為善不欲人知

Chinese

because of; for; to
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 
good not; no
desire; longing; appetite
desire; longing; appetite; wish
 
man; person; people to know; to be aware
trad. (為善不欲人知/爲善不欲人知) /
simp. (为善不欲人知)

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wéi shàn bù yù rén zhī
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: wéi shàn bù yù rén zhī [Phonetic: wéi shàn yù rén zhī]
      • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: wéi shàn bù yù rén jhih
      • Wade–Giles: wei2 shan4 pu44 jên2 chih1
      • Yale: wéi shàn bù yù rén jr̄
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wei shann bu yuh ren jy
      • Palladius: вэй шань бу юй жэнь чжи (vɛj šanʹ bu juj žɛnʹ čži)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ y⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

Proverb

為善不欲人知

  1. Those who do good deeds, should not do so out of a desire for others to know about it.