集大成

Chinese

Etymology

From Mencius (《孟子·萬章下》):

伯夷，聖之清者也；伊尹，聖之任者也；柳下惠，聖之和者也；孔子，聖之時者也。孔子之謂集大成。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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伯夷，圣之清者也；伊尹，圣之任者也；柳下惠，圣之和者也；孔子，圣之时者也。孔子之谓集大成。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Bóyí, shèng zhī qīng zhě yě; Yīyǐn, shèng zhī rèn zhě yě; Liǔxià Huì, shèng zhī hé zhě yě; Kǒngzǐ, shèng zhī shí zhě yě. Kǒngzǐ zhī wèi jí dàchéng.

Bo Yi among the sages was the pure one; Yi Yin was the one most inclined to take office; Hui of Liu Xia was the accommodating one; and Confucius was the timeous one. In Confucius we have what is called a complete concert.

Pronunciation

Verb

集大成

1. to be a comprehensive expression of; to be an agglomeration of; to epitomise

   他是這一學派思想的集大成者。 [MSC, trad.]
   他是这一学派思想的集大成者。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā shì zhè yī xuépài sīxiǎng de jídàchéng zhě.

   He epitomized the thought of this school.

Descendants

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゅうた​いせー (Nakadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

Noun

集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい) • (shūtaisei) ^{←しふたいせい (sifutaisei)?}

1. a compilation, a large collection, a survey

   研(けん)究(きゅう)の集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい)

   kenkyū no shūtaisei

   a comprehensive survey of the research

Verb

集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい)する • (shūtaisei suru) transitive suru (stem 集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい)し (shūtaisei shi), past 集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい)した (shūtaisei shita))

1. to compile (data etc.) in one publication, to survey (available literature)

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