唐捐

唐捐

Chinese

		Tang dynasty (618-907)	to contribute; to donate; tax to contribute; to donate; tax; to abandon
trad. (唐捐)		唐	捐
simp. #(唐捐)		唐	捐

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tángjuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tong⁴ gyun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tángjuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tángjyuan
    • Wade–Giles: tʻang²-chüan¹
    • Yale: táng-jywān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarngjiuan
    • Palladius: танцзюань (tanczjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕɥɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tong⁴ gyun¹
    • Yale: tòhng gyūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tong⁴ gyn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tong⁴ gün¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːŋ²¹ kyːn⁵⁵/

Verb

唐捐

1. to be wasted

   • 若有眾生，恭敬禮拜觀世音菩薩，福不唐捐。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     若有众生，恭敬礼拜观世音菩萨，福不唐捐。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《妙法蓮華經·觀世音菩薩普門品》

     Ruò yǒu zhòngshēng, gōngjìng lǐbài guānshìyīnpúsà, fú bù tángjuān. [Pinyin]

     If the living beings reverently worship Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, their efforts will not be wasted.

   • 成功不必在我，而功力必不唐捐。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

     From: 1932, 胡適 (Hu Shih), 〈贈與今年的大學畢業生〉

     Chénggōng bù bì zài wǒ, ér gōnglì bì bù tángjuān. [Pinyin]

     I do not have to be the one who succeeds; yet my effort will be not wasted.