盡善盡美
See also: 尽善尽美
Chinese
to use up; to exhaust; to end to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth) | good | to use up; to exhaust; to end to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth) | beautiful; beauty; America | ||
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trad. (盡善盡美) | 盡 | 善 | 盡 | 美 | |
simp. (尽善尽美) | 尽 | 善 | 尽 | 美 | |
Literally: “to exhaust what is good and beautiful; to be unsurpassed in goodness and beauty”. |
Etymology
From the Analects:
- 子謂《韶》,「盡美矣,又盡善也。」謂《武》,「盡美矣,未盡善也」。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐ wèi “Sháo”, “jìn měi yǐ, yòu jìn shàn yě.” Wèi “Wǔ”, “jìn měi yǐ, wèi jìn shàn yě”. [Pinyin]
- The Master said of the Shao that it was perfectly beautiful and also perfectly good. He said of the Wu that it was perfectly beautiful but not perfectly good.
子谓《韶》,“尽美矣,又尽善也。”谓《武》,“尽美矣,未尽善也”。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Idiom
盡善盡美
- perfect; flawless
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (盡善盡美):
- → Vietnamese: tận thiện tận mỹ (盡善盡美)
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |||
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盡 | 善 | 盡 | 美 |
Idiom
盡善盡美
- chữ Hán form of tận thiện tận mỹ (“very good or beautiful”).