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Chinese[edit]
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day; sky; heaven
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to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
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healthy
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to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
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to strive to better oneself constantly and never slacken
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trad. (天行健,君子以自強不息)
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天
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行
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健
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,
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君子
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以
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自強不息
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simp. (天行健,君子以自强不息)
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天
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行
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健
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,
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君子
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以
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自强不息
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Etymology[edit]
From the I Ching (易經).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiān xíng jiàn, jūnzǐ yǐ zìqiángbùxī [Phonetic: tiānxíngjiàn,jūnzíyǐzìqiángbùxī]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ , ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tian síng jiàn, jyunzǐh yǐ zìhciángbùsi
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1 hsing2 chien4, chün1-tzŭ3 i3 tzŭ4-chʻiang2-pu4-hsi1
- Yale: tyān syíng jyàn-, jyūn-dž yǐ dz̀-chyáng-bù-syī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian shyng jiann, jiuntzyy yii tzyhchyangbushi
- Palladius: тянь син цзянь, цзюньцзы и цзыцянбуси (tjanʹ sin czjanʹ, czjunʹczy i czycjanbusi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiān xíng jiàn, jūnzǐ yǐ zìqiángbùxí [Phonetic: tiānxíngjiàn,jūnzíyǐzìqiángbùxí]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ , ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tian síng jiàn, jyunzǐh yǐ zìhciángbùsí
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1 hsing2 chien4, chün1-tzŭ3 i3 tzŭ4-chʻiang2-pu4-hsi2
- Yale: tyān syíng jyàn-, jyūn-dž yǐ dz̀-chyáng-bù-syí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian shyng jiann, jiuntzyy yii tzyhchyangbushyi
- Palladius: тянь син цзянь, цзюньцзы и цзыцянбуси (tjanʹ sin czjanʹ, czjunʹczy i czycjanbusi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/
- Cantonese
Proverb[edit]
天行健,君子以自強不息
- Just as the celestial bodies never run out of energy to orbit round and round, so should we always strive to better ourselves.