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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
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.”
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 | Characters | Romaji (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 |
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Big Dream | 大夢 | daimu | dà mèng / da4 meng4 / da meng / dameng | ta 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 |
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Big Wave | 濤 涛 | nami | tāo / tao1 / tao | t`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 |
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Big Dream Great Hope | 大望 | tai mou / taimou / tai mo | ||
Wise Younger Brother | 賢弟 贤弟 | ken tei / kentei | xián dì / xian2 di4 / xian di / xiandi | hsien ti / hsienti |
Big Brother Elder Brother | 阿兄 | akei | ā xiōng / a1 xiong1 / a xiong / axiong | a hsiung / ahsiung |
Roar of Laughter Big Laughs | 大笑 | taishou / taisho | dà xiào / da4 xiao4 / da xiao / daxiao | ta 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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