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Chinese
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morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.) |
hear; news; celebrated hear; news; celebrated; sniff at |
direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk |
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dusk; evening
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to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
final particle
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| trad. (朝聞道，夕死可矣)
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朝
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聞
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道
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，
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夕
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死
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可
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矣
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| simp. (朝闻道，夕死可矣)
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朝
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闻
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道
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，
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夕
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死
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可
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矣
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Etymology
From the Analects, Book 4 (《論語·里仁》):
Pronunciation
Proverb
朝聞道，夕死可矣
- if in the morning I were to gain knowledge of the correct path in life, I would be able to die at sunset without regrets
Descendants
- → Japanese: 朝に道を聞かば夕べに死すとも可なり (ashita ni michi o kikaba yūbe ni shisu tomo ka nari) (calque)