一匡天下

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Chinese

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one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
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under heaven; the world; everything under the sky
under heaven; the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven
 
simp. and trad.
(一匡天下)
天下

Etymology

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From the Analects, Book 14 (《論語·憲問》):

子曰:「管仲桓公,諸侯一匡天下管仲,被髮左衽!…… [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰:「管仲桓公,诸侯一匡天下管仲,被发左衽!…… [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐyuē: “Guǎn Zhòng xiàng Huán Gōng, bà zhūhóu, yī kuāng tiānxià, mín dào yú jīn shòu qí cì; wēi Guǎn Zhòng, wú qí bèifà zuǒrèn yǐ!...... [Pinyin]
Guan Zhong acted as prime minister to the duke Huan, made him leader of all the princes, and united and rectified the whole kingdom. Down to the present day, the people enjoy the gifts which he conferred. But for Guan Zhong, we should now be wearing our hair unbound, and the lappets of our coats buttoning on the left side. …

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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一匡天下

  1. to unify China and pacify the country