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1. Ada
2. Adaberto
3. Adah
4. Adair
5. Adal
6. Adalberto
7. Adaleigh
8. Adalena
9. Adalia
10. Adalii
11. Adaluz
12. Adam
13. Adama
15. Adams
16. Adan
17. Adana
18. Adanan
19. Adanary
20. Adao
21. Ability to Adapt
22. Adapt Oneself
23. Adara
24. Adari
25. Anada
26. Body / Karada
27. Bradan
28. Canada
29. Enojada
30. Estrada
31. Ghada
32. Grenada
33. Guadalupe
34. Hadayat
36. Jada
37. Jadah
38. Jhadanne
39. Kadajah
40. Ladarius
41. Madagascar
42. Madalena
43. Madalina
44. Madalyn
45. Nada
46. Nadaraja
47. Sada
48. Sadaf
49. Soldiers Adapt Actions to the Situation
50. Warriors Adapt and Overcome
51. Sreeprada
52. Sriprada
金剛 can translate as adamantine from Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean.
Other meanings and translations can include diamond, thunderbolt, Indra's indestructible weapon, a Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth, Vajra (a mythical weapon), guardian deity, hardness, indestructibility, power, the least frangible of minerals.
The Chinese pronunciation of “Jīn Gāng” became the loanword used in English as “King Kong.” You can see King Kong as the indestructible ape guardian deity depending on how you read the story.
應變 means “to meet a contingency,” “to adapt oneself to changes,” or “to adapt to changes” in Chinese.
It's also used in Japanese but usually only in the context of Buddhism. 應變 is probably the shortest way to express the idea of adapting and overcoming whatever circumstances present themselves.
体 is used in Japanese to mean “body.”
体 can also refer to the form, style, corporeal existence, appearance, identity, or state of something or someone. 體 is also used in Buddhism in regard to the corporeal existence of someone (their earthy vessel). It's kind of a broad term that can be used in a lot of different ways.
As a single character, it's usually pronounced “karada” but it can also be pronounced “tai” or “te” (Japanese pronunciation borrowed from the original Chinese).
體 is not a common Kanji to use for a wall scroll. Only select this if you have a personal and meaningful reason to do so. Also, consider this version to be “Japanese only” - see below...
In Chinese and old Korean Hanja, this character is written in the traditional form shown to the right. If you want this version, click on the character to the right instead of the button above.
This is the Chinese name for the country of Canada.
See Also: United States of America | Mexico | North America
即興發揮即刻適應即時克服 is the coolest way to put together this famous word list, “Improvise Adapt Overcome.”
There are shorter ways to write “adapt,” and “overcome,” but “improvise” needs a four-character word to be expressed accurately in Chinese. To match them up, the other two are using four-character words as well. This makes it sound more natural in Chinese (though word lists are not a natural construct in Chinese grammar).
The words break down like this: 即興發揮, 即刻適應, 即時克服. I suggest the 3-column option when you customize your wall scroll. That way, the words will occupy one column each.
A great gift for a U.S. Marine, or anyone who follows this mantra.
This Chinese military proverb means, counter soldiers with arms and counter water with an earthen dam.
兵來將擋水來土掩 is about how different situations call for different actions. You must adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation.
To explain the actual proverb, one would not attack a flood of water with gunfire, nor would you counter-attack soldiers by building an earth weir. You must be adaptable and counter whatever threatens with relevant action.
Soldiers need a fluid plan
This literally translates as: Troops/soldiers/warriors have no fixed [battlefield] strategy [just as] water has no constant shape [but adapts itself to whatever container it is in].
Figuratively, this means: One should seek to find whatever strategy or method is best suited to resolving each individual problem.
This proverb is about as close as you can get to the military idea of “adapt improvise overcome.” 兵無常勢水無常形 is the best way to express that idea in both an ancient way, and a very natural way in Chinese.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Ada | 阿達 阿达 | ā dá / a1 da2 / a da / ada | a ta / ata | |
Ada | エイダ | eida | ||
Adaberto | 阿達爾維托 阿达尔维托 | ā dá ěr wéi tuō a1 da2 er3 wei2 tuo1 a da er wei tuo adaerweituo | a ta erh wei t`o ataerhweito a ta erh wei to |
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Adaberto | アデーベルト | adeeberuto / adeberuto | ||
Adah | 阿達 阿达 | ā dá / a1 da2 / a da / ada | a ta / ata | |
Adah | アダ | ada | ||
Adair | 亞岱爾 亚岱尔 | yà dài ěr ya4 dai4 er3 ya dai er yadaier | ya tai yatai |
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Adair | アデア | adea | ||
Adal | 阿達爾 阿达尔 | ā dá ěr a1 da2 er3 a da er adaer | a ta ata |
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Adal | アダル | adaru | ||
Adalberto | 阿達爾韋托 阿达尔韦托 | ā dá ěr wéi tuō a1 da2 er3 wei2 tuo1 a da er wei tuo adaerweituo | a ta erh wei t`o ataerhweito a ta erh wei to |
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Adalberto | アダルベルト | adaruberuto | ||
Adaleigh | 阿達利 阿达利 | ā dá lì / a1 da2 li4 / a da li / adali | a ta li / atali | |
Adaleigh | アダリー | adarii / adari | ||
Adalena | 阿達萊娜 阿达莱娜 | ā dá lái nà a1 da2 lai2 na4 a da lai na adalaina | a ta lai na atalaina |
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Adalena | アダレナ | adarena | ||
Adalia | 阿達利亞 阿达利亚 | ā dá lì yà a1 da2 li4 ya4 a da li ya adaliya | a ta li ya ataliya |
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Adalia | アダリア | adaria | ||
Adalii | 阿達利 阿达利 | ā dá lì / a1 da2 li4 / a da li / adali | a ta li / atali | |
Adalii | アダリー | adarii / adari | ||
Adaluz | 阿達魯斯 阿达鲁斯 | ā dá lǔ sī a1 da2 lu3 si1 a da lu si adalusi | a ta lu ssu atalussu |
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Adaluz | アダルツ | adarutsu | ||
Adam | 亞當 亚当 | yà dāng / ya4 dang1 / ya dang / yadang | ya tang / yatang | |
Adam | アダム | adamu | ||
Adama | 阿達馬 阿达马 | ā dá mǎ / a1 da2 ma3 / a da ma / adama | a ta ma / atama | |
Adama | アダマ | adama | ||
Adamantine King Kong | 金剛 金刚 | kongou / kongo | jīn gāng / jin1 gang1 / jin gang / jingang | chin kang / chinkang |
Adams | 亞當斯 亚当斯 | yà dāng sī ya4 dang1 si1 ya dang si yadangsi | ya tang ssu yatangssu |
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Adams | アダムス | adamusu | ||
Adan | 阿丹 | ā dān / a1 dan1 / a dan / adan | a tan / atan | |
Adan | アダン | adan | ||
Adana | 阿達納 阿达纳 | ā dá nà / a1 da2 na4 / a da na / adana | a ta na / atana | |
Adana | アダナ | adana | ||
Adanan | 阿達南 阿达南 | ā dá nán a1 da2 nan2 a da nan adanan | a ta nan atanan |
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Adanan | アダナン | adanan | ||
Adanary | 阿達納里 阿达纳里 | ā dá nà lǐ a1 da2 na4 li3 a da na li adanali | a ta na atana |
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Adao | 亞當 亚当 | yà dāng / ya4 dang1 / ya dang / yadang | ya tang / yatang | |
Adao | アダオ | adao | ||
Ability to Adapt | 応変能力 | ouhen nouryoku ouhennouryoku ohen noryoku | ||
Adapt Oneself | 應變 应变 | ou hen / ouhen / o hen | yìng biàn ying4 bian4 ying bian yingbian | ying pien yingpien |
Adara | 阿達拉 阿达拉 | ā dá lā / a1 da2 la1 / a da la / adala | a ta la / atala | |
Adara | アダラ | adara | ||
Adari | 阿達里 阿达里 | ā dá lǐ / a1 da2 li3 / a da li / adali | a ta li / atali | |
Adari | アダリ | adari | ||
Anada | 阿納達 阿纳达 | ā nà dá a1 na4 da2 a na da anada | a na ana |
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Anada | アナダ | anada | ||
Body Karada | 體 体 | karada / tai / te | tǐ / ti3 / ti | t`i / ti |
Bradan | 布拉丹 | bù lā dān bu4 la1 dan1 bu la dan buladan | pu la pula |
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Bradan | ブレーダン | bureedan / buredan | ||
Canada | 加拿大 | jiā ná dà jia1 na2 da4 jia na da jianada | chia na ta chianata |
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Canada | カナダ | ka na da / kanada | ||
Enojada | 埃諾哈達 埃诺哈达 | āi nuò hā dá ai1 nuo4 ha1 da2 ai nuo ha da ainuohada | ai no ha ta ainohata |
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Enojada | エノジャダ | enojada | ||
Estrada | 埃斯特拉達 埃斯特拉达 | āi sī tè lā dá ai1 si1 te4 la1 da2 ai si te la da aisitelada | ai ssu t`e la ta aissutelata ai ssu te la ta |
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Estrada | エストラーダ | esutoraada / esutorada | ||
Ghada | 加達 加达 | jiā dá / jia1 da2 / jia da / jiada | chia ta / chiata | |
Ghada | ガダ | gada | ||
Grenada | 格林納達 格林纳达 | gé lín nà dá ge2 lin2 na4 da2 ge lin na da gelinnada | ko lin na ta kolinnata |
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Grenada | グレナダ | gu re na da gurenada | ||
Guadalupe | 瓜達盧佩 瓜达卢佩 | guā dá lú pèi gua1 da2 lu2 pei4 gua da lu pei guadalupei | kua ta lu p`ei kuatalupei kua ta lu pei |
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Guadalupe | グアダルペ | guadalupe | ||
Hadayat | 哈達亞特 哈达亚特 | hā dá yà tè ha1 da2 ya4 te4 ha da ya te hadayate | ha ta ya t`e hatayate ha ta ya te |
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Hadayat | ハダヤット | hadayatto | ||
Improvise Adapt Overcome | 即興發揮即刻適應即時克服 即兴发挥即刻适应即时克服 | jí xìng fā huī jí kè shì yìng jí shí kè fú ji2 xing4 fa1 hui1 ji2 ke4 shi4 ying4 ji2 shi2 ke4 fu2 ji xing fa hui ji ke shi ying ji shi ke fu | chi hsing fa hui chi k`o shih ying chi shih k`o fu chi hsing fa hui chi ko shih ying chi shih ko fu |
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Jada | 潔達 洁达 | jié dá / jie2 da2 / jie da / jieda | chieh ta / chiehta | |
Jada | 嘉達 嘉达 | jiā dá / jia1 da2 / jia da / jiada | chia ta / chiata | |
Jada | 賈達 贾达 | jiǎ dá / jia3 da2 / jia da / jiada | chia ta / chiata | |
Jada | ジェイダ | jeida | ||
Jadah | 賈達 贾达 | jiǎ dá / jia3 da2 / jia da / jiada | chia ta / chiata | |
Jadah | ジェイダ | jeida | ||
Jhadanne | 賈丹內 贾丹内 | jiǎ dān nèi jia3 dan1 nei4 jia dan nei jiadannei | chia tan nei chiatannei |
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Jhadanne | ジャダン | jadan | ||
Kadajah | 卡達杰 卡达杰 | kǎ dá jié ka3 da2 jie2 ka da jie kadajie | k`a ta chieh katachieh ka ta chieh |
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Kadajah | カダジャ | kadaja | ||
Ladarius | 拉達里烏斯 拉达里乌斯 | lā dá lǐ wū sī la1 da2 li3 wu1 si1 la da li wu si ladaliwusi | la ta li wu ssu lataliwussu |
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Ladarius | ラダリウス | radariusu | ||
Madagascar | 馬達加斯加 马达加斯加 | mǎ dá jiā sī jiā ma3 da2 jia1 si1 jia1 ma da jia si jia madajiasijia | ma ta chia ssu chia matachiassuchia |
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Madagascar | マダガスカル | ma da ga su ka ru madagasukaru | ||
Madalena | 瑪達蕾娜 玛达蕾娜 | mǎ dá lěi nà ma3 da2 lei3 na4 ma da lei na madaleina | ma ta lei na mataleina |
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Madalena | マダレナ | madarena | ||
Madalina | 馬達琳娜 马达琳娜 | mǎ dá lín nà ma3 da2 lin2 na4 ma da lin na madalinna | ma ta lin na matalinna |
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Madalina | マダリナ | madarina | ||
Madalyn | 馬達林 马达林 | mǎ dá lín ma3 da2 lin2 ma da lin madalin | ma ta lin matalin |
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Madalyn | マダリン | madarin | ||
Nada | 納達 纳达 | nà dá / na4 da2 / na da / nada | na ta / nata | |
Nada | ナダ | nada | ||
Nadaraja | 納達拉賈 纳达拉贾 | nà dá lā jiǎ na4 da2 la1 jia3 na da la jia nadalajia | na ta la chia natalachia |
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Nadaraja | ナダラジャ | nadaraja | ||
Sada | 沙達 沙达 | shā dá / sha1 da2 / sha da / shada | sha ta / shata | |
Sada | セーダ | seeda / seda | ||
Sadaf | 薩達夫 萨达夫 | sà dá fú sa4 da2 fu12 sa da fu sadafu | sa ta fu satafu |
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Sadaf | セーダフ | seedafu / sedafu | ||
Soldiers Adapt Actions to the Situation | 兵來將擋水來土掩 兵来将挡水来土掩 | bīng lái jiàng dǎng shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn bing1 lai2 jiang4 dang3 shui3 lai2 tu3 yan3 bing lai jiang dang shui lai tu yan | ping lai chiang tang shui lai t`u yen ping lai chiang tang shui lai tu yen |
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Warriors Adapt and Overcome | 兵無常勢水無常形 兵无常势水无常形 | bīng wú cháng shì shuǐ wú cháng xíng bing1 wu2 chang2 shi4 shui3 wu2 chang2 xing2 bing wu chang shi shui wu chang xing | ping wu ch`ang shih shui wu ch`ang hsing ping wu chang shih shui wu chang hsing |
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Sreeprada | 斯里普拉達 斯里普拉达 | sī lǐ pǔ lā dá si1 li3 pu3 la1 da2 si li pu la da silipulada | ssu li p`u la ta ssulipulata ssu li pu la ta |
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Sriprada | 斯里普拉達 斯里普拉达 | sī lǐ pǔ lā dá si1 li3 pu3 la1 da2 si li pu la da silipulada | ssu li p`u la ta ssulipulata ssu li pu la ta |
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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