For a person who dont even know how to write or read chinese characters, what do you think of this piece of art? I painted this for my main hall CNY deco.
Happy CNY.
Happy CNY.
jsbn said:Looks ok, but still the strokes ain't there I feel...
And BTW, shldn't the left and right verses be inverted instead? Plus I think the "春到人间喜满堂" the "堂" word is written wrongly.
If u're a Chinese and never taken up calligraphy, I'd suggest u do so.
If u're not a Chinese and never taken up calligraphy, I'd suggest u do so and good effort for a first timer.
Hmm... Ok dat's kinda weird though. :think: Chinese and ur parents din let u study?DeSwitch said:I'm chinese but my parents didnt let me study chinese. I regreted so much but it kind of too late to start learning. Actually my wife was suppose to write the 2 sentences but she backed out the last minute. I'm suppose to write or rather draw the golden "Chun"& butterflies.
The left and right verses should be correct as chinese is read from right to left.
My only teacher is an English-Chinese dictonary. Still until now I only manage to reconise less than 30 characters (not including the numerals).
I'm so ashame that as a Chinese I dont know how to read and write Chinese. However, I had managed to master speak and understand Chinese.
Sorry to disappoint you but I'm a pure-bred Chinese, 100% full-blooded Singaporean. :bsmilie:zhang3feng said:ya ang mo like to laugh at chinese who donno their culture, roots & arts:thumbsd:
DeSwitch said:I'm chinese but my parents didnt let me study chinese. I regreted so much but it kind of too late to start learning. Actually my wife was suppose to write the 2 sentences but she backed out the last minute. I'm suppose to write or rather draw the golden "Chun"& butterflies.
The left and right verses should be correct as chinese is read from right to left.
My only teacher is an English-Chinese dictonary. Still until now I only manage to reconise less than 30 characters (not including the numerals).
I'm so ashame that as a Chinese I dont know how to read and write Chinese. However, I had managed to master speak and understand Chinese.
Don't we all know English too?Sion said:About this Chinese culture thingy, a family member of ours told us that her law firm in Hong Kong has an American senior counsel who could draft law in Chinese!
Due to neglect it will now take me a night just to write a simple Chinese letter.
jsbn said:Sorry to disappoint you but I'm a pure-bred Chinese, 100% full-blooded Singaporean. :bsmilie:
If there's a single ounce of sacarsm that u'd detected, I'd suggest u undergo therapy sessions to loosen up that nervous tension string of urs in the brain that every word out of another's mouth is a sacarsm.
Yes, the above is pun intended if u so wish to think it that way.
DeSwitch said:I'm chinese but my parents didnt let me study chinese. I regreted so much but it kind of too late to start learning. Actually my wife was suppose to write the 2 sentences but she backed out the last minute. I'm suppose to write or rather draw the golden "Chun"& butterflies.
The left and right verses should be correct as chinese is read from right to left.
My only teacher is an English-Chinese dictonary. Still until now I only manage to reconise less than 30 characters (not including the numerals).
I'm so ashame that as a Chinese I dont know how to read and write Chinese. However, I had managed to master speak and understand Chinese.
Its never too late to pick up a language.DeSwitch said:Thanks guys/gals. I will put in effort. Even my daughter's chinese is better than me. She in Pri. 2. I remembered that my Grandfather's calligraphy is great but that time I was too young to learn from him. My Parents thought that anyone who knows English will find a good job... Cant blame them.
There was once a friend of mine wrote me a leter in chinese and it took me almost 1 month to finish reading and understanding what she wrote.
xray said:Hey, I love that piece of art! Looks like some kid's calligraphy. Why must we have neat words all the time? Let's be creative and have some "home-made" couplets for a change.