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Chinese
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his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it) |
position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat |
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not; no
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to plan; seek; scheme
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his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it) |
political; politics; government
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不在
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謀
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| simp. (不在其位，不谋其政)
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不在
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不
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谋
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Etymology
From the Analects, Book 8 (《論語·泰伯》):
子曰：「不在其位，不謀其政。」
子曰：「不在其位，不谋其政。」 - From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Bùzài qí wèi, bù móu qí zhèng.”
- The Master said, "He who is not in any particular office has nothing to do with plans for the administration of its duties."
Pronunciation
Proverb
不在其位，不謀其政
- If you do not hold the post, do not meddle in the affairs of that post.