半途而廢
See also: 半途而废
Chinese
edithalfway; midway | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
abolish; crippled | ||
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trad. (半途而廢) | 半途 | 而 | 廢 | |
simp. (半途而废) | 半途 | 而 | 废 |
Etymology
editFrom the Doctrine of the Mean (《中庸》) in the Book of Rites:
- 子曰:「素隱行怪,後世有述焉,吾弗為之矣。君子遵道而行,半涂而廢,吾弗能已矣。…… [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Sù yǐn xíng guài, hòushì yǒu shù yān, wú fú wéi zhī yǐ. Jūnzǐ zūn dào ér xíng, bàntú ér fèi, wú fúnéng yǐ yǐ....... [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "To live in obscurity, and yet practice wonders, in order to be mentioned with honor in future ages: this is what I do not do. The good man tries to proceed according to the right path, but when he has gone halfway, he abandons it: I am not able so to stop. […]
子曰:「素隐行怪,后世有述焉,吾弗为之矣。君子遵道而行,半涂而废,吾弗能已矣。…… [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): poàn-tô͘-lî-hòe
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bàntú-érfèi
- Wade–Giles: pan4-tʻu2-êrh2-fei4
- Yale: bàn-tú-ér-fèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banntwuerlfey
- Palladius: баньтуэрфэй (banʹtuerfɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pän⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3
- Yale: bun tòuh yìh fai
- Cantonese Pinyin: bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3
- Guangdong Romanization: bun3 tou4 yi4 fei3
- Sinological IPA (key): /puːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ jiː²¹ fɐi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poàn-tô͘-lî-hòe
- Tâi-lô: puàn-tôo-lî-huè
- Phofsit Daibuun: poarndoli'hoex
- IPA (Xiamen): /puan²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ²⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² hue²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Idiom
edit半途而廢
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