勵精圖治
Chinese
| exhort | energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient |
diagram; to plan; picture diagram; to plan; picture; drawing; chart |
to rule; to govern; to manage to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (勵精圖治) | 勵 | 精 | 圖 | 治 | |
| simp. (励精图治) | 励 | 精 | 图 | 治 | |
| alternative forms | 厲精圖治／厉精图治 | ||||
Etymology
From The Book of Han:
- 自霍光薨後，始躬萬機，厲精爲治，五日一聽事。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Zì Huò Guāng hōng hòu, shǐ gōng wànjī, lì jīng wéi zhì, wǔrì yī tīng shì. [Pinyin]
- After the death of Huo Guang, the emperor began to personally oversee all affairs of state, diligently applying himself to governance and holding court every five days.
自霍光薨后，始躬万机，厉精为治，五日一听事。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
This form first attested in 1128 in Li Gang's autobiography 《建炎進退志》.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lìjīngtúzhì
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lìjingtújhìh
- Wade–Giles: li4-ching1-tʻu2-chih4
- Yale: lì-jīng-tú-jr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihjingtwujyh
- Palladius: лицзинтучжи (liczintučži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
勵精圖治
- (usually of a ruler) to exert oneself to make the country prosperous; to strive for the prosperity of one's country
Synonyms
- 勵精求治／励精求治