Saturday, July 31, 2021

孫子兵法 : 孙子兵法十三篇 13 Chapters of Sun Tzu's Art of War

中國現存最早的兵書 China's earliest writing on Military Strategies is undoubtedly 孫子兵法 (Sun Tzu's Art of War). Probably the most famous of all other Military Strategy writings in China. 孫子 Sun Tzu's birth name was 孫武 Sun Wu or "Master Sun" (from the 春秋末期 Late Spring and Autumn Period roughly 5th century BC). 孫子兵法 Sun Tzu's work has been praised and employed in some East Asian warfare since its composition. During the 二十世紀 twentieth century, The Art of War grew in popularity and saw practical use in Western society as well. The Art of War was recorded to be used as instructional material at the US Military Academy at West Point as a course to study Military Strategy.

孫子兵法 Sun Tzu's Art of War is composed of 十三篇 13 chapters. Each chapter is devoted to a different set of skills (or "art") related to warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics. However, both eastern and western writers have adapted Sun Tzu's principles in application to modern business management and strategy.

孫子兵法 (孙子兵法) 第一篇:始计篇 (始計篇) (Laying Plans for Detail Assessment & Planning)

原文:多算勝,少算不勝,而況於無算乎。
原文:多算胜,少算不胜,而况于无算乎。

孫子兵法 (孙子兵法) 第二篇:作战篇 (作戰篇) (Waging War and Challenge)
原文:車雜而乘之,卒善而養之,是謂勝敵而益強。
原文:车杂而乘之,卒善而养之,是谓胜敌而益强。

孫子兵法 (孙子兵法) 第三篇:谋攻篇 (謀攻篇) (Strategic Attack)
原文:知己知彼,百戰不殆。
原文:知己知彼,百战不殆。

孫子兵法 (孙子兵法) 第四篇:军形篇 (軍形篇) (Tactical Disposition of the Army)
原文:勝兵先勝而後求戰,敗兵先戰而後求勝。
原文:胜兵先胜而后求战,败兵先战而后求胜。

孫子兵法 (孙子兵法) 第五篇:兵势篇 (兵勢篇) (Use of Energy of the Army Forces)
原文:故善戰者,求之於勢,不責於人,故能擇人而任勢。
原文:故善战者,求之于势,不责于人,故能择人而任势。

孫子兵法 (孙子兵法) 第六篇:虚实篇 (虛實篇) (Weaknesses and Strengths)
原文:無所不備,則無所不寡。
原文:无所不备,则无所不寡。

孫子兵法 (孙子兵法) 第七篇:军争篇 (軍爭篇) (Military Maneuvers)
原文:軍爭之難者,以迂為直,以患為利。
原文:军争之难者,以迂为直,以患为利。

孫子兵法 (孙子兵法) 第八篇:九变篇 (九變篇) (Variations and Adaptability)
原文:雜於利,而務可信也,雜於害,而患可解也。
原文:杂于利,而务可信也,杂于害,而患可解也。

孫子兵法 (孙子兵法) 第九篇:行军篇 (行軍篇) (Movement and Development of Troops)
原文:令素行以教其民,則民服;令不素行以教其民,則民不服。令素行者,與眾相得也。
原文:令素行以教其民,则民服;令不素行以教其民,则民不服。令素行者,与众相得也。

孫子兵法 (孙子兵法) 第十篇:地形篇 (地形篇) (Classification of Terrain)
原文:故進不求名,退不避罪,唯人是保,而利合於主,國之寶也。
原文:故进不求名,退不避罪,唯人是保,而利合于主,国之宝也。

孫子兵法 (孙子兵法) 第十一篇:九地篇 (九地篇) (The Nine situation of Battlegrounds)
原文:犯之以事,勿告以言;犯之以利,勿告以害。
原文:犯之以事,勿告以言;犯之以利,勿告以害。

孫子兵法 (孙子兵法) 第十二篇:火攻篇 (火攻篇) (Attack with Fire)
原文:夫戰勝攻取,而不修其功者兇。
原文:夫战胜攻取,而不修其功者凶。

孫子兵法 (孙子兵法) 第十三篇:用间篇 (用間篇) (Use of Intelligence and Espionage)
原文 :先知者,不可取於鬼神,不可像於事,不可驗於度,必取於人,知敵之情者也。
原文 :先知者,不可取于鬼神,不可象于事,不可验于度,必取于人,知敌之情者也。

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Interesting Chinese or Kanji Words 漢字 : Triplet Chinese Characters 三叠字 (身體部位合成字 Body Parts combination)


品 這個字讀音“Pǐn" (字從三個口形成,​指事物的類別和等級或申指人的道德修養即人品的不同。物件 Things:物品。產品。贈品。戰利品。等級/種類 Grades:品名。品類。​品色。品位。性質 Properties:品質。品行。 )

    (3个 Mouth) 口 (くち) Kuchi
      (3个口合成字)
      (Many people discussing something 許多人在討論某事)
      (多くの人が何かについて話し合っています Ōku no hito ga nanika ni tsuite hanashiatte imasu) 

聶 這個字讀音“Niè" (字從三隻耳形成,耳私小語。 )

    (3只 Ear) 耳 (みみ) Mimi
      (Three Ears 3只耳合成字)   
      (Whispers 耳語, ささや Sasayaki)

掱 這個字讀音“" (字從三隻手形成,其中兩隻手錶示“正常的手、掩護的手”,第三隻手錶示“偷竊之手”。本義為扒手 "掱手"。  )

    (3只 Hand) 手 (て) Te
      (Three hands, 3只手合成字)
      (Pickpocket 扒手, スリ Suri)

舙 這個字讀音“Huà" (字從三隻舌形成,古同“話,播弄是非。 )

    (3只舌 Tongue舌 (した) Shita
      (Three tongues, 3只舌合成字)
      (Stirring up problems 挑起問題 問題をかき立てる (もんだいをかきたてる) Mondai o kakitateru)
      (Gossips 八卦 ゴシップ Goshippu)

惢 這個字讀音“Suǒ" (字从三个心,心疑、多慮。 )

    (3个心 Heartハート Hāto
      (Three hearts 3个心合成字)
      (A lot of suspicion 疑點重重, 多くの疑い (おおくのうたがい) Ōku no utagai)
      (Worry 擔心, 心配 (しんぱい) Shinpai)

瞐 這個字讀音“" (字從三個目,美麗的眼睛或美的樣子。 )

    (3个目 Eye目( め) Me
      (Three eyes 三只眼睛合成字)
      (Beautiful eyes 美麗的眼睛, 美しい瞳 (うつくしいひとみ) Utsukushī hitomii)
      (Beautiful appearance 美貌, 綺麗な (きれいな) Kireina)

Sunday, July 4, 2021

Interesting Chinese or Kanji Words 漢字 : Triplet Chinese Characters 三叠字 (Animal combination)

  这个字读音"Bēn or 奔" (本意指牛惊走。引申泛指奔跑,此意后作“奔”。) 

    (3只牛 Cow) 牛 (うし) Ushi
        (Three cows, means to run) (奔跑的意思)
        (走る) (はしる) (Hashiru)

驫骉 这个字读音 "Biāo or 彪" (本意指許多馬跑的樣子。) 
    (3只馬马 Horse) 馬 (うま) Uma
        (Three horse, like a herd of horse running) (像一群馬奔跑的意思)
        (走っている馬の群れ) (はしっているうまのむれ) (Hashitte iru uma no mure)
        走っている (はしっている) Hashitte iru (跑 Running)
        群れ (むれ) Mure (一群 Flock of)
羴 这个字拼音读音“Shān or 山” (古代是“膻”的异体字。 所谓“膻”就是羊肉的味道,也泛指羊的意思) 
    (3只羊 Sheep) 羊 (ひつじ) Hitsuji
        (Three sheeps, the smell of sheep meat) (羊肉味道羊的意思)
        (羊肉匂い) (ようにくのにおい) (Yōniku no nioi)
        羊肉 (ようにく) Yōniku (羊肉 Sheep meat)
        (匂い) (におい) Nioi (味道 Smell)

龘 这个字拼音读音 "Dá" (古同“龖”,龍騰飛的樣子) 
    (3只龍龙 Dragon) 竜 (りゅう) Ryū
         (Three dragons, the appearance of dragons in flight) (龍在飛行中出現的意思) 
         (飛行中のドラゴンの出現) (ひぎょうちゅうのドラゴンのしゅつげん) (Hikō-chū no doragon no shutsugen)
        飛行中 (ひぎょうちゅう) Hikō-chū (飛 In Flight) 
        出現 (しゅつげん) Shutsugen (出現 Appear)

Friday, July 2, 2021

Word of the Day: ไกล้ (KLai) 近 ( 近) Near 近く (ちかく Chicaku)근처에 (in der Nähe von) Dekat

Word of the Day: ไกล้ (KLai) 近 ( 近) Near 近く (ちかく Chicaku)근처에 (in der Nähe von) Dekat

Interesting Chinese or Kanji Words 漢字 : Complex Chinese Character "Biang" (62 strokes)

The Simplest Character in Mandarin is ("一" Yi) meaning One, and maybe the next most complex Chinese Character as below pronounced as "Biáng". The word is said to first appear as describing a type of Noodle called "Biáng Biáng Mian". And the word "Biáng" may have come from the sound of the process of how the thick, wide noodle was prepared. (There is a shop in PJ that is managed by Chinese from China that offers this noodle!)
Biangbiang noodles, alternatively known as 油潑扯麵 (油泼扯面) "Youpo Chemian" in Chinese, are a type of noodle popular in the cuisine of 中國陝西省 China's Shaanxi Province. The noodles, touted as one of the "陝西八大奇觀 Eight strange wonders of Shaanxi". The traditional Shaanxi noodle made of wheat flour, is hand rolled into wide and thick strands.



  
The Character "Biáng" is made up of "62 strokes (繁体) based on my counting (but maybe it could be 58 to 62 depending on who is counting)! But the word "Biáng" doesn’t exist in Modern Standard Mandarin which only serves to increase the mystery surrounding the character.


There are 62 strokes of the word "Biang".
The Complex word contain within it the character for

roof (宀) (拼音:Mián) (3 strokes) 3
eight (八) (拼音:Bā) (2 strokes) 5
speak (言) (拼音:Yán) (7 strokes) 12
fine silk (糸) (拼音:Bā) (12 strokes 
糸 Twice) 24
grow (長) (拼音:Mi) (16 strokes 
長 Twice) 40
horse (馬) (拼音:Zhǎng) (10 strokes) 50
heart (心) (拼音:Xīn) (4 strokes) 54
moon (月) (拼音:Yuè) (4 strokes) 58
knife (刂) (拼音:Dāo) (2 strokes) 60
walking (辶) (拼音:Chuò) (2 strokes) 62

文字考证 (Baidu)
The following 歌谣 (Ballad) probably describes the hardships of two old couple pushing their 麻糖 (Hemp Sugar ) cart towards the market in the city of 咸阳 (Xian Yang).

(一)点戳上天 (是卖面人的草帽) ,黄河两头弯(宀)
(八)字大张口,(言)官朝上走。
你一扭(幺),我一扭(幺) 
(是指车夫推车走路时左右扭动以保持独轮车平衡),一下扭了六点六()()
左一长(長),右一长(長) (是指车帮上顺搭的长面袋子), 中间夹了个马(馬)大王 (“马大王”的“马”字和字顶头的“穴”字分别代表了男,女)
(心)字底,(月)字旁,拴钩(刂)搭挂麻糖 (指的是车旁挂的麻花)
推着(辶)车车走咸阳。

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Japanese Vocabulary 日本語彙 : キッチンで Kitchin de 在廚房 (在厨房) In the Japanese Kitchen

プレート Purēto 盤子 (盘子) (Plate)
カップ Kappu 杯子 (Cup)
ガラス Garasu 玻璃杯 (Glass)
丼鉢 (どんぶりばち) Donburi hachi 碗 (Bowl) 
箸 (はし) Hashi 筷子 (Chopstick)
スプーン Supūn 勺子 (Spoon)
フォーク Fōku 叉 (Fork)
ナイフ Naifu 刀 (Knife)
オーブン Ōbun 烤箱 (Oven)
中華鍋 (ちゅうかなべ) Chūkanabe 鍋 (锅) (Wok)
沸騰したお湯 (ふっとうしたおゆ) Futtō shita oyu 開水 (开水) (Boiled Water)
冷蔵庫 (れいぞうこ) Reizōko 冰箱 (Refrigerator)
キッチンキャビネット Kitchinkyabinetto 廚櫃 (厨柜) (Kitchen Cabinet)
フライパン Furaipan 平底鍋 (平底鍋) Frying pan