管かん鮑あわび之の交

Chinese

		Guan [Zhong]	Bao [Shuya]	's	to make friends
trad. (管かん鮑あわび之の交)		管かん	鮑あわび	之これ	交
simp. (管かん鲍之交)		管かん	鲍	之これ	交

Etymology

From the Liezi:

管かん仲なか嘗歎曰：「吾われ少すくな窮きゅう困こま時とき，嘗與あずか鮑あわび叔賈，分ぶん財ざい多おお自じ與あずか；鮑あわび叔不ふ以我わが為ため貪むさぼ知ち我わが貧ひん也。吾われ嘗為ため鮑あわび叔謀はかりごと事ごと而大だい窮きゅう困こま，鮑あわび叔不ふ以我わが為ため愚ぐ，知ち時とき有利ゆうり不利ふり也。吾われ嘗三さん仕つかまつ，三さん見み逐於君きみ，鮑あわび叔不ふ以我わが為ため不肖ふしょう，知ち我わが不ふ遭時とき也。吾われ嘗三さん戰せん三さん北きた，鮑あわび叔不ふ以我わが為ため怯おびえ，知ち我わが有ゆう老母ろうぼ也。公子こうし糾敗はい，召忽死し之これ，吾われ幽囚ゆうしゅう受辱；鮑あわび叔不ふ以我わが為ため无恥，知ち我わが不ふ羞小節しょうせつ，而恥はじ名な不ふ顯あらわ於天下てんか也。生せい我わが者もの父母ちちはは，知ち我わが者もの鮑あわび叔也！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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管かん仲なか尝叹曰：「吾われ少すくな穷困时，尝与あずか鲍叔贾，分ぶん财多おお自じ与あずか；鲍叔不ふ以我わが为贪知ち我わが贫也。吾われ尝为鲍叔谋事而大だい穷困，鲍叔不ふ以我わが为愚ぐ，知ち时有利ゆうり不利ふり也。吾われ尝三さん仕つかまつ，三さん见逐于君きみ，鲍叔不ふ以我わが为不肖ふしょう，知ち我わが不ふ遭时也。吾われ尝三さん战三さん北きた，鲍叔不ふ以我わが为怯おびえ，知ち我わが有ゆう老母ろうぼ也。公子こうし纠败，召忽死し之これ，吾われ幽囚ゆうしゅう受辱；鲍叔不ふ以我わが为无耻，知ち我わが不ふ羞小しょう节，而耻名な不ふ显于天下てんか也。生せい我わが者もの父母ちちはは，知ち我わが者もの鲍叔也！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Liezi, 1^st – 5^th century CE

Guǎn Zhòng cháng tàn yuē: “Wú shào qióngkùn shí, cháng yǔ Bào Shū gǔ, fēncái duō zì yǔ; Bào Shū bù yǐ wǒ wèi tān zhī wǒ pín yě. Wú cháng wèi Bào Shū móushì ér dà qióngkùn, Bào Shū bù yǐ wǒ wèi yú, zhī shí yǒulì bùlì yě. Wú cháng sān shì, sān jiànzhú yú jūn, Bào Shū bù yǐ wǒ wèi bùxiào, zhī wǒ bù zāo shí yě. Wú cháng sān zhàn sān bèi, Bào Shū bù yǐ wǒ wèi qiè, zhī wǒ yǒu lǎomǔ yě. Gōngzǐ Jiū bài, Zhàohū sǐ zhī, wú yōuqiú shòurǔ; Bào Shū bù yǐ wǒ wèi wúchǐ, zhī wǒ bù xiū xiǎojié, ér chǐ míng bù xiǎn yú tiānxià yě. Shēng wǒ zhě fùmǔ, zhī wǒ zhě Bào Shū yě!” [Pinyin]

Guan Zhong [a chancellor of the seventh-century B.C.E.] once sighed, saying: "When I was young and poor, I once did business with Bao Shu[ya] and gave the majority of the profits for myself, but Bao Shu did not think I was greedy; he understood that I was poor. I once planned for some affair with Bao Shu which ended in great disaster, but Bao Shu did not think that I was foolish; he understood that destiny can be favorable or unfavorable. I served thrice in the court and was exiled by my monarch thrice, but Bao Shu did not think that I was unworthy; he understood that I had not met with the times that were right for me. I fought in three battles and ran away thrice, but Bao Shu did not think that I was cowardly; he understood that I had an aged mother to care for. When Lord Jiu was defeated, Zhaohu died there while I suffered the disgrace of being imprisoned, but Bao Shu did not think that I was shameless; he understood that I was not ashamed over trifling matters, but was ashamed that my name might not be known to the world. It is my parents who have given birth to me, but it is Bao Shu who has understood me.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǎnbàozhījiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǎnbàozhījiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guǎnbàojhihjiao
    • Wade–Giles: kuan³-pao⁴-chih¹-chiao¹
    • Yale: gwǎn-bàu-jr̄-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goanbawjyjiau
    • Palladius: гуаньбаочжицзяо (guanʹbaočžiczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

管かん鮑あわび之の交

1. intimate friendship

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (管かん鮑あわび之の交):

• → Korean: 관포지교(管かん鮑あわび之の交) (gwanpojigyo)

Others:

• → Japanese: (calque) 管かん鮑あわび(かんぽう)の交(まじ)わり (kanpō no majiwari)