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1. Wild Goose
3. Wild Rose
4. Rose
5. Rose Flower
8. Thorns / Bramble / Briar Patch / Wild Rose
10. Swan
11. Fierce
12. Mustang
13. Adventure Lover
15. Dripping Water Penetrates Stone
16. Reiki Precepts by Usui Mikao
17. Animal Kingdom
天生狂野 is “Born To Be Wild” (like the Steppenwolf song) in Chinese (Mandarin).
If you get to the deep meaning, the first two characters can mean “born” but refer as much to the nature, disposition, calling, or innate qualities of something or someone.
The last two mean coarse and/or wild.
So it kind of means that it is your nature to be wild.
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.”
(Name used in botany and some poems)
野薔薇 is both the technical term for rose in the science of botany. However, it also means wild rose and can be found in some forms of poetry as well.
If you are wondering, this word for rose sounds good in Chinese, not like a super-technical such as the Latin words we use for scientific terms in the west).
(The flower of love)
薔薇 is the universal way to write rose (as in the flower) because it is understood in both Chinese and Japanese (same characters in either language). 薔薇 is also a common way to write about roses in Asian poetry. This can be translated as “wild rose” if you are looking for that title.
薔薇 is also how to write “rose” in old Korean Hanja (though they now use Hangul, and most Koreans of this generation will not be able to read this without a dictionary).
狂 is a single character that means “crazy” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
狂 means crazy, unrestrained, lunatic, insane, confused, deranged, wild, or mad.
This can also refer to an extreme enthusiast (like a football fan). But then, it can also refer to a person possessing a mental abnormality.
In some contexts, this can mean conceited (it probably won't be read that way on a wall scroll).
A warning: 狂 is an odd selection for a wall scroll. You should only order this if you plan to bewilder or confuse those who see it. It kind of says something about you, something that most native Asian people will not view in a good light.
沈魚落雁 is an old proverb that literally means “fish sink, goose alights.”
...But this takes some explaining. This is a proverb from Zhuangzi (莊子), who lived in the late 4th century BC.
This figuratively refers to female beauty that is so captivating that even the birds and beasts take notice.
Perhaps a better and more accurate way to describe this is to say that it speaks of the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman who is so beautiful that fish stay on the bottom of the water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame.
This proverb is so famous that it is also known and used in Japan (same characters, different pronunciation).
Note: This can also be written 沉魚落雁 instead of 沈魚落雁 (just the first character varies slightly).
草 means grass or straw in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Depending on the context, this can also mean a manuscript, draft (of a document), or rough copy. In the botany context, it can also refer to weeds, herbs, thatch, or plants.
草 is also the first character of caoshu or sōsho, the Chinese and Japanese wild cursive script style of calligraphy.
Sometimes written in variant form 艸.
This can be the surname Sou/Sō, or the given name Kusa in Japanese (there are also other romanizations for this Kanji).
滴水穿石 is a Chinese proverb that means, dripping water penetrates stone.
The figurative meaning can be translated as:
Constant perseverance yields success.
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
While 滴水穿石 is the most common character order, you will likely see 水滴石穿, might see 滴水石穿, and will rarely see 小水穿石 in the wild.
Alternate Version
靈氣療法肇祖臼井甕男先生遺訓招福の秘法萬病の霊薬今日丈けは心配すな感謝して業を励げめ人に親切に is an alternate version of the precepts or tenets of Reiki by Usui Mikao.
It is impossible to be sure which version or versions were actually written by Usui Mikao. This is the less common of the three versions that you might see in the wild.
Here is a breakdown of the characters and a rough translation:
靈氣 療法 肇祖 臼井甕男。
Reiki therapy founder Mikao Usui
先生 遺訓。
Teacher's testament
招福の秘法, 萬病の霊薬。
Invite blessings of [the] secret method, 10,000 illnesses of spiritual medicine.
今日丈けは: 怒るな, 心配すな, 感謝して, 業をはげめ, 人に親切に。
At least for today: Do not be angry, do not worry, be grateful, work with diligence, [and] be kind to people.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
動物王國 is literally what it says.
There is even a TV show in China that is similar to Wild Kingdom or what you would currently see on the Discovery Channel that has this same title.
For your information: In the Chinese way of thinking, the Tiger is the king of the animal kingdom (lions are not native to China, so the tiger took the role that we have given to the lion in our western way of thinking).
The modern Japanese version has a slight variation on the last character (国 instead of 國). Let me know if you want the modern Japanese version (國 would be considered the old or traditional version).
Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
In 632 BC, Duke Wen of the Kingdom of Jin was about to lead an army against the forces of the Kingdom of Chu.
The Duke asked one of his advisers, Jiu Fan, how they could win the impending battle, as they were drastically outnumbered.
Jiu Fan said, “All is fair in war,” and suggested a plan of dishonorable tactics (cheating).
The Duke was unsure of this advice, so he asked another adviser, Yong Ji, who replied, “If you catch fish by draining the pond, you can certainly get all the fish. But there will be no fish the following year. You can cheat this one time in battle, but such tactics can only be used once, as the enemy will be wise in future encounters.”
The Duke heard the words of his wiser adviser but cheated to gain victory in the battle. However, he rewarded Yong Ji more than Jiu Fan at the victory celebration, stating that while Jiu Fan's advice gained one victory, the wise words of Yong Ji would last forever.
This Chinese idiom/proverb is still used, over 2600 years later to remind people not to burn bridges, cheat, or dishonor themselves in exchange for a short-term gain while sacrificing the future.
竭澤而漁 is very similar to the meaning of the English phrase, “Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.”
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Wild Goose | 雁 | karigane / kari | yàn / yan4 / yan | yen |
| Born To Be Wild | 天生狂野 | tiān shēng kuáng yě tian1 sheng1 kuang2 ye3 tian sheng kuang ye tianshengkuangye | t`ien sheng k`uang yeh tienshengkuangyeh tien sheng kuang yeh |
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| Born To Be Wild | ワイルドでいこう | wairudode ikou wairudodeikou wairudode iko | ||
| Wild Rose | 野玫瑰 | yě méi guì ye3 mei2 gui4 ye mei gui yemeigui | yeh mei kuei yehmeikuei |
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| Rose | 野薔薇 野蔷薇 | nobara | yě qiáng wēi ye3 qiang2 wei1 ye qiang wei yeqiangwei | yeh ch`iang wei yehchiangwei yeh chiang wei |
| Rose Flower | 薔薇 蔷薇 | bara / shoubi bara / shobi | qiáng wēi qiang2 wei1 qiang wei qiangwei | ch`iang wei chiangwei chiang wei |
| Yaen Wild Monkey | 野猿 | yaen | ||
| Crazy Mad Wild | 狂 狂 | kyou / kyo | kuáng / kuang2 / kuang | k`uang / kuang |
| Thorns Bramble Briar Patch Wild Rose | 荊棘 荆棘 | keikyoku | jīng jí / jing1 ji2 / jing ji / jingji | ching chi / chingchi |
| Beautiful Woman Proverb | 沈魚落雁 沈鱼落雁 | chin gyo raku gan chingyorakugan | chén yú luò yàn chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 chen yu luo yan chenyuluoyan | ch`en yü lo yen chenyüloyen chen yü lo yen |
| Swan | 天鵝 天鹅 | tiān é / tian1 e2 / tian e / tiane | t`ien o / tieno / tien o | |
| Fierce | 荒荒しい | ara ara shii / ararashi araarashii / ararashi ara ara shi / ararashi | ||
| Mustang | 野馬 野马 | yě mǎ / ye3 ma3 / ye ma / yema | yeh ma / yehma | |
| Adventure Lover | 冒険野郎 | bou ken ya rou boukenyarou bo ken ya ro | ||
| Cao Kusa Grass | 草 | sou / kusa / so / kusa | cǎo / cao3 / cao | ts`ao / tsao |
| Dripping Water Penetrates Stone | 滴水穿石 | dī shuǐ chuān shí di1 shui3 chuan1 shi2 di shui chuan shi dishuichuanshi | ti shui ch`uan shih tishuichuanshih ti shui chuan shih |
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| Reiki Precepts by Usui Mikao (Alternate) | 靈氣療法肇祖臼井甕男先生遺訓招福の秘法萬病の霊薬今日丈けは怒るな心配すな感謝して業を励げめ人に親切に | reiki ryouhou chouso usui mikao sensei ikun shoufuku no hihou yorozu byou no reiyaku kyou take ke wa oko ru na shinpai suna kansha shite gou o hagemu ge me hito ni shinsetsu ni reiki ryoho choso usui mikao sensei ikun shofuku no hiho yorozu byo no reiyaku kyo take ke wa oko ru na shinpai suna kansha shite go o hagemu ge me hito ni shinsetsu ni | ||
| Animal Kingdom | 動物王國 动物王国 | doubutsu oukoku doubutsuoukoku dobutsu okoku | dòng wù wáng guó dong4 wu4 wang2 guo2 dong wu wang guo dongwuwangguo | tung wu wang kuo tungwuwangkuo |
| Drain the pond to get all the fish | 竭澤而漁 竭泽而渔 | jié zé ér yú jie2 ze2 er2 yu2 jie ze er yu jiezeeryu | chieh tse erh yü chiehtseerhyü |
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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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