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In short, 節制 or temperance is knowing when to say “when.”
Temperance is the practice of moderation and restraint (in fact, this Asian word is often translated as moderation or restraint).
It was one of the five tenets held to be vital to society in Hellenic culture. It is also one of the Four Cardinal Virtues considered central to Christian behavior by the Catholic Church.
Note: Also considered to be one of the Seven Heavenly Virtues.
信仰希望慈善堅忍正義慎重節制 is a list in Chinese and Japanese Kanji of an interpretation of the Seven Heavenly Virtues.
1. Faith is belief in God, and the right virtues.
2. Hope is taking a positive future view that good will prevail.
3. Charity is a concern for, and active helping of, others.
4. Fortitude is never giving up.
5. Justice is being fair and equitable with others.
6. Prudence is care of and moderation with money.
7. Temperance is moderation of needed things and abstinence from things that are not needed.
The full list is here. 信仰希望慈善堅忍正義慎重節制 is a word list, not a common phrase. While all Chinese and Japanese people will recognize the words in the list, they may not understand what the list is about (unless they are familiar with the Seven Heavenly Virtues).
don’t get this as a tattoo or anything like that without first consulting a native translator in the target language. These are fine for a wall scroll but a long discussion is needed before you commit to this for a lifetime inking commitment.
These search terms might be related to Abstinence:
...And This Above All to Thine Own Self Be True
Changing Oneself / Self Reformation
Consciousness of Self
Discipline
Discipline / Training / Tempering Character
Inner Strength / Self-Improvement
Introspection / Self-Awareness
Jiko No Kansei / Self-Completion
Love Your Children, but Discipline Them Too
Military Discipline
Moderation / Temperance
Power of Oneself / Self-Sufficient
Prideful Mind / Self-Respecting Heart
Self Actualization
Self Awareness Becomes a Buddha
Self Consciousness
Self Sacrifice
Self-Confidence
Self-Control
Self-Defense
Self-Discipline / Will-Power
Self-Improvement
Self-Love / Love Yourself / Love Oneself
Self-Reliance
Self-Respect / Self-Esteem
Self-Restraint / Self-Control
To Thine Own Self Be True
Will-Power / Self-Control
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your abstinence search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
自己抑制 see styles |
jikoyokusei / jikoyokuse じこよくせい |
More info & calligraphy: Self-Control |
齋 斋 see styles |
zhāi zhai1 chai hitoshi ひとし |
to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk) (surname) Hitoshi To reverence: abstinence; to purify as by fasting, or abstaining, e.g. from flesh food; religious or abstinential duties, or times; upavasatha (uposatha), a fast; the ritual period for food, i.e. before noon; a room for meditation, a study, a building, etc., devoted to abstinence, chastity, or the Buddhist religion; mourning (for parents). |
九齋 九斋 see styles |
jiǔ zhāi jiu3 zhai1 chiu chai kusai |
nine days of abstinence |
勒戒 see styles |
lè jiè le4 jie4 le chieh |
to force sb to give up (a drug); to enforce abstinence; to break drug dependence |
外乞 see styles |
wài qǐ wai4 qi3 wai ch`i wai chi gekotsu |
The mendicant monk who seeks self-control by external means, e. g. abstinence from food, as contrasted with the 内乞 who seeks it by spiritual methods. |
小斎 see styles |
shousai / shosai しょうさい |
abstinence (in Catholicism); (given name) Shousai |
忌み see styles |
imi いみ |
(1) mourning; abstinence; (2) taboo; (3) religious purification; (prefix noun) (4) pure; holy |
戒絕 戒绝 see styles |
jiè jué jie4 jue2 chieh chüeh |
abstinence; to give up (a bad habit) |
斎み see styles |
imi いみ |
(1) mourning; abstinence; (2) taboo; (3) religious purification; (prefix noun) (4) pure; holy |
断酒 see styles |
danshu だんしゅ |
(n,vs,vi) (See 禁酒・1) abstinence from alcohol |
潔斎 see styles |
kessai けっさい |
(n,vs,vi) religious abstinence; purification |
潔齋 洁斋 see styles |
jié zhāi jie2 zhai1 chieh chai kessai |
To purify a monastery, cleanse away all immorality and impropriety; a pure establishment. |
物忌 see styles |
monoimi ものいみ monoimai ものいまい bukki ぶっき |
(noun/participle) fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day |
禁慾 禁欲 see styles |
jìn yù jin4 yu4 chin yü kinyoku きんよく |
to suppress desire; self-restraint; asceticism (n,vs,adj-no) abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation |
禁欲 see styles |
kinyoku きんよく |
(n,vs,adj-no) abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation |
禁酒 see styles |
jìn jiǔ jin4 jiu3 chin chiu kinshu きんしゅ |
prohibition; ban on alcohol; dry law (n,vs,vi) (1) abstinence from alcohol; temperance; (n,vs,vi) (2) prohibition of drinking |
節慾 see styles |
setsuyoku せつよく |
(noun/participle) control one's desires; abstinence |
節欲 see styles |
setsuyoku せつよく |
(noun/participle) control one's desires; abstinence |
開戒 开戒 see styles |
kāi jiè kai1 jie4 k`ai chieh kai chieh |
to end abstinence; to resume (drinking) after a break; to break (a taboo) |
飮酒 see styles |
yǐn jiǔ yin3 jiu3 yin chiu |
To drink wine, or alcoholic liquor, forbidden by the fifth of the five commandments; 10, 35, and 36 reasons for abstinence from it are given. |
齋堂 斋堂 see styles |
zhāi táng zhai1 tang2 chai t`ang chai tang saidō |
dining hall in a Buddhist temple Abstinence hall, i.e. monastic dining-hall. |
齋持 斋持 see styles |
zhāi chí zhai1 chi2 chai ch`ih chai chih |
To observe the law of abstinence, i.e. food at the regulation times. |
齋月 斋月 see styles |
zhāi yuè zhai1 yue4 chai yüeh itsuki いつき |
Ramadan (Islam) (female given name) Itsuki The three special months of abstinence and care, the first, fifth, and ninth months. |
オナ禁 see styles |
onakin オナきん |
(slang) (See オナニー) (self-imposed) masturbation ban; masturbation abstinence |
三長月 三长月 see styles |
sān cháng yuè san1 chang2 yue4 san ch`ang yüeh san chang yüeh sanchōgatsu |
three whole months of abstinence |
三齋月 三斋月 see styles |
sān zhāi yuè san1 zhai1 yue4 san chai yüeh san saigatsu |
See 三長齋月. |
不喜樂 不喜乐 see styles |
bù xǐ lè bu4 xi3 le4 pu hsi le fu kiraku |
abstinence |
不殺生 不杀生 see styles |
bù shā shēng bu4 sha1 sheng1 pu sha sheng fusesshou / fusessho ふせっしょう |
{Buddh} (See アヒンサー) ahimsa; abstinence from taking life; principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc. prāṇātipātād vairamaṇī (virati). The first commandment, Thou shalt not kill the living. |
九齋日 九斋日 see styles |
jiǔ zhāi rì jiu3 zhai1 ri4 chiu chai jih ku sainichi |
the nine kinds of days of abstinence on which no food is eaten after twelve o'clock: noon and the commands are observed. They are: Every day of the first month, of the fifth month, of the ninth month, and the following six days of each month, 8th, 14th, 15th, 23rd, 29th, and 30th. On these days Indra and the four deva-kings investigate the conduct of men. |
四齋日 四斋日 see styles |
sì zhāi rì si4 zhai1 ri4 ssu chai jih shi sainichi |
The four fast days, i. e. at the quarters of the moon— new, full 8th, and 23rd. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Temperance | 節制 节制 | sessei / sesei | jié zhì / jie2 zhi4 / jie zhi / jiezhi | chieh chih / chiehchih |
Seven Heavenly Virtues | 信仰希望慈善堅忍正義慎重節制 信仰希望慈善坚忍正义慎重节制 | shinkou kibou jizen kennin seigi shinchou sessei shinko kibo jizen kennin seigi shincho sesei | xìn yǎng xī wàng cí shàn jiān rěn zhèng yì shèn zhòng jié zhì xin4 yang3 xi1 wang4 ci2 shan4 jian1 ren3 zheng4 yi4 shen4 zhong4 jie2 zhi4 xin yang xi wang ci shan jian ren zheng yi shen zhong jie zhi | hsin yang hsi wang tz`u shan chien jen cheng i shen chung chieh chih hsin yang hsi wang tzu shan chien jen cheng i shen chung chieh chih |
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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