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Chinese
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gram; subdue; to restrain gram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome |
6th heavenly stem; self
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again; recover; reply to a letter again; recover; reply to a letter; to repeat; to duplicate |
gift; propriety; rite
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| trad. (克己復禮)
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克
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己
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復
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禮
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| simp. (克己复礼)
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克
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己
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复
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礼
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Etymology
From the Analects, Book 12 (《論語·顏淵》):
顏淵問仁。子曰：「克己復禮為仁。一日克己復禮，天下歸仁焉。為仁由己，而由人乎哉？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
颜渊问仁。子曰：「克己复礼为仁。一日克己复礼，天下归仁焉。为仁由己，而由人乎哉？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yán Yuān wèn rén. Zǐyuē: “Kè jǐ fù lǐ wèi rén. Yīrì kè jǐ fù lǐ, tiānxià guī rén yān. Wéi rén yóu jǐ, ér yóu rén hū zāi?”
- Yan Yuan asked about perfect virtue. The Master said, "To subdue one's self and return to propriety, is perfect virtue. If a man can for one day subdue himself and return to propriety, all under heaven will ascribe perfect virtue to him. Is the practice of perfect virtue from a man himself, or is it from others?"
Pronunciation
Idiom
克己復禮
- to subdue oneself and return to propriety