擇善固執

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Chinese

pick over; to select; to choose
pick over; to select; to choose; to pick
 
good
hard; strong; solid
hard; strong; solid; sure
 
execute (a plan); grasp
trad. (擇善固執)
simp. (择善固执)

Etymology

From the Doctrine of the Mean (《中庸》) in the Book of Rites:

擇善固執 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
择善固执 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Chéng zhī zhě, zé shàn ér gùzhí zhī zhě yě.
He who attains to sincerity is he who chooses what is good, and firmly holds it fast.

Pronunciation


Idiom

擇善固執

  1. to insist on the righteous cause