Chinese writing on this dress.

[Idontknow]

Hi Simons store just got this dress in store. 

 

I think its cute although Id like to know what it's written on it before I buy it. 

Can anyone please translate it for me? 

[Zeppa]

According to my dictionary it means 'daily renewal/modernization; constant progress'. That's without the fourth character, but it probably makes no difference. Literally 'day new again day new'.

[Jim]

It's a truncated quote from the Great Learning/大學

Here's Charles Muller's translation:

 

6. 湯之盤銘曰。「茍日新、日日新、又日新。」

6. The inscription of the bath of King Tang said, “If you renew yourself for one day, you can renew yourself daily, and continue to do so.”

 

From here: http://www.acmuller.net/con-dao/greatlearning.html

 

[roddy]

All hail Jim. Good to see you hanging around!

[Jim]

Thought I'd best start taking an interest in the language again now I'm back in Beijing! Really should have said the quote is from a commentary on the 大學 though. My standards as slack as ever.