仁義

仁義

1. benevolence and righteousness

   • 自我觀之，仁義之端，是非之塗，樊然殽亂，吾惡能知其辯！ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     自我观之，仁义之端，是非之涂，樊然淆乱，吾恶能知其辩！ [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Zì wǒ guān zhī, rényì zhī duān, shìfēi zhī tú, fánrán yáoluàn, wú wū néng zhī qí biàn! [Pinyin]

     As I look at the matter, the first principles of benevolence and righteousness and the paths of approval and disapproval are inextricably mixed and confused together - how is it possible that I should know how to discriminate among them?

   • 今人開口輒說：「學仁義何所用哉？仁義亦能拒英美大砲也乎？」然則不仁不義者能拒英美大砲也乎？ [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 1946, letter by ​Kim Yeong'ik (金永益)

     Geumin gaegu cheop seol: "Hak inui ha soyong jae? Inui yeok neung geo Yeong-Mi daepo ya ho?" Yeonjeuk burin burui ja neung geo Yeong-Mi daepo ya ho? [Sino-Korean]

     Whenever people nowadays open their mouths, they always say: "What on earth is the point of learning about benevolence and righteousness? Can benevolence and righteousness resist the British and American artillery?" Well, then, can murderous and unrighteous people resist the British and American artillery, either?

仁義

1. (colloquial) good-natured

From 仁 (jin, “benevolence”) + 義 (gi, “righteousness”).

• (Tokyo) じんぎ [jíꜜǹgì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑĩŋʲɡʲi]

仁(じん)義(ぎ) • (jingi) 

1. humanity and justice
2. moral code
3. formal greeting among gamblers

• 忠孝仁義 (chūkō jingi): loyalty, filial piety, humanity, and justice
• 仁義忠孝 (jingi chūkō): humanity, justice, loyalty, and filial piety
• 仁義道徳 (jingi dōtoku): humanity and justice
• 仁義礼智信 (jingireichishin): the 5 Confucian virtues