默而識之

Chinese

		silent; write from memory	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to record; write a footnote; to know to record; write a footnote; to know; knowledge	's; him/her/it; this
trad. (默而識之)		默	而	識	之
simp. (默而识之)		默	而	识	之

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 7 (《論語·述而》):

子曰：「默而識之，學而不厭，誨人不倦，何有於我哉？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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子曰：「默而识之，学而不厌，诲人不倦，何有于我哉？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

Zǐ yuē: “Mò ér zhì zhī, xué ér bù yàn, huì rén bù juàn, hé yǒu yú wǒ zāi?” [Pinyin]

The Master said, “The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied - which one of these things belongs to me?”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mò'érzhìzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ ji⁴ sik¹ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mò'érzhìzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mò-érjhìhjhih
    • Wade–Giles: mo⁴-êrh²-chih⁴-chih¹
    • Yale: mwò-ér-jr̀-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moherljyhjy
    • Palladius: моэрчжичжи (moerčžičži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mak⁶ ji⁴ sik¹ zi¹
    • Yale: mahk yìh sīk jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ ji⁴ sik⁷ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶ yi⁴ xig¹ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² jiː²¹ sɪk̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

默而識之

1. to treasure up knowledge silently