蚤朝晏退

Chinese

		flea	morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea	late; quiet	retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw
trad. (蚤朝晏退)		蚤	朝	晏	退
simp. ^#(蚤朝晏退)		蚤	朝	晏	退
蚤 is a tongjia character of 早 (“early”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǎocháoyàntuì

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǎocháoyàntuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaochauryanntuey
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ i̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

蚤朝晏退

to go to court early and retire late; to be diligent in governmental affairs
- 賢者之治國者也，蚤朝晏退，聽獄治政，是以國家治而刑法正。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  贤者之治国者也，蚤朝晏退，听狱治政，是以国家治而刑法正。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Mozi, circa 4^th century BCE, translated based on Y. P. Mei's version
  Xiánzhě zhī zhìguózhě yě, zǎocháoyàntuì, tīngyù zhìzhèng, shì yǐ guójiā zhì ér xíngfǎ zhèng. [Pinyin]
  When the virtuous rules the country, he goes to court early and retires late, hearing lawsuits and attending to the government. As a result, the country is well governed and laws are justly administered.

Synonyms

蚤朝晏罷／蚤朝晏罢 (zǎocháoyànbà)

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