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Sui, meaning "years of age" in Chinese age reckoning; Sui or mizu, 水, meaning "Water" in Japanese, one of the elements in the Japanese system of five elements and representing the fluid, flowing, formless things in the world; Sui (粋), an ideal in Japanese aesthetics similar to iki; Sui, a local name for the Wangi-wangi white-eye, a bird
The Sui script (Sui: le1 sui3, [1] Simplified Chinese: 水书, Traditional Chinese: 水書, Pinyin: Shuǐshū) or Shuishu, is a logographic writing system with some pictographic characters that can be used to write the Sui language (Wei 2003:xxix). [2]
The term wansui (萬歲), literally meaning "ten thousand years", is thus used to describe a very long life, or even immortality for a person. Although the First Emperor of Qin also wished "ten thousand generations" (万世) for his imperial rule , the use of wansui was probably coined during Han dynasty .
Ronaldo's move increased the popularity of the Saudi Pro League, attracting other high-profile players. Ronaldo made his international debut for Portugal in 2003 aged 18 and has earned more than 200 caps, making him history's most-capped male player. With more than 100 international goals, he is the all-time top male goalscorer.
The list is sorted by Japanese reading (on'yomi in katakana, then kun'yomi in hiragana), in accordance with the ordering in the official Jōyō table. This list does not include characters that were present in older versions of the list but have since been removed ( 勺 , 銑 , 脹 , 錘 , 匁 ).
[3]: 156–157 In other cases, a word may simply have gained a slightly different meaning; for instance, kanningu (カンニング) does not mean "cunning", but "cheating" (on an academic test). Some wasei-eigo are subsequently borrowed from Japanese into other languages, including English itself.
Brazilian striker Ronaldo often celebrated in this manner in his early career – his goal celebration was the basis for Pirelli's 1998 commercial where he replaced the figure of Christ from the Christ the Redeemer statue while in an Inter Milan strip. [26] Zlatan Ibrahimović, whose idol was Ronaldo, often celebrates with both arms ...
This page is a glossary of terms used in the Japanese film and animation industries translated into English. Translation of credits requires knowledge of the terminology used by both the American and Japanese film industries, including live action and anime. This article provides a useful translation guide for those wishing to do help out this ...