克己復禮

Chinese

		gram; subdue; to restrain gram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome	6th heavenly stem; self	again; recover; reply to a letter again; recover; reply to a letter; to repeat; to duplicate	gift; propriety; rite
trad. (克己復禮)		克	己	復	禮
simp. (克己复礼)		克	己	复	礼

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 12 (《論語·顏淵》):

顏淵問仁。子曰：「克己復禮為仁。一日克己復禮，天下歸仁焉。為仁由己，而由人乎哉？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

颜渊问仁。子曰：「克己复礼为仁。一日克己复礼，天下归仁焉。为仁由己，而由人乎哉？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Yán Yuān wèn rén. Zǐyuē: “Kè jǐ fù lǐ wèi rén. Yīrì kè jǐ fù lǐ, tiānxià guī rén yān. Wéi rén yóu jǐ, ér yóu rén hū zāi?” [Pinyin]

Yan Yuan asked about perfect virtue. The Master said, "To subdue one's self and return to propriety, is perfect virtue. If a man can for one day subdue himself and return to propriety, all under heaven will ascribe perfect virtue to him. Is the practice of perfect virtue from a man himself, or is it from others?"

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kèjǐfùlǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ gei² fuk⁶ lai⁵ / haak¹ gei² fuk⁶ lai⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kèjǐfùlǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kèjǐfùlǐ
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴-chi³-fu⁴-li³
  - Yale: kè-jǐ-fù-lǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kehjiifuhlii
  - Palladius: кэцзифули (kɛczifuli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hak¹ gei² fuk⁶ lai⁵ / haak¹ gei² fuk⁶ lai⁵
  - Yale: hāk géi fuhk láih / hāak géi fuhk láih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ gei² fuk⁹ lai⁵ / haak⁷ gei² fuk⁹ lai⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ géi² fug⁶ lei⁵ / hag¹ géi² fug⁶ lei⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ kei̯³⁵ fʊk̚² lɐi̯¹³/, /haːk̚⁵ kei̯³⁵ fʊk̚² lɐi̯¹³/

Idiom

克己復禮

to subdue oneself and return to propriety