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Chinese
Etymology
From the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》):
子曰：「人而無信，不知其可也。大車無輗，小車無軏，其何以行之哉？」
子曰：「人而无信，不知其可也。大车无𫐐，小车无𫐄，其何以行之哉？」 - From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Rén ér wú xìn, bùzhī qí kě yě. Dàchē wú ní, xiǎochē wú yuè, qí héyǐ xíng zhī zāi?”
- The Master said, "I do not know how a man without truthfulness is to get on. How can a large carriage be made to go without the crossbar for yoking the oxen to, or a small carriage without the arrangement for yoking the horses?"
Pronunciation
Idiom
大車無輗
- an untrustworthy person cannot receive trust from others and be established in society