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Big Brother in Chinese / Japanese...

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  1. Big Brother

  2. Big Dream

  3. Without a big net, how can you catch fish?

  4. Big Wave

  5. The Big Dipper / Ursa Major

  6. Brother and Sister

  7. Dream Big / Big Dreams

  8. Big Dream / Great Hope

  9. Wise Younger Brother

10. Big Brother / Elder Brother

11. Roar of Laughter / Big Laughs


 lǎo dà gē
Big Brother Scroll

老大哥 is how to write “big brother” in Chinese.

It literally means “respected big brother.”


This does not have the same idiomatic meaning in Chinese as it does in English regarding government surveillance etc.

 dà mèng
 daimu
Big Dream Scroll

大夢 means “Big Dream” in Chinese and Japanese.

大夢 is primarily a Buddhist term referring to the great dream that represents a long and winding life that feels like a dream (since reality is an illusion anyway in Buddhism).

This can also be a female given name, Hiromu, or Oomu, in Japanese. Also, more rare unisex given names Daimu or Taimu.

Without a big net, how can you catch fish?

 bù sā dà wǎng bù dé dà yú
Without a big net, how can you catch fish? Scroll

不撒大網不得大魚 is a Chinese proverb that literally translates as: [if one does] not cast a big net, [one can] not get big fish.

Figuratively, this means: One cannot make great accomplishments without making great efforts or taking great pains.

This is sort of the fishing version of, “No pain, no gain.”

 tāo
 nami
 
Big Wave Scroll

濤 is the Chinese character for “Big Wave.”

It suggests a wave unlike most, strong and powerful.

濤 is technically also a Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja but it's not commonly used in those Asian languages. Pronunciation in Japanese and Korean is provided above for reference only. Just order this if your audience is Chinese.

The Big Dipper / Ursa Major

 běi dǒu qī xīng
 hoku to shichi sei
The Big Dipper / Ursa Major Scroll

北斗七星 is a Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja title for Ursa Major, The Big Dipper, or The Great She-Bear.

You will also see the shorter title of 北斗星, and sometimes just 斗 is used to refer to the dipper when the astrological context is established.

Brother and Sister

 keishi / kyoudai
Brother and Sister Scroll

兄姉 means “brother and sister,” in Japanese.

There's no perfect way to say it in calligraphy, but this is probably the best way.

Dream Big / Big Dreams

 yuǎn dà mèng xiǎng
Dream Big / Big Dreams Scroll

遠大夢想 is a way to say “dream big” or “big dreams” in Mandarin Chinese.

Big Dream / Great Hope

 tai mou
Big Dream / Great Hope Scroll

大望 is one of a few ways to write “dream big” in Japanese.

This is a good title if you want that to inspire ambition or high aspirations. 大望 is also a way to say “great expectations.”

Wise Younger Brother

 xián dì
 ken tei
Wise Younger Brother Scroll

賢弟 is an honorific title for a little brother.

This can be translated as a worthy little brother or wise younger brother. This can also be a polite reference to another person's younger brother, your junior, or your subordinate.

Big Brother / Elder Brother

 ā xiōng
 akei
Big Brother / Elder Brother Scroll

阿兄 is a Chinese and Japanese title for elder brother.

阿兄 is an honorific title, like saying, “my dear brother.” A nice way to pay tribute to your big brother or older brother on your wall.

Roar of Laughter / Big Laughs

 dà xiào
 taishou
Roar of Laughter / Big Laughs Scroll

大笑 can be translated as “roar of laughter,” “loud laughter,” “hearty laugh,” or “cachinnation.”

The first character means big or great, and the second means to laugh or smile.

If you like humor, this is a great wall scroll to hang in your home.


See Also:  The Whole Room Rocks With Laughter


The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Big Brother老大哥lǎo dà gē
lao3 da4 ge1
lao da ge
laodage
lao ta ko
laotako
Big Dream大夢daimudà mèng / da4 meng4 / da meng / damengta meng / tameng
Without a big net, how can you catch fish?不撒大網不得大魚
不撒大网不得大鱼
bù sā dà wǎng bù dé dà yú
bu4 sa1 da4 wang3 bu4 de2 da4 yu2
bu sa da wang bu de da yu
busadawangbudedayu
pu sa ta wang pu te ta yü
pusatawangputetayü
Big Wave
namitāo / tao1 / taot`ao / tao
The Big Dipper
Ursa Major
北斗七星hoku to shichi sei
hokutoshichisei
běi dǒu qī xīng
bei3 dou3 qi1 xing1
bei dou qi xing
beidouqixing
pei tou ch`i hsing
peitouchihsing
pei tou chi hsing
Brother and Sister兄姉keishi / kyoudai
keishi / kyodai
Dream Big
Big Dreams
遠大夢想
远大梦想
yuǎn dà mèng xiǎng
yuan3 da4 meng4 xiang3
yuan da meng xiang
yuandamengxiang
yüan ta meng hsiang
yüantamenghsiang
Big Dream
Great Hope
大望tai mou / taimou / tai mo
Wise Younger Brother賢弟
贤弟
ken tei / kenteixián dì / xian2 di4 / xian di / xiandihsien ti / hsienti
Big Brother
Elder Brother
阿兄akeiā xiōng / a1 xiong1 / a xiong / axionga hsiung / ahsiung
Roar of Laughter
Big Laughs
大笑taishou / taishodà xiào / da4 xiao4 / da xiao / daxiaota hsiao / tahsiao
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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