生財有道
Chinese
editto make a fortune | to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk | ||
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trad. (生財有道) | 生財 | 有 | 道 | |
simp. (生财有道) | 生财 | 有 | 道 |
Etymology
editFrom the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites:
- 生財有大道,生之者眾,食之者寡,為之者疾,用之者舒,則財恆足矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Shēngcái yǒu dàdào, shēng zhī zhě zhòng, shí zhī zhě guǎ, wéi zhī zhě jí, yòng zhī zhě shū, zé cái héng zú yǐ. [Pinyin]
- There is a great course also for the production of wealth. Let the producers be many and the consumers few. Let there be activity in the production, and economy in the expenditure. Then the wealth will always be sufficient.
生财有大道,生之者众,食之者寡,为之者疾,用之者舒,则财恒足矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shengcáiyǒudào
- Wade–Giles: shêng1-tsʻai2-yu3-tao4
- Yale: shēng-tsái-yǒu-dàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengtsairyeoudaw
- Palladius: шэнцайюдао (šɛncajjudao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
edit生財有道
- (sometimes derogatory) to be expert in making money; to have the knack of making money