和而不同
Chinese
mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
not; no | like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with | ||
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| simp. and trad. (和而不同) |
和 | 而 | 不 | 同 | |
Etymology
From the Analects, Book 13 (《論語·子路》):
- 子曰：「君子和而不同，小人同而不和。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Jūnzǐ hé ér bù tóng, xiǎorén tóng ér bù hé.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "The superior man is affable, but not adulatory; the mean man is adulatory, but not affable."
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hé'érbùtóng
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hé-érbùtóng
- Wade–Giles: ho2-êrh2-pu4-tʻung2
- Yale: hé-ér-bù-túng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hererlbutorng
- Palladius: хээрбутун (xɛerbutun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wo4 ji4 bat1 tung4
- Yale: wòh yìh bāt tùhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: wo4 ji4 bat7 tung4
- Guangdong Romanization: wo4 yi4 bed1 tung4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔː²¹ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
和而不同
- harmonious even when there exists different opinions; unity in diversity