寧教我負天下人，休教天下人負我

Chinese

		peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)	teach; teaching; religion	I; me	lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear; to carry (on one's back)	under heaven; the world; everything under the sky under heaven; the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven	man; person; people		to rest	teach; teaching; religion	under heaven; the world; everything under the sky under heaven; the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven	man; person; people	lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear; to carry (on one's back)	I; me
trad. (寧教我負天下人，休教天下人負我)		寧	教	我	負	天下	人	，	休	教	天下	人	負	我
simp. (宁教我负天下人，休教天下人负我)		宁	教	我	负	天下	人	，	休	教	天下	人	负	我

Etymology

From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms [circa 14th century AD].

宮曰：『知而故殺，大不義也！』操曰：『寧教我負天下人，休教天下人負我。』 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]

宫曰：『知而故杀，大不义也！』操曰：『宁教我负天下人，休教天下人负我。』 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

Gōng yuē: ‘Zhī ér gùshā, dà bùyì yě!’ Cāo yuē: ‘Nìngjiàowǒfùtiānxiàrén, xiūjiàotiānxiàrénfùwǒ.’ [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nìngjiào wǒ fù tiānxià rén, xiū jiào tiānxià rén fù wǒ, níngjiào wǒ fù tiānxià rén, xiū jiào tiānxià rén fù wǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄒㄧㄡㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ, ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄒㄧㄡㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ning⁴ gaau¹ ngo⁵ fu⁶ tin¹ haa⁵ jan⁴, jau¹ gaau¹ tin¹ haa⁵ jan⁴ fu⁶ ngo⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nìngjiào wǒ fù tiānxià rén, xiū jiào tiānxià rén fù wǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄒㄧㄡㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nìngjiào wǒ fù tiansià rén, siou jiào tiansià rén fù wǒ
  - Wade–Giles: ning⁴-chiao⁴ wo³ fu⁴ tʻien¹-hsia⁴ jên², hsiu¹ chiao⁴ tʻien¹-hsia⁴ jên² fu⁴ wo³
  - Yale: nìng-jyàu wǒ fù tyān-syà rén-, syōu jyàu tyān-syà rén fù wǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninqjiaw woo fuh tianshiah ren, shiou jiaw tianshiah ren fuh woo
  - Palladius: нинцзяо во фу тянься жэнь, сю цзяо тянься жэнь фу во (ninczjao vo fu tjanʹsja žɛnʹ, sju czjao tjanʹsja žɛnʹ fu vo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ fu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: níngjiào wǒ fù tiānxià rén, xiū jiào tiānxià rén fù wǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄒㄧㄡㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: níngjiào wǒ fù tiansià rén, siou jiào tiansià rén fù wǒ
  - Wade–Giles: ning²-chiao⁴ wo³ fu⁴ tʻien¹-hsia⁴ jên², hsiu¹ chiao⁴ tʻien¹-hsia⁴ jên² fu⁴ wo³
  - Yale: níng-jyàu wǒ fù tyān-syà rén-, syōu jyàu tyān-syà rén fù wǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ningjiaw woo fuh tianshiah ren, shiou jiaw tianshiah ren fuh woo
  - Palladius: нинцзяо во фу тянься жэнь, сю цзяо тянься жэнь фу во (ninczjao vo fu tjanʹsja žɛnʹ, sju czjao tjanʹsja žɛnʹ fu vo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ fu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ning⁴ gaau¹ ngo⁵ fu⁶ tin¹ haa⁵ jan⁴, jau¹ gaau¹ tin¹ haa⁵ jan⁴ fu⁶ ngo⁵
  - Yale: nìhng gāau ngóh fuh tīn háh yàhn, yāu gāau tīn háh yàhn fuh ngóh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ning⁴ gaau¹ ngo⁵ fu⁶ tin¹ haa⁵ jan⁴, jau¹ gaau¹ tin¹ haa⁵ jan⁴ fu⁶ ngo⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: ning⁴ gao¹ ngo⁵ fu⁶ tin¹ ha⁵ yen⁴, yeo¹ gao¹ tin¹ ha⁵ yen⁴ fu⁶ ngo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɪŋ²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵ ŋɔː¹³ fuː²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː¹³ jɐn²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː¹³ jɐn²¹ fuː²² ŋɔː¹³/

Proverb

寧教我負天下人，休教天下人負我

I would rather that everyone were betrayed by me, instead of me being betrayed by everyone.

Synonyms

寧我負人，毋人負我／宁我负人，毋人负我