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1. Amairani
2. Charmaine
3. Every Creature Has A Domain
4. Ezmai
5. Germain
6. Germaine
7. Imaine
8. Ismail
9. Jamaica
10. Jamail
11. Jermain
12. Jermaine
13. Mai
14. Maia
15. Maica
16. Maike
17. Maikel
18. Maile
19. Mailis
20. Maily
21. Mailyn
22. Mailys
23. Maina
24. Maine
25. Maintain An Army For 1000 Days, Use It For An Hour
26. Maira
27. Maire
28. Mairi
29. Maisie
30. Maisy
31. Maitane
32. Maite
33. Maitri
34. Maiwen
35. Maiwenn
36. Maiya
37. Mermaid
38. Mermaid / Merman
39. Romain
40. Romaine
41. Rose Flowers Given, Frangrance Remains on Hands of Giver
42. Smain
海為龍世界雲是鶴家鄉 is a somewhat poetic way to say that everyone and everything has its place in the world.
The first line (which is the column on the right) says, “The Ocean is the World of the Dragon.” The next column says, “The Clouds are the Domain of the Cranes.”
The image to the right is what this calligraphy can look like in xing-kaishu style by a Master Calligrapher.
Nothing could be more true. When I was in the Marine Corps, we trained for years for combat that often lasts only hours.
養兵千日用兵一時 is a Chinese proverb that, also reminds me of a common phrase used in the military to describe combat: “Weeks of total boredom, punctuated with five minutes of sheer terror.”
This may have some roots in Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Though I can not find this passage in his writings.
On the subject of the Art of War, if you have a favorite passage, we can create a custom calligraphy scroll with that phrase.
This is the English name Maiya in Japanese Katakana.
There are native Japanese names such as 舞弥, 舞也, 舞野, or 真衣弥 that can romanize as Maiya. The name here is appropriate if your English name is Maiya. Contact me if you need one of these other names.
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
(Unisex)
人魚 is the Japanese Kanji, Korean Hanja, and Chinese word for “merman” or “mermaid.”
It literally means “human fish.”
人魚 is a non-gender-specific or unisex word in all three languages.
赠人玫瑰手留余香 is a proverb that has been translated several ways:
1. Roses given, fragrance in hand.
2. You present others roses, and the fragrance remains.
3. The fragrance of the rose always remains on the hand of those that bestow them.
4. A little bit of fragrance always clings to the hands which gives the flowers
However, this literally translates as “Give someone rose flowers, [your] hands keep [the] remaining fragrance.”
In Japanese, 薇 is usually romanized as zenmai and refers to the royal fern (Osmunda Japonica).
In Chinese, this may refer to a different species of fern, Osmunda Regalis.
Other translations include: flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern.
In Japan, this can also be romanized as Uei and used as a personal name.
Please note that 薇 is not the only character(s) in Japanese that can be romanized as zenmai. Be sure you have the right word or name before you order.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Amairani | 阿邁拉尼 阿迈拉尼 | ā mài lā ní a1 mai4 la1 ni2 a mai la ni amailani | ||
Amairani | アマイラニ | amairani | ||
Charmaine | 佘詩曼 佘诗曼 | shé shī màn she2 shi1 man4 she shi man sheshiman | she shih man sheshihman |
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Charmaine | シャーメイン | shaamein / shamein | ||
Every Creature Has A Domain | 海為龍世界雲是鶴家鄉 海为龙世界云是鹤家乡 | hǎi wéi lóng shì jiè yún shì hè jiā xiāng hai3 wei2 long2 shi4 jie4 yun2 shi4 he4 jia1 xiang1 hai wei long shi jie yun shi he jia xiang | hai wei lung shih chieh yün shih ho chia hsiang | |
Ezmai | イジスメー | ijisumee / ijisume | ||
Germain | 日爾曼 日尔曼 | rì ěr màn ri4 er3 man4 ri er man rierman | jih erh man jiherhman |
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Germain | ジャーメーン | jaameen / jamen | ||
Germaine | 日爾曼 日尔曼 | rì ěr màn ri4 er3 man4 ri er man rierman | jih erh man jiherhman |
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Germaine | ジャーメーン | jaamein / jamein | ||
Imaine | 伊曼 | yī màn / yi1 man4 / yi man / yiman | i man / iman | |
Imaine | イメーン | imeen / imen | ||
Ismail | 伊斯馬伊 伊斯马伊 | yī sī mǎ yī yi1 si1 ma3 yi1 yi si ma yi yisimayi | i ssu ma i issumai |
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Ismail | 伊斯梅爾 伊斯梅尔 | yī sī méi ěr yi1 si1 mei2 er3 yi si mei er yisimeier | i ssu mei erh issumeierh |
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Ismail | イスマイル | isumairu | ||
Jamaica | 牙買加 牙买加 | yá mǎi jiā ya2 mai3 jia1 ya mai jia yamaijia | ya mai chia yamaichia |
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Jamaica | ジャマイカ | ja ma i ka / jamaika | ||
Jamail | 賈邁勒 贾迈勒 | jiǎ mài lēi jia3 mai4 lei1 jia mai lei jiamailei | chia mai lei chiamailei |
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Jamail | ジャマイル | jamairu | ||
Jermain | 杰曼 | jié màn / jie2 man4 / jie man / jieman | chieh man / chiehman | |
Jermain | ジャーメイン | jaamein / jamein | ||
Jermaine | 杰梅因 | jié méi yīn jie2 mei2 yin1 jie mei yin jiemeiyin | chieh mei yin chiehmeiyin |
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Jermaine | ジャーメーン | jaamein / jamein | ||
Mai | 麥 麦 | mài / mai4 / mai | ||
Maia | 瑪雅 玛雅 | mǎ yǎ / ma3 ya3 / ma ya / maya | ||
Maia | マヤ | maya | ||
Maica | 麥卡 麦卡 | mài kǎ / mai4 ka3 / mai ka / maika | mai k`a / maika / mai ka | |
Maica | マイカ | maika | ||
Maike | 麥克 麦克 | mài kè / mai4 ke4 / mai ke / maike | mai k`o / maiko / mai ko | |
Maike | マイケ | maike | ||
Maikel | 邁克爾 迈克尔 | mài kè ěr mai4 ke4 er3 mai ke er maikeer | mai k`o erh maikoerh mai ko erh |
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Maikel | マイケル | maikeru | ||
Maile | 麥莉 麦莉 | mài lì / mai4 li4 / mai li / maili | ||
Maile | まいり | mairi | ||
Mailis | 麥麗斯 麦丽斯 | mài lì sī mai4 li4 si1 mai li si mailisi | mai li ssu mailissu |
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Mailis | メーリス | meerisu / merisu | ||
Maily | 瑪伊莉 玛伊莉 | mǎ yī lì ma3 yi1 li4 ma yi li mayili | ma i li maili |
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Maily | メイリー | meirii / meiri | ||
Mailyn | 梅林 | méi lín / mei2 lin2 / mei lin / meilin | ||
Mailyn | メイリン | meirin | ||
Mailys | 瑪伊麗絲 玛伊丽丝 | mǎ yī lì sī ma3 yi1 li4 si1 ma yi li si mayilisi | ma i li ssu mailissu |
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Mailys | メーリス | meerisu / merisu | ||
Maina | 瑪依娜 玛依娜 | mǎ yī nà ma3 yi1 na4 ma yi na mayina | ma i na maina |
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Maina | メーナ | meena / mena | ||
Maine | 緬因 缅因 | miǎn yīn / mian3 yin1 / mian yin / mianyin | mien yin / mienyin | |
Maine | メーン | meen / men | ||
Maintain An Army For 1000 Days, Use It For An Hour | 養兵千日用兵一時 养兵千日用兵一时 | yǎng bīng qiān rì, yàng bīng yì shí yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 yang4 bing1 yi4 shi2 yang bing qian ri yang bing yi shi | yang ping ch`ien jih yang ping i shih yang ping chien jih yang ping i shih |
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Maira | 瑪麗亞 玛丽亚 | mǎ lì yà ma3 li4 ya4 ma li ya maliya | ||
Maira | マイラ | maira | ||
Maire | 梅爾 梅尔 | méi ěr / mei2 er3 / mei er / meier | mei erh / meierh | |
Maire | マイラ | maira | ||
Mairi | マリー | marii / mari | ||
Maisie | 麥茜 麦茜 | mài xī / mai4 xi1 / mai xi / maixi | mai hsi / maihsi | |
Maisie | メーシー | meeshii / meshi | ||
Maisy | 麥西 麦西 | mài xī / mai4 xi1 / mai xi / maixi | mai hsi / maihsi | |
Maisy | メイシー | meishii / meishi | ||
Maitane | 麥達內 麦达内 | mài dá nèi mai4 da2 nei4 mai da nei maidanei | mai ta nei maitanei |
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Maite | 瑪伊泰 玛伊泰 | mǎ yī tài ma3 yi1 tai4 ma yi tai mayitai | ma i t`ai maitai ma i tai |
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Maite | メート | meeto / meto | ||
Maitri | マイトリ | maitori | ||
Maiwen | 瑪伊雯 玛伊雯 | mǎ yī wén ma3 yi1 wen2 ma yi wen mayiwen | ma i wen maiwen |
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Maiwen | メーオエン | meeoen / meoen | ||
Maiwenn | 瑪伊雯 玛伊雯 | mǎ yī wén ma3 yi1 wen2 ma yi wen mayiwen | ma i wen maiwen |
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Maiya | 麥雅 麦雅 | mài yǎ / mai4 ya3 / mai ya / maiya | ||
Maiya | マイヤ | maiya | ||
Mermaid | 美人魚 美人鱼 | měi rén yú mei3 ren2 yu2 mei ren yu meirenyu | mei jen yü meijenyü |
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Mermaid Merman | 人魚 人鱼 | nin gyo / ningyo | rén yú / ren2 yu2 / ren yu / renyu | jen yü / jenyü |
Romain | 羅曼 罗曼 | luó màn / luo2 man4 / luo man / luoman | lo man / loman | |
Romain | ロマン | roman | ||
Romaine | 羅曼 罗曼 | luó màn / luo2 man4 / luo man / luoman | lo man / loman | |
Romaine | ロメーン | romein | ||
Rose Flowers Given, Frangrance Remains on Hands of Giver | 贈人玫瑰手留余香 赠人玫瑰手留余香 | zèng rén méi guī shǒu liú yú xiāng zeng4 ren2 mei2 gui1 shou3 liu2 yu2 xiang1 zeng ren mei gui shou liu yu xiang | tseng jen mei kuei shou liu yü hsiang | |
Smain | 斯麥因 斯麦因 | sī mài yīn si1 mai4 yin1 si mai yin simaiyin | ssu mai yin ssumaiyin |
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Smain | スメーン | sumeen / sumen | ||
Zenmai Royal Fern | 薇 | zenmai | wēi / wei1 / wei | |
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. |
All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
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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