士為知己者死

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Chinese

scholar; warrior; knight
because of; for; to
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 
intimate friend; close friend; to know oneself
intimate friend; close friend; to know oneself; to be intimate with oneself
 
 ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
trad. (士為知己者死/士爲知己者死) 士 為/爲 知己 者 死
simp. (士为知己者死) 士 为 知己 者 死

Etymology

From Zhanguoce:

豫讓遁逃山中，曰：「嗟乎！士為知己者死，女為悅己者容。吾其報知氏之讎矣。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
豫让遁逃山中，曰：「嗟乎！士为知己者死，女为悦己者容。吾其报知氏之雠矣。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
Yù Ràng dùntáo shān zhōng, yuē: “Jiēhū! Shìwèizhījǐzhěsǐ, nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng. Wú qí bào Zhì shì zhī chóu yǐ.”
Yu Rang fled to the mountains, and said, "Alas! A man will die for someone who understands him, while a woman will adorn herself for a man that likes her. I must avenge the murder of Zhi Yao."

Pronunciation

Idiom

士為知己者死

  1. a gentleman will sacrifice his life for someone who understands and appreciates him
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