不在其位,不謀其政
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See also: 不在其位,不谋其政
Chinese
[edit]his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat |
not; no | to plan; seek; scheme | his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
political; politics; government | ||||
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trad. (不在其位,不謀其政) | 不在 | 其 | 位 | , | 不 | 謀 | 其 | 政 | |
simp. (不在其位,不谋其政) | 不在 | 其 | 位 | , | 不 | 谋 | 其 | 政 |
Etymology
[edit]From the Analects, Book 8 (《論語·泰伯》):
- 子曰:「不在其位,不謀其政。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Bùzài qí wèi, bù móu qí zhèng.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "He who is not in any particular office has nothing to do with plans for the administration of its duties."
子曰:「不在其位,不谋其政。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄟˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bù zài cí wèi, bù móu cí jhèng
- Wade–Giles: pu4 tsai4 chʻi2 wei4, pu4 mou2 chʻi2 chêng4
- Yale: bù dzài chí wèi-, bù móu chí jèng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu tzay chyi wey, bu mou chyi jenq
- Palladius: бу цзай ци вэй, бу моу ци чжэн (bu czaj ci vɛj, bu mou ci čžɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ moʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bat1 zoi6 kei4 wai6, bat1 mau4 kei4 zing3
- Yale: bāt joih kèih waih, bāt màuh kèih jing
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 dzoi6 kei4 wai6, bat7 mau4 kei4 dzing3
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 zoi6 kéi4 wei6, bed1 meo4 kéi4 jing3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² kʰei̯²¹ wɐi̯²² pɐt̚⁵ mɐu̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]不在其位,不謀其政
- If you do not hold the post, do not meddle in the affairs of that post.
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