人之將死,其言也善
Chinese
editman; person; people | 's; him/her/it; this | a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use |
to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word |
also; too | good | |||
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trad. (人之將死,其言也善) | 人 | 之 | 將 | 死 | , | 其 | 言 | 也 | 善 | |
simp. (人之将死,其言也善) | 人 | 之 | 将 | 死 | , | 其 | 言 | 也 | 善 |
Etymology
editFrom the Analects, Book 8 (《論語·泰伯》):
- 「曾子有疾,孟敬子問之。曾子言曰:『鳥之將死,其鳴也哀;人之將死,其言也善。』」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- “Zēngzǐ yǒu jí, Mèng Jìng Zǐ wèn zhī. Zēngzǐ yán yuē: ‘Niǎo zhī jiāng sǐ, qí míng yě āi; rén zhī jiāng sǐ, qí yán yě shàn.’” [Pinyin]
- The philosopher Zeng being ill, Meng Jing went to ask how he was. Zeng said to him, "When a bird is about to die, its notes are mournful; when a man is about to die, his words are good."
「曾子有疾,孟敬子问之。曾子言曰:『鸟之将死,其鸣也哀;人之将死,其言也善。』」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄙˇ , ㄑㄧˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rén jhih jiang sǐh, cí yán yě shàn
- Wade–Giles: jên2 chih1 chiang1 ssŭ3, chʻi2 yen2 yeh3 shan4
- Yale: rén jr̄ jyāng sž-, chí yán yě shàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren jy jiang syy, chyi yan yee shann
- Palladius: жэнь чжи цзян сы, ци янь е шань (žɛnʹ čži czjan sy, ci janʹ je šanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ jɛn³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jan4 zi1 zoeng1 sei2, kei4 jin4 jaa5 sin6
- Yale: yàhn jī jēung séi, kèih yìhn yáh sihn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan4 dzi1 dzoeng1 sei2, kei4 jin4 jaa5 sin6
- Guangdong Romanization: yen4 ji1 zêng1 séi2, kéi4 yin4 ya5 xin6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jiːn²¹ jaː¹³ siːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
edit人之將死,其言也善
- A person's words are kind when death is near.
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