比肩而立
Chinese
| to have shoulders side by side; shoulder to shoulder | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
set up; to stand | ||
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| trad. (比肩而立) | 比肩 | 而 | 立 | |
| simp. #(比肩而立) | 比肩 | 而 | 立 | |
Etymology
From Zhan Guo Ce:
- 寡人聞之，千里而一士，是比肩而立，百世而一聖，若隨踵而至也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
- Guǎrén wén zhī, qiānlǐ ér yī shì, shì bǐjiān'érlì, bǎishì ér yī shèng, ruò suízhǒng ér zhì yě. [Pinyin]
- I have heard that if there is one scholar every thousand li, it is [as if] they were standing shoulder next to shoulder; if there is one wise man every hundred years, it is as if they were coming foot following foot.
寡人闻之，千里而一士，是比肩而立，百世而一圣，若随踵而至也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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