見義勇為
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Chinese
[edit]to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview |
justice; righteousness; meaning | brave | because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become | ||
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trad. (見義勇為/見義勇爲) | 見 | 義 | 勇 | 為/爲 | |
simp. (见义勇为) | 见 | 义 | 勇 | 为 |
Etymology
[edit]Paraphrased from the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》):
- 見義不為,無勇也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jiàn yì bù wéi, wú yǒng yě. [Pinyin]
- To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.
见义不为,无勇也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiànyìyǒngwéi
- Wade–Giles: chien4-i4-yung3-wei2
- Yale: jyàn-yì-yǔng-wéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannyihyeongwei
- Palladius: цзяньиюнвэй (czjanʹijunvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gin3 ji6 jung5 wai4
- Yale: gin yih yúhng wàih
- Cantonese Pinyin: gin3 ji6 jung5 wai4
- Guangdong Romanization: gin3 yi6 yung5 wei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiːn³³ jiː²² jʊŋ¹³ wɐi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]見義勇為
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