勿以惡小而為之
See also: 勿以恶小而为之
Chinese
[edit]| do not | to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
evil; to hate; to loathe evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated |
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
's; him/her/it; this | ||
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| trad. (勿以惡小而為之/勿以惡小而爲之) | 勿 | 以 | 惡 | 小 | 而 | 為/爲 | 之 | |
| simp. (勿以恶小而为之) | 勿 | 以 | 恶 | 小 | 而 | 为 | 之 | |
Etymology
[edit]a quote from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wù yǐ è siǎo ér wéi jhih
- Wade–Giles: wu4 i3 o4 hsiao3 êrh2 wei2 chih1
- Yale: wù yǐ è syǎu ér wéi jr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuh yii eh sheau erl wei jy
- Palladius: у и э сяо эр вэй чжи (u i e sjao er vɛj čži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
[edit]勿以惡小而為之
- Do not commit an evil act just because it is small in scale.