放之四海而皆準
Chinese
editto release; to free; to let go to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out |
's; him/her/it; this | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
all; each and every; in all cases | accurate; standard | |||
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trad. (放之四海而皆準) | 放 | 之 | 四海 | 而 | 皆 | 準 | |
simp. (放之四海而皆准) | 放 | 之 | 四海 | 而 | 皆 | 准 |
Etymology
editFrom the Book of Rites, Book 24 (《禮記·祭義》):
- 曾子曰:「夫孝,……推而放諸東海而準,推而放諸西海而準,推而放諸南海而準,推而放諸北海而準。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zēngzǐ yuē: “Fú xiào,...... Tuī ér fàng zhū dōnghǎi ér zhǔn, tuī ér fàng zhū xīhǎi ér zhǔn, tuī ér fàng zhū nánhǎi ér zhǔn, tuī ér fàng zhū běihǎi ér zhǔn.” [Pinyin]
- Zengzi said, "Filial piety […] push it on to the eastern sea, the western sea, the southern sea, and the northern sea, and it will be (everywhere) the law for men, and their obedience to it will be uniform."
曾子曰:「夫孝,……推而放诸东海而准,推而放诸西海而准,推而放诸南海而准,推而放诸北海而准。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˋ ㄓ ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓㄨㄣˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fàng jhih sìhhǎi ér jie jhǔn
- Wade–Giles: fang4 chih1 ssŭ4-hai3 êrh2 chieh1 chun3
- Yale: fàng jr̄ sz̀-hǎi ér jyē jwǔn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanq jy syhhae erl jie joen
- Palladius: фан чжи сыхай эр цзе чжунь (fan čži syxaj er cze čžunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fong3 zi1 sei3 hoi2 ji4 gaai1 zeon2
- Yale: fong jī sei hói yìh gāai jéun
- Cantonese Pinyin: fong3 dzi1 sei3 hoi2 ji4 gaai1 dzoen2
- Guangdong Romanization: fong3 ji1 séi3 hoi2 yi4 gai1 zên2
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɔːŋ³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ sei̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵ jiː²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit放之四海而皆準
- applicable everywhere
- 中國人找到了馬克思列寧主義這個放之四海而皆準的普遍真理,中國的面目就起了變化了。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1949, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論人民民主專政》 (“On the People's Democratic Dictatorship”). English translation based on [1]
- Zhōngguórén zhǎo dào le Mǎkèsī-Lièníng zhǔyì zhège fàng zhī sìhǎi ér jiē zhǔn de pǔbiàn zhēnlǐ, Zhōngguó de miànmù jiù qǐ le biànhuà le. [Pinyin]
- The Chinese found Marxism-Leninism, the universally applicable truth, and the face of China began to change.
中国人找到了马克思列宁主义这个放之四海而皆准的普遍真理,中国的面目就起了变化了。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
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