分庭抗禮
Chinese
editto stand in different parts of the courtyard as a symbol of equality among the people | |||
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trad. (分庭抗禮) | 分庭 | 抗禮 | |
simp. (分庭抗礼) | 分庭 | 抗礼 |
Etymology
editFrom Zhuangzi, chapter 31 (《莊子·漁父》), where Zilu gives some comments after a conversation between Confucius and a fisherman.
- 萬乘之主,千乘之君,見夫子未嘗不分庭伉禮,夫子猶有倨敖之容。今漁父杖拏逆立,而夫子曲要磬折,言拜而應,得无太甚乎? [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translation from The Complete Works Of Chuang Tzu (2013), by Burton Watson
- Wànshèng zhī zhǔ, qiānshèng zhī jūn, jiàn fūzǐ wèicháng bù fēntíng kànglǐ, fūzǐ yóu yǒu jù'ào zhī róng. Jīn yúfù zhàng ná nì lì, ér fūzǐ qūyāo qìngzhé, yán bài ér yìng, dé wú tàishèn hū? [Pinyin]
- The rulers of ten thousand chariots, the lords of a thousand chariots, when they receive you, invariably seat you on the same level as themselves and treat you with the etiquette due to an equal, and still you maintain a stiff and haughty air. But now this old fisherman, pole in hand, presents himself in front of you, and you double up at the waist, as bent as a chiming stone, and bow every time you reply to his words — this is going too far, isn’t it?
万乘之主,千乘之君,见夫子未尝不分庭伉礼,夫子犹有倨敖之容。今渔父杖拿逆立,而夫子曲要磬折,言拜而应,得无太甚乎? [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄣ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄤˋ ㄌㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fentíngkànglǐ
- Wade–Giles: fên1-tʻing2-kʻang4-li3
- Yale: fēn-tíng-kàng-lǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fentyngkanqlii
- Palladius: фэньтинканли (fɛnʹtinkanli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fən⁵⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵ kʰɑŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fan1 ting4 kong3 lai5
- Yale: fān tìhng kong láih
- Cantonese Pinyin: fan1 ting4 kong3 lai5
- Guangdong Romanization: fen1 ting4 kong3 lei5
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɐn⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹ kʰɔːŋ³³ lɐi̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit分庭抗禮
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