以和為貴

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious
trad. (以和為貴/以和爲貴)		以	和	為/爲	貴
simp. (以和为贵)		以	和	为	贵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐhéwéiguì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ wo⁴ wai⁴ gwai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐhéwéiguì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐhéwéiguèi
    • Wade–Giles: i³-ho²-wei²-kuei⁴
    • Yale: yǐ-hé-wéi-gwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiiherweiguey
    • Palladius: ихэвэйгуй (ixɛvɛjguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ wo⁴ wai⁴ gwai³
    • Yale: yíh wòh wàih gwai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ wo⁴ wai⁴ gwai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ wo⁴ wei⁴ guei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ wɔː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ kʷɐi̯³³/

Idiom

以和為貴

1. to prize and maintain harmony

   • 武林要以和為貴，要講武德，不要搞窩裡鬥。 [MSC, trad.]
     武林要以和为贵，要讲武德，不要搞窝里斗。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2020, 马保国 (Ma Baoguo), 《健身房的年轻后生不讲武德偷袭马老师，把马保国老师的眼睛给蹭了一下》

     Wǔlín yào yǐhéwéiguì, yào jiǎng wǔdé, bùyào gǎo wōlǐdòu. [Pinyin]

     In the community of martial arts, harmony must be prized and maintained. Martial ethics must be emphasized. Internal strifles are not allowed.

Descendants

• → Japanese: 和を以て貴しと為す (calque)
• Vietnamese: dĩ hoà vi quý