如棄敝屣
Chinese
| as (if); such as | abandon; relinquish; to discard abandon; relinquish; to discard; to throw away |
worn-out shoes; something worthless | ||
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| trad. (如棄敝屣) | 如 | 棄 | 敝屣 | |
| simp. (如弃敝屣) | 如 | 弃 | 敝屣 | |
| Literally: “like throwing away a worn-out sandal”. | ||||
Etymology
From the Mencius.
- 舜視棄天下，猶棄敝蹝也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Shùn shì qì tiānxià, yóu qì bìxǐ yě. [Pinyin]
- Shun would have regarded abandoning the kingdom as throwing away a worn-out sandal.
舜视弃天下，犹弃敝蹝也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: rúqìbìxǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rúcìbìsǐ
- Wade–Giles: ju2-chʻi4-pi4-hsi3
- Yale: rú-chì-bì-syǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruchihbihshii
- Palladius: жуцибиси (žucibisi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
如棄敝屣
- to throw away something as if it were worthless