好戰必亡,忘戰必危
See also: 好战必亡,忘战必危
Chinese edit
certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily |
to die; to perish | to forget; to overlook; to neglect | to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle |
certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily |
danger; to endanger | ||||
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trad. (好戰必亡,忘戰必危) | 好戰 | 必 | 亡 | , | 忘 | 戰 | 必 | 危 | |
simp. (好战必亡,忘战必危) | 好战 | 必 | 亡 | , | 忘 | 战 | 必 | 危 |
Etymology edit
From The Methods of the Sima [circa 4th century B.C.].
Pronunciation edit
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄤˊ , ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hàojhàn bì wáng, wàngjhàn bì wei
- Wade–Giles: hao4-chan4 pi4 wang2, wang4-chan4 pi4 wei1
- Yale: hàu-jàn bì wáng-, wàng-jàn bì wēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawjann bih wang, wanqjann bih uei
- Palladius: хаочжань би ван, ванчжань би вэй (xaočžanʹ bi van, vančžanʹ bi vɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄤˊ , ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hàojhàn bì wáng, wàngjhàn bì wéi
- Wade–Giles: hao4-chan4 pi4 wang2, wang4-chan4 pi4 wei2
- Yale: hàu-jàn bì wáng-, wàng-jàn bì wéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawjann bih wang, wanqjann bih wei
- Palladius: хаочжань би ван, ванчжань би вэй (xaočžanʹ bi van, vančžanʹ bi vɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
Proverb edit
好戰必亡,忘戰必危
- a country that loves to go to war will perish, but a country that forgets how to go to war will be endangered