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  1. Construction Crane

  2. Crisis equals Danger plus Opportunity?

  3. Opportunity

  4. War Machine

  5. Time

  6. Browning


Construction Crane

 qǐ zhòng jī
 kijuuki
Construction Crane Scroll

起重機 refers to the huge machine that lifts materials high into the air as crews construct huge buildings.

A customer requested this specifically after some confusion over the bird by the same name.

In an odd twist, while they don't know this name in English sounds like a bird; the building crane is jokingly called “The real national bird of China” because of the accelerated level of construction in Beijing and elsewhere ever since preparations began for the 2008 Olympics. As of 2018, construction has barely slowed.

If you want the type of construction crane that drives down the road, please note that the word is totally different for that kind of “vehicle crane.”

Crisis equals Danger plus Opportunity?

 wēi jī
 kiki
Crisis equals Danger plus Opportunity? Scroll

危機 means crisis in Chinese and Japanese.

Separately, the first character here does mean “danger” or “to endanger,” and the second character can mean “opportunity.”

However, I want to debunk a myth that was propagated by some westerners who did not have a clear understanding of Asian languages...

While often, Chinese/Japanese/Korean compound words (words of two or more characters) are the sum of their parts, this is not always the case. The compound is often understood with a completely different meaning than the two characters individually.

Many have said that the Chinese/Japanese/Korean word for Crisis is made up of the characters for “danger” and “opportunity.” 危機 is true when phrased this way.
However, it's not absolutely correct to say that “danger + opportunity = crisis” in Asian cultures.

English example:
If I tell you that...
Bovine creature + Guy behind the plate in baseball = Locomotive train protection cowcatcher
...you would think I was mad. But consider that “cow + catcher = cowcatcher,” which is the device that used to be found on steam engines to protect them if they hit an animal on the tracks. When we hear the word “cowcatcher,” we don't separate the words into their individual meanings (necessarily).
The same is true with the word for crisis in Chinese/Japanese/Korean. While you can separate the characters, few Asian people would automatically do so in their minds.

The final answer:
It is a half-truth to say, “danger plus opportunity equals crisis” in Chinese/Japanese/Korean. Use this statement and concept with caution.

Also, the second character can mean “secret” or “machine,” depending on context so I guess you have to say “a dangerous machine = crisis” or “danger + a secret = crisis.” Both of these are only slightly more ridiculous than the first premise.

PS: 危機 is probably not a great word for a scroll unless you have a special use for it.

 jī
 hata
 
Opportunity Scroll

機 is an odd one - I've seen this on coffee cups and posters with the meaning of “opportunity.”

機 is a correct definition but this character also means “machine.” In fact, if you put the character for “flying” in front of this character, you have the Chinese word for “airplane” (literally: flying machine). Alone, on a wall scroll, it will be generally understood as “opportunity” but I want you to know this extra information before you make your selection. Note that in Japanese and Korean, this has a similar meaning but can also mean machine or loom.


See Also:  Success

 senki
War Machine Scroll

戦機 is a Japanese word that means war machine.

It can also mean the time for battle, military secrets, or battle strategy, depending on the context.

 shí guāng
 tokimitsu
Time Scroll

時光 is a Chinese and Japanese word that means time, era, period of time, etc.

時光 is used as part of other words like “time machine” (時光機) or “happy time” (歡樂時光) (happy hour) in bars.

This can also be a surname or given name, Tokimitsu, in Japan.

 bó lǎng níng
Browning Scroll

勃朗寧 is the name Browning in Chinese (Mandarin).

This can be the surname or refer to the weapons manufacturer and famous machine gun.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


see styles

    ji1
chi
 hata
    はた

More info & calligraphy:

Opportunity
(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity; (bound form) crucial point; pivot; (bound form) quick-witted; flexible; (bound form) organic
loom; (surname) Hata
The spring, or motive principle, machine, contrivance, artifice, occasion, opportunity; basis, root or germ; natural bent, fundamental quality.

カチャ

see styles
 gacha
    ガチャ

More info & calligraphy:

Katya
(1) {tradem} (See カプセルトイ) capsule toy; vending machine toy; (2) {vidg} gacha; loot box; loot crate; system of selling random in-game items in video games (similar to how capsule toys are sold); (suffix noun) (3) (colloquialism) (See 親ガチャ) lottery (i.e. something decided by chance); (personal name) Gatsha

サミー

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 samii / sami
    サミー

More info & calligraphy:

Sammie
(1) (masculine speech) (feminine speech) Sammy; Samy; Sami; Samie; (2) (company) Sammy (Japanese pachinko machine and game manufacturer); (m,f) Sammy; Samy; Sami; Samie; (c) Sammy (Japanese pachinko machine and game manufacturer)

see styles
tóu
    tou2
t`ou
    tou
 tou / to
    とう
to throw (something in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc); to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine); to send (a letter, a manuscript etc); to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide); to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of; (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
(1) {baseb} pitching ability; (counter) (2) {sports} counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); (counter) (3) {fish} counter for casts (of a line)
To cast, throw into, surrender, tender.

see styles
tǐng
    ting3
t`ing
    ting
 tei / te
    てい
straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns
(counter) counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; (personal name) Tei

see styles

    xi3
hsi
 sen
    せん
to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording)
(abbreviation) (on floor plans) (See 洗濯機) washing machine; (clothes) washer; (given name) Sengai
To wash, cleanse.

see styles
chèng
    cheng4
ch`eng
    cheng
 hakari
    はかり
steelyard; Roman balance; CL:臺|台[tai2]
scales; weighing machine; (surname, female given name) Hakari
a scale for measuring weight

MT

see styles
 emu tii; emutii(sk) / emu ti; emuti(sk)
    エム・ティー; エムティー(sk)
(1) (See マニュアルシフト) manual transmission; MT; (2) (See メガトン) megaton; megatonne; (3) (See 磁気テープ) magnetic tape; (4) (See マスターテープ) master tape; (5) (See 衛生検査技師) medical technologist; (6) {comp} (See 自動翻訳・じどうほんやく) machine translation

一台

see styles
 ichidai
    いちだい
one machine; one vehicle

一機

see styles
 hitoki
    ひとき
(1) one machine; (2) an aircraft (airplane); one aircraft; (3) one player (in video games); (personal name) Hitoki

主子

see styles
zhǔ zi
    zhu3 zi5
chu tzu
 yukiko
    ゆきこ
Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine)
(female given name) Yukiko

使喚


使唤

see styles
shǐ huan
    shi3 huan5
shih huan
to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shi3 huan4]

停機


停机

see styles
tíng jī
    ting2 ji1
t`ing chi
    ting chi
(of a machine) to stop; to shut down; to park a plane; to finish shooting (a TV program etc); to suspend a phone line; (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit

停車


停车

see styles
tíng chē
    ting2 che1
t`ing ch`e
    ting che
 teisha / tesha
    ていしゃ
to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall
(n,vs,vi) (ant: 発車) stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop

備品


备品

see styles
bèi pǐn
    bei4 pin3
pei p`in
    pei pin
 bihin
    びひん
machine parts or tools kept in reserve; spare parts
fixtures; furnishings; equipment

刨工

see styles
bào gōng
    bao4 gong1
pao kung
planing; planing machine operator; planer

刨床

see styles
bào chuáng
    bao4 chuang2
pao ch`uang
    pao chuang
planer; planing machine

刷版

see styles
 sappan
    さっぱん
{print} machine plate; press plate; printing plate

動作


动作

see styles
dòng zuò
    dong4 zuo4
tung tso
 dousa / dosa
    どうさ
movement; motion; action (CL:個|个[ge4]); to act; to move
(1) movement (of the body); action; motion; gesture; (2) bearing; carriage; behaviour; behavior; demeanour; demeanor; (n,vs,vi) (3) operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running; working; functioning
activity

名機

see styles
 meiki / meki
    めいき
(1) excellent machine; excellent device (e.g. camera); (2) excellent aircraft

啟動


启动

see styles
qǐ dòng
    qi3 dong4
ch`i tung
    chi tung
to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)

器械

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qì xiè
    qi4 xie4
ch`i hsieh
    chi hsieh
 kikai
    きかい
apparatus; instrument; equipment; weapon
(1) machine; mechanism; (2) instrument; appliance; apparatus

塔屋

see styles
 touya; touoku / toya; tooku
    とうや; とうおく
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.; (place-name, surname) Touya

壽命


寿命

see styles
shòu mìng
    shou4 ming4
shou ming
 jumyou / jumyo
    じゅみょう
life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)
(surname) Jumyou
jīvita, life, length of days, age.

外手

see styles
wài shǒu
    wai4 shou3
wai shou
 sotode
    そとで
right-hand side (of a machine); right-hand side (passenger side) of a vehicle
(surname) Sotode

失靈


失灵

see styles
shī líng
    shi1 ling2
shih ling
out of order (of machine); not working properly; a failing (of a system)

始動

see styles
 shidou / shido
    しどう
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) starting (a machine, engine, etc.); (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation; going into action

実機

see styles
 jikki
    じっき
(1) real machine (as opposed to a model or simulation); actual machine; actual device; (2) real aeroplane; actual aircraft

工作

see styles
gōng zuò
    gong1 zuo4
kung tso
 kousaku / kosaku
    こうさく
to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
(noun, transitive verb) (1) handicraft; (noun, transitive verb) (2) work; construction; manufacturing; (noun, transitive verb) (3) maneuvering; manoeuvering; (given name) Kōsaku

往復


往复

see styles
wǎng fù
    wang3 fu4
wang fu
 oufuku / ofuku
    おうふく
to go and come back; to make a return trip; backwards and forwards (e.g. of piston or pump action); to reciprocate (of machine part)
(n,vs,vi) (1) making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going; (2) (abbreviation) (See 往復切符) round-trip ticket; return ticket; (n,vs,vi) (3) correspondence; exchanging (of letters); (n,vs,vi) (4) keeping company (with); socializing; visiting each other
going and returning

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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
Construction Crane起重機
起重机
kijuuki / kijukiqǐ zhòng jī
qi3 zhong4 ji1
qi zhong ji
qizhongji
ch`i chung chi
chichungchi
chi chung chi
Crisis equals Danger plus Opportunity?危機
危机
kikiwēi jī / wei1 ji1 / wei ji / weijiwei chi / weichi
Opportunity
hatajī / ji1 / jichi
War Machine戦機senki
Time時光
时光
tokimitsushí guāng
shi2 guang1
shi guang
shiguang
shih kuang
shihkuang
Browning勃朗寧
勃朗宁
bó lǎng níng
bo2 lang3 ning2
bo lang ning
bolangning
po lang ning
polangning
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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