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Life is a Dew Drop in Chinese / Japanese...

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Life is a Dew Drop

 rén shēng zhāo lù
 jin sei chou ro
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人生朝露 is a proverb that means “human life is like morning dew.”

Figuratively, this suggests the ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence.

Also translated as:
Man's life vanishes like a drop of dew.
A person's life is as fleeting as morning dew.
Life is as transient as morning due.

Energy Sword Body in Concert

Spirit, Sword & Body as One

 ki ken tai icchi
Energy Sword Body in Concert Scroll

气剑体一致 often gets translated as “Mind Sword Body,” or “Spirit, Sword, and Body as One.” But I think these translations don't tell you enough about what this is really saying.

In this context, 気, which is the modern Japanese version of 氣, means spiritual and unseen energy or “life energy.” In some cases, 気 can be translated as spirit, feeling, or nature. If defined as the mind, it's more about the invisible or intangible parts of one's mind (or soul).

剣 is the Japanese version of 劍 meaning sword.

体 is the modern Japanese version of 體 meaning body.

The Kanji 一 means one, and in this case, suggests “all in one.” The Kanji 到 means to send, deliver, or convey. But together, 一到 suggests all these things in agreement, union cooperation, or in concert.

Note: Arguments exist as to whether this should be romanized as Kikentaiitchi, Kikentaiicchi, or kikentaiichi. Technically, if you drop the last character, you get 気剣体一 and kikentaiichi (ki ken tai ichi), which is also a valid phrase.




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If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

夭壽


夭寿

see styles
yāo shòu
    yao1 shou4
yao shou
to die young; (Tw) (curse word) drop dead; go to hell; (literary) short life and long life

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Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Life is a Dew Drop人生朝露jin sei chou ro
jinseichouro
jin sei cho ro
rén shēng zhāo lù
ren2 sheng1 zhao1 lu4
ren sheng zhao lu
renshengzhaolu
jen sheng chao lu
jenshengchaolu
Energy Sword Body in Concert気剣体一致 / 氣劍體一致
气剑体一致
ki ken tai icchi
kikentaiicchi
ki ken tai ichi
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