仰之彌高
Chinese
look up | 's; him/her/it; this | full; to fill | high; tall | ||
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trad. (仰之彌高) | 仰 | 之 | 彌 | 高 | |
simp. (仰之弥高) | 仰 | 之 | 弥 | 高 | |
Literally: “the more looked up at, the higher it seems”. |
Etymology
The Analects:
- 顏淵喟然歎曰、仰之彌高、鑽之彌堅、瞻之在前。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yán Yuān kuìrán tàn yuē, yǎng zhī mí gāo, zuān zhī mí jiān, zhān zhī zài qián. [Pinyin]
- Yen Yuan, in admiration of the Master's doctrines, sighed and said, "I looked up to them, and they seemed to become more high; I tried to penetrate them, and they seemed to become more firm; I looked at them before me, and suddenly they seemed to be behind.
颜渊喟然叹曰、仰之弥高、钻之弥坚、瞻之在前。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Idiom
仰之彌高
- to hold in high esteem