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The name This Too Shall Pass in Chinese / Japanese...

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

  2. Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fall

  3. Flowers Bloom and Flowers Wither

  4. Guan / Kwan / Seki

  5. Impermanence

  6. Let It Be

  7. Super

  8. Tetsu / Penetrating

  9. This Too Shall Pass

10. Time and Tide Wait for No Man

11. Smriti


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.

Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fall

 huā kāi huā luò
Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fall Scroll

花開花落 is a complete proverb that lightly speaks of the cycle of life, or how things come and go in life.

This is used as a metaphor to suggest that youth is a temporary state that in time will pass.

This can also be used to suggest that fortunes can come and go (everything is temporary).

Note: There are two very similar versions of this proverb. The other uses a word that means wither instead of fall.

Flowers Bloom and Flowers Wither

 huā kāi huā xiè
Flowers Bloom and Flowers Wither Scroll

花開花謝 is a complete proverb that lightly speaks of the cycle of life, or how things come and go in life.

This is used as a metaphor to suggest that youth is a temporary state, which in time, will pass.

This proverb can be used to suggest that fortunes can come and go (everything is temporary).

Note: There are two very similar versions of this proverb. The other uses a word that means fall instead of wither.

Guan / Kwan / Seki

Surname

 guān
 seki
 
Guan / Kwan / Seki Scroll

關 is a surname in three languages.
In Chinese, it romanizes as Guan.
In Korean, it's Kwan (or Gwan).
In Japanese it's Seki.

The meaning of the character is mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; barrier; frontier.

Impermanence

 wú cháng
 mujou
Impermanence Scroll

無常 is the state of being “not permanent,” “not enduring,” transitory, or evolving.

It can also mean variable or changeable. In some contexts, it can refer to a ghost that is supposed to take a soul upon death. Following that, this term can also mean to pass away or die.

In the Buddhist context, this is a reminder that everything in this world is ever-changing, and all circumstances of your life are temporary.
If you take the Buddhist philosophy further, none of these circumstances are real, and your existence is an illusion. Thus, the idea of the eternal soul is perhaps just your attachment to your ego. Once you release your attachment to all impermanent things, you will be on your way to enlightenment and Buddhahood.

Language notes for this word when used outside the context of Buddhism:
In Korean Hanja, this means uncertainty, transiency, mutability, or evanescent.
In Japanese, the definition orbits closer to the state of being uncertain.

 suàn le
Let It Be Scroll

This Chinese word means “let it be,” “let it pass,” “let it go,” or “forget about it.”

 chāo
 chou
 
Super Scroll

超 is “super” in Chinese and Japanese Kanji.

It can also mean: to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; to jump over. It can also be a suffix like ultra- hyper- super-

From Sanskrit, this can be the Buddhist “vikrama,” meaning to leap over; surpass; exempt from; to save.

Tetsu / Penetrating

 chè
 tetsu
 
Tetsu / Penetrating Scroll

徹 is commonly used in Japan as a given name, romanized as Tetsu.

The meaning of this Kanji is: thorough; penetrating; to pervade; to pass through; pervious; perspicacious; throughout; communal.

徹 can also be romanized as Michi; Tooru; Touru; Tetsuji; Tsuyoshi; Choru; Osamu; Itaru; or Akira.

This Too Shall Pass

 yī qiè dōu jiāng guò qù
This Too Shall Pass Scroll

一切都將過去 is a phrase that means “this too shall pass” in Chinese.

This should be a reminder on your wall that no matter how bad things get, difficulties in life are transient and will go away in time.

This is not the only way to express this idea, as there are also 这一切都会过去 and 一切都会过去.
The version we are using here is more traditional sounding.

This Too Shall Pass

 kore mo itsuka wa sugisaru mono
This Too Shall Pass Scroll

これもいつかは過ぎ去るもの means “this too shall pass,” in Japanese.


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

Time and Tide Wait for No Man

 suì bù wǒ yǔ
Time and Tide Wait for No Man Scroll

歲不我與 is a Chinese proverb that means is a way to express, “Time and tide wait for no man.”

The literal meaning of these Chinese characters is, “Years don't [for] oneself wait.” In more natural English, it's more like, “Years will pass by, with or without you.”

There is also an alternate version, 时不我待, which literally means “Time doesn't [for] oneself, wait.” In natural English, it's more like, “Time waits for no man.”

 chuán chéng
 denshou
Smriti Scroll

傳承 is a Chinese and Japanese word that means to pass on (to future generations).

This can also mean passed on (from former times), a continued tradition, handing down (information), legend, tradition, folklore, transmission, or an inheritance.

傳承 is the Chinese equivalent of Smriti (from Sanskrit: स्मृति / Smṛti). The term can be used for Hindu (and sometimes Buddhist) texts that have authority because the author is known.


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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
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
Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fall花開花落
花开花落
huā kāi huā luò
hua1 kai1 hua1 luo4
hua kai hua luo
huakaihualuo
hua k`ai hua lo
huakaihualo
hua kai hua lo
Flowers Bloom and Flowers Wither花開花謝
花开花谢
huā kāi huā xiè
hua1 kai1 hua1 xie4
hua kai hua xie
huakaihuaxie
hua k`ai hua hsieh
huakaihuahsieh
hua kai hua hsieh
Guan
Kwan
Seki

sekiguān / guan1 / guankuan
Impermanence無常
无常
mujou / mujowú cháng / wu2 chang2 / wu chang / wuchangwu ch`ang / wuchang / wu chang
Let It Be算了suàn le / suan4 le5 / suan le / suanle
Superchou / chochāo / chao1 / chaoch`ao / chao
Tetsu
Penetrating

tetsuchè / che4 / chech`e / che
This Too Shall Pass一切都將過去
一切都将过去
yī qiè dōu jiāng guò qù
yi1 qie4 dou1 jiang1 guo4 qu4
yi qie dou jiang guo qu
yiqiedoujiangguoqu
i ch`ieh tou chiang kuo ch`ü
ichiehtouchiangkuochü
i chieh tou chiang kuo chü
This Too Shall Passこれもいつかは過ぎ去るものkore mo itsuka wa sugisaru mono
Time and Tide Wait for No Man歲不我與
岁不我与
suì bù wǒ yǔ
sui4 bu4 wo3 yu3
sui bu wo yu
suibuwoyu
sui pu wo yü
suipuwoyü
Smriti傳承
传承
denshou / denshochuán chéng
chuan2 cheng2
chuan cheng
chuancheng
ch`uan ch`eng
chuancheng
chuan cheng
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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