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Rise and Fall / Ups and Downs
Eiko-Seisui
ei ko sei sui
This Japanese proverb can be translated as “flourish and wither, prosper and perish,” “life is full of fortune and misfortune,” or simply “vicissitudes of life.”
栄枯盛衰 / 榮枯盛衰 is about the rise and fall of human affairs or the ups and downs of life. Prosperity comes and goes, everything is fleeting and temporary, but like waves, another swell of prosperity may come.
Here's how the Kanji break down in this proverb:
栄 = prosper; thrive; flourish; boom.
枯 = wither; die.
盛 = prosperous; flourishing; thriving; successful; energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic.
衰 = become weaker; decline; get weak; die down; subside; abate; fail.
Notes: The original version of the first character looks like the image to the right. In modern Japan, they simplified that Kanji a bit into the version shown above. If you have a preference for which style is used for your calligraphy, please let me know when you place your order.
Apparently, with that original version of the first character, this is also used in Korean Hanja. However, I have not confirmed that
it’s
used in the same way or is widely-known in Korean.
Flourish and Blossom Everywhere
biàn dì kāi huā
遍地開花 is a Chinese proverb that means “to blossom everywhere,” “to spring up all over the place,” or “to flourish on a large scale.”
遍地 = everywhere
開花 = opening flowers
Flourish
xīng shèng
kou sei
興盛 means to flourish and thrive.
This can also be translated as prosperity, flourishing, thriving, to blossom, prospering, being successful, or achieving success.
Can also be the given name Okimori in Japanese.
Daodejing / Tao Te Ching - Chapter 54
shàn jiàn zhě bù bá shàn bào zhě bù tuō zǐ sūn yǐ jì sì bù jué xiū zhī shēn qí dé nǎi zhēn xiū zhī jiā qí dé yǒu yú xiū zhī xiāng qí dé nǎi zhǎng xiū zhī guó qí dé nǎi féng xiū zhī yú tiān xià qí dé nǎi bó yǐ shēn guān shēn yǐ jiā guān jiā yǐ xiāng guān xiāng yǐ bāng guān bāng yǐ tiān xià guān tiān xià wú hé yǐ zhī tiān xià rán zī yǐ cǐ
This is the Mawangdui version of Daodejing chapter 54.
What Tao plants cannot be plucked； What Tao clasps cannot slip.
By its virtue alone can one generation after another carry on the ancestral sacrifice.
Apply it to yourself, and by its power, you will be freed from dross.
Apply it to your household, and your household shall thereby have abundance.
Apply it to the village, and the village will be made secure.
Apply it to the kingdom, and the kingdom shall thereby be made to flourish.
Apply it to an empire, and the empire shall thereby be extended.
Therefore just as through oneself, one may contemplate Oneself;
So through the household one may contemplate the Household;
And through the village, one may contemplate the Village;
And through the kingdom, one may contemplate the Kingdom;
And through the empire, one may contemplate the Empire.
How do I know that the empire is so? By this.
By its virtue alone can one generation after another carry on the ancestral sacrifice.
Apply it to yourself, and by its power, you will be freed from dross.
Apply it to your household, and your household shall thereby have abundance.
Apply it to the village, and the village will be made secure.
Apply it to the kingdom, and the kingdom shall thereby be made to flourish.
Apply it to an empire, and the empire shall thereby be extended.
Therefore just as through oneself, one may contemplate Oneself;
So through the household one may contemplate the Household;
And through the village, one may contemplate the Village;
And through the kingdom, one may contemplate the Kingdom;
And through the empire, one may contemplate the Empire.
How do I know that the empire is so? By this.
Another translation:
What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out;
What is tightly held in the arms will not slip loose;
Through this, the offering of sacrifice by descendants will never come to an end.
Cultivate it in your person, and its virtue will be genuine;
Cultivate it in the family, and its virtue will be more than sufficient;
Cultivate it in the hamlet, and its virtue will endure;
Cultivate it in the state, and its virtue will abound;
Cultivate it in the empire, and its virtue will be pervasive.
Hence look at the person through the person;
Look at the family through the family;
Look at the hamlet through the hamlet;
Look at the state through the state;
Look at the empire through the empire.
How do I know that the empire is like that?
By means of this.
What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out;
What is tightly held in the arms will not slip loose;
Through this, the offering of sacrifice by descendants will never come to an end.
Cultivate it in your person, and its virtue will be genuine;
Cultivate it in the family, and its virtue will be more than sufficient;
Cultivate it in the hamlet, and its virtue will endure;
Cultivate it in the state, and its virtue will abound;
Cultivate it in the empire, and its virtue will be pervasive.
Hence look at the person through the person;
Look at the family through the family;
Look at the hamlet through the hamlet;
Look at the state through the state;
Look at the empire through the empire.
How do I know that the empire is like that?
By means of this.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
榮 荣 see styles |
róng rong2 jung mie みえ |
More info & calligraphy: Glory and Honor(surname) Mie Glory, splendour. |
興盛 兴盛 see styles |
xīng shèng xing1 sheng4 hsing sheng kousei / kose こうせい |
More info & calligraphy: Flourish(noun/participle) prosperity; flourishing; thriving; (given name) Okimori Prosper, successful. |
開花 开花 see styles |
kāi huā kai1 hua1 k`ai hua kai hua kaika かいか |
More info & calligraphy: Opening / Blooming Flowers(n,vs,vi) (1) flowering; blooming; blossoming; coming into bloom; (n,vs,vi) (2) flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming; bearing fruit (of efforts); (female given name) Haruka |
遍地開花 遍地开花 see styles |
biàn dì kāi huā bian4 di4 kai1 hua1 pien ti k`ai hua pien ti kai hua |
More info & calligraphy: Flourish and Blossom Everywhere |
薈 荟 see styles |
huì hui4 hui |
to flourish; luxuriant growth |
亨祚 see styles |
hēng zuò heng1 zuo4 heng tso |
to prosper; to flourish |
修辞 see styles |
shuuji / shuji しゅうじ |
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish |
勃發 勃发 see styles |
bó fā bo2 fa1 po fa |
to sprout up; to flourish; (of war etc) to break out; rapid growth |
振う see styles |
furuu / furu ふるう |
(irregular okurigana usage) (transitive verb) (1) to swing; to wield (physically); to exert; (2) to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to display; to wield (metaphorically); (3) to flourish; to prosper; to thrive |
揮う see styles |
furuu / furu ふるう |
(transitive verb) (1) to swing; to wield (physically); to exert; (2) to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to display; to wield (metaphorically); (3) to flourish; to prosper; to thrive |
杜嚕 杜噜 see styles |
dù lū du4 lu1 tu lu toro |
turuṣka olibanum, Indian incense, resin, gum used for incense. It is said to resemble peach resin and to grow in Aṭali. Its leaves resemble the pear's and produce pepper; it is said to flourish in the sands of Central Asia and its gum to flow out on to the sands. |
滋生 see styles |
zī shēng zi1 sheng1 tzu sheng shigemi しげみ |
to breed; to flourish; to cause; to provoke; to create (female given name) Shigemi |
熾盛 炽盛 see styles |
chì shèng chi4 sheng4 ch`ih sheng chih sheng shijou; shisei / shijo; shise しじょう; しせい |
ablaze (fire); intense (anger, desire etc); prosperous; booming (n,adj-na,adj-no) vigor (like leaping flames); liveliness to flourish |
生殖 see styles |
shēng zhí sheng1 zhi2 sheng chih seishoku / seshoku せいしょく |
to reproduce; to flourish (n,vs,vi,adj-no) reproduction |
盛衰 see styles |
shèng shuāi sheng4 shuai1 sheng shuai seisui / sesui せいすい |
to flourish then decline; rise and fall rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes prosperity and adversity |
繁興 繁兴 see styles |
fán xīng fan2 xing1 fan hsing shigeoki しげおき |
(personal name) Shigeoki proliferate and flourish |
與與 与与 see styles |
yǔ yǔ yu3 yu3 yü yü yoyo |
to flourish |
興る see styles |
okoru おこる |
(v5r,vi) to rise; to flourish |
興亡 兴亡 see styles |
xīng wáng xing1 wang2 hsing wang koubou / kobo こうぼう |
to flourish and decay; rise and fall rise and fall; ups and downs |
興旺 兴旺 see styles |
xīng wàng xing1 wang4 hsing wang |
prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish |
興榮 兴荣 see styles |
xīng róng xing1 rong2 hsing jung |
to flourish; to prosper |
舞動 舞动 see styles |
wǔ dòng wu3 dong4 wu tung |
to move as in a dance; to wave (some implement); to flourish; (of eyes, hands etc) to dance; to flutter |
花形 see styles |
hanagata(p); kakei / hanagata(p); kake はながた(P); かけい |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) floral pattern; flourish; ornament; (2) (はながた only) star (actor, player, etc.); (surname) Hanagata |
花招 see styles |
huā zhāo hua1 zhao1 hua chao |
trick; maneuver; razzle-dazzle; (martial arts) fancy move; flourish |
茂好 see styles |
mào hǎo mao4 hao3 mao hao shigeyoshi しげよし |
(s,m) Shigeyoshi to flourish |
蔚起 see styles |
wèi qǐ wei4 qi3 wei ch`i wei chi |
(literary) to mushroom; to flourish |
広げる see styles |
hirogeru ひろげる |
(transitive verb) (1) to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden; (2) to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap; (3) to scatter about; to spread around; (4) to make flourish; to cause to prosper |
打振る see styles |
uchifuru うちふる |
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at |
拡げる see styles |
hirogeru ひろげる |
(transitive verb) (1) to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden; (2) to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap; (3) to scatter about; to spread around; (4) to make flourish; to cause to prosper |
振るう see styles |
furuu / furu ふるう |
(transitive verb) (1) to swing; to wield (physically); to exert; (2) to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to display; to wield (metaphorically); (3) to flourish; to prosper; to thrive |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Rise and Fall Ups and Downs | 栄枯盛衰 / 榮枯盛衰 荣枯盛衰 | ei ko sei sui eikoseisui | ||
| Flourish and Blossom Everywhere | 遍地開花 遍地开花 | biàn dì kāi huā bian4 di4 kai1 hua1 bian di kai hua biandikaihua | pien ti k`ai hua pientikaihua pien ti kai hua |
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| Flourish | 興盛 兴盛 | kou sei / kousei / ko sei | xīng shèng xing1 sheng4 xing sheng xingsheng | hsing sheng hsingsheng |
| Daodejing Tao Te Ching - Chapter 54 | 善建者不拔善抱者不脫子孫以祭祀不絕修之身其德乃真修之家其德有余修之鄉其德乃長修之國其德乃夆修之於天下其德乃博以身觀身以家觀家以鄉觀鄉以邦觀邦以天下觀天下吾何以知天下然茲以此 善建者不拔善抱者不脱子孙以祭祀不绝修之身其德乃真修之家其德有余修之乡其德乃长修之国其德乃夆修之于天下其德乃博以身观身以家观家以乡观乡以邦观邦以天下观天下吾何以知天下然兹以此 | shàn jiàn zhě bù bá shàn bào zhě bù tuō zǐ sūn yǐ jì sì bù jué xiū zhī shēn qí dé nǎi zhēn xiū zhī jiā qí dé yǒu yú xiū zhī xiāng qí dé nǎi zhǎng xiū zhī guó qí dé nǎi féng xiū zhī yú tiān xià qí dé nǎi bó yǐ shēn guān shēn yǐ jiā guān jiā yǐ xiāng guān xiāng yǐ bāng guān bāng yǐ tiān xià guān tiān xià wú hé yǐ zhī tiān xià rán zī yǐ cǐ shan4 jian4 zhe3 bu4 ba2 shan4 bao4 zhe3 bu4 tuo1 zi3 sun1 yi3 ji4 si4 bu4 jue2 xiu1 zhi1 shen1 qi2 de2 nai3 zhen1 xiu1 zhi1 jia1 qi2 de2 you3 yu2 xiu1 zhi1 xiang1 qi2 de2 nai3 zhang3 xiu1 zhi1 guo2 qi2 de2 nai3 feng2 xiu1 zhi1 yu2 tian1 xia4 qi2 de2 nai3 bo2 yi3 shen1 guan1 shen1 yi3 jia1 guan1 jia1 yi3 xiang1 guan1 xiang1 yi3 bang1 guan1 bang1 yi3 tian1 xia4 guan1 tian1 xia4 wu2 he2 yi3 zhi1 tian1 xia4 ran2 zi1 yi3 ci3 shan jian zhe bu ba shan bao zhe bu tuo zi sun yi ji si bu jue xiu zhi shen qi de nai zhen xiu zhi jia qi de you yu xiu zhi xiang qi de nai zhang xiu zhi guo qi de nai feng xiu zhi yu tian xia qi de nai bo yi shen guan shen yi jia guan jia yi xiang guan xiang yi bang guan bang yi tian xia guan tian xia wu he yi zhi tian xia ran zi yi ci | shan chien che pu pa shan pao che pu t`o tzu sun i chi ssu pu chüeh hsiu chih shen ch`i te nai chen hsiu chih chia ch`i te yu yü hsiu chih hsiang ch`i te nai chang hsiu chih kuo ch`i te nai feng hsiu chih yü t`ien hsia ch`i te nai po i shen kuan shen i chia kuan chia i hsiang kuan hsiang i pang kuan pang i t`ien hsia kuan t`ien hsia wu ho i chih t`ien hsia jan tzu i tz`u shan chien che pu pa shan pao che pu to tzu sun i chi ssu pu chüeh hsiu chih shen chi te nai chen hsiu chih chia chi te yu yü hsiu chih hsiang chi te nai chang hsiu chih kuo chi te nai feng hsiu chih yü tien hsia chi te nai po i shen kuan shen i chia kuan chia i hsiang kuan hsiang i pang kuan pang i tien hsia kuan tien hsia wu ho i chih tien hsia jan tzu i tzu |
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