欲速則不達

See also: 欲速则不达

Chinese

		desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	fast; rapid; quick	(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle	not; no	attain; pass through; achieve attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity
trad. (欲速則不達)		欲	速	則	不	達
simp. (欲速则不达)		欲	速	则	不	达

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 13 (《論語·子路》):

子曰：「無欲速，無見小利。欲速，則不達；見小利，則大事不成。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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子曰：「无欲速，无见小利。欲速，则不达；见小利，则大事不成。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

Zǐyuē: “Wú yù sù, wú jiàn xiǎolì. Yù sù, zé bù dá; jiàn xiǎolì, zé dàshì bùchéng.” [Pinyin]

The Master said, "Do not be desirous to have things done quickly; do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yù sù zé bù dá

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ cuk¹ zak¹ bat¹ daat⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): io̍k sok chek put ta̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yù sù zé bù dá
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yù sù zé bù dá
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴ su⁴ tsê² pu⁴ ta²
    • Yale: yù sù dzé bù dá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuh suh tzer bu dar
    • Palladius: юй су цзэ бу да (juj su czɛ bu da)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹ tä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶ cuk¹ zak¹ bat¹ daat⁶
    • Yale: yuhk chūk jāk bāt daaht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ tsuk⁷ dzak⁷ bat⁷ daat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ cug¹ zeg¹ bed¹ dad⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ taːt̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: io̍k sok chek put ta̍t
    • Tâi-lô: io̍k sok tsik put ta̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iok sog zeg pud dat
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɔk̚⁴⁻³² sɔk̚³² t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ tat̚⁴/

Proverb

欲速則不達

1. haste makes waste; slow and steady wins the race