信而有徵

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Chinese

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letter; true; to believe
letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
note in Chinese musical scale; levy (troops or taxes)
trad. (信而有徵)
simp. (信而有征)

Etymology

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From Zuozhuan:

君子信而有徵小人怨咎 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
君子信而有征小人怨咎 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Jūnzǐ zhī yán, xìn ér yǒu zhēng, gù yuàn yuǎn yú qí shēn, xiǎorén zhī yán, jiàn ér wú zhēng, gù yuànjiù jí zhī. [Pinyin]
The words of a superior man are true and supported by evidence, so that they keep enmity far from his own person; but the words of a small person are false and without evidence, so that enmity and blame come upon himself.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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信而有徵

  1. to be true and supported by evidence