救死扶傷

Chinese

		to save; to assist; to rescue	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	to support with hand; to help sb. up; to help	injure; injury; wound
trad. (救死扶傷)		救	死	扶	傷
simp. (救死扶伤)		救	死	扶	伤

Etymology

與單于連戰十有餘日，所殺過當，虜救死扶傷不給。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

与单于连战十有余日，所杀过当，虏救死扶伤不给。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Sima Qian, Letter to Ren An. 1st century BCE. Translated by Burton Watson.

Yǔ Chányú lián zhàn shí yǒuyú rì, suǒ shā guò dāng, lǔ jiùsǐfúshāng bù jǐ. [Pinyin]

For over ten days they continued in combat with the Chanyu. The enemy fell in disproportionate numbers; those who tried to rescue their dead and wounded could not even save themselves.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiùsǐfúshāng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄙˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ sei² fu⁴ soeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiùsǐfúshāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄙˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiòusǐhfúshang
  - Wade–Giles: chiu⁴-ssŭ³-fu²-shang¹
  - Yale: jyòu-sž-fú-shāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowsyyfwushang
  - Palladius: цзюсыфушан (czjusyfušan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau³ sei² fu⁴ soeng¹
  - Yale: gau séi fùh sēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ sei² fu⁴ soeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo³ séi² fu⁴ sêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ sei̯³⁵ fuː²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

救死扶傷

to rescue the dying and treat the sick and the wounded

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