不在其位，不謀其政

See also: 不在其位，不谋其政

Chinese

		to be not at; to be out; to be dead to be not at; to be out; to be dead; to have passed away	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat		not; no	to plan; seek; scheme	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	political; politics; government
trad. (不在其位，不謀其政)		不在	其	位	，	不	謀	其	政
simp. (不在其位，不谋其政)		不在	其	位	，	不	谋	其	政

Etymology

A quote from the Analects of Confucius.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bù zài qí wèi, bù móu qí zhèng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄟˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ zoi⁶ kei⁴ wai⁶, bat¹ mau⁴ kei⁴ zing³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bù zài qí wèi, bù móu qí zhèng [Phonetic: bú zài qí wèi, bù móu qí zhèng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄟˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bù zài cí wèi, bù móu cí jhèng
  - Wade–Giles: pu⁴ tsai⁴ chʻi² wei⁴- pu⁴ mou² chʻi² chêng⁴
  - Yale: bù dzài chí wèi-, bù móu chí jèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu tzay chyi wey, bu mou chyi jenq
  - Palladius: бу цзай ци вэй, бу моу ци чжэн (bu czaj ci vɛj, bu mou ci čžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ moʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ zoi⁶ kei⁴ wai⁶, bat¹ mau⁴ kei⁴ zing³
  - Yale: bāt joih kèih waih, bāt màuh kèih jing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ dzoi⁶ kei⁴ wai⁶, bat⁷ mau⁴ kei⁴ dzing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ zoi⁶ kéi⁴ wei⁶, bed¹ meo⁴ kéi⁴ jing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² kʰei̯²¹ wɐi̯²² pɐt̚⁵ mɐu̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³/

Proverb

不在其位，不謀其政

If you do not hold the post, do not meddle in the affairs of that post.

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