人而無信,不知其可
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Chinese
[edit]man; person; people | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
not have | letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence |
not; no | to know; to be aware | his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it) |
can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) | |||
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trad. (人而無信,不知其可) | 人 | 而 | 無 | 信 | , | 不 | 知 | 其 | 可 | |
simp. (人而无信,不知其可) | 人 | 而 | 无 | 信 | , | 不 | 知 | 其 | 可 |
Etymology
[edit]A quote from the Analects of Confucius.
- Literally: If a man has no honesty, it cannot be known what he can be suitable for.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄦˊ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄎㄜˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rén ér wú sìn, bù jhih cí kě
- Wade–Giles: jên2 êrh2 wu2 hsin4, pu4 chih1 chʻi2 kʻo3
- Yale: rén ér wú syìn-, bù jr̄ chí kě
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren erl wu shinn, bu jy chyi kee
- Palladius: жэнь эр у синь, бу чжи ци кэ (žɛnʹ er u sinʹ, bu čži ci kɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
[edit]人而無信,不知其可
- A man without honesty is capable of nothing.
Categories:
- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
- Chinese proverbs
- Mandarin proverbs
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- Chinese terms spelled with 人
- Chinese terms spelled with 而
- Chinese terms spelled with 無
- Chinese terms spelled with 信
- Chinese terms spelled with 不
- Chinese terms spelled with 知
- Chinese terms spelled with 其
- Chinese terms spelled with 可