Custom Hard-Working / Industrious Chinese & Japanese Calligraphy Wall Scroll
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1. Commitment
2. Diligence
3. Use Hard Work to Overcome Adversity
4. Hard Work
6. Heaven Blesses the Diligent
Commitment
承諾 embodies the idea of commitment but also means to make a big effort or to undertake a great task.
Commitment is caring deeply about something or someone. It is deciding carefully what you want to do and then giving it 100%, holding nothing back. You give your all to a friendship, a task, or something you believe in. You finish what you start. You keep your promises.
In Chinese, this word directly means to undertake something or to make a promise to do something.
Outside of the commitment idea, this particular word can also mean approval, acceptance, consent, assent, acquiescence, or agreement, depending on context (especially in Japanese and Korean). Therefore, this word is probably best if your audience is Chinese.
See Also: Partnership | Hard Work | Dedication
Diligence
勤勉 can be translated as diligence, industrious, assiduity, assiduous, diligent, or sedulity.
Diligence is working hard and doing your absolute best. You take special care by doing things step by step. Diligence helps you to get things done with excellence and enthusiasm. Diligence leads to success.
See Also: Hard Work | Tenacity | Commitment | Passion for a Cause
Use Hard Work to Overcome Adversity
刻苦耐勞 is a Chinese proverb that suggests that you should always bear hardships and work hard.
Some will translate it as a suggestion to be assiduous and long-suffering.
My favorite is to use this to remind myself to be hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity.
Hard Work
刻苦 is “hard work” in Chinese characters, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
If working hard is important to you, maybe this word will state your belief on your wall (this is not a common title to see on a wall scroll in Asia).
Industrious / Hard Working
愛崗敬業 is used to refer to someone who puts forth maximum effort and achieves much.
We might call this kind of person a “go-getter” in English.
See Also: Dedication | Tenacious | Devotion
Heaven Blesses the Diligent
天道酬勤 can be interpreted in a few different ways:
God blesses those who work hard.
It is the way of Heaven to smile on the diligent.
God will reward those that are worthy.
Heaven blesses those who are diligent.
Whichever translation you like, a scroll like this on your wall may serve as a reminder to work hard because your diligence will pay off both in this life and the next.
Note: This can be pronounced in Korean, but it's not a commonly used term.
Heaven Rewards Hard Work
皇天不负苦心人 is an inspirational Chinese proverb that can be translated in a few ways:
Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries.
If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.
Heaven rewards diligent work.
Sincere/heartful effort reaps the grace of Heaven.
Rise Up with Thrift and Diligence
勤儉起家 is a Chinese proverb that suggests you begin to rise up by thrift and hard work.
Diligent work and spending money wisely will almost always pay off.
Spare No Effort
不遺餘力 is a Chinese proverb that can be translated in many ways. Here are some of them: go to any lengths; with all one's might; spare no pain; do one's utmost.
If you feel hard work and holding nothing back is your philosophy, this is the phrase for you.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Commitment | 承諾 承诺 | shoudaku / shodaku | chéng nuò cheng2 nuo4 cheng nuo chengnuo | ch`eng no chengno cheng no |
| Diligence | 勤勉 | kinben | qín miǎn / qin2 mian3 / qin mian / qinmian | ch`in mien / chinmien / chin mien |
| Use Hard Work to Overcome Adversity | 刻苦耐勞 刻苦耐劳 | kè kǔ nài láo ke4 ku3 nai4 lao2 ke ku nai lao kekunailao | k`o k`u nai lao kokunailao ko ku nai lao |
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| Hard Work | 刻苦 | kokku / koku | kè kǔ / ke4 ku3 / ke ku / keku | k`o k`u / koku / ko ku |
| Industrious Hard Working | 愛崗敬業 爱岗敬业 | ài gǎng jìng yè ai4 gang3 jing4 ye4 ai gang jing ye aigangjingye | ai kang ching yeh aikangchingyeh |
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| Heaven Blesses the Diligent | 天道酬勤 | tiān dào chóu qín tian1 dao4 chou2 qin2 tian dao chou qin tiandaochouqin | t`ien tao ch`ou ch`in tientaochouchin tien tao chou chin |
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| Heaven Rewards Hard Work | 皇天不負苦心人 皇天不负苦心人 | huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén huang2 tian1 bu4 fu4 ku3 xin1 ren2 huang tian bu fu ku xin ren huangtianbufukuxinren | huang t`ien pu fu k`u hsin jen huangtienpufukuhsinjen huang tien pu fu ku hsin jen |
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| Rise Up with Thrift and Diligence | 勤儉起家 勤俭起家 | qín jiǎn qǐ jiā qin2 jian3 qi3 jia1 qin jian qi jia qinjianqijia | ch`in chien ch`i chia chinchienchichia chin chien chi chia |
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| Spare No Effort | 不遺餘力 / 不遺余力 不遗余力 | bù yí yú lì bu4 yi2 yu2 li4 bu yi yu li buyiyuli | pu i yü li puiyüli |
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| 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. | ||||
