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  1. Beauty / Beautiful / Handsome

  2. The farts of others stink, but one’s own smells sweet

  3. Fragrant / Good Smell

  4. House of Good Fortune

  5. Gunn

  6. Feel at Ease Anywhere / The World is My Home

  7. No Place Like Home

  8. Iris Flower

  9. Isaac

10. Love and Respect

11. Self-Control

12. Sweet / Sweetness / Charm

13. Wild Rose

14. Hold Hands with You, Grow Old with You

15. No Place Like Home


Beauty / Beautiful / Handsome

 měi
 bi
 
Beauty / Beautiful / Handsome Scroll

美 is often used to describe the beauty of a woman.

However, when applied to a man, it can mean handsome. It's also the first character in the word for “beauty salon” which you will see all over China and Japan.

This can be used as the given name for a girl (spell it or say it as “Mei” or “May”).

For a bit of trivia: The title for the “USA” in Chinese is “Mei Guo” which literally means “Beautiful Country.” This name was bestowed at a time before Chairman Mao came to power and decided that China didn't like the USA anymore (even though we fought together against the Japanese in WWII). But these days, Chinese people love Americans (but have a distaste for American politics and policy). But I digress...

美 is also how “Beautiful” is written in Japanese Kanji and Korean Hanja. 美 can also mean: very satisfactory; good; to be pleased with oneself; abbreviation for the USA; fine; handsome; admirable; madhura; sweet; and/or pleasant.


See Also:  Beautiful Woman | Beautiful Girl

The farts of others stink, but one’s own smells sweet

 bié rén pì chòu zì jiā xiāng
The farts of others stink, but one’s own smells sweet Scroll

别人屁臭自家香 literally translates as:
Other people's flatulence stinks, [but] one's own is fragrant.

Figuratively, this means:
Some people criticize defects in others that they (seem to) treasure in themselves.

Fragrant / Good Smell

 xiāng
 ka / kou
 
Fragrant / Good Smell Scroll

香 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja that means: fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory; appetizing; perfume; incense; aroma; fragrance; scent; good smell.

Fragrance or incense is known to be one of the Buddha's messengers to stimulate faith and devotion.

House of Good Fortune

 fú zhái
House of Good Fortune Scroll

福宅 is perhaps the Chinese equivalent of “This blessed house” or perhaps “home sweet home.”

This phrase literally means “Good fortune house” or “Good luck household.” It makes any Chinese person who sees it feel that good things happen in the home in which this calligraphy is hung.

 gān
 
Gunn Scroll

This is the most common transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the family name Gunn.

Feel at Ease Anywhere / The World is My Home

 sì hǎi wéi jiā
Feel at Ease Anywhere / The World is My Home Scroll

四海為家 literally reads, “Four Seas Serve-As [my/one's] Home.”

Together, 四海 which literally means “four seas” is understood to mean “the whole world” or “the seven seas.” It's presumed to be an ancient word from back when only four seas were known - so it equates to the modern English term, “seven seas.”

This can be translated or understood in a few different ways:
To regard the four corners of the world all as home.
To feel at home anywhere.
To roam about unconstrained.
To consider the entire country, or the world, to be one's own.

No Place Like Home

 zài jiā qiān rì hǎo chū mén yì shí nán
No Place Like Home Scroll

在家千日好出门一时难 is a Chinese proverb that literally means “At home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort but spending a day away from home can be challenging.”

Figuratively, this means “There's no place like home,” or roughly a Chinese version of “Home sweet home.”

 chāng pú
 ayame / shoubu
Iris Flower Scroll

菖蒲 is the title for the iris flower in Japanese.

If your name happens to be Iris, this is a nice way to express your name by meaning in Japanese (it will mean your name but not sound like your name).

Can also mean Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea) or sweet flag (Acorus calamus / Acorus gramineus) varieties.


Note: This will also be recognized in Chinese, though it is generally written with the addition of a character meaning "stone" in front of this title in Chinese.

 yī sà kè
Isaac Scroll

This another less common transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Isaac.

This version might be more close to the Spanish or Latin version of Isaac. The first syllable is like “ee” as in “sweet.”

Love and Respect

 jìng ài
 kei ai
Love and Respect Scroll

敬愛 is the short and sweet way to say “love and respect” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

Besides “respect and love,” this could be translated as “respect and affection,” “Reverence and love,” or “reverent love.”

In Japanese, this can also be the personal name Yoshinari.

Self-Control

 zì zhì
 jisei
Self-Control Scroll

The short and sweet version of self-control.

Note: This can also mean self-restraint.


See Also:  Will-Power | Discipline

Sweet / Sweetness / Charm

 gān wèi
 kanmi / amami / umami
Sweet / Sweetness / Charm Scroll

甘味 is sweet or sweetness in Chinese characters, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja. This refers to a sweet taste, sugary taste, or sweet flavor. It can also be a noun meaning sweets, dessert, or cake.

This can also refer to charm or appeal (of a woman or lovely thing).

 yě méi guì
Wild Rose Scroll

野玫瑰 is the simplest way to write “wild rose” in Chinese.

The first word literally means wild. The second is the single-character form of rose or roses (plural or singular is not specified in Chinese characters). This can also be translated as “sweet briar.”

Hold Hands with You, Grow Old with You

 zhí zǐ zhī shǒu yǔ zǐ xié lǎo
Hold Hands with You, Grow Old with You Scroll

執子之手, 與子偕老 is a sweet Chinese phrase that means “Hold hands with you, grow old with you.”

No Place Like Home

 kokyouboujigatashi
No Place Like Home Scroll

故郷忘じ難し is a Japanese proverb that means “there is no place like home” or “home is sweet to an exile.”


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




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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
Beauty
Beautiful
Handsome
biměi / mei3 / mei
The farts of others stink, but one’s own smells sweet別人屁臭自家香
别人屁臭自家香
bié rén pì chòu zì jiā xiāng
bie2 ren2 pi4 chou4 zi4 jia1 xiang1
bie ren pi chou zi jia xiang
bierenpichouzijiaxiang
pieh jen p`i ch`ou tzu chia hsiang
pieh jen pi chou tzu chia hsiang
Fragrant
Good Smell
ka / kou / ka / koxiāng / xiang1 / xianghsiang
House of Good Fortune福宅fú zhái / fu2 zhai2 / fu zhai / fuzhaifu chai / fuchai
Gunngān / gan1 / gankan
Feel at Ease Anywhere
The World is My Home
四海為家
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
si4 hai3 wei2 jia1
si hai wei jia
sihaiweijia
ssu hai wei chia
ssuhaiweichia
No Place Like Home在家千日好出門一時難
在家千日好出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo chū mén yì shí nán
zai4 jia1 qian1 ri4 hao3 chu1 men2 yi4 shi2 nan2
zai jia qian ri hao chu men yi shi nan
tsai chia ch`ien jih hao ch`u men i shih nan
tsai chia chien jih hao chu men i shih nan
Iris Flower菖蒲ayame / shoubu
ayame / shobu
chāng pú / chang1 pu2 / chang pu / changpuch`ang p`u / changpu / chang pu
Isaac伊薩克
伊萨克
yī sà kè
yi1 sa4 ke4
yi sa ke
yisake
i sa k`o
isako
i sa ko
Love and Respect敬愛
敬爱
kei ai / keiaijìng ài / jing4 ai4 / jing ai / jingaiching ai / chingai
Self-Control自制jiseizì zhì / zi4 zhi4 / zi zhi / zizhitzu chih / tzuchih
Sweet
Sweetness
Charm
甘味kanmi / amami / umamigān wèi / gan1 wei4 / gan wei / ganweikan wei / kanwei
Wild Rose野玫瑰yě méi guì
ye3 mei2 gui4
ye mei gui
yemeigui
yeh mei kuei
yehmeikuei
Hold Hands with You, Grow Old with You執子之手與子偕老
执子之手与子偕老
zhí zǐ zhī shǒu yǔ zǐ xié lǎo
zhi2 zi3 zhi1 shou3 yu3 zi3 xie2 lao3
zhi zi zhi shou yu zi xie lao
zhizizhishouyuzixielao
chih tzu chih shou yü tzu hsieh lao
No Place Like Home故郷忘じ難しkokyouboujigatashi
kokyobojigatashi
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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