天行健,君子以自強不息
See also: 天行健,君子以自强不息
Chinese
day; sky; heaven | to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional |
healthy | to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
to strive to better oneself constantly and never slacken | ||||
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trad. (天行健,君子以自強不息) | 天 | 行 | 健 | , | 君子 | 以 | 自強不息 | |
simp. (天行健,君子以自强不息) | 天 | 行 | 健 | , | 君子 | 以 | 自强不息 |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ , ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tian síng jiàn, jyunzǐh yǐ zìhciángbùsi
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1 hsing2 chien4, chün1-tzŭ3 i3 tzŭ4-chʻiang2-pu4-hsi1
- Yale: tyān syíng jyàn-, jyūn-dž yǐ dz̀-chyáng-bù-syī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian shyng jiann, jiuntzyy yii tzyhchyangbushi
- Palladius: тянь син цзянь, цзюньцзы и цзыцянбуси (tjanʹ sin czjanʹ, czjunʹczy i czycjanbusi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ , ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tian síng jiàn, jyunzǐh yǐ zìhciángbùsí
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1 hsing2 chien4, chün1-tzŭ3 i3 tzŭ4-chʻiang2-pu4-hsi2
- Yale: tyān syíng jyàn-, jyūn-dž yǐ dz̀-chyáng-bù-syí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian shyng jiann, jiuntzyy yii tzyhchyangbushyi
- Palladius: тянь син цзянь, цзюньцзы и цзыцянбуси (tjanʹ sin czjanʹ, czjunʹczy i czycjanbusi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 hang4 gin6, gwan1 zi2 ji5 zi6 koeng4 bat1 sik1
- Yale: tīn hàhng gihn, gwān jí yíh jih kèuhng bāt sīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 hang4 gin6, gwan1 dzi2 ji5 dzi6 koeng4 bat7 sik7
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 heng4 gin6, guen1 ji2 yi5 ji6 kêng4 bed1 xig1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹ kiːn²² kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ jiː¹³ t͡siː²² kʰœːŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
- Just as the celestial bodies never run out of energy to orbit round and round, so should we always strive to better ourselves.
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