天下為公

See also: 天下为公

Chinese

		under heaven; the world; everything under the sky under heaven; the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	just; honorable; public just; honorable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
trad. (天下為公/天下爲公)		天下	為/爲	公
simp. (天下为公)		天下	为	公

天下為公

Etymology

A famous quote from the Book of Rites:

大道之行也，天下為公。選賢與能，講信修睦。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

大道之行也，天下为公。选贤与能，讲信修睦。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

Dàdào zhī xíng yě, tiānxiàwéigōng. Xuǎnxiányǔnéng, jiǎng xìn xiū mù.” [Pinyin]

When the Grand course was pursued, a public and common spirit ruled all under the sky; they chose men of talents, virtue, and ability; their words were sincere, and what they cultivated was harmony.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiānxiàwéigōng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ haa⁶ wai⁴ gung¹
Min Nan (POJ): thian-hā-ûi-kong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiānxiàwéigōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tiansiàwéigong
  - Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-hsia⁴-wei²-kung¹
  - Yale: tyān-syà-wéi-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianshiahweigong
  - Palladius: тяньсявэйгун (tjanʹsjavɛjgun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰjɛn⁵⁵ ɕjä⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ haa⁶ wai⁴ gung¹
  - Yale: tīn hah wàih gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ haa⁶ wai⁴ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ ha⁶ wei⁴ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² wɐi̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-hā-ûi-kong
  - Tâi-lô: thian-hā-uî-kong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tienhaxui'kofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ha²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ ha⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ha²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Idiom

天下為公

the world belongs to the people; a public and common spirit rules all under the sky; the whole world as one community

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