蓬生麻中,不扶而直
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[edit](grass); disheveled | to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother |
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
not; no | to support with hand; to help someone up; to help | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright | |||
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trad. (蓬生麻中,不扶而直) | 蓬 | 生 | 麻 | 中 | , | 不 | 扶 | 而 | 直 | |
simp. #(蓬生麻中,不扶而直) | 蓬 | 生 | 麻 | 中 | , | 不 | 扶 | 而 | 直 |
Etymology
[edit]From Xunzi:
- 蓬生麻中,不扶而直;白沙在涅,與之俱黑。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Xunzi, c. 3rd century BCE
- Péng shēng má zhōng, bù fú ér zhí; báishā zài niè, yǔ zhī jù hēi. [Pinyin]
- Likewise, when the peng vine grows among hemp plants, it goes up straight without being stood upright. When white sand is put into black mud, it also becomes black.
蓬生麻中,不扶而直;白沙在涅,与之俱黑。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄚˊ ㄓㄨㄥ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄓˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: péng sheng má jhong, bù fú ér jhíh
- Wade–Giles: pʻêng2 shêng1 ma2 chung1, pu4 fu2 êrh2 chih2
- Yale: péng shēng má jūng-, bù fú ér jŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: perng sheng ma jong, bu fwu erl jyr
- Palladius: пэн шэн ма чжун, бу фу эр чжи (pɛn šɛn ma čžun, bu fu er čži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ mä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ fu³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pung4 sang1 maa4 zung1, bat1 fu4 ji4 zik6
- Yale: pùhng sāng màh jūng, bāt fùh yìh jihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: pung4 sang1 maa4 dzung1, bat7 fu4 ji4 dzik9
- Guangdong Romanization: pung4 seng1 ma4 zung1, bed1 fu4 yi4 jig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰʊŋ²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ maː²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²¹ jiː²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]蓬生麻中,不扶而直
- one can become a good person by being in a good environment
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