不念舊惡
Chinese
| not; no | to miss; to think of; to read to miss; to think of; to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; idea; remembrance; twenty |
old grievance or wrong | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (不念舊惡) | 不 | 念 | 舊惡 | |
| simp. (不念旧恶) | 不 | 念 | 旧恶 | |
Etymology
From the Analects, Book 5 (《論語·公冶長》):
- 子曰：「伯夷、叔齊不念舊惡，怨是用希。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Bóyí, Shūqí bù niàn jiù'è, yuàn shì yòng xī.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "Boyi and Shuqi did not keep the former wickednesses of men in mind, and hence the resentments directed towards them were few."
子曰：「伯夷、叔齐不念旧恶，怨是用希。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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