人之患在好為人師
Chinese
| man; person; people | 's; him/her/it; this | misfortune; suffer (from illness); trouble misfortune; suffer (from illness); trouble; danger; worry; to contract (a disease) |
(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing |
to be fond of teaching others; to like to be a master to others | ||
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| trad. (人之患在好為人師/人之患在好爲人師) | 人 | 之 | 患 | 在 | 好為人師/好爲人師 | |
| simp. (人之患在好为人师) | 人 | 之 | 患 | 在 | 好为人师 | |
Etymology
From Mencius:
- 孟子曰：「人之患在好為人師。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Mèngzǐ yuē: “Rén zhī huàn zài hàowéirénshī.” [Pinyin]
- Mencius said, 'The evil of men is that they like to be teachers of others.'
孟子曰：“人之患在好为人师。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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