不戰而屈人之兵
Chinese
editnot; no | to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
bent; feel wronged | man; person; people | 's; him/her/it; this | soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike | ||
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trad. (不戰而屈人之兵) | 不 | 戰 | 而 | 屈 | 人 | 之 | 兵 | |
simp. (不战而屈人之兵) | 不 | 战 | 而 | 屈 | 人 | 之 | 兵 |
Etymology
editFrom The Art of War:
- 是故百戰百勝,非善之善者也;不戰而屈人之兵,善之善者也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Art of War, circa 5th century BCE, translated based on Lionel Giles's version
- Shìgù bǎizhànbǎishèng, fēi shàn zhī shàn zhě yě; bù zhàn ér qū rén zhī bīng, shàn zhī shàn zhě yě. [Pinyin]
- Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
是故百战百胜,非善之善者也;不战而屈人之兵,善之善者也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄅㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bù jhàn ér cyu rén jhih bing
- Wade–Giles: pu4 chan4 êrh2 chʻü1 jên2 chih1 ping1
- Yale: bù jàn ér chyū rén jr̄ bīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu jann erl chiu ren jy bing
- Palladius: бу чжань эр цюй жэнь чжи бин (bu čžanʹ er cjuj žɛnʹ čži bin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bat1 zin3 ji4 wat1 jan4 zi1 bing1
- Yale: bāt jin yìh wāt yàhn jī bīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 dzin3 ji4 wat7 jan4 dzi1 bing1
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 jin3 yi4 wed1 yen4 ji1 bing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːn³³ jiː²¹ wɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit不戰而屈人之兵
Synonyms
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