八分飽

Chinese

		eight	to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)	to eat till full; satisfied
trad. (八分飽)		八	分	飽
simp. (八分饱)		八	分	饱

Etymology

This may have its origin in the Analects:

子曰：「君子食無求飽，居無求安。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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子曰：「君子食无求饱，居无求安。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

Zǐyuē: “Jūnzǐ shíwúqiúbǎo, jūwúqiú'ān.” [Pinyin]

The Master said, “He who aims to be a man of complete virtue in his food does not seek to gratify his appetite, nor in his dwelling place does he seek the appliances of ease.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāfēnbǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄈㄣ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ fan¹ baau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāfēnbǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄈㄣ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bafenbǎo
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-fên¹-pao³
    • Yale: bā-fēn-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bafenbao
    • Palladius: бафэньбао (bafɛnʹbao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baat³ fan¹ baau²
    • Yale: baat fān báau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ fan¹ baau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bad³ fen¹ bao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ fɐn⁵⁵ paːu̯³⁵/

Adjective

八分飽

1. eighty-percent full (after having a meal)

Usage notes

“Eating until one's belly is eight parts (out of ten) full” often indicates a healthy habit of self-imposed caloric restriction.

See also

• Japanese: 腹(はら)八(はち)分(ぶ) (harahachibu), 腹(はら)八分(はちぶん)目(め)に医(い)者(しゃ)いらず (hara hachibun me ni isha irazu)