不破不立
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Chinese[edit]
not; no | to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out |
not; no | set up; to stand | ||
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simp. and trad. (不破不立) |
不 | 破 | 不 | 立 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bùpòbùlì
- Wade–Giles: pu4-pʻo4-pu4-li4
- Yale: bù-pwò-bù-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bupohbulih
- Palladius: бупобули (bupobuli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ li⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bat1 po3 bat1 laap6
- Yale: bāt po bāt laahp
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 po3 bat7 laap9
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 po3 bed1 lab6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ pʰɔː³³ pɐt̚⁵ laːp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
不破不立
- There is no construction without destruction. There's no making without breaking. To make, you must break.