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The name Ability to Adapt in Chinese / Japanese...

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  1. Ability to Adapt

  2. Adapt Oneself

  3. Improvise Adapt Overcome

  4. Mind Like Water

  5. Soldiers Adapt Actions to the Situation

  6. Warriors Adapt and Overcome


Ability to Adapt

 ouhen nouryoku
Ability to Adapt Scroll

応変能力 is “the ability to take proper steps to meet the situation,” “the ability to adapt oneself to the requirement of the moment,” “the ability to adapt to circumstances,” or “adapt and overcome,” in Japanese Kanji.

Adapt Oneself

 yìng biàn
 ou hen
Adapt Oneself Scroll

應變 means “to meet a contingency,” “to adapt oneself to changes,” or “to adapt to changes” in Chinese.

It's also used in Japanese but usually only in the context of Buddhism. 應變 is probably the shortest way to express the idea of adapting and overcoming whatever circumstances present themselves.

Improvise Adapt Overcome

 jí xìng fā huī jí kè shì yìng jí shí kè fú
Improvise Adapt Overcome Scroll

即興發揮即刻適應即時克服 is the coolest way to put together this famous word list, “Improvise Adapt Overcome.”

There are shorter ways to write “adapt,” and “overcome,” but “improvise” needs a four-character word to be expressed accurately in Chinese. To match them up, the other two are using four-character words as well. This makes it sound more natural in Chinese (though word lists are not a natural construct in Chinese grammar).

The words break down like this: 即興發揮, 即刻適應, 即時克服. I suggest the 3-column option when you customize your wall scroll. That way, the words will occupy one column each.

A great gift for a U.S. Marine, or anyone who follows this mantra.

Mind Like Water

Mizu No Kokoro

 mizu no kokoro
Mind Like Water Scroll

水の心 is the Japanese Buddhist and martial arts phrase, “Mizu no Kokoro,” which means “mind like water” or “heart of water.”

The phrase is a metaphor describing the pond that clearly reflects its surroundings when calm but whose images are obscured once a pebble is dropped into its waters.

Soldiers Adapt Actions to the Situation

 bīng lái jiàng dǎng shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
Soldiers Adapt Actions to the Situation Scroll

This Chinese military proverb means, counter soldiers with arms and counter water with an earthen dam.

兵來將擋水來土掩 is about how different situations call for different actions. You must adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation.

To explain the actual proverb, one would not attack a flood of water with gunfire, nor would you counter-attack soldiers by building an earth weir. You must be adaptable and counter whatever threatens with relevant action.

Warriors Adapt and Overcome

Soldiers need a fluid plan

 bīng wú cháng shì shuǐ wú cháng xíng
Warriors Adapt and Overcome Scroll

This literally translates as: Troops/soldiers/warriors have no fixed [battlefield] strategy [just as] water has no constant shape [but adapts itself to whatever container it is in].

Figuratively, this means: One should seek to find whatever strategy or method is best suited to resolving each individual problem.

This proverb is about as close as you can get to the military idea of “adapt improvise overcome.” 兵無常勢水無常形 is the best way to express that idea in both an ancient way, and a very natural way in Chinese.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

応変能力

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 ouhennouryoku / ohennoryoku
    おうへんのうりょく

More info & calligraphy:

Ability to Adapt
ability to take proper steps to meet the situation; ability to adapt oneself to (the requirement of) the moment

應變


应变

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yìng biàn
    ying4 bian4
ying pien
 ōhen

More info & calligraphy:

Adapt Oneself
to meet a contingency; to adapt oneself to changes
adapt to changes

化用

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huà yòng
    hua4 yong4
hua yung
 keyū
to adapt (an idea etc)
transformative workings

因應


因应

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yīn yìng
    yin1 ying4
yin ying
to respond accordingly to; to adapt to; to cope with

改成

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gǎi chéng
    gai3 cheng2
kai ch`eng
    kai cheng
to convert; to turn into (something else); to adapt (a story to another medium)

改編


改编

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gǎi biān
    gai3 bian1
kai pien
 kaihen
    かいへん
to adapt; to rearrange; to revise
(noun, transitive verb) reorganization; reorganisation

燮理

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xiè lǐ
    xie4 li3
hsieh li
to harmonize; to adapt; to adjust

移用

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yí yòng
    yi2 yong4
i yung
 iyou / iyo
    いよう
to use (something) for a purpose other than its original one; to adapt (tools, methods etc) for another purpose
(noun, transitive verb) transfer of a budget appropriation from one (government) section to another

翻拍

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fān pāi
    fan1 pai1
fan p`ai
    fan pai
to reproduce photographically; to duplicate; to adapt (as a movie); to remake (a movie); adaptation; reproduction; remake

調適


调适

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tiáo shì
    tiao2 shi4
t`iao shih
    tiao shih
 jōjaku
to adapt (to an environment etc); to make something suitable; adaptation; adjustment; adaptive
adjust

轉用


转用

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zhuǎn yòng
    zhuan3 yong4
chuan yung
to adapt for use for another purpose

適化


适化

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shì huà
    shi4 hua4
shih hua
 tekika
To adapt teaching to circumstances.

適應


适应

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shì yìng
    shi4 ying4
shih ying
to adapt; to fit; to suit

遷就


迁就

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qiān jiù
    qian1 jiu4
ch`ien chiu
    chien chiu
to yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (something)

順化


顺化

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shùn huà
    shun4 hua4
shun hua
 junka
    じゅんか
Hue, city in central Vietnam and capital of Thua Thien province
(noun/participle) acclimatization; naturalization; acclimation; (place-name) Junka
To accord with one's lessons; to follow the custom; to die.

溶込む

see styles
 tokekomu
    とけこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to melt into; to merge into; (2) to fit in; to adapt; to blend

解込む

see styles
 tokekomu
    とけこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to melt into; to merge into; (2) to fit in; to adapt; to blend

識時務


识时务

see styles
shí shí wù
    shi2 shi2 wu4
shih shih wu
to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances

適応力

see styles
 tekiouryoku / tekioryoku
    てきおうりょく
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust

馴染む

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 najimu
    なじむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to adapt oneself to; to become attached to; to become friendly with; (v5m,vi) (2) to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit; to match; to harmonize (with); to blend in (with); to agree with (e.g. one's skin)

アダプト

see styles
 adaputo
    アダプト
(noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) to adapt

とけ込む

see styles
 tokekomu
    とけこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to melt into; to merge into; (2) to fit in; to adapt; to blend

不識時務


不识时务

see styles
bù shí shí wù
    bu4 shi2 shi2 wu4
pu shih shih wu
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason

不識時變


不识时变

see styles
bù shí shí biàn
    bu4 shi2 shi2 bian4
pu shih shih pien
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason

君子豹変

see styles
 kunshihyouhen / kunshihyohen
    くんしひょうへん
(1) (yoji) the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them; (2) (yoji) (in colloquial usage, ironically or as an excuse) the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor

將錯就錯


将错就错

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jiāng cuò jiù cuò
    jiang1 cuo4 jiu4 cuo4
chiang ts`o chiu ts`o
    chiang tso chiu tso
lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake; to accept an error and adapt to it; to muddle through

投其所好

see styles
tóu qí suǒ hào
    tou2 qi2 suo3 hao4
t`ou ch`i so hao
    tou chi so hao
to adapt to sb's taste; to fit sb's fancy

泥古不化

see styles
nì gǔ bù huà
    ni4 gu3 bu4 hua4
ni ku pu hua
conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)

溶けこむ

see styles
 tokekomu
    とけこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to melt into; to merge into; (2) to fit in; to adapt; to blend

溶け込む

see styles
 tokekomu
    とけこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to melt into; to merge into; (2) to fit in; to adapt; to blend

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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
Ability to Adapt応変能力ouhen nouryoku
ouhennouryoku
ohen noryoku
Adapt Oneself應變
应变
ou hen / ouhen / o hen yìng biàn
ying4 bian4
ying bian
yingbian
ying pien
yingpien
Improvise Adapt Overcome即興發揮即刻適應即時克服
即兴发挥即刻适应即时克服
jí xìng fā huī jí kè shì yìng jí shí kè fú
ji2 xing4 fa1 hui1 ji2 ke4 shi4 ying4 ji2 shi2 ke4 fu2
ji xing fa hui ji ke shi ying ji shi ke fu
chi hsing fa hui chi k`o shih ying chi shih k`o fu
chi hsing fa hui chi ko shih ying chi shih ko fu
Mind Like Water水の心mizu no kokoro
mizunokokoro
Soldiers Adapt Actions to the Situation兵來將擋水來土掩
兵来将挡水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
bing1 lai2 jiang4 dang3 shui3 lai2 tu3 yan3
bing lai jiang dang shui lai tu yan
ping lai chiang tang shui lai t`u yen
ping lai chiang tang shui lai tu yen
Warriors Adapt and Overcome兵無常勢水無常形
兵无常势水无常形
bīng wú cháng shì shuǐ wú cháng xíng
bing1 wu2 chang2 shi4 shui3 wu2 chang2 xing2
bing wu chang shi shui wu chang xing
ping wu ch`ang shih shui wu ch`ang hsing
ping wu chang shih shui wu chang hsing
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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