從心所欲
Chinese
editfrom; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried |
heart; mind | actually; place; (nominalization prefix) | desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish | ||
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trad. (從心所欲) | 從 | 心 | 所 | 欲 | |
simp. (从心所欲) | 从 | 心 | 所 | 欲 |
Etymology
editFrom the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》):
- 子曰:「吾十有五而志于學,三十而立,四十而不惑,五十而知天命,六十而耳順,七十而從心所欲,不踰矩。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Wú shí yòu wǔ ér zhì yú xué, sānshí ér lì, sìshí ér bùhuò, wǔshí ér zhī tiānmìng, liùshí ér ěr shùn, qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yújǔ.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.
子曰:「吾十有五而志于学,三十而立,四十而不惑,五十而知天命,六十而耳顺,七十而从心所欲,不逾矩。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cóngsinsuǒyù
- Wade–Giles: tsʻung2-hsin1-so3-yü4
- Yale: tsúng-syīn-swǒ-yù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsorngshinsuooyuh
- Palladius: цунсиньсоюй (cunsinʹsojuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cung4 sam1 so2 juk6
- Yale: chùhng sām só yuhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsung4 sam1 so2 juk9
- Guangdong Romanization: cung4 sem1 so2 yug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ jʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: dzjowng sim srjoX yowk
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[dz]oŋ səm
- (Zhengzhang): /*zloŋ slɯm sqʰraʔ loɡ/
Idiom
edit從心所欲
- to follow what one's heart desires; to do as one likes; to act at one's pleasure
- (literary) seventy years old
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