驕奢淫逸

Chinese

			to be promiscuous; to be licentious
trad. (驕奢淫逸)		驕奢	淫逸
simp. (骄奢淫逸)		骄奢	淫逸
alternative forms		驕奢淫佚／骄奢淫佚

Etymology

From Zuo Zhuan. Duke Zhuang I of Wey (w:zh:衛前莊公) had a favored son, Zhou Yu (w:zh:州吁), and did not restrain him. One of his officers was concerned (《左傳·隱公三年》):

石碏諫曰：「臣聞愛子，教之以義方，弗納于邪。驕、奢、淫、泆，所自邪也。四者之來，寵祿過也。將立州籲，乃定之矣，若猶未也，階之為禍。…… [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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石碏谏曰：「臣闻爱子，教之以义方，弗纳于邪。骄、奢、淫、泆，所自邪也。四者之来，宠禄过也。将立州吁，乃定之矣，若犹未也，阶之为祸。…… [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Shí Què jiàn yuē: “Chén wén ài zǐ, jiào zhī yǐ yì fāng, fú nà yú xié. Jiāo, shē, yín, yì, suǒ zì xié yě. Sì zhě zhī lái, chǒng lù guò yě. Jiāng lì Zhōu Yù, nǎi dìng zhī yǐ, ruò yóu wèi yě, jiē zhī wéi huò....... [Pinyin]

Shi Que remonstrated with the duke, saying, "Your servant has heard that, when you love a son, you should teach him righteous ways, and not help him on in the course of depravity. There are pride, extravagance, lewdness, and dissipation, by which one depraves himself; but these four vices come from over-indulgence and allowances. If you are going to make Zhou Yu your successor, settle him in that position; if you have not yet decided on such a step, you are paving the way for him to create disorder. …

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāoshēyínyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄜ ㄧㄣˊ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): giu¹ ce¹ jam⁴ jat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāoshēyínyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄜ ㄧㄣˊ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaosheyínyì
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-shê¹-yin²-i⁴
    • Yale: jyāu-shē-yín-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiausheynyih
    • Palladius: цзяошэиньи (czjaošɛinʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵⁵ in³⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: giu¹ ce¹ jam⁴ jat⁶
    • Yale: gīu chē yàhm yaht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: giu¹ tse¹ jam⁴ jat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: giu¹ cé¹ yem⁴ yed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ jɐm²¹ jɐt̚²/

Idiom

驕奢淫逸

1. extravagant and dissipated; decadent