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Chinese
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blame; complain
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day; sky; heaven
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outstanding; particularly; especially
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man; person; people
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| trad. (怨天尤人)
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怨
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天
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尤
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人
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| simp. #(怨天尤人)
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怨
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天
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尤
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人
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| Literally: “to blame the gods and accuse others”.
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Etymology
From the Analects, Book 14 (《論語·憲問》):
子曰：「不怨天，不尤人，下學而上達，知我者，其天乎！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰：「不怨天，不尤人，下学而上达，知我者，其天乎！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Bù yuàn tiān, bù yóu rén, xià xué ér shàng dá, zhī wǒ zhě, qí tiān hū!”
- The Master replied, "I do not murmur against Heaven. I do not grumble against men. My studies lie low, and my penetration rises high. But there is Heaven - that knows me!"
Pronunciation
Idiom
怨天尤人
- to blame god and man; to blame everyone and everything but oneself