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Eiko-Seisui
This Japanese proverb can be translated as “flourish and wither, prosper and perish,” “life is full of fortune and misfortune,” or simply “vicissitudes of life.”
栄枯盛衰 / 榮枯盛衰 is about the rise and fall of human affairs or the ups and downs of life. Prosperity comes and goes, everything is fleeting and temporary, but like waves, another swell of prosperity may come.
Here's how the Kanji break down in this proverb:
栄 = prosper; thrive; flourish; boom.
枯 = wither; die.
盛 = prosperous; flourishing; thriving; successful; energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic.
衰 = become weaker; decline; get weak; die down; subside; abate; fail.
Notes: The original version of the first character looks like the image to the right. In modern Japan, they simplified that Kanji a bit into the version shown above. If you have a preference for which style is used for your calligraphy, please let me know when you place your order.
Apparently, with that original version of the first character, this is also used in Korean Hanja. However, I have not confirmed that
it’s
used in the same way or is widely-known in Korean.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Rise and Fall Ups and Downs search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
沉浮 see styles |
chén fú chen2 fu2 ch`en fu chen fu |
lit. sinking and floating; to bob up and down on water; ebb and flow; fig. rise and fall; ups and downs of fortune; vicissitudes |
浮沈 see styles |
fuchin ふちん |
(n,vs,vi) floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs |
消長 消长 see styles |
xiāo zhǎng xiao1 zhang3 hsiao chang shouchou / shocho しょうちょう |
to ebb and rise; to decrease and then grow (n,vs,vi) prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning |
盛衰 see styles |
shèng shuāi sheng4 shuai1 sheng shuai seisui / sesui せいすい |
to flourish then decline; rise and fall rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes prosperity and adversity |
興亡 兴亡 see styles |
xīng wáng xing1 wang2 hsing wang koubou / kobo こうぼう |
to flourish and decay; rise and fall rise and fall; ups and downs |
起落 see styles |
qǐ luò qi3 luo4 ch`i lo chi lo |
to rise and fall; takeoff and landing; ups and downs |
騰落 see styles |
touraku / toraku とうらく |
rise and fall; fluctuations; ups and downs |
光と影 see styles |
hikaritokage ひかりとかげ |
(exp,n) (idiom) rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; light and shadow |
盛衰興亡 see styles |
seisuikoubou / sesuikobo せいすいこうぼう |
(yoji) rise and fall; ups and downs; waxing and waning; prosperity and decline; vicissitudes |
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Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Rise and Fall Ups and Downs | 栄枯盛衰 / 榮枯盛衰 荣枯盛衰 | ei ko sei sui eikoseisui | ||
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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