On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 09:21:14PM -0400, Jasmine Pues wrote:
: Taimu? TAI- -mu.
:
: Sorry. Couldn't resist the pun. (Bad Japanese pun, but nonetheless.)
Well, hmm, yes, "taimu" means "time" in Japanese, but only because it's
borrowed... ☺
On the other hand, if you're willing to coin a new Japanese word,
we can generate all the combinations of Jouyou Kanji that can be
pronounced "TAI MU" and see what they mean together:
#!/usr/bin/perl
use utf8;
binmode STDIN, ":utf8";
binmode STDOUT, ":utf8";
binmode STDERR, ":utf8";
@tai = split /^/, <<'END';
大 big
太 fat, big
体 body; health
台 stand, platform
対 oppose, against, pair
待 wait
代 replace, world, generation, fee
帯 belt, obi, wear, zone
隊 corps, unit
退 retreat, withdraw
貸 lend, loan
態 appearance, intent
耐 endure, bear
怠 be lazy, neglect
胎 womb
泰 calm, serene, big, thai
袋 bag, pouch
逮 chase, seize
替 exchange, swap
滞 stop, stagnate
END
@mu = split /^/, <<'END';
武 military, warrior
務 (perform) duty
無 not, none, cease to be
謀 plot, strategem
矛 halberd, lance, spear
夢 dream
霧 mist, fog
END
chomp @tai;
chomp @mu;
for my $tai (@tai) {
($tk, $te) = split(' ', $tai, 2);
for my $mu (@mu) {
($mk, $me) = split(' ', $mu, 2);
printf "%s%s %s / %s\n", $tk,$mk, $te, $me;
}
}
which gives us these possibilities.
大武 big / military, warrior
大務 big / (perform) duty
大無 big / not, none, cease to be
大謀 big / plot, strategem
大矛 big / halberd, lance, spear
大夢 big / dream
大霧 big / mist, fog
太武 fat, big / military, warrior
太務 fat, big / (perform) duty
太無 fat, big / not, none, cease to be
太謀 fat, big / plot, strategem
太矛 fat, big / halberd, lance, spear
太夢 fat, big / dream
太霧 fat, big / mist, fog
体武 body; health / military, warrior
体務 body; health / (perform) duty
体無 body; health / not, none, cease to be
体謀 body; health / plot, strategem
体矛 body; health / halberd, lance, spear
体夢 body; health / dream
体霧 body; health / mist, fog
台武 stand, platform / military, warrior
台務 stand, platform / (perform) duty
台無 stand, platform / not, none, cease to be
台謀 stand, platform / plot, strategem
台矛 stand, platform / halberd, lance, spear
台夢 stand, platform / dream
台霧 stand, platform / mist, fog
対武 oppose, against, pair / military, warrior
対務 oppose, against, pair / (perform) duty
対無 oppose, against, pair / not, none, cease to be
対謀 oppose, against, pair / plot, strategem
対矛 oppose, against, pair / halberd, lance, spear
対夢 oppose, against, pair / dream
対霧 oppose, against, pair / mist, fog
待武 wait / military, warrior
待務 wait / (perform) duty
待無 wait / not, none, cease to be
待謀 wait / plot, strategem
待矛 wait / halberd, lance, spear
待夢 wait / dream
待霧 wait / mist, fog
代武 replace, world, generation, fee / military, warrior
代務 replace, world, generation, fee / (perform) duty
代無 replace, world, generation, fee / not, none, cease to be
代謀 replace, world, generation, fee / plot, strategem
代矛 replace, world, generation, fee / halberd, lance, spear
代夢 replace, world, generation, fee / dream
代霧 replace, world, generation, fee / mist, fog
帯武 belt, obi, wear, zone / military, warrior
帯務 belt, obi, wear, zone / (perform) duty
帯無 belt, obi, wear, zone / not, none, cease to be
帯謀 belt, obi, wear, zone / plot, strategem
帯矛 belt, obi, wear, zone / halberd, lance, spear
帯夢 belt, obi, wear, zone / dream
帯霧 belt, obi, wear, zone / mist, fog
隊武 corps, unit / military, warrior
隊務 corps, unit / (perform) duty
隊無 corps, unit / not, none, cease to be
隊謀 corps, unit / plot, strategem
隊矛 corps, unit / halberd, lance, spear
隊夢 corps, unit / dream
隊霧 corps, unit / mist, fog
退武 retreat, withdraw / military, warrior
退務 retreat, withdraw / (perform) duty
退無 retreat, withdraw / not, none, cease to be
退謀 retreat, withdraw / plot, strategem
退矛 retreat, withdraw / halberd, lance, spear
退夢 retreat, withdraw / dream
退霧 retreat, withdraw / mist, fog
貸武 lend, loan / military, warrior
貸務 lend, loan / (perform) duty
貸無 lend, loan / not, none, cease to be
貸謀 lend, loan / plot, strategem
貸矛 lend, loan / halberd, lance, spear
貸夢 lend, loan / dream
貸霧 lend, loan / mist, fog
態武 appearance, intent / military, warrior
態務 appearance, intent / (perform) duty
態無 appearance, intent / not, none, cease to be
態謀 appearance, intent / plot, strategem
態矛 appearance, intent / halberd, lance, spear
態夢 appearance, intent / dream
態霧 appearance, intent / mist, fog
耐武 endure, bear / military, warrior
耐務 endure, bear / (perform) duty
耐無 endure, bear / not, none, cease to be
耐謀 endure, bear / plot, strategem
耐矛 endure, bear / halberd, lance, spear
耐夢 endure, bear / dream
耐霧 endure, bear / mist, fog
怠武 be lazy, neglect / military, warrior
怠務 be lazy, neglect / (perform) duty
怠無 be lazy, neglect / not, none, cease to be
怠謀 be lazy, neglect / plot, strategem
怠矛 be lazy, neglect / halberd, lance, spear
怠夢 be lazy, neglect / dream
怠霧 be lazy, neglect / mist, fog
胎武 womb / military, warrior
胎務 womb / (perform) duty
胎無 womb / not, none, cease to be
胎謀 womb / plot, strategem
胎矛 womb / halberd, lance, spear
胎夢 womb / dream
胎霧 womb / mist, fog
泰武 calm, serene, big, thai / military, warrior
泰務 calm, serene, big, thai / (perform) duty
泰無 calm, serene, big, thai / not, none, cease to be
泰謀 calm, serene, big, thai / plot, strategem
泰矛 calm, serene, big, thai / halberd, lance, spear
泰夢 calm, serene, big, thai / dream
泰霧 calm, serene, big, thai / mist, fog
袋武 bag, pouch / military, warrior
袋務 bag, pouch / (perform) duty
袋無 bag, pouch / not, none, cease to be
袋謀 bag, pouch / plot, strategem
袋矛 bag, pouch / halberd, lance, spear
袋夢 bag, pouch / dream
袋霧 bag, pouch / mist, fog
逮武 chase, seize / military, warrior
逮務 chase, seize / (perform) duty
逮無 chase, seize / not, none, cease to be
逮謀 chase, seize / plot, strategem
逮矛 chase, seize / halberd, lance, spear
逮夢 chase, seize / dream
逮霧 chase, seize / mist, fog
替武 exchange, swap / military, warrior
替務 exchange, swap / (perform) duty
替無 exchange, swap / not, none, cease to be
替謀 exchange, swap / plot, strategem
替矛 exchange, swap / halberd, lance, spear
替夢 exchange, swap / dream
替霧 exchange, swap / mist, fog
滞武 stop, stagnate / military, warrior
滞務 stop, stagnate / (perform) duty
滞無 stop, stagnate / not, none, cease to be
滞謀 stop, stagnate / plot, strategem
滞矛 stop, stagnate / halberd, lance, spear
滞夢 stop, stagnate / dream
滞霧 stop, stagnate / mist, fog
I'm sure we could find something meaningful in there. ^_^
Larry
