絕聖棄智

Chinese

		cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means	holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	abandon; relinquish; to discard abandon; relinquish; to discard; to throw away	wisdom; knowledge
trad. (絕聖棄智)		絕	聖	棄	智
simp. (绝圣弃智)		绝	圣	弃	智

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): juéshèngqìzhì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: juéshèngqìzhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyueshenqchihjyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɥ̯œ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Idiom

絕聖棄智

forsake the sages and abandon knowledge
絕聖棄智，民利百倍 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
绝圣弃智，民利百倍 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Tao Te Ching, 4^th century BCE
juéshèngqìzhì, mín lì bǎibèi [Pinyin]
If we could renounce our sageness and discard our wisdom, it would be better for the people a hundredfold.

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