唯我獨尊

Chinese

		yes; only; alone	I; me	to respect one thing alone; to revere only
trad. (唯我獨尊)		唯	我	獨尊
simp. (唯我独尊)		唯	我	独尊
alternative forms		唯吾獨尊／唯吾独尊

Etymology

From the first words the Buddha is supposed to have uttered upon his birth: "In the heavens above and below, I alone am honored."

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wéiwǒdúzūn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ ngo⁵ duk⁶ zyun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wéiwǒdúzūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wéiwǒdúzun
  - Wade–Giles: wei²-wo³-tu²-tsun¹
  - Yale: wéi-wǒ-dú-dzwūn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiwoodwutzuen
  - Palladius: вэйводуцзунь (vɛjvoduczunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ ngo⁵ duk⁶ zyun¹
  - Yale: wàih ngóh duhk jyūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ ngo⁵ duk⁹ dzyn¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ ngo⁵ dug⁶ jun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ ŋɔː¹³ tʊk̚² t͡syːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

唯我獨尊

to be extremely conceited; to be very egotistical
(Buddhism) "I alone am honored"; the first words of the Buddha
- 菩薩生已，不扶而行，於四方各七步，而自言曰：「天上、天下，唯我獨尊。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  菩萨生已，不扶而行，于四方各七步，而自言曰：「天上、天下，唯我独尊。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Great Tang Records on the Western Regions)
  Púsà shēng yǐ, bù fú ér xíng, yú sìfāng gè qī bù, ér zì yán yuē: “Tiānshàng, tiānxià, wéiwǒdúzūn.” [Pinyin]
  Having been born, the Bodhisattva walked seven steps towards each of the four directions without assistance, and said: "In the heavens above and below, I alone am honored."

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