己立立人，己達達人

See also: 己立立人，己达达人

Chinese

	6th heavenly stem; self	set up; to stand	set up; to stand	man; person; people		6th heavenly stem; self	attain; pass through; achieve attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity	attain; pass through; achieve attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity	man; person; people
trad. (己立立人，己達達人)	己	立	立	人	，	己	達	達	人
simp. (己立立人，己达达人)	己	立	立	人	，	己	达	达	人
Literally: “Just as you would like to establish yourself in the world, so allow others to establish themselves. Just as you seek to understand things, so allow others the same opportunity.”

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 6 (《論語·雍也》):

子貢曰：「如有博施於民而能濟眾，何如？可謂仁乎？」子曰：「何事於仁，必也聖乎！堯舜其猶病諸！夫仁者，己欲立而立人，己欲達而達人。能近取譬，可謂仁之方也已。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

子贡曰：「如有博施于民而能济众，何如？可谓仁乎？」子曰：「何事于仁，必也圣乎！尧舜其犹病诸！夫仁者，己欲立而立人，己欲达而达人。能近取譬，可谓仁之方也已。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

Zǐgòng yuē: “Rú yǒu bó shī yú mín ér néng jì zhòng, hérú? Kěwèi rén hū?” Zǐyuē: “Hé shì yú rén, bì yě shèng hū! YáoShùn qí yóu bìng zhū! Fú rén zhě, jǐ yù lì ér lì rén, jǐ yù dá ér dá rén. Néng jìn qǔ pì, kěwèi rén zhī fāng yě yǐ.” [Pinyin]

Zigong said, "Suppose the case of a man extensively conferring benefits on the people, and able to assist all, what would you say of him? Might he be called perfectly virtuous?" The Master said, "Why speak only of virtue in connection with him? Must he not have the qualities of a sage? Even Yao and Shun were still solicitous about this. Now the man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others. To be able to judge of others by what is nigh in ourselves - this may be called the art of virtue."

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jǐ lì lì rén, jǐ dá dá rén

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄐㄧˇ ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei² lap⁶ lap⁶ jan⁴, gei² daat⁶ daat⁶ jan⁴ / gei² laap⁶ laap⁶ jan⁴, gei² daat⁶ daat⁶ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jǐ lì lì rén, jǐ dá dá rén
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄐㄧˇ ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jǐ lì lì rén, jǐ dá dá rén
  - Wade–Giles: chi³ li⁴ li⁴ jên², chi³ ta² ta² jên²
  - Yale: jǐ lì lì rén-, jǐ dá dá rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jii lih lih ren, jii dar dar ren
  - Palladius: цзи ли ли жэнь, цзи да да жэнь (czi li li žɛnʹ, czi da da žɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä³⁵ tä³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei² lap⁶ lap⁶ jan⁴, gei² daat⁶ daat⁶ jan⁴ / gei² laap⁶ laap⁶ jan⁴, gei² daat⁶ daat⁶ jan⁴
  - Yale: géi lahp lahp yàhn, géi daaht daaht yàhn / géi laahp laahp yàhn, géi daaht daaht yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei² lap⁹ lap⁹ jan⁴, gei² daat⁹ daat⁹ jan⁴ / gei² laap⁹ laap⁹ jan⁴, gei² daat⁹ daat⁹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi² leb⁶ leb⁶ yen⁴, géi² dad⁶ dad⁶ yen⁴ / géi² lab⁶ lab⁶ yen⁴, géi² dad⁶ dad⁶ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ lɐp̚² lɐp̚² jɐn²¹ kei̯³⁵ taːt̚² taːt̚² jɐn²¹/, /kei̯³⁵ laːp̚² laːp̚² jɐn²¹ kei̯³⁵ taːt̚² taːt̚² jɐn²¹/

Proverb

己立立人，己達達人

live and let live