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Chinese
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worried
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direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk |
not; no
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worried
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poor
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| trad. (憂道不憂貧)
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憂
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道
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不
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憂
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貧
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| simp. (忧道不忧贫)
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忧
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道
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不
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忧
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贫
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Etymology
From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》):
子曰：「君子謀道不謀食。耕也，餒在其中矣；學也，祿在其中矣。君子憂道不憂貧。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰：「君子谋道不谋食。耕也，馁在其中矣；学也，禄在其中矣。君子忧道不忧贫。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ móu dào bù móu shí. Gēng yě, něi zài qízhōng yǐ; xué yě, lù zài qízhōng yǐ. Jūnzǐ yōu dào bù yōu pín.”
- The Master said, "The object of the superior man is truth. Food is not his object. There is plowing ― even in that there is sometimes want. So with learning ― emolument may be found in it. The superior man is anxious lest he should not get truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him."
Pronunciation
Proverb
憂道不憂貧
- Worry about seeking the proper path, do not worry about being poor.