死而後已
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[edit]to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards | ||
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trad. (死而後已) | 死 | 而 | 後 | 已 | |
simp. (死而后已) | 死 | 而 | 后 | 已 |
Etymology
[edit]From the Analects, Book 8 (《論語·泰伯》):
- 曾子曰:「士不可以不弘毅,任重而道遠。仁以為己任,不亦重乎?死而後已,不亦遠乎?」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zēngzǐ yuē: “Shì bùkěyǐ bù hóng yì, rèn zhòng ér dào yuǎn. Rén yǐwéi jǐ rèn, bù yì zhòng hū? Sǐ érhòu yǐ, bù yì yuǎn hū?” [Pinyin]
- The philosopher Zeng said, "The officer may not be without breadth of mind and vigorous endurance. His burden is heavy and his course is long. Perfect virtue is the burden which he considers it is his to sustain - is it not heavy? Only with death does his course stop - is it not long?"
曾子曰:「士不可以不弘毅,任重而道远。仁以为己任,不亦重乎?死而后已,不亦远乎?」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sǐh-érhòuyǐ
- Wade–Giles: ssŭ3-êrh2-hou4-i3
- Yale: sž-ér-hòu-yǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syyerlhowyii
- Palladius: сыэрхоуи (syerxoui)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sei2 ji4 hau6 ji5
- Yale: séi yìh hauh yíh
- Cantonese Pinyin: sei2 ji4 hau6 ji5
- Guangdong Romanization: séi2 yi4 heo6 yi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /sei̯³⁵ jiː²¹ hɐu̯²² jiː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]死而後已
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