Chris H
Oct 10, 2006, 14:10
Hey folks,
I had asked this on another forum and somebody directed me to this paticular forum, and I was wondering if anybody could help me with this particular question. So this is my first post on this forum, and I'm glad to be able to use it as a resource. :relief:
Hopefully there is somebody out there that knows the nuances of both the Japanese and Chinese languages (and martial arts) to help with this. There is a concept in Japanese martial arts known as ma ai/maai (間合) and it deals with knowing proper distance and timing.
Now, in Chinese, I think these two characters, when they are combined, are pretty much meaningless, and even though I can philosophically understand what is meant by both of them, I am wondering if somebody might possibly know a Chinese equivalent for this particular Japanese phrase?
I know this is kind of like "reverse engineering" the kanji back to proper Chinese idiom, but I was just wondering if there was something equivalent to ma ai/maai.
Any help is appreciated.
Peace :D
I had asked this on another forum and somebody directed me to this paticular forum, and I was wondering if anybody could help me with this particular question. So this is my first post on this forum, and I'm glad to be able to use it as a resource. :relief:
Hopefully there is somebody out there that knows the nuances of both the Japanese and Chinese languages (and martial arts) to help with this. There is a concept in Japanese martial arts known as ma ai/maai (間合) and it deals with knowing proper distance and timing.
Now, in Chinese, I think these two characters, when they are combined, are pretty much meaningless, and even though I can philosophically understand what is meant by both of them, I am wondering if somebody might possibly know a Chinese equivalent for this particular Japanese phrase?
I know this is kind of like "reverse engineering" the kanji back to proper Chinese idiom, but I was just wondering if there was something equivalent to ma ai/maai.
Any help is appreciated.
Peace :D