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金雞獨立 or “Jin Ji Du Li,” means “golden rooster stands on one leg.”
This is also called “crane stance” in English. This is used in wushu, karate, and other forms of martial arts.
This can be pronounced, “kinkei dokuritsu” in Japanese but it's rarely a title used in Japanese.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Stance search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
スタンス see styles |
sutanzu スタンズ |
More info & calligraphy: Stance |
構 构 see styles |
gòu gou4 kou kamae かまえ |
to construct; to form; to make up; to compose; literary composition; paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) (irregular okurigana usage) (1) structure; construction; appearance; (2) posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; stance; (3) readiness; determination; preparedness; (4) kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji); (kana only) paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera); (surname) Kamae |
体勢 see styles |
taisei / taise たいせい |
posture; position; stance |
勇立 see styles |
yǒng lì yong3 li4 yung li Yōryū |
Valiant Stance |
半身 see styles |
hanmi はんみ |
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater); (place-name) Hanmi |
口徑 口径 see styles |
kǒu jìng kou3 jing4 k`ou ching kou ching |
bore; caliber; diameter; aperture; (fig.) stance (on an issue); version (of events); account; narrative; line See: 口径 |
姿勢 姿势 see styles |
zī shì zi1 shi4 tzu shih shisei / shise しせい |
posture; position (1) posture; pose; position; stance; carriage (of the body); (2) attitude; approach; stance |
姿態 姿态 see styles |
zī tài zi1 tai4 tzu t`ai tzu tai shitai したい |
attitude; posture; stance figure; form; style one's bearing or carriage |
建前 see styles |
tatemae たてまえ |
(1) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); (2) ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house |
強腰 see styles |
tsuyogoshi つよごし |
firm or tough stance |
態度 态度 see styles |
tài du tai4 du5 t`ai tu tai tu taido たいど |
manner; bearing; attitude; approach; CL:個|个[ge4] (1) attitude; manner; behaviour; demeanour; bearing; (2) attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance; stand |
旗幟 旗帜 see styles |
qí zhì qi2 zhi4 ch`i chih chi chih kishi; kishoku(ik) きし; きしょく(ik) |
ensign; flag (1) flag; banner; ensign; emblem; (2) (one's) stance; position; opinion |
構え see styles |
kamae かまえ |
(1) structure; construction; appearance; (2) posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; stance; (3) readiness; determination; preparedness; (4) kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji) |
硬化 see styles |
yìng huà ying4 hua4 ying hua kouka / koka こうか |
to harden; (medicine) sclerosis; (fig.) to become inflexible in one's opinions; to ossify (n,vs,vi) (1) (ant: 軟化・1) hardening; vulcanization; vulcanisation; sclerosis; curing; (n,vs,vi) (2) (ant: 軟化・2) hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; toughening; (n,vs,vi) (3) {finc} (ant: 軟化・3) upturn (in the market); firming up |
立前 see styles |
tachimae たちまえ |
(1) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); (2) tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette; (surname) Tachimae |
站姿 see styles |
zhàn zī zhan4 zi1 chan tzu |
stance |
腰高 see styles |
koshidaka こしだか |
(noun or adjectival noun) overbearing; unstable wrestling stance; (surname) Koshidaka |
馬步 马步 see styles |
mǎ bù ma3 bu4 ma pu |
(martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse) |
受け腰 see styles |
ukegoshi うけごし |
stance adopted when prepared to catch an object |
建て前 see styles |
tatemae たてまえ |
(1) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); (2) ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house |
構える see styles |
kamaeru かまえる |
(transitive verb) (1) to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain; (transitive verb) (2) to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal); (transitive verb) (3) to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for; (v1,vi) (4) to put on an air; to assume an attitude; (v1,vi) (5) to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal; (transitive verb) (6) to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign; (transitive verb) (7) to plan; to scheme |
様子見 see styles |
yousumi / yosumi ようすみ |
(n,vs,adj-no) wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting) |
立て前 see styles |
tatemae たてまえ |
(1) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); (2) tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette |
自然体 see styles |
shizentai しぜんたい |
(1) natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; (2) natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner |
親北京 亲北京 see styles |
qīn běi jīng qin1 bei3 jing1 ch`in pei ching chin pei ching |
pro-Beijing (stance, party etc) |
鞍替え see styles |
kuragae くらがえ |
(noun/participle) (1) changing one's stance; changing loyalties; changing jobs; switching horses; (2) changing business location; changing houses; changing quarters |
くら替え see styles |
kuragae くらがえ |
(noun/participle) (1) changing one's stance; changing loyalties; changing jobs; switching horses; (2) changing business location; changing houses; changing quarters |
仁王立ち see styles |
nioudachi / niodachi におうだち |
(n,vs,vi) imposing stance; daunting pose |
変わり身 see styles |
kawarimi かわりみ |
(1) change of attitude (stance, position); (2) {sumo} lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack |
対決姿勢 see styles |
taiketsushisei / taiketsushise たいけつしせい |
confrontational attitude (stance, posture) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Stance | スタンス | sutansu | ||
Jin Ji Du Li | 金雞獨立 金鸡独立 | kin kei doku ritsu kinkeidokuritsu | jīn jī dú lì jin1 ji1 du2 li4 jin ji du li jinjiduli | chin chi tu li chinchituli |
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. |
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