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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.”
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
...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.
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.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your machine search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
機 机 see styles |
jī ji1 chi hata はた |
More info & calligraphy: Opportunityloom; (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 |
サミー see styles |
samii / sami サミー |
More info & calligraphy: Sammie |
投 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. |
挺 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 |
洗 see styles |
xǐ 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. |
秤 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 see styles |
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 |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Construction Crane | 起重機 起重机 | kijuuki / kijuki | qǐ 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 | kiki | wēi jī / wei1 ji1 / wei ji / weiji | wei chi / weichi |
Opportunity | 機 机 | hata | jī / ji1 / ji | chi |
War Machine | 戦機 | senki | ||
Time | 時光 时光 | tokimitsu | shí 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 |
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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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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.
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