欲速則不達
See also: 欲速则不达
Chinese
desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish |
fast; rapid; quick | (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle |
not; no | attain; pass through; achieve attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (欲速則不達) | 欲 | 速 | 則 | 不 | 達 | |
| simp. (欲速则不达) | 欲 | 速 | 则 | 不 | 达 | |
Etymology
From the Analects, Book 13 (《論語·子路》):
- 子曰：「無欲速，無見小利。欲速，則不達；見小利，則大事不成。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Wú yù sù, wú jiàn xiǎolì. Yù sù, zé bù dá; jiàn xiǎolì, zé dàshì bùchéng.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "Do not be desirous to have things done quickly; do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished."
子曰：「无欲速，无见小利。欲速，则不达；见小利，则大事不成。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): yù sù zé bù dá
- (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): juk6 cuk1 zak1 bat1 daat6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): io̍k sok chek put ta̍t
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yù sù zé bù dá
- Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yù sù zé bù dá
- Wade–Giles: yü4 su4 tsê2 pu4 ta2
- Yale: yù sù dzé bù dá
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuh suh tzer bu dar
- Palladius: юй су цзэ бу да (juj su czɛ bu da)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹ tä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: juk6 cuk1 zak1 bat1 daat6
- Yale: yuhk chūk jāk bāt daaht
- Cantonese Pinyin: juk9 tsuk7 dzak7 bat7 daat9
- Guangdong Romanization: yug6 cug1 zeg1 bed1 dad6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jʊk̚² t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ taːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: io̍k sok chek put ta̍t
- Tâi-lô: io̍k sok tsik put ta̍t
- Phofsit Daibuun: iok sog zeg pud dat
- IPA (Xiamen): /iɔk̚⁴⁻³² sɔk̚³² t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ tat̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Proverb
欲速則不達