不患寡而患不均

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Chinese

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not; no
misfortune; suffer (from illness); trouble
misfortune; suffer (from illness); trouble; danger; worry; to contract (a disease)
 
few; widowed
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
misfortune; suffer (from illness); trouble
misfortune; suffer (from illness); trouble; danger; worry; to contract (a disease)
 
uneven; unequal
trad. (不患寡而患不均) 不均
simp. #(不患寡而患不均) 不均

Etymology

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From the Analects, Book 16 (《論語·季氏》):

孔子:「……丘不患寡而患不均不安。……」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
孔子:「……丘不患寡而患不均不安。……」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Kǒng Zǐ yuē: “...... Qiū yě wén yǒu guó yǒu jiā zhě, bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bùjūn, bù huàn pín ér huàn bù'ān.......” [Pinyin]
Confucius said. "… I have heard that rulers of states and chiefs of families are not troubled lest their people should be few, but are troubled lest they should not keep their several places; that they are not troubled with fears of poverty, but are troubled with fears of a want of contented repose among the people in their several places. …"

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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不患寡而患不均

  1. (of money, wealth etc.) Do not worry if there is not enough to go around, only worry if it is not evenly distributed (among the people).