行不由徑
Chinese
to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; okay; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behavior; conduct; a row; profession; professional |
not; no | follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb) |
path | ||
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| trad. (行不由徑) | 行 | 不 | 由 | 徑 | |
| simp. (行不由径) | 行 | 不 | 由 | 径 | |
| Literally: “to not take bypaths”. | |||||
Etymology
From the Analects:
- 子游為武城宰。子曰：「女得人焉爾乎？」曰：「有澹臺滅明者，行不由徑。非公事，未嘗至於偃之室也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyóu wèi wǔchéng zǎi. Zǐ yuē: “Rǔ dé rén yān ěr hū?” Yuē: “Yǒu dàntáimièmíng zhě, xíngbùyóujìng. Fēi gōngshì, wèicháng zhìyú yǎn zhī shì yě.” [Pinyin]
- Zi You being governor of Wu Cheng, the Master said to him, "Have you got good men there?" He answered, "There is Dan Tai Mie Ming, who never in walking takes a short cut, and excepting on public business never comes to my office."
子游为武城宰。子曰：“女得人焉尔乎？”曰：“有澹台灭明者，行不由径。非公事，未尝至于偃之室也。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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