止於至善

Chinese

		to stop; prohibit; till	in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname	arrive; most; to arrive; most; to; until	good
trad. (止於至善)		止	於	至	善
simp. (止于至善)		止	于	至	善

Etymology

From the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites:

大學之道，在明明德，在親民，在止於至善。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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大学之道，在明明德，在亲民，在止于至善。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Dàxué zhī dào, zài míng míngdé, zài xīn mín, zài zhǐ yú zhì shàn. [Pinyin]

What the Great Learning teaches, is to illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐyúzhìshàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄩˊ ㄓˋ ㄕㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² jyu¹ zi³ sin⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐyúzhìshàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄩˊ ㄓˋ ㄕㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhyújhìhshàn
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-yü²-chih⁴-shan⁴
    • Yale: jř-yú-jr̀-shàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyyujyhshann
    • Palladius: чжиюйчжишань (čžijujčžišanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² jyu¹ zi³ sin⁶
    • Yale: jí yū ji sihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² jy¹ dzi³ sin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² yu¹ ji³ xin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ t͡siː³³ siːn²²/

Idiom

止於至善

1. to achieve the highest excellence