離心離德

離心離德

1. divided in heart and practice

   • 受有億兆夷人，離心離德。予有亂臣十人，同心同德。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     受有亿兆夷人，离心离德。予有乱臣十人，同心同德。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Shòu yǒu yìzhào yírén, líxīnlídé. Yǔ yǒu luànchén shí rén, tóngxīntóngdé. [Pinyin]

     Shou has hundreds of thousands and millions of ordinary men, divided in heart and, divided in practice; I have of ministers, able to govern, ten men, one in heart and one in practice.

   • 按照政治標準來說，一切利於抗日和團結的，鼓勵群眾同心同德的，反對倒退、促成進步的東西，便都是好的；而一切不利於抗日和團結的，鼓動群眾離心離德的，反對進步、拉著人們倒退的東西，便都是壞的。 [MSC, trad.]
     按照政治标准来说，一切利于抗日和团结的，鼓励群众同心同德的，反对倒退、促成进步的东西，便都是好的；而一切不利于抗日和团结的，鼓动群众离心离德的，反对进步、拉着人们倒退的东西，便都是坏的。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1942, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《在延安文藝座談會上的講話》 (Talks at the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art), 毛澤東選集 (1991). English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Ànzhào zhèngzhì biāozhǔn lái shuō, yīqiè lìyú kàngrì hé tuánjié de, gǔlì qúnzhòng tóngxīntóngdé de, fǎnduì dàotuì, cùchéng jìnbù de dōngxi, biàn dōu shì hǎo de; ér yīqiè bù lìyú kàngrì hé tuánjié de, gǔdòng qúnzhòng líxīnlídé de, fǎnduì jìnbù, lāzhe rénmen dàotuì de dōngxi, biàn dōu shì huài de. [Pinyin]

     According to the political criterion, everything is good that is helpful to unity and resistance to Japan, that encourages the masses to be of one heart and one mind, that opposes retrogression and promotes progress; on the other hand, everything is bad that is detrimental to unity and resistance to Japan, foments dissension and discord among the masses and opposes progress and drags people back.

• 同心同德 (tóngxīntóngdé)