見賢思齊

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	worthy (person)	to think; to consider	even; neat; identical even; neat; identical; ready; to make even; simultaneously; place name
trad. (見賢思齊)		見	賢	思	齊
simp. (见贤思齐)		见	贤	思	齐

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 4 (《論語·里仁》):

子曰：「見賢思齊焉，見不賢而內自省也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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子曰：「见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

Zǐyuē: “Jiàn xián sī qí yān, jiàn bù xián ér nèi zìxǐng yě.” [Pinyin]

The Master said, "When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànxiánsīqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ jin⁴ si¹ cai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànxiánsīqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànsiánsihcí
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-hsien²-ssŭ¹-chʻi²
    • Yale: jyàn-syán-sz̄-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannshyansychyi
    • Palladius: цзяньсяньсыци (czjanʹsjanʹsyci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ jin⁴ si¹ cai⁴
    • Yale: gin yìhn sī chàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ jin⁴ si¹ tsai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ yin⁴ xi¹ cei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ jiːn²¹ siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

見賢思齊

1. to see a virtuous person and think of following their example