士農工商

士農工商

1. the four occupations of ancient China: scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants

   • 士農工商，人人是英雄。 [Min Nan, trad.]
     士农工商，人人是英雄。 [Min Nan, simp.]

     From: 許富凱, 人在做天在看

     Sū-lông-kong-siong, lâng-lâng sī eng-hiông. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Scholar, farmer, artisan or merchant, everyone is a hero.

   • 住一陣人真正善良，面上攏帶著笑容，安份守己，士農工商，彼就是我的故鄉。 [Min Nan, trad.]
     住一阵人真正善良，面上拢带著笑容，安份守己，士农工商，彼就是我的故乡。 [Min Nan, simp.]

     From: 葉啟田, 故鄉

     Tòa chi̍t tīn lâng chin-chiàⁿ siān-liông, bīn-siōng lóng tòa-tio̍h chhiò-iông, an-hūn-siú-kí, sū-lông-kang-siong, he chiū-sī góa ê kò͘-hiong. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     There lives a very kind crowd, their faces all smiling. They each do their own duty, whether being a scholar, farmer, artisan or merchant. That is my homeland.