欲速則不達
Chinese
desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish |
fast; rapid; quick | (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle |
not; no | attain; pass through; achieve attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity | ||
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trad. (欲速則不達/慾速則不達) | 欲/慾 | 速 | 則 | 不 | 達 | |
simp. (欲速则不达) | 欲 | 速 | 则 | 不 | 达 |
(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "慾速則不達".)
Etymology
From Analects 13.17:
- 無欲速,無見小利。欲速則不達;見小利則大事不成。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- Wú yù sù, wú jiàn xiǎolì. Yùsù zé bùdá; jiàn xiǎolì zé dàshì bùchéng. [Pinyin]
- Do not be desirous to have things done quickly; do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
无欲速,无见小利。欲速则不达;见小利则大事不成。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yù sù zé bù dá
- Wade–Giles: yü4 su4 tsê2 pu4 ta2
- Yale: yù sù dzé bù dá
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuh suh tzer bu dar
- Palladius: юй су цзэ бу да (juj su czɛ bu da)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹ tä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: juk6 cuk1 zak1 bat1 daat6
- Yale: yuhk chūk jāk bāt daaht
- Cantonese Pinyin: juk9 tsuk7 dzak7 bat7 daat9
- Guangdong Romanization: yug6 cug1 zeg1 bed1 dad6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jʊk̚² t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ taːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
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