上善若水
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Chinese
[edit]up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
good | to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if |
water; river | ||
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trad. (上善若水) | 上 | 善 | 若 | 水 | |
simp. #(上善若水) | 上 | 善 | 若 | 水 |
Etymology
[edit]From the Tao Te Ching [circa 4th century BC].
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shàngshànruòshuěi
- Wade–Giles: shang4-shan4-jo4-shui3
- Yale: shàng-shàn-rwò-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshannruohshoei
- Palladius: шаншаньжошуй (šanšanʹžošuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
[edit]上善若水
- to be perfectly virtuous and benevolent