己立立人，己達達人

己立立人，己達達人

See also: 己立立人，己达达人

Chinese

		6th heavenly stem; self	set up; to stand	set up; to stand	man; person; people		6th heavenly stem; self	attain; pass through; achieve attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity	attain; pass through; achieve attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity	man; person; people
trad. (己立立人，己達達人)		己	立	立	人	，	己	達	達	人
simp. (己立立人，己达达人)		己	立	立	人	，	己	达	达	人
Literally: “Just as you would like to establish yourself in the world, so allow others to establish themselves. Just as you seek to understand things, so allow others the same opportunity.”

Etymology

A quote from the Analects of Confucius.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐ lì lì rén, jǐ dá dá rén

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ, ㄐㄧˇ ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei² lap⁶ lap⁶ jan⁴, gei² daat⁶ daat⁶ jan⁴, gei² laap⁶ laap⁶ jan⁴, gei² daat⁶ daat⁶ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐ lì lì rén, jǐ dá dá rén
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ, ㄐㄧˇ ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐ lì lì rén, jǐ dá dá rén
    • Wade–Giles: chi³ li⁴ li⁴ jên²- chi³ ta² ta² jên²
    • Yale: jǐ lì lì rén-, jǐ dá dá rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jii lih lih ren, jii dar dar ren
    • Palladius: цзи ли ли жэнь, цзи да да жэнь (czi li li žɛnʹ, czi da da žɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tä³⁵ tä³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei² lap⁶ lap⁶ jan⁴, gei² daat⁶ daat⁶ jan⁴, gei² laap⁶ laap⁶ jan⁴, gei² daat⁶ daat⁶ jan⁴
    • Yale: géi lahp lahp yàhn, géi daaht daaht yàhn, géi laahp laahp yàhn, géi daaht daaht yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei² lap⁹ lap⁹ jan⁴, gei² daat⁹ daat⁹ jan⁴, gei² laap⁹ laap⁹ jan⁴, gei² daat⁹ daat⁹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi² leb⁶ leb⁶ yen⁴, géi² dad⁶ dad⁶ yen⁴, géi² lab⁶ lab⁶ yen⁴, géi² dad⁶ dad⁶ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ lɐp̚² lɐp̚² jɐn²¹ kei̯³⁵ taːt̚² taːt̚² jɐn²¹/, /kei̯³⁵ laːp̚² laːp̚² jɐn²¹ kei̯³⁵ taːt̚² taːt̚² jɐn²¹/

Proverb

己立立人，己達達人

1. live and let live