兢兢業業
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See also: 兢兢业业
Chinese[edit]
trad. (兢兢業業) | 兢兢 | 業業 | |
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simp. (兢兢业业) | 兢兢 | 业业 |
Etymology[edit]
From the Book of Documents (《尚書·皐陶謨》):
- 無教逸欲。有邦兢兢業業,一日二日萬幾。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Wú jiào yì yù. Yǒu bāng jīngjīng yèyè, yīrì èrrì wànjī. [Pinyin]
- Let not (the Son of Heaven) set to the holders of states the example of indolence or dissoluteness. Let him be wary and fearful, (remembering that) in one day or two days there may occur ten thousand springs of things.
无教逸欲。有邦兢兢业业,一日二日万几。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
兢兢業業
- (ideophonic) cautious and conscientious; diligent and attentive
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