務本
See also: 务本
Chinese
affair; business; matter | roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word) | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (務本) | 務 | 本 | |
simp. (务本) | 务 | 本 |
Pronunciation
Verb
務本
- (literary) to concentrate on the essentials; to concentrate on the foundation
- 君子務本,本立而道生。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, Wiktionary translation
- Jūnzǐ wùběn, běn lì ér dào shēng. [Pinyin]
- The ideal man concentrates on essentials. Having established the essentials, the (correct) path is produced.
君子务本,本立而道生。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms
|
|
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative
Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.