率性
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to lead; command; rate to lead; command; rate; frequency |
sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity | ||
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simp. and trad. (率性) |
率 | 性 |
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率性
- (Classical) to act according to one's nature; to follow one's nature
- 天命之謂性,率性之謂道,修道之謂教。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Tiānmìng zhī wèi xìng, shuàixìng zhī wèi dào, xiūdào zhī wèi jiào. [Pinyin]
- What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty; the regulation of this path is called Instruction.
天命之谓性,率性之谓道,修道之谓教。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 率性而行謂之道,得其天性謂之德。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Huainanzi, 2nd century BCE
- Shuàixìng ér xíng wèi zhī dào, dé qí tiānxìng wèi zhī dé. [Pinyin]
- The Tao means acting in accordance with one's nature, and the Te refers to the attainment of the nature that is truly natural.
率性而行谓之道,得其天性谓之德。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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率性
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率性
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率性
- (literary) one's nature; disposition
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- (one's nature):
- 天性 (tiānxìng)
- 常性 (chángxìng)
- 性地 (xìngdì) (literary or Min Nan)
- 性子 (xìngzi)
- 性情 (xìngqíng)
- 情性 (qíngxìng) (literary)
- 本性 (běnxìng)
- 本質/本质 (běnzhì)
- 氣性/气性
- 理 (lǐ) (literary, or in compounds)
- 癖 (Hokkien, Teochew)
- 癖鼻 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 秉性 (bǐngxìng)
- 稟性/禀性 (bǐngxìng)
- 稟氣/禀气 (bǐngqì) (literary)
- 素性 (sùxìng)
- 脾氣/脾气
- 腸子/肠子 (chángzi) (figurative)
- 量草 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
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