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The name Great Expectations in Chinese / Japanese...

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Great Aspirations / Ambition

 hóng hú zhī zhì
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鴻鵠之誌 is a Chinese proverb that implies that having grand ambitions also means that others will not understand your great expectations and ideas.

Though the actual words come from a longer saying of Confucius, which goes, “The little swallows living under the eaves wouldn't understand the lofty ambitions of a swan (who flies far and wide).”

This Confucius quote has led to this idiomatic expression in China that means “think big.” What you'd be saying is “The lofty ambitions of a swan.”

Note that Chinese people sometimes refer to the little swallow as one who does not “think big” but is, instead, stuck in a rut or just leading a mundane life. Therefore, it's a compliment to be called a swan but not a good thing to be called a swallow.

Great Aspirations / Ambition

 tai shi wo idaku
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大志を抱 is a single Japanese word that kind of reads like a short proverb.

It suggests that you should have “high aims,” “ambitions,” or “aspirations” in your life.

Great Expectations

 wàng
 bou / nozomi
 
Great Expectations Scroll

望 holds the ideas of ambition, hope, desire, aspiring to, expectations, looking towards, to gaze (into the distance), and in some contexts, full moon rising.

望 is one of those single characters that is vague but in that vagueness, it also means many things.

望 is a whole word in Chinese and old Korean but is seldom seen alone in Japanese. Still, it holds the meanings noted above in all three languages.

Boys be Ambitious

Quote from William S. Clark in Japan

 shou nen yo tai shi o ida ke
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少年よ大志を抱け was a sort of motto or proverb invoked by William Clark after being hired by the Emperor of Japan in 1876 to establish a university in Hokkaido, Japan.

This phrase has been famous across all generations of Japan since that time.

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Big Dream / Great Hope

 tai mou
Big Dream / Great Hope Scroll

大望 is one of a few ways to write “dream big” in Japanese.

This is a good title if you want that to inspire ambition or high aspirations. 大望 is also a way to say “great expectations.”




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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

厚望

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hòu wàng
    hou4 wang4
hou wang
great hopes; great expectations

重望

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zhòng wàng
    zhong4 wang4
chung wang
 shigemochi
    しげもち
renowned; prestigious; great hopes; expectations
(personal name) Shigemochi

Variations:
嘱す
属す

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 shokusu
    しょくす
(transitive verb) (1) (form) (See 嘱する・1) to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; (transitive verb) (2) (form) (See 嘱する・2) to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word

Variations:
嘱する
属する

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 shokusuru
    しょくする
(vs-s,vt) (1) (form) to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; (vs-s,vt) (2) (form) to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word

Variations:
嘱目
属目
矚目(rK)

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 shokumoku
    しょくもく
(n,vs,vi) (1) (form) paying attention to; taking note of; observing; watching; having great expectations for; (n,vs,vi) (2) (form) catching one's eye

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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Great Aspirations
Ambition
鴻鵠之誌
鸿鹄之志
hóng hú zhī zhì
hong2 hu2 zhi1 zhi4
hong hu zhi zhi
honghuzhizhi
hung hu chih chih
hunghuchihchih
Great Aspirations
Ambition
大志を抱tai shi wo idaku
taishiwoidaku
Great Expectationsbou / nozomi
bo / nozomi
wàng / wang4 / wang
Boys be Ambitious少年よ大志を抱けshou nen yo tai shi o ida ke
shounenyotaishioidake
sho nen yo tai shi o ida ke
Big Dream
Great Hope
大望tai mou / taimou / tai mo
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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