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1. Indomitable / Persistence / Fortitude
3. Where There is a Will, There is a Way
4. Nothing is Impossible with Persistence
5. Persistence
不屈 is the short form of a longer Chinese word and also a word used in Korean and Japanese to express the idea of being indomitable. It literally means “will not bend,” “will not crouch,” “will not yield,” “will not flinch,” or “will not submit.”
Note: Some will translate this as “indomitable spirit”; however, technically, there is no character to suggest the idea of “spirit” in this word.
不屈不撓 means “Indomitable” or “Unyielding.”
不屈不撓 is a long word by Chinese standards. At least, it is often translated as a single word into English. It's actually a proverb in Chinese.
If you want to break it down, you can see that the first and third characters are the same. Both mean “not” (they work as a suffix to make a negative or opposite meaning to whatever character follows).
The second character means “bendable.”
The last means “scratched” or “bothered.”
So this really means “Won't be bent, can't be bothered.” I have also seen it written as “Will not crouch, will not submit.” This comes from the fact that the second character can mean “to crouch” and the last can mean “to submit” (as in “to give in” such as “submitting to the rule of someone else”). This may explain better why these four characters mean “indomitable.”
Notes:
Some will translate this as “indomitable spirit”; however, technically, there is no character to suggest the idea of “spirit” in this word.
Other translations include indefatigability, indomitableness, or unremitting tenacity.
The first two characters can be stand-alone words in Chinese.
In Japanese, this is considered two words (with very similar meanings). It's more common to see the word order flipped to 不撓不屈 in Japanese.
The same characters are used in old Korean Hanja. Just like in Japanese, the words are swapped to 不撓不屈 creating a word pronounced “불요불굴” in Korean.
See 不撓不屈
A determined effort can move a mountain
愚公移山 is the Chinese proverb (also somewhat known in Japan and Korea) for “the silly old man moves a mountain.”
Figuratively, this means “where there's a will, there's a way.”
Based on a fable of Lord Yu (愚公). He moved the soil of the mountain in front of his house. After years of effort, he finally moved the entire mountain (some versions of the story have God seeing how determined the man was, and sending two angels to whisk the mountains away).
The moral of the story: Anything can be accomplished if one works at it ceaselessly.
The Japanese version of this is 愚公山を移す (gu kou yama wo utsu su). But better to get the Chinese version, since this is originally a Chinese proverb.
See Also: Nothing is Impossible
移山 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for “to remove mountains” or “to move a mountain.”
Figuratively, this means you can accomplish the impossible by sheer persistence.
移山 is the short form of a proverb about a man who had much persistence and could move a whole mountain (a bucket of soil at a time).
固執 can also mean “opinionated” or “stubborn” in Chinese and Japanese, but in the nicest way possible (still bad).
This just means “stubborn” in Korean (not a good scroll if your audience is Korean, in fact, we don't recommend this word at all). There are better ways to express this idea, such as tenacity/tenacious or perseverance... ...see the links below...
See Also: Tenacious | Fortitude | Perseverance
Persistence to overcome all challenges
百折不撓 is a Chinese proverb that means “Be undaunted in the face of repeated setbacks.”
More directly translated, it reads, “[Overcome] a hundred setbacks, without flinching.” 百折不撓 is of Chinese origin but is commonly used in Japanese and somewhat in Korean (same characters, different pronunciation).
This proverb comes from a long, and occasionally tragic story of a man that lived sometime around 25-220 AD. His name was Qiao Xuan, and he never stooped to flattery but remained an upright person at all times. He fought to expose the corruption of higher-level government officials at great risk to himself.
Then when he was at a higher level in the Imperial Court, bandits were regularly capturing hostages and demanding ransoms. But when his own son was captured, he was so focused on his duty to the Emperor and the common good that he sent a platoon of soldiers to raid the bandits' hideout, and stop them once and for all even at the risk of his own son's life. While all of the bandits were arrested in the raid, they killed Qiao Xuan's son at first sight of the raiding soldiers.
Near the end of his career, a new Emperor came to power, and Qiao Xuan reported to him that one of his ministers was bullying the people and extorting money from them. The new Emperor refused to listen to Qiao Xuan and even promoted the corrupt Minister. Qiao Xuan was so disgusted that in protest, he resigned from his post as minister (something almost never done) and left for his home village.
His tombstone reads “Bai Zhe Bu Nao” which is now a proverb used in Chinese culture to describe a person of strong will who puts up stubborn resistance against great odds.
My Chinese-English dictionary defines these 4 characters as “keep on fighting despite all setbacks,” “be undaunted by repeated setbacks,” and “be indomitable.”
Our translator says it can mean “never give up” in modern Chinese.
Although the first two characters are translated correctly as “repeated setbacks,” the literal meaning is “100 setbacks” or “a rope that breaks 100 times.” The last two characters can mean “do not yield” or “do not give up.”
Most Chinese, Japanese, and Korean people will not take this absolutely literal meaning but will instead understand it as the title suggests above. If you want a single big word definition, it would be indefatigability, indomitableness, persistence, or unyielding.
See Also: Tenacity | Fortitude | Strength | Perseverance | Persistence
Where there is a will, there is a way
有志者事竟成 is an old Chinese proverb that has been translated many different ways into English. As you read the translations below, keep in mind that in Chinese, heart=mind.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.
Nothing is difficult to a willing heart.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Nothing in the world is impossible if you set your mind to doing it.
A willful man will have his way.
If you wish it, you will do it.
A determined heart can accomplish anything.
All things are possible with a strong mind.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your anything is possible search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
不屈 see styles |
bù qū bu4 qu1 pu ch`ü pu chü fukutsu ふくつ |
More info & calligraphy: Indomitable / Persistence / Fortitude(n,adj-no,adj-na) persistence; fortitude; indomitability |
固執 固执 see styles |
gù zhí gu4 zhi2 ku chih koshitsu(p); koshuu / koshitsu(p); koshu こしつ(P); こしゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Persistence(n,vs,vt,vi) sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence |
持久 see styles |
chí jiǔ chi2 jiu3 ch`ih chiu chih chiu jikyuu / jikyu じきゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Endurance(noun/participle) endurance; persistence; (place-name) Jikyū |
耐久力 see styles |
taikyuuryoku / taikyuryoku たいきゅうりょく |
More info & calligraphy: Stamina / Endurance |
執 执 see styles |
zhí zhi2 chih shuu / shu しゅう |
to execute (a plan); to grasp (archaism) attachment; obsession; persistence; (male given name) Mamoru grah, grabh ; graha. To seize, grasp, hold on to, maintain; obstinate. |
恒 see styles |
héng heng2 heng wataru わたる |
variant of 恆|恒[heng2] (given name) Wataru Constant; perseverance, persistence; translit. ga, ha. |
住劫 see styles |
zhù jié zhu4 jie2 chu chieh juukou / juko じゅうこう |
{Buddh} (See 四劫) the kalpa of existence (the second aeon of the universe) vivartasiddhakalpa; the abiding or existing kalpa; the kalpa of human existence; v. 劫. |
固持 see styles |
koji こじ |
(noun, transitive verb) adherence (to one's beliefs); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground |
執念 执念 see styles |
zhí niàn zhi2 nian4 chih nien shuunen / shunen しゅうねん |
obsession (CL:股[gu3]); (when followed by 於|于[yu2]) to be obsessive (about) tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability |
存続 see styles |
sonzoku そんぞく |
(n,vs,vt,vi) continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration |
根気 see styles |
konki こんき |
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy |
粘り see styles |
nebari ねばり |
(1) stickiness; viscosity; (2) tenacity; persistence |
耐久 see styles |
nài jiǔ nai4 jiu3 nai chiu taikyuu / taikyu たいきゅう |
durable; long-lasting endurance; persistence |
腰骨 see styles |
yāo gǔ yao1 gu3 yao ku koshibone こしぼね |
lumbar vertebrae (1) hipbone; innominate bone; (2) fortitude; perseverance; endurance; persistence |
遺残 see styles |
izan いざん |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) persistence; vestigial remnant |
根負け see styles |
konmake こんまけ |
(n,vs,vi) being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to) |
一点張り see styles |
ittenbari いってんばり |
(1) persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; focusing on one thing; (2) (orig. meaning) always making the same bet |
ペーシェンス see styles |
peeshensu ペーシェンス |
(1) patience (game); solitaire; (2) patience; perseverance; persistence |
ペイシェンス see styles |
peishensu / peshensu ペイシェンス |
(1) patience (game); solitaire; (2) patience; perseverance; persistence |
パーシステンス see styles |
paashisutensu / pashisutensu パーシステンス |
{comp} persistence |
一口吃不成胖子 see styles |
yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi yi1 kou3 chi1 bu4 cheng2 pang4 zi5 i k`ou ch`ih pu ch`eng p`ang tzu i kou chih pu cheng pang tzu |
lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb); fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence |
持続的な有効性 see styles |
jizokutekinayuukousei / jizokutekinayukose じぞくてきなゆうこうせい |
{comp} persistence |
Variations: |
oshi おし |
(1) push; pushing; (2) weight; pressure; (3) authority; forcefulness; boldness; audacity; persistence; (prefix) (4) (押し only) (before a verb) to forcibly ...; to strongly ... |
天下無難事,只怕有心人 天下无难事,只怕有心人 see styles |
tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén tian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2 t`ien hsia wu nan shih , chih p`a yu hsin jen tien hsia wu nan shih , chih pa yu hsin jen |
lit. there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom); fig. persistence will overcome |
Variations: |
ittenbari いってんばり |
(1) persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; focusing on one thing; (2) (orig. meaning) always making the same bet |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Indomitable Persistence Fortitude | 不屈 | fukutsu | bù qū / bu4 qu1 / bu qu / buqu | pu ch`ü / puchü / pu chü |
Indomitable Unyielding | 不屈不撓 不屈不挠 | fu kutsu fu tou fukutsufutou fu kutsu fu to | bù qū bù náo bu4 qu1 bu4 nao2 bu qu bu nao buqubunao | pu ch`ü pu nao puchüpunao pu chü pu nao |
Where There is a Will, There is a Way | 愚公移山 | yū gōng yí shān yu1 gong1 yi2 shan1 yu gong yi shan yugongyishan | yü kung i shan yükungishan |
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Nothing is Impossible with Persistence | 移山 | isan | yí shān / yi2 shan1 / yi shan / yishan | i shan / ishan |
Persistence | 固執 固执 | koshuu / koshu | gù zhí / gu4 zhi2 / gu zhi / guzhi | ku chih / kuchih |
Undaunted After Repeated Setbacks | 百折不撓 百折不挠 | hyaku setsu su tou hyakusetsusutou hyaku setsu su to | bǎi zhé bù náo bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2 bai zhe bu nao baizhebunao | pai che pu nao paichepunao |
To a Willing Heart, All Things Are Possible | 有志者事竟成 / 有誌者事竟成 有志者事竟成 | yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng you3 zhi4 zhe3 shi4 jing4 cheng2 you zhi zhe shi jing cheng youzhizheshijingcheng | yu chih che shih ching ch`eng yuchihcheshihchingcheng yu chih che shih ching cheng |
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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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