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Chinese
Etymology
From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》):
子曰：「群居終日，言不及義，好行小慧，難矣哉！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰：「群居终日，言不及义，好行小慧，难矣哉！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐ yuē: “Qúnjū zhōngrì, yán bùjí yì, hào xíng xiǎohuì, nán yǐ zāi!”
- The Master said, "When a number of people are together, for a whole day, without their conversation turning on righteousness, and when they are fond of carrying out the suggestions of a small shrewdness; theirs is indeed a hard case."
Pronunciation
Idiom
言不及義
- to never talk about anything serious; to talk frivolously