蚤朝晏退

Chinese

		flea	morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	late; quiet	retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw
trad. (蚤朝晏退)		蚤	朝	晏	退
simp. #(蚤朝晏退)		蚤	朝	晏	退
蚤 is a tongjia character of 早 (“early”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǎocháoyàntuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǎocháoyàntuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǎocháoyàntuèi
    • Wade–Giles: tsao³-chʻao²-yen⁴-tʻui⁴
    • Yale: dzǎu-cháu-yàn-twèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaochauryanntuey
    • Palladius: цзаочаояньтуй (czaočaojanʹtuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

蚤朝晏退

1. to go to court early and retire late; to be diligent in governmental affairs

   • 賢者之治國者也，蚤朝晏退，聽獄治政，是以國家治而刑法正。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     贤者之治国者也，蚤朝晏退，听狱治政，是以国家治而刑法正。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mozi, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on Y. P. Mei's version

     Xiánzhě zhī zhìguózhě yě, zǎocháoyàntuì, tīngyù zhìzhèng, shì yǐ guójiā zhì ér xíngfǎ zhèng. [Pinyin]

     When the virtuous rules the country, he goes to court early and retires late, hearing lawsuits and attending to the government. As a result, the country is well governed and laws are justly administered.

Synonyms

• 蚤朝晏罷／蚤朝晏罢 (zǎocháoyànbà)