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  1. Stay Strong / Iron Will

  2. Indomitable / Persistence / Fortitude

  3. Indomitable Spirit

  4. Indomitable / Unyielding

  5. Indomitable Spirit

  6. Iron Palm


Stay Strong / Iron Will

 tesshin sekichou
Stay Strong / Iron Will Scroll

鉄心石腸 is a Japanese proverb that suggests you should have the inner-strength and will as hard and steadfast as iron.

It's the Japanese way of saying, “stay strong.” This is an especially uplifting thing to say to a person in distress or recovering from a disaster. It's kind of the survivor's creed.

If you literally translate this, it means “iron will, stone guts” or “iron heart, rock-hard bowels.”

Indomitable / Persistence / Fortitude

 bù qū
 fukutsu
Indomitable / Persistence / Fortitude Scroll

不屈 is the short form of a longer Chinese word and also a word used in Korean and Japanese to express the idea of being indomitable. It literally means “will not bend,” “will not crouch,” “will not yield,” “will not flinch,” or “will not submit.”

Note: Some will translate this as “indomitable spirit”; however, technically, there is no character to suggest the idea of “spirit” in this word.


See Also:  Tenacity | Fortitude | Strength | Undaunted

Indomitable Spirit

Korean Only

 bǎi shé bù qū
Indomitable Spirit Scroll

百折不屈 is a Korean proverb that means “indomitable spirit,” at least, that is the way it is commonly translated in martial arts circles (Taekwondo, Hapkido, etc.).

The literal translation is “[one] hundred [times] broken [still] don't succumb.”
Or more naturally translated, “Even if attacked/beaten one hundred times, still be undaunted/indomitable.”

Notes:
Some will say this is one long word rather than a proverb.
This is also a proverb/word in Chinese though rarely used in modern times.

Indomitable / Unyielding

 bù qū bù náo
 fu kutsu fu tou
Indomitable / Unyielding Scroll

不屈不撓 means “Indomitable” or “Unyielding.”

不屈不撓 is a long word by Chinese standards. At least, it is often translated as a single word into English. It's actually a proverb in Chinese.

If you want to break it down, you can see that the first and third characters are the same. Both mean “not” (they work as a suffix to make a negative or opposite meaning to whatever character follows).

The second character means “bendable.”

The last means “scratched” or “bothered.”

So this really means “Won't be bent, can't be bothered.” I have also seen it written as “Will not crouch, will not submit.” This comes from the fact that the second character can mean “to crouch” and the last can mean “to submit” (as in “to give in” such as “submitting to the rule of someone else”). This may explain better why these four characters mean “indomitable.”

Notes:
Some will translate this as “indomitable spirit”; however, technically, there is no character to suggest the idea of “spirit” in this word.
Other translations include indefatigability, indomitableness, or unremitting tenacity.

The first two characters can be stand-alone words in Chinese.
In Japanese, this is considered two words (with very similar meanings). It's more common to see the word order flipped to 不撓不屈 in Japanese.
The same characters are used in old Korean Hanja. Just like in Japanese, the words are swapped to 不撓不屈 creating a word pronounced “불요불굴” in Korean.


See 不撓不屈


See Also:  Tenacity | Fortitude | Strength | Undaunted

Indomitable Spirit

 ma ke ji damashii
Indomitable Spirit Scroll

負けじ魂 is a Japanese proverb that means “indomitable spirit” or “unyielding spirit.”


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

 tiě zhǎng
 tetsu-tenohira
Iron Palm Scroll

鐵掌 means “iron palm,” the martial arts technique taught by Brian Gray and others.

This term can mean different things to different people. The consensus is that rather than a type or style of martial arts, this is a technique for refining hand position and strengthening hands to strike blows with maximum force and effect.

The regime may include herbal treatments and special exercises to fortify the hands.

In more extreme versions, the carpals and metacarpal bones in the hand are systematically broken so that when they heal, they will become stronger.

Japanese note: This does make sense in Japanese (though the version shown above is the ancient form of the first Kanji), this is far from a commonly-known term.




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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

乘勢


乘势

see styles
chéng shì
    cheng2 shi4
ch`eng shih
    cheng shih

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Strike While the Iron is Hot
to seize the opportunity; to strike while the iron is hot

鉄人

see styles
 tetsujin
    てつじん

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Iron Man
(1) iron man; strong man; (2) (in fiction) (steel-clad) robot; (given name) Temujin

鐵拳


铁拳

see styles
tiě quán
    tie3 quan2
t`ieh ch`üan
    tieh chüan

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Iron Fist
iron fist

鋼鐵俠


钢铁侠

see styles
gāng tiě xiá
    gang1 tie3 xia2
kang t`ieh hsia
    kang tieh hsia

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Iron Man
Iron Man, comic book superhero

アイロン

see styles
 airon
    アイロン

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Airone
(1) iron (for pressing clothes); (2) hair iron; hair tong; curling tong

成吉思汗

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chéng jí sī hán
    cheng2 ji2 si1 han2
ch`eng chi ssu han
    cheng chi ssu han
 jingisukan
    じんぎすかん

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Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire
(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) Japanese mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing this dish; (person) Genghis Khan

磨杵成針


磨杵成针

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mó chǔ chéng zhēn
    mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1
mo ch`u ch`eng chen
    mo chu cheng chen
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently

鉄心石腸

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 tesshinsekichou / tesshinsekicho
    てっしんせきちょう

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Stay Strong / Iron Will
(yoji) will of iron

see styles
yīn
    yin1
yin
 in
    いん
cause; reason; because
(1) cause; factor; (2) {Buddh} (See 縁・えん・5) hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); (3) (See 因明) the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya); (personal name) Yukari
hetu: a cause: because: a reason: to follow, it follows, that which produces a 果 result or effect. 因 is a primary cause in comparison with 緣 pratyaya which is an environmental or secondary cause. In the 十因十果 ten causes and ten effects, adultery results in the iron bed, the copper pillar, and the eight hot hells; covetousness in the cold hells; and so on, as shown in the 楞嚴經. Translit. in, yin. Cf. 印.

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yùn
    yun4
yün
 noshi
    のし
    nushi
    ぬし
an iron; to iron
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) long thin strip of dried sea-ear or paper attached to a gift


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tàng
    tang4
t`ang
    tang
to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (something) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot

see styles
gōu
    gou1
kou
 kagari
    かがり
bamboo frame for drying clothes; bamboo cage
(1) (kana only) iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; (2) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See 篝火・1) bonfire; (surname, female given name) Kagari

see styles

    fu3
fu
 kama
    かま
kettle; cauldron
iron pot; kettle; (surname) Kama


see styles

    sa4
sa
(literary) small halberd with an iron handle, used as a weapon or agricultural tool; (literary) to inlay; Taiwan pr. [se4]

see styles
zhì
    zhi4
chih
 magane
    まがね
old variant of 紩[zhi4]
(1) iron (Fe); (adj-no,n) (2) strong and hard (as iron); (n,n-suf,n-pref) (3) (abbreviation) railway; (n,n-pref) (4) (colloquialism) railway enthusiast; iron; (out-dated kanji) (1) money; (2) metal; (given name) Magane


see styles

    ju4
chü
hard iron; hook; variant of 巨[ju4]; variant of 詎|讵[ju4]


see styles
xiǎn
    xian3
hsien
 zuku
    ずく
shining metal; (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams)
(abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See 銑鉄) pig iron; (given name) Sen


see styles
tǐng
    ting3
t`ing
    ting
 jō
big arrow; walk fast
iron or copper ore


see styles
juàn
    juan4
chüan
to bend iron


see styles
kǎi
    kai3
k`ai
    kai
high quality iron

see styles
móu
    mou2
mou
iron pot; metal cap


see styles
màn
    man4
man
 kote; kote
    こて; コテ
side of coin without words; trowel
(1) (kana only) flat-iron; (2) (kana only) soldering iron; (3) (kana only) crimper; curling tongs; (4) (kana only) trowel

see styles
tiě
    tie3
t`ieh
    tieh
 tetsu
    てつ
variant of 鐵|铁[tie3], iron
(surname) Tetsu


see styles
tiě
    tie3
t`ieh
    tieh
 tetsu
    てつ
iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)
(out-dated kanji) (1) iron (Fe); (adj-no,n) (2) strong and hard (as iron); (n,n-suf,n-pref) (3) (abbreviation) railway; (n,n-pref) (4) (colloquialism) railway enthusiast; (surname, given name) Tetsu
Iron.

see styles
jiān
    jian1
chien
awl; sharp iron point

see styles
biān
    bian1
pien
 muchi
    むち
whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food)
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) whip; lash; scourge; (2) stick; cane; rod; pointer; (surname) Muchi


see styles
yīn
    yin1
yin
iron-gray (horse)

see styles
qián
    qian2
ch`ien
    chien
big iron pot; cauldron; variant of 甑[zeng4], rice pot

see styles
xié
    xie2
hsieh
(precise meaning unknown, relates to iron); variant of 協|协[xie2]

五金

see styles
wǔ jīn
    wu3 jin1
wu chin
metal hardware (nuts and bolts); the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1-yin2-tong2-tie3-xi1]

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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
Stay Strong
Iron Will
鉄心石腸tesshin sekichou
tesshinsekichou
teshin sekicho
Indomitable
Persistence
Fortitude
不屈fukutsubù qū / bu4 qu1 / bu qu / buqupu ch`ü / puchü / pu chü
Indomitable Spirit百折不屈bǎi shé bù qū
bai3 she2 bu4 qu1
bai she bu qu
baishebuqu
pai she pu ch`ü
paishepuchü
pai she pu chü
Indomitable
Unyielding
不屈不撓
不屈不挠
fu kutsu fu tou
fukutsufutou
fu kutsu fu to
bù qū bù náo
bu4 qu1 bu4 nao2
bu qu bu nao
buqubunao
pu ch`ü pu nao
puchüpunao
pu chü pu nao
Indomitable Spirit負けじ魂ma ke ji damashii
makejidamashii
ma ke ji damashi
Iron Palm鐵掌
铁掌
tetsu-tenohiratiě zhǎng
tie3 zhang3
tie zhang
tiezhang
t`ieh chang
tiehchang
tieh chang
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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