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The name Wu You in Chinese / Japanese...

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  1. Adoring Love

  2. Five Elements Tai Chi Fist

  3. Jing Mo / Jing Wu

  4. Kenpo / Kempo / Quan Fa / Chuan Fa

  5. Morality of Deed

  6. Unselfish: Perfectly Impartial

  7. Wu Wei / Without Action


Adoring Love

 ài mù
 ai bou
Adoring Love Scroll

愛慕 means “adoring love” in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

I suppose this is the best kind of love to have. 愛慕 has the common character for love. But the second character modifies and reinforces the meaning to become adore, adoring love, or to love and adore.

Ancient Chinese warning:
Adoring someone is fine until you are in the shoes of the Prince of the Kingdom of Wu. This Prince adored a certain beautiful woman (Xi Shi) so much that he neglected his duties and soon let the kingdom fall into ruins.

Five Elements Tai Chi Fist

 wǔ xíng tài jí quán
 go gyou tai kyoku ken
Five Elements Tai Chi Fist Scroll

五行太極拳 is a certain school or style of Tai Chi (Taiji).

The characters literally mean “Five Elements Tai Chi Fist.”

Notes:
In Taiwan, it would be Romanized as “Wu Hsing Tai Chi Chuan” - see the standard Mandarin method above in the gray box (used in mainland China and the official Romanization used by the Library of Congress).

The last three characters are sometimes translated as “Grand Ultimate Fist,” so the whole thing can be “Five Elements Grand Ultimate Fist” if you wish.

I have not confirmed the use of this title in Korean but if it is used, it's probably only by martial arts enthusiasts. The pronunciation is correct, as shown above for Korean.

Jing Mo / Jing Wu

 jīng wǔ
 jing mo
Jing Mo / Jing Wu Scroll

精武 is the title used for a certain type of martial arts. You can translate this roughly as “Excellent Martial Arts” or “Excellence in Martial Arts.” You will notice that the second character is “wu” as in wushu (martial arts) and wushi (warrior).

More information can be found at the Jing Mo website. You should probably only order this if you are a member of this association.

Note that “jing mo” is the Cantonese pronunciation of these characters. In Mandarin, they are “jing wu.”
Also used in Korean but only by those involved with martial arts who can also read Korean Hanja (a small percentage of the population).

Kenpo / Kempo / Quan Fa / Chuan Fa

 quán fǎ
 kenpou
Kenpo / Kempo / Quan Fa / Chuan Fa Scroll

拳法 is a form of martial arts that can be translated in several ways.

Some will call it “fist principles,” “the way of the fist,” or even “law of the fist.” The first character literally means fist. The second can mean law, method, way, principle, or Buddhist teaching.

Kempo is really a potluck of martial arts. Often a combination of Chinese martial arts such as Shaolin Kung Fu with Japanese martial arts such as Karate, Jujutsu (Jujitsu), Aikido, and others. You may see the term “Kempo Karate,” which basically means Karate with other disciplines added. In this way, Kempo becomes an adjective rather than a title or school of martial arts.

These facts will long be argued by various masters and students of Kempo. Even the argument as to whether it should be spelled “kenpo” or “Kempo” ensues at dojos around the world (the correct Romaji should actually be “kenpou” if you precisely follow the rules).

The benefit of Kempo is that the techniques are easier to learn and master than pure Kung Fu (wu shu). Students are often taught basic Karate moves, kicks, and punches before augmenting the basic skills with complex Kung Fu techniques. This allows students of Kempo to achieve a level where they can defend themselves or fight in a relatively short amount of time (a few years rather than a decade or more).

Because the definition of this word is so fluid, I should make some notes here:

1. Purists in Okinawa will claim that “Okinawa Kenpo” or “Ryukyu Hon Kenpo” is the original and true version of this martial art from the old kingdom. It is actually little or no connection between Okinawa Kenpo and the way the word is used elsewhere.

2. In Chinese, where these characters are pronounced “quan fa” (sometimes Romanized as “chuan fa” because the Chinese-pinyin “q” actually sounds like an English “ch” sound), these characters do not hold the connotation of being a mixed martial art. It is simply defined as “the law of the fist.”

3. My Japanese dictionary oddly defines Kenpo as the “Chinese art of self-defense.” I personally don't feel this is the most common way that people perceive the word but just something you should know.

Morality of Deed

 xíng dé
Morality of Deed Scroll

The idea of “morality of deed” goes along with 行德 or “wu de” (martial morality or virtues of the warrior).

Here, the first character is a representation of the actions or deeds that you engage in.
The second character refers to morality or virtue.

This translates better in English in the opposite order, as the Chinese order is literally “deed morality.”


See Also:  Morality of Mind | Martial Morality

Unselfish: Perfectly Impartial

 dà gōng wú sī
Unselfish: Perfectly Impartial Scroll

大公無私 is a Chinese proverb that comes from an old story from some time before 476 BC. About a man named Qi Huangyang, who was commissioned by the king to select the best person for a certain job in the Imperial Court.

Qi Huangyang selected his enemy for the job. The king was very confused by the selection, but Qi Huangyang explained that he was asked to find the best person for the job, not necessarily someone that he liked or had a friendship with.

Later, Confucius commented on how unselfish and impartial Qi Huangyang was by saying, “Da Gong Wu Si” which, if you look it up in a Chinese dictionary, is generally translated as “Unselfish” or “Just and Fair.”

If you translate each character, you'd have something like

“Big/Deep Justice Without Self.”

Direct translations like this leave out a lot of what the Chinese characters really say. Use your imagination, and suddenly you realize that “without self” means “without thinking about yourself in the decision” - together, these two words mean “unselfish.” The first two characters serve to drive the point home that we are talking about a concept that is similar to “blind justice.”

One of my Chinese-English dictionaries translates this simply as “just and fair.” So that is the short and simple version.

Note: This can be pronounced in Korean, but it's not a commonly used term.


See Also:  Selflessness | Work Unselfishly for the Common Good | Altruism

Wu Wei / Without Action

Daoist / Taoist Tenet

 wú wéi
 mui
Wu Wei / Without Action Scroll

無為 or “Wu Wei” is a Daoist (Taoist) tenet that speaks to the idea of letting nature take its course.

Some will say it's about knowing when to take action and when not to. In reality, it's more about not going against the flow. What will happen is controlled by the Dao (Tao), for which one who follows the Dao will not resist or struggle against.

There is a lot more to this concept, but chances are, if you are looking for this entry, you already know the expanded concept.

Warning: Outside of the Daoist context, this means idleness or inactivity (especially in Japanese, where not everyone knows this as a Daoist concept).




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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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jiāng
    jiang1
chiang
 you / yo
    よう
variant of 薑|姜[jiang1]
(surname) Yō

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yáng
    yang2
yang
 you / yo
    よう

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Ocean
ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
(1) Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); (2) ocean; sea; (prefix) (3) foreign; Western; European; (personal name) Yōji

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    yu4

 gyoku
    ぎょく

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Jade
jade
(1) (also formerly read as ごく) precious stone (esp. jade); (2) {food} (occ. ギョク) egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); (3) stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; (4) (See 建玉) position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); (5) geisha; (6) (abbreviation) (See 玉代) time charge for a geisha; (7) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 玉将) king (of the junior player); (female given name) Hikaru
Jade, a gem; jade-like, precious; you, your.


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    ye4
yeh
 you / yo
    よう

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Yeh
leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats
(suf,ctr) (1) counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (suf,ctr) (2) (archaism) counter for boats; (female given name) Yō; (surname) Yō; Ye
pattra; parṇa; leaf, leaves.


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yáng
    yang2
yang
 you / yo
    よう

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Yako / Minami
positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (the) positive; (2) (ant: 陰・2) yang (in Chinese divination); (3) (See 陰に陽に) the open; visible place; public place; (personal name) Yōji
The side on which the sun shines, the sun, heat, this life, positive, masculine, dynamic, etc.

かう

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 kau
    カウ
(abbreviation) {internet} (See カウンター・6) automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems); (personal name) Gow

乾杯


干杯

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gān bēi
    gan1 bei1
kan pei
 kanpai
    かんぱい

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Drink Up! / Cheers!
to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup
(noun/participle) (1) toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); (2) drinking one's glass dry; (interjection) (3) cheers

再見


再见

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zài jiàn
    zai4 jian4
tsai chien
 shaichen; shaichien
    ツァイチェン; ツァイチエン

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Goodbye
goodbye; see you again later
(interjection) (kana only) good-bye (chi: zàijiàn); see you

陰陽


阴阳

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yīn yáng
    yin1 yang2
yin yang
 inyou(p); onmyou; onyou / inyo(p); onmyo; onyo
    いんよう(P); おんみょう; おんよう

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Yin Yang
yin and yang
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.; (place-name) In'you
yin and yang

欲しい

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 hoshii / hoshi
    ほしい

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I Want You
(adjective) (1) (See 欲しがる) wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; (adj-i,aux-adj) (2) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

黄金律

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 ougonritsu / ogonritsu
    おうごんりつ

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Golden Rule
(See 金科玉条) The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")

不經一事


不经一事

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bù jīng yī shì
    bu4 jing1 yi1 shi4
pu ching i shih

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Wisdom comes from Experience
You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience

學無止境


学无止境

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xué zhǐ jìng
    xue2 wu2 zhi3 jing4
hsüeh wu chih ching

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Learning is Eternal
no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.; You live and learn.

年年有餘


年年有余

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nián nián yǒu
    nian2 nian2 you3 yu2
nien nien yu yü

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Year-In Year-Out Have Abundance
lit. (may you) have abundance year after year; (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)

愛してる

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 aishiteru
    あいしてる

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I Love You / Aishiteru
(expression) I love you

有志竟成

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yǒu zhì jìng chéng
    you3 zhi4 jing4 cheng2
yu chih ching ch`eng
    yu chih ching cheng
persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way

滴水穿石

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dī shuǐ chuān shí
    di1 shui3 chuan1 shi2
ti shui ch`uan shih
    ti shui chuan shih

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Dripping Water Penetrates Stone
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

百年好合

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bǎi nián hǎo hé
    bai3 nian2 hao3 he2
pai nien hao ho

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100 Years of Happy Marriage
may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)

千里も一里

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 senrimoichiri
    せんりもいちり
(expression) (proverb) a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)

今日事今日畢


今日事今日毕

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jīn rì shì jīn rì bì
    jin1 ri4 shi4 jin1 ri4 bi4
chin jih shih chin jih pi
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)

天無絕人之路


天无绝人之路

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tiān jué rén zhī lù
    tian1 wu2 jue2 ren2 zhi1 lu4
t`ien wu chüeh jen chih lu
    tien wu chüeh jen chih lu

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There is always a way out
Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.; Never say die.

転ばぬ先の杖

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 korobanusakinotsue
    ころばぬさきのつえ
(expression) (proverb) prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling

皇天不負苦心人


皇天不负苦心人

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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

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Heaven Rewards Hard Work
Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.

己所不欲勿施於人

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 onorenohossezarutokorohitonihodokosukotonakare
    おのれのほっせざるところひとにほどこすことなかれ
(expression) (archaism) do not do unto others what you would not have done unto you

授人以魚不如授人以漁


授人以鱼不如授人以渔

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shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú
    shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2 bu4 ru2 shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2
shou jen i yü pu ju shou jen i yü

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Teach A Man To Fish
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; knowledge is the best charity

可愛い子には旅をさせよ

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 kawaiikonihatabiosaseyo / kawaikonihatabiosaseyo
    かわいいこにはたびをさせよ
(expression) (proverb) Spare the rod and spoil the child; If you love your children, send them out into the world

敵を知り己を知れば百戦危うからず

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 tekioshirionooshirebahyakusenayaukarazu
    てきをしりおのをしればひゃくせんあやうからず
(expression) (proverb) know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles

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 na
    な
(particle) (1) (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb) don't; (particle) (2) (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb) do; (interjection) (3) (See なあ) hey; listen; you; (particle) (4) (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end) now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know; (particle) (5) (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end) wow; ooh

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 yo
    よ
(particle) (1) (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, warning, etc.) hey; you; (particle) (2) (after a noun; used when calling out to someone) hey; (particle) (3) (in mid-sentence; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention) hey; hold on; (interjection) (4) yo; hey

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zhǔ
    zhu3
chu
 nushi
    ぬし
owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
(1) head (of a household, etc.); leader; master; (2) owner; proprietor; proprietress; (3) subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); (4) guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.); (5) husband; (pronoun) (6) (familiar language) (See おぬし) you; (given name) Mamoru
Chief, lord, master; to control.

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Adoring Love愛慕
爱慕
ai bou / aibou / ai boài mù / ai4 mu4 / ai mu / aimu
Five Elements Tai Chi Fist五行太極拳
五行太极拳
go gyou tai kyoku ken
gogyoutaikyokuken
go gyo tai kyoku ken
wǔ xíng tài jí quán
wu3 xing2 tai4 ji2 quan2
wu xing tai ji quan
wuxingtaijiquan
wu hsing t`ai chi ch`üan
wuhsingtaichichüan
wu hsing tai chi chüan
Jing Mo
Jing Wu
精武jīng wǔ / jing1 wu3 / jing wu / jingwuching wu / chingwu
Kenpo
Kempo
Quan Fa
Chuan Fa
拳法kenpou / kenpoquán fǎ / quan2 fa3 / quan fa / quanfach`üan fa / chüanfa / chüan fa
Morality of Deed行德xíng dé / xing2 de2 / xing de / xingdehsing te / hsingte
Unselfish: Perfectly Impartial大公無私
大公无私
dà gōng wú sī
da4 gong1 wu2 si1
da gong wu si
dagongwusi
ta kung wu ssu
takungwussu
Wu Wei
Without Action
無為
无为
muiwú wéi / wu2 wei2 / wu wei / wuwei
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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