道不同，不相為謀

See also: 道不同，不相为谋

Chinese

		direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	to be different; to differ; to disagree to be different; to differ; to disagree; not alike; different; distinct; diverse; dissimilar		not; no	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	to plan; seek; scheme
trad. (道不同，不相為謀/道不同，不相爲謀)		道	不同	，	不	相	為/爲	謀
simp. (道不同，不相为谋)		道	不同	，	不	相	为	谋

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》):

子曰：「道不同，不相為謀。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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子曰：「道不同，不相为谋。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

Zǐ yuē: “Dào bùtóng, bù xiāng wéi móu.” [Pinyin]

The Master said, "Those whose courses are different cannot lay plans for one another."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dào bùtóng, bù xiāng wéi móu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ bat¹ tung⁴, bat¹ soeng¹ wai⁴ mau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dào bùtóng, bù xiāng wéi móu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dào bùtóng, bù siang wéi móu
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴ pu⁴-tʻung², pu⁴ hsiang¹ wei² mou²
    • Yale: dàu bù-túng-, bù syāng wéi móu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daw butorng, bu shiang wei mou
    • Palladius: дао бутун, бу сян вэй моу (dao butun, bu sjan vɛj mou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou⁶ bat¹ tung⁴, bat¹ soeng¹ wai⁴ mau⁴
    • Yale: douh bāt tùhng, bāt sēung wàih màuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ bat⁷ tung⁴, bat⁷ soeng¹ wai⁴ mau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ bed¹ tung⁴, bed¹ sêng¹ wei⁴ meo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/

Proverb

道不同，不相為謀

1. people of different aspirations or principles cannot get along together