宋襄之仁
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]surname; name of a dynasty | assist | 's; him/her/it; this | humane; kernel | ||
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simp. and trad. (宋襄之仁) |
宋 | 襄 | 之 | 仁 |
Etymology
[edit]From the story of the Battle of Hongshui between the state of Song and Chu in 638 BCE, in which Duke Xiang of Song, in order to display his benevolence, waited for the Chu army to fully cross the river and rearrange itself into a battle formation before attacking it, leading to the thorough defeat of the Song army.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sòngsiangjhihrén
- Wade–Giles: sung4-hsiang1-chih1-jên2
- Yale: sùng-syāng-jr̄-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sonqshiangjyren
- Palladius: сунсянчжижэнь (sunsjančžižɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sʊŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sung3 soeng1 zi1 jan4
- Yale: sung sēung jī yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sung3 soeng1 dzi1 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: sung3 sêng1 ji1 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sʊŋ³³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]宋襄之仁
- the ridiculous act of showing benevolence towards one's enemy