我不入地獄,誰入地獄
See also: 我不入地狱,谁入地狱
Chinese
editI; me | not; no | to enter | who | to enter | |||||
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trad. (我不入地獄,誰入地獄) | 我 | 不 | 入 | 地獄 | , | 誰 | 入 | 地獄 | |
simp. (我不入地狱,谁入地狱) | 我 | 不 | 入 | 地狱 | , | 谁 | 入 | 地狱 | |
Literally: “I don't enter hell, who enters hell?”. |
Etymology
editIts exact origin in the Buddhist canon is unclear; possibly an adaptation of a vow of Kṣitigarbha 地藏菩薩/地藏菩萨 (Dìzàng Púsà) recorded in the Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra.
- 地獄不空,誓不成佛;眾生度盡,方證菩提。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra
- Dìyù bù kōng, shì bù chéngfó; zhòngshēng dù jìn, fāng zhèng pútí. [Pinyin]
- "Until the hells are empty, I vow to not attain Buddhahood; only when all living beings are saved, shall I attain enlightenment.
地狱不空,誓不成佛;众生度尽,方证菩提。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩˋ , ㄕㄟˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǒ bù rù dìyù, shéi rù dìyù
- Wade–Giles: wo3 pu4 ju4 ti4-yü4, shei2 ju4 ti4-yü4
- Yale: wǒ bù rù dì-yù-, shéi rù dì-yù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woo bu ruh dihyuh, sheir ruh dihyuh
- Palladius: во бу жу диюй, шэй жу диюй (vo bu žu dijuj, šɛj žu dijuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ ʂeɪ̯³⁵ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngo5 bat1 jap6 dei6 juk6, seoi4 jap6 dei6 juk6
- Yale: ngóh bāt yahp deih yuhk, sèuih yahp deih yuhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngo5 bat7 jap9 dei6 juk9, soey4 jap9 dei6 juk9
- Guangdong Romanization: ngo5 bed1 yeb6 déi6 yug6, sêu4 yeb6 déi6 yug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔː¹³ pɐt̚⁵ jɐp̚² tei̯²² jʊk̚² sɵy̯²¹ jɐp̚² tei̯²² jʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit我不入地獄,誰入地獄
- if I don't do it, who will?; if I don't help, who will?; sacrifice oneself in order to save others
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