有教無類

See also: 有教无类

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	teach; teaching; religion	not have	kind; type; class kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble
trad. (有教無類)		有	教	無	類
simp. (有教无类)		有	教	无	类

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》):

子曰：「有教無類。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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子曰：「有教无类。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zǐyuē: “Yǒu jiào wú lèi.” [Pinyin]

The Master said, "In teaching there should be no distinction of classes."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒujiàowúlèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨˊ ㄌㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ gaau³ mou⁴ leoi⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iú-kàu-bû-lūi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒujiàowúlèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨˊ ㄌㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒujiàowúlèi
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-chiao⁴-wu²-lei⁴
    • Yale: yǒu-jyàu-wú-lèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoujiawwuley
    • Palladius: юцзяо’улэй (juczjao’ulɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ u³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ gaau³ mou⁴ leoi⁶
    • Yale: yáuh gaau mòuh leuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ gaau³ mou⁴ loey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ gao³ mou⁴ lêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ kaːu̯³³ mou̯²¹ lɵy̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iú-kàu-bû-lūi
    • Tâi-lô: iú-kàu-bû-luī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iw'kao'bului
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹⁻⁵³ bu²⁴⁻²² lui²²/

Idiom

有教無類

1. to provide education for all and without class discriminations