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Chinese
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man; person; people
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to die; to perish
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political; politics; government
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rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath |
| trad. (人亡政息)
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人
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亡
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政
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息
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| simp. #(人亡政息)
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人
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亡
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政
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息
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Etymology
From the Doctrine of the Mean (《中庸》) in the Book of Rites:
哀公問政。子曰：「文、武之政，布在方策，其人存，則其政舉；其人亡，則其政息。……
哀公问政。子曰：「文、武之政，布在方策，其人存，则其政举；其人亡，则其政息。…… - From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Āi Gōng wèn zhèng. Zǐyuē: “Wén, Wǔ zhī zhèng, bù zài fāng cè, qí rén cún, zé qí zhèng jǔ; qí rén wáng, zé qí zhèng xī.......
- The Duke Ai asked about government. The Master said, "The government of Wen and Wu is displayed in the records - the tablets of wood and bamboo. Let there be the men and the government will flourish; but without the men, their government decays and ceases.
Pronunciation
Idiom
人亡政息
- a person in power dies or leaves office and his or her policies are abandoned