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Persistence to overcome all challenges
百折不撓 is a Chinese proverb that means “Be undaunted in the face of repeated setbacks.”
More directly translated, it reads, “[Overcome] a hundred setbacks, without flinching.” 百折不撓 is of Chinese origin but is commonly used in Japanese and somewhat in Korean (same characters, different pronunciation).
This proverb comes from a long, and occasionally tragic story of a man that lived sometime around 25-220 AD. His name was Qiao Xuan, and he never stooped to flattery but remained an upright person at all times. He fought to expose the corruption of higher-level government officials at great risk to himself.
Then when he was at a higher level in the Imperial Court, bandits were regularly capturing hostages and demanding ransoms. But when his own son was captured, he was so focused on his duty to the Emperor and the common good that he sent a platoon of soldiers to raid the bandits' hideout, and stop them once and for all even at the risk of his own son's life. While all of the bandits were arrested in the raid, they killed Qiao Xuan's son at first sight of the raiding soldiers.
Near the end of his career, a new Emperor came to power, and Qiao Xuan reported to him that one of his ministers was bullying the people and extorting money from them. The new Emperor refused to listen to Qiao Xuan and even promoted the corrupt Minister. Qiao Xuan was so disgusted that in protest, he resigned from his post as minister (something almost never done) and left for his home village.
His tombstone reads “Bai Zhe Bu Nao” which is now a proverb used in Chinese culture to describe a person of strong will who puts up stubborn resistance against great odds.
My Chinese-English dictionary defines these 4 characters as “keep on fighting despite all setbacks,” “be undaunted by repeated setbacks,” and “be indomitable.”
Our translator says it can mean “never give up” in modern Chinese.
Although the first two characters are translated correctly as “repeated setbacks,” the literal meaning is “100 setbacks” or “a rope that breaks 100 times.” The last two characters can mean “do not yield” or “do not give up.”
Most Chinese, Japanese, and Korean people will not take this absolutely literal meaning but will instead understand it as the title suggests above. If you want a single big word definition, it would be indefatigability, indomitableness, persistence, or unyielding.
See Also: Tenacity | Fortitude | Strength | Perseverance | Persistence
国家忠诚父母孝道朋友有信杀生有择临战无退 are the five codes of Tang Soo Do.
I suggest you have this arranged in five columns when you get to the options page for your custom calligraphy wall scroll.
Here are my translations of each of the five codes:
國家忠誠 Be loyal to your country.
父母孝道 In regards to parents, behave in a filial way.
朋友有信 Be faithful in friendship.
殺生有擇 When fighting for life and death, make noble choices.
臨戰無退 No retreat in battle.
Note: “Tang Soo Do” is a romanization of 唐手道. It's 당수도 in Korean Hangul. It can also be romanized as “Tangsudo” or “Dangsudo.”
影武者 is the title for Shadow Warrior in Chinese and Japanese.
This may refer to a few video games that share this English title, or a Japanese movie called Kagemusha.
If you are looking for the Japanese TV show, that was originally 影の軍団 (Kage no Gundan), which more literally means “Army of Shadows,” but was re-titled Shadow Warrior when released outside Japan in English.
In Japan, this title can also refer to a body double or decoy of an army general or leader used to avoid assassination. It can also be somebody who does all the work (or fighting) behind the scenes (not getting much, if any, credit).
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your no fighting search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
拳法 see styles |
quán fǎ quan2 fa3 ch`üan fa chüan fa kenpou / kenpo けんぽう |
More info & calligraphy: Kenpo / Kempo / Quan Fa / Chuan Fa(1) Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; quanfa; (2) kenpō (martial arts); kempo |
格闘 see styles |
kakutou / kakuto かくとう |
More info & calligraphy: Hand-to-Hand Fighting / Grappling |
激烈 see styles |
jī liè ji1 lie4 chi lieh gekiretsu げきれつ |
More info & calligraphy: Fierce(noun or adjectival noun) violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity; fierceness; keenness |
闘志 see styles |
toushi / toshi とうし |
More info & calligraphy: Fighting Spirit |
闘魂 see styles |
toukon / tokon とうこん |
More info & calligraphy: Fighting Spirit |
百折不撓 百折不挠 see styles |
bǎi zhé bù náo bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2 pai che pu nao hyakusetsufutou / hyakusetsufuto ひゃくせつふとう |
More info & calligraphy: Undaunted After Repeated Setbacks(yoji) indefatigability; indomitableness |
真剣勝負 see styles |
shinkenshoubu / shinkenshobu しんけんしょうぶ |
More info & calligraphy: Shinken Shobu |
訌 讧 see styles |
hòng hong4 hung |
strife; disorder; rioting; fighting; Taiwan pr. [hong2] |
鏖 see styles |
áo ao2 ao minagoroshi みなごろし |
violent fighting massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter |
乱闘 see styles |
rantou / ranto らんとう |
(n,vs,vi) fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle |
争続 see styles |
souzoku / sozoku そうぞく |
(colloquialism) fighting over inheritance; inheritance dispute |
仁侠 see styles |
ninkyou / ninkyo にんきょう jinkyou / jinkyo じんきょう |
(adj-na,n,adj-no) chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong |
任侠 see styles |
ninkyou / ninkyo にんきょう |
(adj-na,n,adj-no) chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong; (given name) Ninkyō |
体技 see styles |
taigi たいぎ |
(See 格闘技) fighting sport; combat sport; martial art |
修羅 修罗 see styles |
xiū luó xiu1 luo2 hsiu lo shura; sura しゅら; すら |
Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology (1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 阿修羅) Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology; (2) fighting; carnage; conflict; strife; (3) sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); (4) (See 滑道) log slide; chute; flume; (female given name) Shura asura, demons who war with Indra; v. 阿修羅; it is also sura, which means a god, or deity. |
停戰 停战 see styles |
tíng zhàn ting2 zhan4 t`ing chan ting chan |
to cease fire; to stop fighting; armistice; truce |
健闘 see styles |
kentou / kento けんとう |
(n,vs,vi) fighting bravely; strenuous efforts |
八双 see styles |
hassou / hasso はっそう |
style of sword fighting |
兵戈 see styles |
bīng gē bing1 ge1 ping ko heika / heka へいか |
weapons; arms; fighting; war swords; arms; warfare weapons |
剣戟 see styles |
kengeki けんげき |
(1) weapons; arms; (2) fighting with swords; sword fight |
力戦 see styles |
rikisen りきせん |
(n,vs,vi) hard fighting |
卍巴 see styles |
manjitomoe; manjidomoe まんじともえ; まんじどもえ |
(adv-to,n) (fighting) in a confused mass; (falling) in swirls; (falling) in whirls |
合戦 see styles |
kassen かっせん |
(n,vs,vi) battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest; (place-name) Kasse |
吽牙 see styles |
óu yá ou2 ya2 ou ya |
(onom.) the barking of dogs fighting |
善戦 see styles |
zensen ぜんせん |
(n,vs,vi) fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely |
壯丁 壮丁 see styles |
zhuàng dīng zhuang4 ding1 chuang ting |
able-bodied man (capable of fighting in a war) See: 壮丁 |
大童 see styles |
daidou / daido だいどう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (sensitive word) strenuous efforts; hard fighting; (surname, given name) Daidou |
奮戦 see styles |
funsen ふんせん |
(n,vs,vi) hard fighting |
奮闘 see styles |
funtou / funto ふんとう |
(n,vs,vi) (1) strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; (n,vs,vi) (2) hard fighting; fierce fighting |
威名 see styles |
wēi míng wei1 ming2 wei ming imei / ime いめい |
fame for fighting prowess; military glory fame; prestige |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Undaunted After Repeated Setbacks | 百折不撓 百折不挠 | hyaku setsu su tou hyakusetsusutou hyaku setsu su to | bǎi zhé bù náo bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2 bai zhe bu nao baizhebunao | pai che pu nao paichepunao |
Five Codes of Tang Soo Do | 國家忠誠父母孝道朋友有信殺生有擇臨戰無退 国家忠诚父母孝道朋友有信杀生有择临战无退 | guó jiā zhōng chéng fù mǔ xiào dào péng yǒu yǒu xìn shā shēng yǒu zé lín zhàn wú tuì guo2 jia1 zhong1 cheng2 fu4 mu3 xiao4 dao4 peng2 you3 you3 xin4 sha1 sheng1 you3 ze2 lin2 zhan4 wu2 tui4 guo jia zhong cheng fu mu xiao dao peng you you xin sha sheng you ze lin zhan wu tui | kuo chia chung ch`eng fu mu hsiao tao p`eng yu yu hsin sha sheng yu tse lin chan wu t`ui kuo chia chung cheng fu mu hsiao tao peng yu yu hsin sha sheng yu tse lin chan wu tui |
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Shadow Warrior | 影武者 | kagemusha | yīng wǔ zhǔ ying1 wu3 zhu3 ying wu zhu yingwuzhu | ying wu chu yingwuchu |
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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