捨我其誰

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Chinese

give up; abandon I; me
his; her; its
his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
 
 who
trad. (捨我其誰/舍我其誰) 捨/舍 我 其 誰
simp. (舍我其谁) 舍 我 其 谁
Literally: “who, other than me?”.

Etymology

From Mencius (《孟子·公孫丑下》):

夫天，未欲平治天下也；如欲平治天下，當今之世，舍我其誰也？吾何為不豫哉？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
夫天，未欲平治天下也；如欲平治天下，当今之世，舍我其谁也？吾何为不豫哉？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Fú tiān, wèi yù píngzhì tiānxià yě; rú yù píngzhì tiānxià, dāngjīn zhī shì, shě wǒ qí shéi yě? Wú héwèi bù yù zāi?
But Heaven does not yet wish that the kingdom should enjoy tranquillity and good order. If it wished this, who is there besides me to bring it about? How should I be otherwise than dissatisfied?

Pronunciation

Idiom

捨我其誰

  1. to dare to undertake a responsibility
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