我不入地獄，誰入地獄

See also: 我不入地狱，谁入地狱

Chinese

		I; me	not; no	to enter	hell; underworld; inferno hell; underworld; inferno; hell on earth		who	to enter	hell; underworld; inferno hell; underworld; inferno; hell on earth
trad. (我不入地獄，誰入地獄)		我	不	入	地獄	，	誰	入	地獄
simp. (我不入地狱，谁入地狱)		我	不	入	地狱	，	谁	入	地狱
Literally: “I don't enter hell, who enters hell?”.

Etymology

Its exact origin in the Buddhist canon is unclear; possibly an adaptation of a vow of Kṣitigarbha 地藏菩薩／地藏菩萨 (Dìzàng Púsà) recorded in the Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra.

地獄不空，誓不成佛；眾生度盡，方證菩提。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
地狱不空，誓不成佛；众生度尽，方证菩提。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra

Dìyù bù kōng, shì bù chéngfó; zhòngshēng dù jìn, fāng zhèng pútí. [Pinyin]

"Until the hells are empty, I vow to not attain Buddhahood; only when all living beings are saved, shall I attain enlightenment.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǒ bù rù dìyù, shéi rù dìyù

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩˋ , ㄕㄟˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngo⁵ bat¹ jap⁶ dei⁶ juk⁶, seoi⁴ jap⁶ dei⁶ juk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǒ bù rù dìyù, shéi rù dìyù [Phonetic: wǒ bú rù dìyù, shéi rù dìyù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩˋ , ㄕㄟˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǒ bù rù dìyù, shéi rù dìyù
    • Wade–Giles: wo³ pu⁴ ju⁴ ti⁴-yü⁴, shei² ju⁴ ti⁴-yü⁴
    • Yale: wǒ bù rù dì-yù-, shéi rù dì-yù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woo bu ruh dihyuh, sheir ruh dihyuh
    • Palladius: во бу жу диюй, шэй жу диюй (vo bu žu dijuj, šɛj žu dijuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ ʂeɪ̯³⁵ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngo⁵ bat¹ jap⁶ dei⁶ juk⁶, seoi⁴ jap⁶ dei⁶ juk⁶
    • Yale: ngóh bāt yahp deih yuhk, sèuih yahp deih yuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngo⁵ bat⁷ jap⁹ dei⁶ juk⁹, soey⁴ jap⁹ dei⁶ juk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngo⁵ bed¹ yeb⁶ déi⁶ yug⁶, sêu⁴ yeb⁶ déi⁶ yug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔː¹³ pɐt̚⁵ jɐp̚² tei̯²² jʊk̚² sɵy̯²¹ jɐp̚² tei̯²² jʊk̚²/

Idiom

我不入地獄，誰入地獄

1. if I don't do it, who will?; if I don't help, who will?; sacrifice oneself in order to save others