck may come unexpectedly |
Variations: |
inumoarukebabouniataru / inumoarukebaboniataru いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる |
(exp,v5r) (1) (proverb) bad things happen to those who attempt things; if a dog walks they will hit a stick; (exp,v5r) (2) (proverb) good luck may come unexpectedly |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
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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Scops Owl Black Kite | 鴟 鸱 | tonbi / tobi | chī / chi1 / chi | ch`ih / chih |
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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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
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.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.
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