自古皆有死，民無信不立

Chinese
since ancient times; from time immemorial all; each and every; in all cases
 
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 the people; nationality; citizen If people have no faith in a person, there is no standing for that person.
trad. (自古皆有死，民無信不立) 自古 皆 有 死 ， 民 無信不立
simp. (自古皆有死，民无信不立) 自古 皆 有 死 ， 民 无信不立

Etymology

See 無信不立／无信不立 (wúxìnbùlì).

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zìgǔ jiē yǒu sǐ, mín wúxìnbùlì
    (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ, ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: zìgǔ jiē yǒu sǐ, mín wúxìnbùlì [Phonetic: zìgǔjiēyóusǐ,mínwúxìnbúlì]
      • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ, ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhguu jie yeou syy, min wushinnbulih
      • IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ min³⁵ u³⁵ ɕin⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ li⁵¹/

Proverb

自古皆有死，民無信不立

  1. From of old, death has been the lot of all men; but if the people have no faith in their rulers, there is no standing for the state.
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