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Chinese
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cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means |
holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage |
abandon; relinquish; to discard abandon; relinquish; to discard; to throw away |
wisdom; knowledge
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| trad. (絕聖棄智)
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絕
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聖
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棄
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智
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| simp. (绝圣弃智)
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绝
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圣
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弃
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智
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Etymology
From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 19:
絕聖棄智，民利百倍
绝圣弃智，民利百倍 - From: Tao Te Ching, 4th century BCE
- jué shèng qì zhì, mín lì bǎibèi
- If we could renounce our sageness and discard our wisdom, it would be better for the people a hundredfold.
Pronunciation
Idiom
絕聖棄智
- to forsake the sages and abandon knowledge