愛之欲其生，惡之欲其死

See also: 爱之欲其生，恶之欲其死

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	's; him/her/it; this	desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw		evil; to hate; to loathe evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated	's; him/her/it; this	desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (愛之欲其生，惡之欲其死)		愛	之	欲	其	生	，	惡	之	欲	其	死
simp. (爱之欲其生，恶之欲其死)		爱	之	欲	其	生	，	恶	之	欲	其	死

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 12 (《論語·顏淵》):

愛之欲其生，惡之欲其死，既欲其生，又欲其死，是惑也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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爱之欲其生，恶之欲其死，既欲其生，又欲其死，是惑也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Ài zhī yù qí shēng, è zhī yù qí sǐ, jì yù qí shēng, yòu yù qí sǐ, shì huò yě. [Pinyin]

You love a man and wish him to live; you hate him and wish him to die. Having wished him to live, you also wish him to die. This is a case of delusion.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ài zhī yù qí shēng, wù zhī yù qí sǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄓ ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄥ , ㄨˋ ㄓ ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ zi¹ juk⁶ kei⁴ sang¹, wu³ zi¹ juk⁶ kei⁴ sei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ài zhī yù qí shēng, wù zhī yù qí sǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄓ ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄥ , ㄨˋ ㄓ ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ài jhih yù cí sheng, wù jhih yù cí sǐh
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴ chih¹ yü⁴ chʻi² shêng¹, wu⁴ chih¹ yü⁴ chʻi² ssŭ³
    • Yale: ài jr̄ yù chí shēng-, wù jr̄ yù chí sž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ay jy yuh chyi sheng, wuh jy yuh chyi syy
    • Palladius: ай чжи юй ци шэн, у чжи юй ци сы (aj čži juj ci šɛn, u čži juj ci sy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ u⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ zi¹ juk⁶ kei⁴ sang¹, wu³ zi¹ juk⁶ kei⁴ sei²
    • Yale: oi jī yuhk kèih sāng, wu jī yuhk kèih séi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ dzi¹ juk⁹ kei⁴ sang¹, wu³ dzi¹ juk⁹ kei⁴ sei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ ji¹ yug⁶ kéi⁴ seng¹, wu³ ji¹ yug⁶ kéi⁴ séi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² kʰei̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ wuː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² kʰei̯²¹ sei̯³⁵/

Proverb

愛之欲其生，惡之欲其死

1. If you love somebody, you want them to live forever, but if you hate somebody, you want them dead.