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失敗並非一種選擇 is probably the best way to say, “Failure is not an option,” in Chinese.
Just don't forget that some ancient Chinese proverbs suggest that failure is a learning opportunity that leads to success or innovation. So don't plan to fail but failure is only a waste if nothing is learned from the failure.
See Also: Failure is the Mother of Success
This Japanese proverb reads, “failure/mistake/blunder/defeat is the origin of success.”
It suggests that failures or defeats are a necessary part of success.
失敗は成功の元 is often translated as “Failure is a stepping stone to success.”
Note: There are a few similar variations of this idiom in Japanese.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
This Japanese proverb literally reads, “failures/mistakes/blunders are the yeast-starter/yeast-mash of success.”
Basically, it suggests that failures are a necessary part of success; Just as bread or beer requires yeast to successfully rise or brew/ferment.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your stepping stone search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
失敗は成功の元 see styles |
shippaihaseikounomoto / shippaihasekonomoto しっぱいはせいこうのもと |
More info & calligraphy: Failure is the Origin of Success |
失敗は成功のもと see styles |
shippaihaseikounomoto / shippaihasekonomoto しっぱいはせいこうのもと |
More info & calligraphy: Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success |
踏台 see styles |
fumidai ふみだい |
(1) stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (2) (figurative) stepping stone |
踏石 see styles |
fumiishi / fumishi ふみいし |
stepping stone |
階梯 阶梯 see styles |
jiē tī jie1 ti1 chieh t`i chieh ti kaitai かいてい |
flight of steps; (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of (1) stairs; (2) rank; grade; gradations; step; (3) guide; guidebook; (4) slanted ladder (exercise equipment) rungs of a ladder |
飛石 see styles |
tobiishi / tobishi とびいし |
(1) stepping stones; (2) (obscure) stone skipping; ducks and drakes; (surname) Tobiishi |
墊腳石 垫脚石 see styles |
diàn jiǎo shí dian4 jiao3 shi2 tien chiao shih |
stepping stone; fig. person used to advance one's career |
敲門磚 敲门砖 see styles |
qiāo mén zhuān qiao1 men2 zhuan1 ch`iao men chuan chiao men chuan |
lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient; to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune |
踏み台 see styles |
fumidai ふみだい |
(1) stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (2) (figurative) stepping stone |
踏み石 see styles |
fumiishi / fumishi ふみいし |
stepping stone |
飛び石 see styles |
tobiishi / tobishi とびいし |
(1) stepping stones; (2) (obscure) stone skipping; ducks and drakes |
沓脱ぎ石 see styles |
kutsunugiishi / kutsunugishi くつぬぎいし |
stepping stone |
進身之階 进身之阶 see styles |
jìn shēn zhī jiē jin4 shen1 zhi1 jie1 chin shen chih chieh |
stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank |
靴脱ぎ石 see styles |
kutsunugiishi / kutsunugishi くつぬぎいし |
stepping stone |
Variations: |
fumidai ふみだい |
(1) stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (2) stepping stone |
Variations: |
fumiishi / fumishi ふみいし |
stepping stone |
Variations: |
tobiishi / tobishi とびいし |
(1) stepping stones; (2) (rare) (See 水切り・4) stone skipping; ducks and drakes |
失敗は成功の基 see styles |
shippaihaseikounomoto / shippaihasekonomoto しっぱいはせいこうのもと |
(expression) (idiom) failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success |
Variations: |
kutsunugiishi / kutsunugishi くつぬぎいし |
stepping stone |
Variations: |
tsutaiaruku つたいあるく |
(v5k,vi) (1) to walk while holding on to (a wall, furniture, etc.); (v5k,vi) (2) to step from ... to ... (e.g. stone to stone); to walk over (stepping stones, etc.) |
Variations: |
ashigakari あしがかり |
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone |
Variations: |
shippaihaseikounomoto / shippaihasekonomoto しっぱいはせいこうのもと |
(expression) (proverb) failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Failure in Not an Option | 失敗並非一種選擇 失败并非一种选择 | shī bài bìng fēi yì zhǒng xuǎn zé shi1 bai4 bing4 fei1 yi4 zhong3 xuan3 ze2 shi bai bing fei yi zhong xuan ze | shih pai ping fei i chung hsüan tse | |
Failure is the Origin of Success | 失敗は成功の元 | shippai wa seikou no moto shippaiwaseikounomoto shipai wa seiko no moto | ||
Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success | 失敗は成功のもと | sittpai wa seikou no moto sittpaiwaseikounomoto sittpai wa seiko no moto | ||
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.
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