自古皆有死，人無信不立

Chinese
from time immemorial; since ancient times all; each and every; in all cases
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 man; person; people If people have no faith in a person, there is no standing for that person.
trad. (自古皆有死，人無信不立) 自古 皆 有 死 ， 人 無信不立
simp. (自古皆有死，人无信不立) 自古 皆 有 死 ， 人 无信不立

Etymology

See 無信不立／无信不立 (wúxìnbùlì).

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zìgǔ jiē yǒu sǐ, rén wúxìnbùlì
    (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ , ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: zìgǔ jiē yǒu sǐ, rén wúxìnbùlì [Phonetic: zìgǔjiēyóusǐ,rénwúxìnbúlì]
      • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ , ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhgǔ jie yǒu sǐh, rén wúsìnbùlì
      • Wade–Giles: tzŭ4-ku3 chieh1 yu3 ssŭ3, jên2 wu2-hsin4-pu4-li4
      • Yale: dz̀-gǔ jyē yǒu sž-, rén wú-syìn-bù-lì
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhguu jie yeou syy, ren wushinnbulih
      • Palladius: цзыгу цзе ю сы, жэнь усиньбули (czygu cze ju sy, žɛnʹ usinʹbuli)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ u³⁵ ɕin⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ li⁵¹/

Proverb

自古皆有死，人無信不立

  1. From of old, death has been the lot of all men; but if people have no faith in a person, there is no standing for that person.
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