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Self Sacrifice
捨己 is a Chinese and Japanese word that means selfless, self-sacrifice (to help others), self-renunciation, or altruism.
Selflessness
無私 would be literally translated as “none self” in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.
It is used to express “selflessness” or “unselfish.”
無私 is a popular term for the idea of being selfless or unselfish in modern China and Japan.
This term is not as commonly used in Korea but still has good meaning.
Work Unselfishly for the Common Good
克己奉公 is a Chinese proverb that is often used to express how one should act as a government official. Most of us wish our public officials would hold themselves to higher standards. I wish I could send this scroll, along with the meaning to every member of Congress, and the President (or if I was from the UK, all the members of Parliament, and the PM)
This can also mean: “Place Strict Standards on Oneself in Public Service.”
The story behind this ancient Chinese idiom:
Cai Zun was born in China a little over 2000 years ago. In 24 AD, he joined an uprising led by Liu Xiu, who later became the emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Later, the new emperor put Cai Zun in charge of the military court. Cai Zun exercised his power in strict accordance with military law, regardless of the offender's rank or background. He even ordered the execution of one of the emperor's close servants after the servant committed a serious crime.
Cai Zun led a simple life but put great demands on himself to do all things honorably. The emperor rewarded him for his honest character and honorable nature by promoting him to the rank of General and granting him the title of Marquis.
Whenever Cai Zun would receive an award, he would give credit to his men and share the reward with them.
Cai Zun was always praised by historians who found many examples of his selfless acts that served the public interest.
Sometime long ago in history, people began to refer to Cai Zun as “ke ji feng gong.”
These search terms might be related to Selfless:
...And This Above All to Thine Own Self Be True
All Tenets of the Noble Eightfold Path
Changing Oneself / Self Reformation
Consciousness of Self
Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
Four Noble Truths (Full List)
Four Noble Truths: Desire and Attachment
Four Noble Truths: Elimination of Desire or Attachment
Four Noble Truths: Path Leading Away From Suffering
Four Noble Truths: Suffering
Inner Strength / Self-Improvement
Introspection / Self-Awareness
Jiko No Kansei / Self-Completion
Noble
Noble Eightfold Path
Noble Warrior
Power of Oneself / Self-Sufficient
Prideful Mind / Self-Respecting Heart
Self Actualization
Self Awareness Becomes a Buddha
Self Consciousness
Self Sacrifice
Self-Confidence
Self-Control
Self-Defense
Self-Discipline / Will-Power
Self-Improvement
Self-Love / Love Yourself / Love Oneself
Self-Reliance
Self-Respect / Self-Esteem
Self-Restraint / Self-Control
The Noble Eightfold Path
To Thine Own Self Be True
Unselfish: Perfectly Impartial
Will-Power / Self-Control
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
捨己 舍己 see styles |
shě jǐ she3 ji3 she chi sutemi すてみ |
More info & calligraphy: Self Sacrifice(given name) Sutemi |
無私 无私 see styles |
wú sī wu2 si1 wu ssu mushi むし |
More info & calligraphy: Selflessness(adj-no,adj-na,n) unselfish; selfless; disinterested |
克己奉公 see styles |
kè jǐ fèng gōng ke4 ji3 feng4 gong1 k`o chi feng kung ko chi feng kung |
More info & calligraphy: Work Unselfishly for the Common Good |
大公無私 大公无私 see styles |
dà gōng wú sī da4 gong1 wu2 si1 ta kung wu ssu |
More info & calligraphy: Unselfish: Perfectly Impartial |
義人 义人 see styles |
yì rén yi4 ren2 i jen gijin ぎじん |
righteous man selfless (pious, righteous) man; (given name) Yoshindo |
鐵面 铁面 see styles |
tiě miàn tie3 mian4 t`ieh mien tieh mien |
iron mask (as defensive armor); fig. upright and selfless person |
介之推 see styles |
jiè zhī tuī jie4 zhi1 tui1 chieh chih t`ui chieh chih tui |
Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明[Qing1 ming2] (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated |
没我的 see styles |
botsugateki ぼつがてき |
(adjectival noun) self-effacing; selfless |
活雷鋒 活雷锋 see styles |
huó léi fēng huo2 lei2 feng1 huo lei feng |
selfless model citizen, just like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1] |
公而忘私 see styles |
gōng ér wàng sī gong1 er2 wang4 si1 kung erh wang ssu |
for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically; selfless |
則天去私 see styles |
sokutenkyoshi そくてんきょし |
(yoji) selfless devotion to justice |
剋己奉公 克己奉公 see styles |
kè jǐ fèng gōng ke4 ji3 feng4 gong1 k`o chi feng kung ko chi feng kung |
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication; to serve the public interest wholeheartedly |
奉公克己 see styles |
fèng gōng kè jǐ feng4 gong1 ke4 ji3 feng kung k`o chi feng kung ko chi |
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication; to serve the public interest wholeheartedly |
奉公剋己 奉公克己 see styles |
fèng gōng kè jǐ feng4 gong1 ke4 ji3 feng kung k`o chi feng kung ko chi |
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication; to serve the public interest wholeheartedly |
忘己利他 see styles |
moukorita / mokorita もうこりた |
selflessness; selfless devotion to the service of others |
恬淡虚無 see styles |
tentankyomu てんたんきょむ |
(adj-na,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to,n) (archaism) rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless |
捨己為公 舍己为公 see styles |
shě jǐ wèi gōng she3 ji3 wei4 gong1 she chi wei kung |
to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically; selfless and public spirited |
滅私奉公 see styles |
messhihoukou; messhiboukou(ik) / messhihoko; messhiboko(ik) めっしほうこう; めっしぼうこう(ik) |
(yoji) selfless devotion |
虚無恬淡 see styles |
kyomutentan きょむてんたん |
(adj-na,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to,n) (archaism) (yoji) rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Self Sacrifice | 捨己 舍己 | sutemi / suteki | shě jǐ / she3 ji3 / she ji / sheji | she chi / shechi |
| Selflessness | 無私 无私 | mushi | wú sī / wu2 si1 / wu si / wusi | wu ssu / wussu |
| Work Unselfishly for the Common Good | 克己奉公 | kè jǐ fèng gōng ke4 ji3 feng4 gong1 ke ji feng gong kejifenggong | k`o chi feng kung kochifengkung ko chi feng kung |
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| 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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