見義勇為

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	justice; righteousness; meaning	brave	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (見義勇為/見義勇爲)		見	義	勇	為/爲
simp. (见义勇为)		见	义	勇	为

Etymology

Paraphrased from the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》):

見義不為，無勇也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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见义不为，无勇也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jiàn yì bù wéi, wú yǒng yě. [Pinyin]

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànyì-yǒngwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ ji⁶ jung⁵ wai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànyì-yǒngwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànyìyǒngwéi
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-i⁴-yung³-wei²
    • Yale: jyàn-yì-yǔng-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannyihyeongwei
    • Palladius: цзяньиюнвэй (czjanʹijunvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ ji⁶ jung⁵ wai⁴
    • Yale: gin yih yúhng wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ ji⁶ jung⁵ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ yi⁶ yung⁵ wei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ jiː²² jʊŋ¹³ wɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

見義勇為

1. to act bravely for a just cause