是可忍,孰不可忍
Chinese
be; yes; this | can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
to bear; to endure; to tolerate | who; which; what | not; no | can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
to bear; to endure; to tolerate | |||
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trad. (是可忍,孰不可忍) | 是 | 可 | 忍 | , | 孰 | 不 | 可 | 忍 | |
simp. #(是可忍,孰不可忍) | 是 | 可 | 忍 | , | 孰 | 不 | 可 | 忍 |
Etymology
From the Analects.
- 孔子謂季氏:「八佾舞於庭,是可忍也,孰不可忍也?」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Kǒngzǐ wèi Jìshì: “Bāyì wǔ yú tíng, shì kě rěn yě, shú bù kě rěn yě?” [Pinyin]
- Confucius said of the head of the Ji family, who had eight rows of pantomimes in his area, “If he can bear to do this, what may he not bear to do?”
孔子谓季氏:「八佾舞于庭,是可忍也,孰不可忍也?」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄣˇ , ㄕㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄣˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shìh kě rěn, shú bù kě rěn
- Wade–Giles: shih4 kʻo3 jên3, shu2 pu4 kʻo3 jên3
- Yale: shr̀ kě rěn-, shú bù kě rěn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh kee reen, shwu bu kee reen
- Palladius: ши кэ жэнь, шу бу кэ жэнь (ši kɛ žɛnʹ, šu bu kɛ žɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si6 ho2 jan2, suk6 bat1 ho2 jan2
- Yale: sih hó yán, suhk bāt hó yán
- Cantonese Pinyin: si6 ho2 jan2, suk9 bat7 ho2 jan2
- Guangdong Romanization: xi6 ho2 yen2, sug6 bed1 ho2 yen2
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː²² hɔː³⁵ jɐn³⁵ sʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jɐn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 是可忍,孰不可忍
- If this can be tolerated, what cannot?
Synonyms
See also
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