捨生取義
See also: 舍生取义
Chinese
editgive up; abandon | to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch |
justice; righteousness; meaning | ||
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trad. (捨生取義) | 捨 | 生 | 取 | 義 | |
simp. (舍生取义) | 舍 | 生 | 取 | 义 | |
alternative forms | 舍生取義/舍生取义 | ||||
Literally: “to sacrifice life for righteousness”. |
Etymology
edit- 生,亦我所欲也;義,亦我所欲也,二者不可得兼,舍生而取義者也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Shēng, yì wǒ suǒ yù yě; yì, yì wǒ suǒ yù yě, èrzhě bùkě dé jiān, shě shēng ér qǔ yì zhě yě. [Pinyin]
- So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.
生,亦我所欲也;义,亦我所欲也,二者不可得兼,舍生而取义者也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): se2 sang1 ceoi2 ji6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siá-seng-chhú-gī
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shěshengcyǔyì
- Wade–Giles: shê3-shêng1-chʻü3-i4
- Yale: shě-shēng-chyǔ-yì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheeshengcheuyih
- Palladius: шэшэнцюйи (šɛšɛncjuji)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: se2 sang1 ceoi2 ji6
- Yale: sé sāng chéui yih
- Cantonese Pinyin: se2 sang1 tsoey2 ji6
- Guangdong Romanization: sé2 seng1 cêu2 yi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛː³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ jiː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siá-seng-chhú-gī
- Tâi-lô: siá-sing-tshú-gī
- Phofsit Daibuun: siafsengzhw'gi
- IPA (Xiamen): /sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /sia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Idiom
edit捨生取義
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