天無二日
Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | not have | two | day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (天無二日) | 天 | 無 | 二 | 日 | |
| simp. (天无二日) | 天 | 无 | 二 | 日 | |
| Literally: “there are no two suns in the sky”. | |||||
Etymology
From Confucius, quoted in Mencius and the Book of Rites.
Mencius, Book 9 (《孟子·萬章上》):
- 孔子曰：『天無二日，民無二王。』 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Kǒngzǐ yuē: ‘Tiān wú èr rì, mín wú èr wáng.’ [Pinyin]
- Confucius said, "There are not two suns in the sky, nor two sovereigns over the people."
孔子曰：‘天无二日，民无二王。’ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Book of Rites, Book 7 (《禮記·曾子問》):
- 孔子曰：「天無二日，土無二王，嘗禘郊社，尊無二上。…… [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Kǒngzǐ yuē: “Tiān wú èr rì, tǔ wú èr wáng, cháng dì jiāo shè, zūn wú èr shàng....... [Pinyin]
- Confucius said, "In heaven there are not two suns; in a country there are not two kings; in the seasonal sacrifices, and those to Heaven and Earth, there are not two who occupy the highest place of honour. […]
孔子曰：“天无二日，土无二王，尝禘郊社，尊无二上。…… [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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