愚忠
Chinese
stupid | loyal | ||
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trad. (愚忠) | 愚 | 忠 | |
simp. #(愚忠) | 愚 | 忠 |
Pronunciation
Noun
愚忠
- (literary, archaic, humble) loyalty without talent; the condition of being loyal yet incompetent (humble term referring to one's own efforts or opinions when addressing a sovereign)
- 王命之,臣敢對,因竭其愚忠。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Wáng mìng zhī, chén gǎn duì, yīn jié qí yúzhōng. [Pinyin]
- Your Majesty have given me an order, and I, your subject, would venture to say a word (before carrying it out), so that this incompetent man's loyal service may be duly rendered without reservations.
王命之,臣敢对,因竭其愚忠。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- blind loyalty; unthinking loyalty; the state of being loyal to such extent that one's own judgement is surrendered; loyalty to an unworthy leader or cause