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Daodejing / Tao Te Ching - Excerpt
Excerpt from Chapter 67 yī yuē cí èr yuē jiǎn sān yuē bù gǎn wéi tiān xià xiān
一曰慈二曰儉三曰不敢為天下先 is an except from the 67th Chapter of Lao Tzu's (Lao Zi's) Te-Tao Ching (Dao De Jing).
This is the part where the three treasures are discussed. In English, we'd say these three treasures are compassion, frugality, and humility. Some may translate these as love, moderation, and lack of arrogance. I have also seen them translated as benevolence, modesty, and "Not presuming to be at the forefront in the world". You can mix them up the way you want, as translation is not really a science but rather an art.
I should also explain that the first two treasures are single-character ideas, yet the third treasure was written out in six characters (there are also some auxiliary characters to number the treasures).
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| Title | Characters | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Daodejing Tao Te Ching - Excerpt | 一曰慈二曰儉三曰不敢為天下先 一曰慈二曰俭三曰不敢为天下先 | yī yuē cí èr yuē jiǎn sān yuē bù gǎn wéi tiān xià xiān yi1 yue1 ci2 er4 yue1 jian3 san1 yue1 bu4 gan3 wei2 tian1 xia4 xian1 yi yue ci er yue jian san yue bu gan wei tian xia xian | i yüeh tz`u erh yüeh chien san yüeh pu kan wei t`ien hsia hsien i yüeh tzu erh yüeh chien san yüeh pu kan wei tien hsia hsien |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | |||
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
乾 干 see styles |
gān gan1 kan ken けん |
 More info & calligraphy: qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest); (surname) Nukui Dry, dried up, clean; heaven, male, masculine, enduring, continual. Translit. gan and h; dry |
四大 see styles |
sì dà si4 da4 ssu ta shidai しだい |
 More info & calligraphy: (1) {Buddh} the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); (2) the human body; (3) Tao, heaven, earth and king mahābhūta, 四界; 四大界. The four elements of which all things are made; or the four realms; i. e. earth, water, fire, and wind (or air); they represent 堅, 濕, 煖, and 動 solid, liquid, heat, and motion; motion produces and maintains life. As 實 active or formative forces they are styled 四界 (四大界) ; as 假 passive or material objects they are 四大; but the 成實論 Satyasiddhi śāstra disputes the 實 and recognizes only the 假; four great elements |
易經 易经 see styles |
yì jīng yi4 jing1 i ching |
 More info & calligraphy: |
兌 兑 see styles |
duì dui4 tui da だ |
to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp; ☱ dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: swamp, west); (given name) Tooru |
坎 see styles |
kǎn kan3 k`an kan kan かん |
pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water; ☵ (1) (archaism) pit; hole; (2) kan (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: water, north); (surname) Kita |
坤 see styles |
kūn kun1 k`un kun kon こん |
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷; ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest) kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest); (given name) Mamoru earth |
嵶 see styles |
tao たお |
(place-name) Tao |
巽 see styles |
xùn xun4 hsün son そん |
to obey; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing wood and wind; ☴; ancient Chinese compass point: 135° (southeast) xun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: wind, southeast); (given name) Yuzuru |
易 see styles |
yì yi4 i eki えき |
easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible" (1) type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; (2) (abbreviation) (See 易経) The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching; (given name) Yasushi Change; easy; to change |
艮 see styles |
gèn gen4 ken gon; kon; e ごん; こん; え |
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain; ☶; ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast) gen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: mountain, northeast); (given name) Gon |
離 离 see styles |
lí li2 li ri り |
to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (something); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲ li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south); (surname) Mato To leave, part from, apart from. abandon; translit. li, le, r, re, rai; to separate |
震 see styles |
zhèn zhen4 chen shin しん |
to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder; ☳ zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east); (surname) Tatsumi To shake, thunder, tremble, awe, quicken; translit. cin, ci; to shake |
タオ see styles |
tao タオ |
(female given name) Tao |
チン see styles |
chin チン |
jing (Korean gong) (kor:); (place-name) Chin (Burmah); Ching; Chinn; Zinn |
南山 see styles |
nán shān nan2 shan1 nan shan nanzan なんざん |
Nanshan or Namsan, common place name; Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong (1) (See 北嶺・1) Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); (2) (orig. meaning) southern mountain; (place-name, surname) Minamiyama Southern hill, name of a monastery which gave its name to 道宣 Tao-hsuan of the Tang dynasty, founder of the 四分律 school; Nanshan |
吒王 咤王 see styles |
zhà wáng zha4 wang2 cha wang Taō |
Caṇḍa-Kaniṣka |
周易 see styles |
zhōu yì zhou1 yi4 chou i shuueki / shueki しゅうえき |
another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] (See 易経) divination (based on the Book of Changes); (personal name) Shuueki |
夕緒 see styles |
tao たお |
(female given name) Tao |
多尾 see styles |
tao たお |
(surname) Tao |
多緒 see styles |
tao たお |
(female given name) Tao |
導引 导引 see styles |
dǎo yǐn dao3 yin3 tao yin douin / doin どういん |
same as 引導|引导[yin3 dao3]; Dao Yin, Daoist exercises involving breathing, stretching and self-massage (1) guidance; showing the way; (2) (See あん摩・あんま・1) massage; (3) tao yin; Taoist Neigong; Taoist exercises To lead; to lead |
常道 see styles |
cháng dào chang2 dao4 ch`ang tao chang tao joudou / jodo じょうどう |
normal and proper practice; conventional practice; common occurrence normal practice; proper practice; (surname, given name) Tsunemichi Eternal Tao; the way of eternity; regular ways, the regulation path; constant way |
易傳 易传 see styles |
yì zhuàn yi4 zhuan4 i chuan |
Yi Zhuan, commentary on the "Book of Changes" or "I Ching" 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] |
易経 see styles |
ekikyou / ekikyo えききょう |
(See 五経) The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching |
星島 星岛 see styles |
xīng dǎo xing1 dao3 hsing tao hoshijima ほしじま |
Sing Tao, Hong Kong media group and publisher of Sing Tao Daily 星島日報|星岛日报 (surname) Hoshijima |
書経 see styles |
shokyou / shokyo しょきょう |
(See 五経) The Book of Documents; The Book of History; Shujing; Shu Ching |
汰生 see styles |
tao たお |
(personal name) Tao |
玄覺 玄觉 see styles |
xuán jué xuan2 jue2 hsüan chüeh Genkaku げんかく |
(personal name) Genkaku Hsüan-chio, a Wenchow monk, also named 明道 Ming-tao, who had a large following; he is said to have attained to enlightenment in one night, hence is known as 一宿覺; Xuanjue |
田王 see styles |
taou / tao たおう |
(surname) Taou |
石濤 石涛 see styles |
shí tāo shi2 tao1 shih t`ao shih tao |
Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet |
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