從政者

See also: 从政者

Chinese

		to work in politics; to become an official; to take an official post to work in politics; to become an official; to take an official post; to become a government employee	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
trad. (從政者)		從政	者
simp. (从政者)		从政	者

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cóngzhèngzhě

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ zing³ ze²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cóngzhèngzhě
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cóngjhèngjhě
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻung²-chêng⁴-chê³
    • Yale: tsúng-jèng-jě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsorngjenqjee
    • Palladius: цунчжэнчжэ (cunčžɛnčžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung⁴ zing³ ze²
    • Yale: chùhng jing jé
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ dzing³ dze²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ jing³ zé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

從政者

1. politician

   • 楚狂接輿歌而過孔子曰：「鳳兮！鳳兮！何德之衰？往者不可諫，來者猶可追。已而，已而！今之從政者殆而！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     楚狂接舆歌而过孔子曰：「凤兮！凤兮！何德之衰？往者不可谏，来者犹可追。已而，已而！今之从政者殆而！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Chǔ kuáng Jiē Yú gē ér guò kǒngzǐ yuē: “Fèng xī! Fèng xī! Hé dé zhī shuāi? Wǎng zhě bùkě jiàn, lái zhě yóu kě zhuī. Yǐ'ér, yǐ'ér! Jīn zhī cóngzhèngzhě dài ér!” [Pinyin]

     The madman of Chu, Jie Yu, passed by Confucius, singing and saying, "O Feng! O Feng! How is your virtue degenerated! As to the past, reproof is useless; but the future may still be provided against. Give up your vain pursuit. Give up your vain pursuit. Peril awaits those who now engage in affairs of government."

Synonyms

• (derogatory) 政客 (zhèngkè)
• 政治家 (zhèngzhìjiā)