殷鑒不遠
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Chinese[edit]
surname; dynasty; flourishing surname; dynasty; flourishing; roll of thunder; dark red |
example; mirror; to view example; mirror; to view; reflection; to reflect; to inspect; to warn; (ancient bronze mirror) |
not; no | far; distant; remote | ||
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trad. (殷鑒不遠/殷鑑不遠) | 殷 | 鑒/鑑 | 不 | 遠 | |
simp. (殷鉴不远) | 殷 | 鉴 | 不 | 远 | |
Literally: “the downfall of the Shang dynasty is not far past”. |
Etymology[edit]
From 《詩經‧大雅‧蕩之什‧蕩》.
- 殷鑒不遠,在夏后之世。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yīnjiànbùyuǎn, zài Xiàhòu zhī shì. [Pinyin]
- The beacon of Yin is not far-distant;
It is in the age of the [last] sovereign of Xia.
殷鉴不远,在夏后之世。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yinjiànbùyuǎn
- Wade–Giles: yin1-chien4-pu4-yüan3
- Yale: yīn-jyàn-bù-ywǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: injiannbuyeuan
- Palladius: иньцзяньбуюань (inʹczjanʹbujuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /in⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jan1 gaam3 bat1 jyun5
- Yale: yān gaam bāt yúhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan1 gaam3 bat7 jyn5
- Guangdong Romanization: yen1 gam3 bed1 yun5
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn⁵⁵ kaːm³³ pɐt̚⁵ jyːn¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
殷鑒不遠
See also[edit]
- 殷鑒 (yīnjiàn)