絕聖棄智

Chinese

		cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means	holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	abandon; relinquish; to discard abandon; relinquish; to discard; to throw away	wisdom; knowledge
trad. (絕聖棄智)		絕	聖	棄	智
simp. (绝圣弃智)		绝	圣	弃	智

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): juéshèngqìzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: juéshèngqìzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyuéshèngcìjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: chüeh²-shêng⁴-chʻi⁴-chih⁴
    • Yale: jywé-shèng-chì-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyueshenqchihjyh
    • Palladius: цзюэшэнцичжи (czjuešɛncičži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Idiom

絕聖棄智

1. forsake the sages and abandon knowledge

   • 絕聖棄智，民利百倍 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     绝圣弃智，民利百倍 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Tao Te Ching, 4^th century BCE

     juéshèngqìzhì, mín lì bǎibèi [Pinyin]

     If we could renounce our sageness and discard our wisdom, it would be better for the people a hundredfold.