自信
Chinese edit
from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since |
letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence | ||
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simp. and trad. (自信) |
自 | 信 | |
2nd round simp. | 自伩 |
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Verb edit
自信
- to have confidence in oneself; to be self-confident
- 君子進不敗其志,內究其情,雖雜庸民,終無怨心,彼有自信者也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mozi, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on Y. P. Mei's version
- Jūnzǐ jìn bùbài qí zhì, nèi jiū qí qíng, suī zá yōngmín, zhōng wú yuànxīn, bǐ yǒu zìxìn zhě yě. [Pinyin]
- The superior man carries out his ambitions unfailingly in action and studies the situation when he is at leisure. Even when he is taken as a mediocre individual he feels no dissatisfaction. This is because he has self-confidence.
君子进不败其志,内究其情,虽杂庸民,终无怨心,彼有自信者也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 很剛而不和,愎諫而好勝,不顧社稷而輕為自信者,可亡也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Han Feizi, circa 2nd century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version
- Hěngāng ér bùhé, bìjiàn ér hàoshèng, bù gù shèjì ér qīng wèi zìxìn zhě, kě wáng yě. [Pinyin]
- If the ruler is stubborn-minded, uncompromising, and apt to dispute every remonstrance and fond of surpassing everybody else, and never thinks of the welfare of the Altar of the Spirits of Land and Grain but sticks to self-confidence without due consideration, then ruin is possible.
很刚而不和,愎谏而好胜,不顾社稷而轻为自信者,可亡也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Adjective edit
自信
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自信
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Japanese edit
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自 | 信 |
じ Grade: 2 |
しん Grade: 4 |
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References edit
- 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Korean edit
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自 | 信 |
Noun edit
- Hanja form? of 자신 (“self-confidence”).
Vietnamese edit
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自 | 信 |
Noun edit
自信
- chữ Hán form of tự tin (“self-confident, self-confidence”).