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Crisis equals Danger plus Opportunity?

 wēi jī
 kiki
Crisis equals Danger plus Opportunity? Scroll

危機 means crisis in Chinese and Japanese.

Separately, the first character here does mean “danger” or “to endanger,” and the second character can mean “opportunity.”

However, I want to debunk a myth that was propagated by some westerners who did not have a clear understanding of Asian languages...

While often, Chinese/Japanese/Korean compound words (words of two or more characters) are the sum of their parts, this is not always the case. The compound is often understood with a completely different meaning than the two characters individually.

Many have said that the Chinese/Japanese/Korean word for Crisis is made up of the characters for “danger” and “opportunity.” 危機 is true when phrased this way.
However, it's not absolutely correct to say that “danger + opportunity = crisis” in Asian cultures.

English example:
If I tell you that...
Bovine creature + Guy behind the plate in baseball = Locomotive train protection cowcatcher
...you would think I was mad. But consider that “cow + catcher = cowcatcher,” which is the device that used to be found on steam engines to protect them if they hit an animal on the tracks. When we hear the word “cowcatcher,” we don't separate the words into their individual meanings (necessarily).
The same is true with the word for crisis in Chinese/Japanese/Korean. While you can separate the characters, few Asian people would automatically do so in their minds.

The final answer:
It is a half-truth to say, “danger plus opportunity equals crisis” in Chinese/Japanese/Korean. Use this statement and concept with caution.

Also, the second character can mean “secret” or “machine,” depending on context so I guess you have to say “a dangerous machine = crisis” or “danger + a secret = crisis.” Both of these are only slightly more ridiculous than the first premise.

PS: 危機 is probably not a great word for a scroll unless you have a special use for it.

Ten Commandments

 shí jiè
 jukkai
Ten Commandments Scroll

十戒 means Ten Commandments or Ten Precepts.

In the Buddhist context, these are prohibitions consisting of five commandments for the layman:
1. Not to destroy life 不殺生 Pāṇātipātāveramaṇi.
2. Not to steal 不倫盜 Adinnādānāver.
3. Not to commit adultery 不婬慾 Abrahmacaryaver.
4. Not to lie 不妄語 Musāvādāver.
5. Not to take intoxicating liquor 不飮酒 Suramereyya-Majjapamādaṭṭhānāver.

The ten commandments for the monk are the preceding five plus:
6. Not to eat food outside of regulated hours 不非時食 Vikāla-Bhojanāver.
7. Not to use garlands or perfumes 不著華鬘好香塗身 Mālā- Gandha-Vilepana-Dhāraṇa-Maṇḍana-Vibhūṣanaṭṭhānā.
8. Not to sleep on high or broad beds (chastity) 不坐高廣大牀 Uccāsayanā-Mahāsayanā.
9. Not to take part in singing, dancing, musical or theatrical performances 不歌舞倡伎不往觀聽 Nacca-Gīta-Vādita-Visūkadassanāver.
10. To refrain from acquiring uncoined or coined gold, or silver, or jewels 不得捉錢金銀寶物 Jātarūpa-Rajata-Paṭīggahaṇāver.

These original Buddhist commandments date back to about 2500 years ago. The English definitions above are followed by Chinese characters and original Pali pronunciation.

Under the Māhayāna Buddhism, these ten commands for the monk were changed, to accord with the new environment of the monk, to the following: not to kill, not to steal, to avoid all unchastity, not to lie, not to slander, not to insult, not to chatter, not to covet, not to give way to anger, to harbor no skepticism.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

十戒

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shí jiè
    shi2 jie4
shih chieh
 jukkai
    じゅっかい

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Ten Commandments
the ten commandments (religion)
(1) (Buddhist term) the 10 precepts; (2) Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog; (surname) Jukkai
Śikṣāpada. The ten prohibitions (in Pāli form) consist of five commandments for the layman: (1) not to destroy life 不殺生 pāṇātipātāveramaṇi; (2) not to steal 不倫盜 adinnādānāver; (3) not to commit adultery 不婬慾 abrahmacaryaver.; (4) not to lie 不妄語musāvādāver.; (5) not to take intoxicating liquor 不飮酒 suramereyya-majjapamādaṭṭhānāver. Eight special commandments for laymen consist of the preceding five plus: (6) not to eat food out of regulated hours 不非時食 vikāla-bhojanāver.; (7) not to use garlands or perfumes 不著華鬘好香塗身 mālā- gandha-vilepana-dhāraṇa-maṇḍana-vibhūṣanaṭṭhānā; (8) not to sleep on high or broad beds (chastity) 不坐高廣大牀 uccāsayanā-mahāsayanā. The ten commandments for the monk are the preceding eight plus: (9) not to take part in singing, dancing, musical or theatrical performances, not to see or listen to such 不歌舞倡伎不往觀聽 nacca-gīta-vādita-visūkadassanāver.; (10) to refrain from acquiring uncoined or coined gold, or silver, or jewels 不得捉錢金銀寶物 jātarūpa-rajata-paṭīggahaṇāver. Under the Māhayāna these ten commands for the monk were changed, to accord with the new environment of the monk, to the following: not to kill, not to steal, to avoid all unchastity, not to lie, not to slander, not to insult, not to chatter, not to covet, not to give way to anger, to harbour no scepticism.

ブラス

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 purasu
    プラス

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Bras
(n,vs,vt,conj,pref,suf) (1) (ant: マイナス・1) plus; addition; (adj-no,n) (2) positive (number); (3) plus sign; positive symbol; (n,adj-no,vs,vi) (4) advantage; plus; asset; positive factor; positive effect; (5) profit; gain; (6) anode; plus terminal; positive pole; (adj-no,n) (7) positive (test result); (surname) Plath; Plass

メリット

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 meritto
    メリット

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Merritt
(ant: デメリット) advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus; (place-name) Merritt; Meritt; Merrit

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xx
    xx5
xx
archaic Korean hanja pronounced dul, phonetic 斗 du plus 乙 ul

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jiā
    jia1
chia
 kuwae
    くわえ
to add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment; (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bu4], 大[da4], 稍[shao1] etc, to indicate that the action applies to something previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shao1 jia1 gai3 liang2] "make some minor improvements to (it)")
(1) addition; (2) (abbreviation) (See 加奈陀・カナダ) Canada; (surname) Kuwae
Add, added; increase; put on.

九宗

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jiǔ zōng
    jiu3 zong1
chiu tsung
 ku shū
The eight sects 八宗 (q.v.) plus the 禪宗 Chan or Zen, or the Pure-land or Jōdo sect.

九結


九结

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jiǔ jié
    jiu3 jie2
chiu chieh
 kyūketsu
The nine bonds that bind men to mortality: love, hate, pride, ignorance, (wrong)views, possessions (or grasping), doubt, envy, meanness (or selfishness). They are the 六隨眠 plus grasping, envy, and meanness.

九衆


九众

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jiǔ z hòng
    jiu3 z hong4
chiu z hung
 ku shu
The 七衆 q.v. plus junior monks and nuns, i.e. novices who have received the eight commandments.

二邊


二边

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èr biān
    er4 bian1
erh pien
 nihen
(a) 有邊 That things exist; (6) 無邊 that since nothing is self-existent, things cannot be said to exist. (2) (a) 增益邊 The plus side, the common belief in a soul and permanence; (b) 損減邊 the minus side, that nothing exists even of karma. (3) (a) 斷邊見 and (b) 常邊見 annihilation and immortality; v. 見.

六書


六书

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liù shū
    liu4 shu1
liu shu
 rikusho; rokusho
    りくしょ; ろくしょ
Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
(1) (See 象形・2,指事,会意,形声,転注,仮借・3) the six classes of Chinese characters; (2) (See 六体) the six historical styles of writing Chinese characters; (3) (ろくしょ only) Hexateuch (first six books of the Hebrew Bible)

加上

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jiā shàng
    jia1 shang4
chia shang
 kaue
    かうえ
plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
(surname) Kaue

加号

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 kagou / kago
    かごう
plus sign; sign of addition

加號


加号

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jiā hào
    jia1 hao4
chia hao
plus sign + (math.)
See: 加号

名數


名数

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míng shù
    ming2 shu4
ming shu
 myōsū
(grammar) number plus classifier; household (in census)
to be numbered

形聲


形声

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xíng shēng
    xing2 sheng1
hsing sheng
ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
See: 形声

得失

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dé shī
    de2 shi1
te shih
 tokushitsu
    とくしつ
gains and losses; success and failure; merits and demerits
advantages and disadvantages; plus and minuses
gain and loss

正号

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 seigou / sego
    せいごう
{math} (See 負号) plus sign (+); positive sign

正號


正号

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zhèng hào
    zheng4 hao4
cheng hao
(math.) plus sign (+)
See: 正号

正負


正负

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zhèng fù
    zheng4 fu4
cheng fu
 seifu / sefu
    せいふ
positive and negative
(1) {math} positive and negative (numbers); plus and minus (signs); (2) positive and negative (poles)

特上

see styles
 tokujou / tokujo
    とくじょう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) first class plus; extra special

複号

see styles
 fukugou / fukugo
    ふくごう
{math} double sign; plus-minus sign; plus or minus sign

阿含

see styles
ā hán
    a1 han2
a han
 agon
āgama, 阿含暮; 阿鋡; 阿伽摩 (or 阿笈摩), the āgamas, a collection of doctrines, general name for the Hīnayāna scriptures: tr. 法歸 the home or collecting-place of the Law or Truth; 無比法 peerless Law; or 趣無 ne plus ultra, ultimate, absolute truth. The 四阿含經 or Four Āgamas are (1) 長阿含 Dīrghāgama, 'Long' treatises on cosmogony. (2) Madhyamāgama, 中阿含, 'middle' treatises on metaphysics. (3) Saṃyuktāgama, 雜阿含 'miscellaneous' treatises on abstract contemplation. (4) Ekottarāgama 增一阿含 'numerical' treatises, subjects treated numerically. There is also a division of five āgamas.

陽極


阳极

see styles
yáng jí
    yang2 ji2
yang chi
 youkyoku / yokyoku
    ようきょく
anode; positive electrode; positive pole
(See 陰極) anode; positive pole; plus terminal

二盃口

see styles
 ryanpeekoo
    リャンペーコー
{mahj} (See 一盃口・イーペーコー) winning hand composed of two sets of two identical chows plus a pair (chi: liǎng bēi kǒu)

加減號


加减号

see styles
jiā jiǎn hào
    jia1 jian3 hao4
chia chien hao
plus-minus sign (±); plus and minus signs (+ and -)

合體字


合体字

see styles
hé tǐ zì
    he2 ti3 zi4
ho t`i tzu
    ho ti tzu
a Chinese character formed by combining existing elements - i.e. a combined ideogram 會意|会意 or radical plus phonetic 形聲|形声
See: 合体字

正符号

see styles
 seifugou / sefugo
    せいふごう
plus sign

正負號


正负号

see styles
zhèng fù hào
    zheng4 fu4 hao4
cheng fu hao
(math.) plus or minus sign; ±

清老頭

see styles
 chinraotou / chinraoto
    チンラオトウ
{mahj} all terminals (chi: qīng lǎo tóu); winning hand consisting of only ones and nines as pungs or kongs plus a pair

無符號


无符号

see styles
wú fú hào
    wu2 fu2 hao4
wu fu hao
unsigned (i.e. the absolute value, regardless of plus or minus sign)

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Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Crisis equals Danger plus Opportunity?危機
危机
kikiwēi jī / wei1 ji1 / wei ji / weijiwei chi / weichi
Ten Commandments十戒jukkai / jukaishí jiè / shi2 jie4 / shi jie / shijieshih chieh / shihchieh
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