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This Japanese title can be translated as “for this time only,” “chance meeting,” “one meeting, one opportunity,” “never again,” or “one chance in a lifetime.”
The characters literally mean “one time one meeting” - of course, the Kanji characters have meaning far beyond a direct translation like this.
Some might use this proverb to talk of an opportunity that presents itself just once in your life. It could also be a one-and-only chance meeting with your true soul mate. An expression of any event that might happen once in a lifetime.
This is primarily a Japanese title, however, there is also a Traditional Chinese (and old Korean) version of this proverb. Just the last character is different.
The traditional form was used in Japan before WWII and in Korea prior to 1900. This title is somewhat known in China.
If you want the older traditional form, just click on the character to the right.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your once in a lifetime search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
一期一会 see styles |
ichigoichie いちごいちえ |
More info & calligraphy: Once in a Lifetime |
一世一代 see styles |
isseichidai; isseiichidai(ik) / issechidai; issechidai(ik) いっせいちだい; いっせいいちだい(ik) |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime |
一生一度 see styles |
isshouichido / isshoichido いっしょういちど |
(adj-no,n) once in one's life; once in a lifetime |
千載一遇 see styles |
senzaiichiguu / senzaichigu せんざいいちぐう |
(yoji) once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years |
後生一生 see styles |
goshouisshou / goshoissho ごしょういっしょう |
extremely important or once in a lifetime (request); only once in one's lifetime |
一生に一度 see styles |
isshouniichido / isshonichido いっしょうにいちど |
(exp,adj-no) once in a lifetime; once in one's life |
Variations: |
sottaku そったく |
(1) once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; golden opportunity; (2) {Buddh} being completely in sync (of a Zen master and apprentice) |
後生一生の頼み see styles |
goshouisshounotanomi / goshoisshonotanomi ごしょういっしょうのたのみ |
(expression) extremely important or once in a lifetime request |
Variations: |
senzaiichiguu / senzaichigu せんざいいちぐう |
(adj-no,n) (yoji) once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Once in a Lifetime | 一期一會 一期一会 | ichigo ichie ichigoichie | yī qī yī huì yi1 qi1 yi1 hui4 yi qi yi hui yiqiyihui | i ch`i i hui ichiihui i chi i hui |
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.
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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"
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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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