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The name Never Forget in Chinese / Japanese...

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Drinking the water of a well: One should never forget who dug it

 chī shuǐ bú wàng jué jǐng rén
Drinking the water of a well: One should never forget who dug it Scroll

This proverb suggests that one should always be grateful to those who helped one succeed.

And remember your ancestors and those that came before you whose sacrifices made your present life better.

Some Chinese will separate the intended meaning from this proverb and translate this as “Don't forget the people who once helped you.” In Modern China, this idiom is virtually never used to refer to an actual well.

Note: This can be pronounced in Korean but it's not a commonly used phrase.

Never Forget Your First Resolution

Never Lose Your Beginner's Spirit

 sho shin wasu ru be ka ra zu
Never Forget Your First Resolution Scroll

初心忘るべからず is an old Japanese proverb that suggests you try to never forget the enthusiasm you had as a child when you try new things (or even face the day-to-day). Basically, avoid having the mundane attitude that many people get with age.

You'll find this Japanese proverb translated in a few different ways. Here are some of them:
Don't forget your first resolution.
Never forget your childlike enthusiasm.
Forget not the beginner's mind.
Try never to lose your initial enthusiasm (freshness of attitude).


Note: This is sometimes written as 初心忘る可からず. The one shown above is used about 10x more often. There’s only one character difference between the two versions.


Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Never Forget

Never forget your vow or path

 cháng bú wàng shī
 jou fu bou shitsu
Never Forget Scroll

This title is used almost exclusively in a Buddhist context (not all Chinese or Japanese people will recognize it).

常不忘失 means “Never forget your vow/path” in Chinese characters and Japanese Kanji.

Past experience is the teacher for the future

Past events not forgotten serve as teachers for later events.

 qián shì bú wàng hòu shí zhī shī
Past experience is the teacher for the future Scroll

The most literal translation to English of this ancient 前事不忘后事之师 Chinese proverb is:
“Past events not forgotten serve as teachers for later events.”

However, it's been translated several ways:
Don't forget past events, they can guide you in the future.
Benefit from past experience.
Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
Past calamity is my teacher.
A good memory for the past is a teacher for the future.
The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future.
If one remembers the lessons of the past; They will serve as a guide to avoid mistakes in the future.

The origin:
This proverb comes from the 5th century B.C., just before the Warring States Period in the territory now known as China.
The head of the State of Jin, Zhi Bo, seized power in a coup. He did this with help from the armies of the State of Han and Wei. Instead of being grateful for the help from Han and Wei, he treacherously took the land of Han and Wei. Never satisfied, Zhi Bo employed the armies of Han and Wei to attack and seize the State of Zhao.

The king of Zhao took advice from his minister Zhang Mengtan and secretly contacted the Han and Wei armies to reverse their plans and attack the army of Zhi Bo instead. The plan was successful, and the State of Zhao was not only saved but was set to become a powerful kingdom in the region.

Zhang Mengtan immediately submitted his resignation to a confused king of Zhao. When asked why, Zhang Mengtan said, “I've done my duty to save my kingdom, but looking back at past experience, I know sovereign kings are never satisfied with the power or land at hand. They will join others and fight for more power and more land. I must learn from past experiences, as those experiences are the teachers of future events.”
The king could not dispute the logic in that statement and accepted Zhang Mengtan's resignation.

For generations, the State of Zhao continued to fight for power and land until finally defeated and decimated by the State of Qin (which led to the birth of the Qin Dynasty in 221 B.C.).

Never Forget

 yǒng zhì bù wàng
Never Forget Scroll

永志不忘 literally translates as “forever remember, never forget.”

But most will just understand this as “never forget” or “never forgotten” in Chinese.


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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your never forget search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

常不忘失

see styles
cháng bù wàng shī
    chang2 bu4 wang4 shi1
ch`ang pu wang shih
    chang pu wang shih
 jō fu bōshitsu

More info & calligraphy:

Never Forget
never forget [one's vow; the path, etc.]

吃水不忘掘井人

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chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
    chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2
ch`ih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen
    chih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

黒歴史

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 kurorekishi
    くろれきし
(net-sl) dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

勿忘國恥


勿忘国耻

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wù wàng guó chǐ
    wu4 wang4 guo2 chi3
wu wang kuo ch`ih
    wu wang kuo chih
Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria

Variations:
憶念
臆念

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 okunen
    おくねん
(a) thought one will never forget; something one will always remember

昔とった杵柄

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 mukashitottakinezuka
    むかしとったきねづか
(expression) skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past; you never forget your own trade

昔取った杵柄

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 mukashitottakinezuka
    むかしとったきねづか
(expression) skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past; you never forget your own trade

三尺去って師の影を踏まず

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 sanjakusatteshinokageofumazu
    さんじゃくさってしのかげをふまず
(expression) (proverb) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

三尺さがって師の影を踏まず

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 sanjakusagatteshinokageofumazu
    さんじゃくさがってしのかげをふまず
(expression) (proverb) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

三尺下がって師の影を踏まず

see styles
 sanjakusagatteshinokageofumazu
    さんじゃくさがってしのかげをふまず
(expression) (proverb) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

三歩さがって師の影を踏まず

see styles
 sanposagatteshinokageofumazu
    さんぽさがってしのかげをふまず
(expression) (proverb) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

三歩下がって師の影を踏まず

see styles
 sanposagatteshinokageofumazu
    さんぽさがってしのかげをふまず
(expression) (proverb) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

Variations:
初心忘るべからず
初心忘る可からず

see styles
 shoshinwasurubekarazu
    しょしんわするべからず
(expression) (proverb) we were all beginners once; never lose your humility; don't let success get to your head; don't forget where you came from

Variations:
三尺下がって師の影を踏まず
三尺さがって師の影を踏まず

see styles
 sanjakusagatteshinokageofumazu
    さんじゃくさがってしのかげをふまず
(expression) (proverb) (See 三尺去って師の影を踏まず) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

Variations:
三歩下がって師の影を踏まず
三歩さがって師の影を踏まず

see styles
 sanposagatteshinokageofumazu
    さんぽさがってしのかげをふまず
(expression) (proverb) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Drinking the water of a well: One should never forget who dug it吃水不忘掘井人chī shuǐ bú wàng jué jǐng rén
chi1 shui3 bu2 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2
chi shui bu wang jue jing ren
chishuibuwangjuejingren
ch`ih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen
chih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen
Never Forget Your First Resolution初心忘るべからず / 初心忘る可からず
初心忘るべからず
sho shin wasu ru be ka ra zu
shoshinwasurubekarazu
Never Forget常不忘失jou fu bou shitsu
joufuboushitsu
jo fu bo shitsu
cháng bú wàng shī
chang2 bu2 wang4 shi1
chang bu wang shi
changbuwangshi
ch`ang pu wang shih
changpuwangshih
chang pu wang shih
Past experience is the teacher for the future前事不忘后事之師
前事不忘后事之师
qián shì bú wàng hòu shí zhī shī
qian2 shi4 bu2 wang4 hou4 shi2 zhi1 shi1
qian shi bu wang hou shi zhi shi
ch`ien shih pu wang hou shih chih shih
chien shih pu wang hou shih chih shih
Never Forget永志不忘yǒng zhì bù wàng
yong3 zhi4 bu4 wang4
yong zhi bu wang
yongzhibuwang
yung chih pu wang
yungchihpuwang
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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