人亡政息

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Chinese

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man; person; people to die; to perish political; politics; government
rest; news; interest
rest; news; interest; breath
 
trad. (人亡政息)
simp. #(人亡政息)

Etymology

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From the Doctrine of the Mean (《中庸》) in the Book of Rites:

哀公子曰:「文、武人亡政息。…… [Classical Chinese, trad.]
哀公子曰:「文、武人亡政息。…… [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
Āi Gōng wèn zhèng. Zǐyuē: “Wén, Wǔ zhī zhèng, bù zài fāng cè, qí rén cún, zé qí zhèng jǔ; qí rén wáng, zé qí zhèng xī....... [Pinyin]
The Duke Ai asked about government. The Master said, "The government of Wen and Wu is displayed in the records - the tablets of wood and bamboo. Let there be the men and the government will flourish; but without the men, their government decays and ceases. []

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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人亡政息

  1. a person in power dies or leaves office and his or her policies are abandoned