從心所欲
Chinese
- from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried
heart; mind actually; place; (nominalisation prefix) desire; longing; appetite; wishtrad. (從心所欲) 從 心 所 欲 simp. (从心所欲) 从 心 所 欲
Etymology
The Analects:
- From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yú jǔ. [Pinyin]
- At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsongrshinsuuoyiw
- IPA (key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: cung4 sam1 so2 juk6
- Yale: chùhng sām só yuhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsung4 sam1 so2 juk9
- Guangdong Romanization: cung4 sem1 so2 yug6
- IPA (key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ jʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
| Rime | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 從 | 心 | 所 | 欲 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) | 心 (16) | 生 (21) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 鍾 (7) | 侵 (139) | 魚 (22) | 燭 (8) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 疾容切 | 息林切 | 踈舉切 | 余蜀切 |
| Reconstructions | ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/d͡zɨoŋ/ | /siɪm/ | /ʃɨʌX/ | /jɨok̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/d͡zioŋ/ | /sim/ | /ʃiɔX/ | /jiok̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/d͡zioŋ/ | /sjem/ | /ʃiɔX/ | /iok̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/d͡zuawŋ/ | /sim/ | /ʂɨə̆X/ | /juawk̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/d͡zioŋ/ | /siəm/ | /ʃiɔX/ | /iok̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/d͡zĭwoŋ/ | /sĭĕm/ | /ʃĭoX/ | /jĭwok̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/d͡zʱi̯woŋ/ | /si̯əm/ | /ʂi̯woX/ | /i̯wok̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
cóng | xīn | shǔ | yù |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 從 | 心 | 欲 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
cóng | xīn | yù |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ dzjowng › | ‹ sim › | ‹ yowk › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[dz]oŋ/ | /*səm/ | /*ɢ(r)ok/ |
| English | to follow | heart | desire (v.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 從 | 心 | 所 | 欲 |
| Reading # | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 1858 | 13801 | 5306 | 4303 |
| Phonetic component |
从 | 心 | 戸 | 谷 |
| Rime group |
東 | 侵 | 魚 | 屋 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
從 | 心 | 所 | 欲 |
| Old Chinese |
/*zloŋ/ | /*slɯm/ | /*sqʰraʔ/ | /*loɡ/ |
Idiom
從心所欲
- to follow what one's heart desires; to do as one likes; to act at one's pleasure
- (literary) seventy years old
Synonyms
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