為我

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	I; me
trad. (為我/爲我)		為/爲	我
simp. (为我)		为	我

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèiwǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ ngo⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèiwǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèiwǒ
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴-wo³
  - Yale: wèi-wǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weywoo
  - Palladius: вэйво (vɛjvo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁶ ngo⁵
  - Yale: waih ngóh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ ngo⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ ngo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² ŋɔː¹³/

Noun

為我

(Chinese philosophy) "each one for himself" (the individualistic philosophy proposed by Yang Zhu)
- 孟子曰：「楊子取為我，拔一毛而利天下，不為也。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  孟子曰：「杨子取为我，拔一毛而利天下，不为也。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE
  Mèngzǐ yuē: “Yángzǐ qǔ wèiwǒ, bá yī máo ér lì tiānxià, bù wèi yě.” [Pinyin]
  Mencius said, 'The principle of the philosopher Yang was "Each one for himself." Though he might have benefited the whole kingdom by plucking out a single hair, he would not have done it.