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迫力 is a Chinese word that is a form of personal strength.
It is a word that describes a person who is willing to take a risk. In English, we might say, “Someone with guts.”
An example might be a person that is not rich but invests a lot of money into something (knowing they could double their money or lose it all). Win or lose, this is a person that knows or pushes their potential.
Tearing this word apart, the first character means “to compel,” urgent, urge, force, imminent, or “spur on.” The second means power, strong, bear, or exert.
Note: 迫力 is also a word in Japanese Kanji and Korean Hanja but with a meaning more like force, intensity, appeal, strength, impact, force, or simply power.
無敵 means tough or unbeatable in Chinese characters, Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji.
Other translations for this word include unequaled, without rival, a paragon, invincible, unrivaled/unrivalled, no match for, cannot beat, daring, fearless, intrepid, and/or bold.
In Japanese, this can also be the surname Muteki.
冒險 is another Chinese and Korean word for “Adventure.”
This is more of a “risk-taking” version of adventure.
The first character can mean “brave” and “bold.” The second character means “dangerous” and “rugged.” Together they can be defined as a word meaning “adventure” in Chinese and Korean.
Note: Some dictionaries translate these two characters as “take a risk.”
大胆不敵 is a Japanese word that can mean a few things depending on how you read it.
Popular translations include fearless, audacity (the attitude of a) daredevil, or daring.
The first two Kanji create a word that means: bold, fearless, or daring; audacious.
The last two Kanji create a word meaning: no match for, cannot beat, daring, fearless, intrepid, bold, or tough.
As with many Japanese words, the two similar-meaning words work together to multiply the meaning and intensity of the whole 4-Kanji word.
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無畏 literally means “No Fear.” But perhaps not the most natural Chinese phrase (see our other “No Fear” phrase for a complete thought). However, this two-character version of “No Fear” seems to be a very popular way to translate this into Chinese when we checked Chinese Google.
Note: This also means “No Fear” in Japanese and Korean, but this character pair is not often used in Japan or Korea.
This term appears in various Chinese dictionaries with definitions like “without fear,” intrepidity, fearless, dauntless, and bold.
In the Buddhist context, this is a word derived from the word Abhaya, meaning: Fearless, dauntless, secure, nothing, and nobody to fear. Also, from vīra meaning: courageous, bold.
See Also: Never Give Up | No Worries | Undaunted | Bravery | Courage | Fear No Man
同性愛 is a great way to tell your Japanese friends about your lifestyle while keeping your Anglo friends in the dark.
Kind of a huge bold sign to say “I'm Gay” without anybody knowing.
These Kanji characters literally mean “same-sex love.” This phrase would also be understood in Chinese but this combination would act to really emphasize the “love” component to a native Chinese person.
理直氣壯 is a Chinese proverb that means “to do something while knowing you’re in the right.”
This can also be translated as and is appropriate when you are:
“In the right and self-confident”
“Bold and confident with justice on one's side”
“Having the courage of one's convictions”
“Justified and forceful”
“To be confident and vigorous because reason and logic are on one's side”
“Justified and confident”
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Fortune Favors the Bold | 幸運眷顧勇敢的人 幸运眷顾勇敢的人 | xìng yùn juàn gù yǒng gǎn de rén xing4 yun4 juan4 gu4 yong3 gan3 de ren2 xing yun juan gu yong gan de ren | hsing yün chüan ku yung kan te jen | |
Gutsy Daring Bold | 迫力 | hakuryoku | pò lì / po4 li4 / po li / poli | p`o li / poli / po li |
Fortune Favors The Brave | 命運鐘情於勇士 命运钟情于勇士 | mìng yùn zhōng qíng yú yǒng shì ming4 yun4 zhong1 qing2 yu2 yong3 shi4 ming yun zhong qing yu yong shi | ming yün chung ch`ing yü yung shih ming yün chung ching yü yung shih |
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Tough Unbeatable | 無敵 无敌 | muteki | wú dí / wu2 di2 / wu di / wudi | wu ti / wuti |
Fortune favors the brave | 勇者は幸運に恵まれる | yuusha ha kouun ni megumareru yusha ha koun ni megumareru | ||
Adventure | 冒險 冒险 | mào xiǎn / mao4 xian3 / mao xian / maoxian | mao hsien / maohsien | |
Fearless Daring | 大膽不敵 大胆不敵 | dai tan fu teki daitanfuteki | ||
No Fear | 無畏 无畏 | mui | wú wèi / wu2 wei4 / wu wei / wuwei | |
Homosexual Gay | 同性戀 同性恋 | tóng xìng liàn tong2 xing4 lian4 tong xing lian tongxinglian | t`ung hsing lien tunghsinglien tung hsing lien |
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Homosexual Gay | 同性愛 同性爱 | douseiai / doseiai | tóng xìng ài tong2 xing4 ai4 tong xing ai tongxingai | t`ung hsing ai tunghsingai tung hsing ai |
Engage with Confidence | 理直氣壯 理直气壮 | lǐ zhí qì zhuàng li3 zhi2 qi4 zhuang4 li zhi qi zhuang lizhiqizhuang | li chih ch`i chuang lichihchichuang li chih chi chuang |
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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.
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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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