為政
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Chinese
[edit]because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
political; politics; government | ||
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trad. (為政/爲政) | 為/爲 | 政 | |
simp. (为政) | 为 | 政 |
Pronunciation
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- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wéijhèng
- Wade–Giles: wei2-chêng4
- Yale: wéi-jèng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weijenq
- Palladius: вэйчжэн (vɛjčžɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai4 zing3
- Yale: wàih jing
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai4 dzing3
- Guangdong Romanization: wei4 jing3
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: hjwe tsyengH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ɢʷ(r)aj teŋ-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷal tjeŋs/
Verb
[edit]為政
- (literary) to administer affairs of the state; to participate in politics
- 子曰:「為政以德,譬如北辰,居其所,而眾星共之。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Wéizhèng yǐ dé, pìrú běichén, jū qí suǒ, ér zhòng xīng gòng zhī.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it."
子曰:「为政以德,譬如北辰,居其所,而众星共之。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]