當仁不讓
Chinese
to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at |
humane; kernel | not; no | to ask; to let; permit to ask; to let; permit; have (someone do something); to yield; to allow | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (當仁不讓) | 當 | 仁 | 不 | 讓 | |
| simp. (当仁不让) | 当 | 仁 | 不 | 让 | |
Etymology
From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》):
- 子曰：「當仁不讓於師。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Dāng rén bù ràng yú shī.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher."
子曰：「当仁不让于师。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dāngrénbùràng [Phonetic: dāngrénbúràng]
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dangrénbùràng
- Wade–Giles: tang1-jên2-pu4-jang4
- Yale: dāng-rén-bù-ràng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangrenburanq
- Palladius: данжэньбужан (danžɛnʹbužan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʐɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dong1 jan4 bat1 joeng6
- Yale: dōng yàhn bāt yeuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dong1 jan4 bat7 joeng6
- Guangdong Romanization: dong1 yen4 bed1 yêng6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
當仁不讓
- to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others