是可忍，孰不可忍

Chinese

		be; yes; this	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to bear; to endure; to tolerate		who; which; what	not; no	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to bear; to endure; to tolerate
trad. (是可忍，孰不可忍)		是	可	忍	，	孰	不	可	忍
simp. ^#(是可忍，孰不可忍)		是	可	忍	，	孰	不	可	忍

Etymology

From the Analects.

孔子謂季氏：「八佾舞於庭，是可忍也，孰不可忍也？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]

孔子谓季氏：“八佾舞于庭，是可忍也，孰不可忍也？” [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Kǒngzǐ wèi Jìshì: “Bāyì wǔ yú tíng, shì kě rěn yě, shú bù kě rěn yě?” [Pinyin]

Confucius said of the head of the Ji family, who had eight rows of pantomimes in his area, “If he can bear to do this, what may he not bear to do?”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shì kě rěn, shú bù kě rěn

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄣˇ, ㄕㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ ho² jan², suk⁶ bat¹ ho² jan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shì kě rěn, shú bù kě rěn [Phonetic: shìkérěn,shúbùkérěn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄣˇ, ㄕㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄣˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh kee reen, shwu bu kee reen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂu³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁶ ho² jan², suk⁶ bat¹ ho² jan²
  - Yale: sih hó yán, suhk bāt hó yán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ ho² jan², suk⁹ bat⁷ ho² jan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ ho² yen², sug⁶ bed¹ ho² yen²
  - IPA ^(key): /siː²² hɔː³⁵ jɐn³⁵ sʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jɐn³⁵/

Idiom

是可忍，孰不可忍

If this can be tolerated, what cannot?

Synonyms

此而可忍，孰不可忍