朝聞道,夕死可矣
See also: 朝闻道,夕死可矣
Chinese
editmorning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.) |
hear; news; celebrated hear; news; celebrated; sniff at |
direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk |
dusk; evening | to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
final particle | |||
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trad. (朝聞道,夕死可矣) | 朝 | 聞 | 道 | , | 夕 | 死 | 可 | 矣 | |
simp. (朝闻道,夕死可矣) | 朝 | 闻 | 道 | , | 夕 | 死 | 可 | 矣 |
Etymology
editFrom the Analects, Book 4 (《論語·里仁》):
- 子曰:「朝聞道,夕死可矣。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Zhāo wén dào, xī sǐ kě yǐ.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret."
子曰:「朝闻道,夕死可矣。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ , ㄒㄧ ㄙˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhao wún dào, si sǐh kě yǐ
- Wade–Giles: chao1 wên2 tao4, hsi1 ssŭ3 kʻo3 i3
- Yale: jāu wén dàu-, syī sž kě yǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jau wen daw, shi syy kee yii
- Palladius: чжао вэнь дао, си сы кэ и (čžao vɛnʹ dao, si sy kɛ i)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ wən³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ , ㄒㄧˋ ㄙˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhao wún dào, sì sǐh kě yǐ
- Wade–Giles: chao1 wên2 tao4, hsi4 ssŭ3 kʻo3 i3
- Yale: jāu wén dàu-, syì sž kě yǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jau wen daw, shih syy kee yii
- Palladius: чжао вэнь дао, си сы кэ и (čžao vɛnʹ dao, si sy kɛ i)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ wən³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ziu1 man4 dou6, zik6 sei2 ho2 ji5
- Yale: jīu màhn douh, jihk séi hó yíh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dziu1 man4 dou6, dzik9 sei2 ho2 ji5
- Guangdong Romanization: jiu1 men4 dou6, jig6 séi2 ho2 yi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ tou̯²² t͡sɪk̚² sei̯³⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
edit朝聞道,夕死可矣
- if in the morning I were to gain knowledge of the correct path in life, I would be able to die at sunset without regrets
Descendants
edit- → Japanese: 朝に道を聞かば夕べに死すとも可なり (ashita ni michi o kikaba yūbe ni shisu tomo ka nari) (calque)
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