無遠弗屆
Chinese
editnot have | far; distant; remote | not | arrive at (place or time); period; to become due arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; measure words for events (e.g., meetings, elections) | ||
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trad. (無遠弗屆) | 無 | 遠 | 弗 | 屆 | |
simp. (无远弗届) | 无 | 远 | 弗 | 届 |
Etymology
edit- 惟德動天,無遠弗屆,滿招損,謙受益,時乃天道。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
- Wéi dé dòng tiān, wú yuǎn fú jiè, mǎn zhāosǔn,qiān shòuyì, shí nǎi tiāndào. [Pinyin]
- It is virtue that moves Heaven; there is no distance to which it does not reach. Pride brings loss, and humility receives increase - this is the way of Heaven.
惟德动天,无远弗届,满招损,谦受益,时乃天道。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wúyuǎnfújiè
- Wade–Giles: wu2-yüan3-fu2-chieh4
- Yale: wú-ywǎn-fú-jyè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuyeuanfwujieh
- Palladius: уюаньфуцзе (ujuanʹfucze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou4 jyun5 fat1 gaai3
- Yale: mòuh yúhn fāt gaai
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou4 jyn5 fat7 gaai3
- Guangdong Romanization: mou4 yun5 fed1 gai3
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯²¹ jyːn¹³ fɐt̚⁵ kaːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit無遠弗屆
- to be able to reach everywhere, regardless of distances
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