己立立人，己達達人

Chinese
6th heavenly stem; self set up; to stand set up; to stand man; person; people 6th heavenly stem; self
 
attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity
 
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
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: jǐ lì lì rén, jǐ dá dá rén
      • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ, ㄐㄧˇ ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jii lih lih ren, jii dar dar ren
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐ lì lì rén, jǐ dá dá rén
      • 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
      • IPA (key): /kei̯³⁵ lɐp̚² lɐp̚² jɐn²¹ kei̯³⁵ täːt̚² täːt̚² jɐn²¹/, /kei̯³⁵ läːp̚² läːp̚² jɐn²¹ kei̯³⁵ täːt̚² täːt̚² jɐn²¹/

Proverb

己立立人，己達達人

  1. live and let live
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