See 夜不閉戶 on Wiktionary
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"english": "Therefore people don’t engage in intrigue or trickery, nor do they engage in robbery, theft, and rebellion. Thus, though people leave their houses they don’t close their doors. This is called “The Great Together”.",
"raw_tags": [
"Classical Chinese",
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"ref": " The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE",
"roman": "Shì gù móu bì ér bùxìng, dàoqiè luàn zéi ér bùzuò, gù wàihù ér bù bì, shì wèi dàtóng.",
"tags": [
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"text": "是故謀閉而不興，盜竊亂賊而不作，故外戶而不閉，是謂大同。",
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"english": "Therefore people don’t engage in intrigue or trickery, nor do they engage in robbery, theft, and rebellion. Thus, though people leave their houses they don’t close their doors. This is called “The Great Together”.",
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"roman": "Shì gù móu bì ér bùxìng, dàoqiè luàn zéi ér bùzuò, gù wàihù ér bù bì, shì wèi dàtóng.",
"tags": [
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"text": "是故谋闭而不兴，盗窃乱贼而不作，故外户而不闭，是谓大同。",
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Book of Rites",
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"form": "夜不闭户",
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"form": "夜不閉户"
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"literal_meaning": "No need to close the door at night to prevent thieves",
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"ref": " Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE",
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"text": "兩川之民，忻樂太平，夜不閉戶，路不拾遺。",
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"text": "两川之民，忻乐太平，夜不闭户，路不拾遗。",
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"ref": " Investiture of the Gods",
"roman": "Jūnchén yīxīn, bù sì gāngē, bùxíng shāfá, xíngrén rànglù, yèbùbìhù, lùbùshíyí, sìfāng zhānyǎng, chēngwèi xīfāng shèngrén.",
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"text": "君臣一心，不肆干戈，不行殺伐，行人讓路，夜不閉戶，路不拾遺，四方瞻仰，稱為西方聖人。",
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"roman": "Jūnchén yīxīn, bù sì gāngē, bùxíng shāfá, xíngrén rànglù, yèbùbìhù, lùbùshíyí, sìfāng zhānyǎng, chēngwèi xīfāng shèngrén.",
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"text": "君臣一心，不肆干戈，不行杀伐，行人让路，夜不闭户，路不拾遗，四方瞻仰，称为西方圣人。",
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"The society is peaceful and thieves are gone."
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"id": "en-夜不閉戶-zh-phrase-XGUgceGa",
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"word": "門不夜關／门不夜关"
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"word": "門不夜扃／门不夜扃"
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{
"word": "門不夜關"
},
{
"word": "门不夜关"
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{
"word": "門不夜扃"
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{
"word": "门不夜扃"
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"zh-pron": "yèbùbìhù"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "je⁶ bat¹ bai³ wu⁶"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "yèbùbìhù [Phonetic:yèbúbìhù]"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "yèbùbìhù"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "yeh⁴-pu⁴-pi⁴-hu⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "yè-bù-bì-hù"
},
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "yehbubihhuh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "ебубиху"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
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"zh-pron": "jebubixu"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɛ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹/",
"tags": [
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},
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"tags": [
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "yeh bāt bai wuh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "je⁶ bat⁷ bai³ wu⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "yé⁶ bed¹ bei³ wu⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɛː²² pɐt̚⁵ pɐi̯³³ wuː²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"other": "[Phonetic: yèbúbìhù]"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɛ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɛː²² pɐt̚⁵ pɐi̯³³ wuː²²/"
}
],
"word": "夜不閉戶"
}
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"english": "Therefore people don’t engage in intrigue or trickery, nor do they engage in robbery, theft, and rebellion. Thus, though people leave their houses they don’t close their doors. This is called “The Great Together”.",
"raw_tags": [
"Classical Chinese",
"Traditional Chinese"
],
"ref": " The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE",
"roman": "Shì gù móu bì ér bùxìng, dàoqiè luàn zéi ér bùzuò, gù wàihù ér bù bì, shì wèi dàtóng.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
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"text": "是故謀閉而不興，盜竊亂賊而不作，故外戶而不閉，是謂大同。",
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},
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"english": "Therefore people don’t engage in intrigue or trickery, nor do they engage in robbery, theft, and rebellion. Thus, though people leave their houses they don’t close their doors. This is called “The Great Together”.",
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"Classical Chinese",
"Simplified Chinese"
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"ref": " The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE",
"roman": "Shì gù móu bì ér bùxìng, dàoqiè luàn zéi ér bùzuò, gù wàihù ér bù bì, shì wèi dàtóng.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "是故谋闭而不兴，盗窃乱贼而不作，故外户而不闭，是谓大同。",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"text": "兩川之民，忻樂太平，夜不閉戶，路不拾遺。",
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"ref": " Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE",
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"tags": [
"Pinyin"
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"text": "两川之民，忻乐太平，夜不闭户，路不拾遗。",
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"Traditional Chinese"
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"roman": "Jūnchén yīxīn, bù sì gāngē, bùxíng shāfá, xíngrén rànglù, yèbùbìhù, lùbùshíyí, sìfāng zhānyǎng, chēngwèi xīfāng shèngrén.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
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"text": "君臣一心，不肆干戈，不行殺伐，行人讓路，夜不閉戶，路不拾遺，四方瞻仰，稱為西方聖人。",
"type": "quote"
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"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "君臣一心，不肆干戈，不行杀伐，行人让路，夜不闭户，路不拾遗，四方瞻仰，称为西方圣人。",
"type": "quote"
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"The society is peaceful and thieves are gone."
],
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"(figurative) The society is peaceful and thieves are gone."
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"zh-pron": "yèbùbìhù"
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"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨˋ"
},
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"Jyutping"
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"zh-pron": "je⁶ bat¹ bai³ wu⁶"
},
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"Mandarin"
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "yèbùbìhù"
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"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
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"zh-pron": "yeh⁴-pu⁴-pi⁴-hu⁴"
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"Mandarin",
"Yale"
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"zh-pron": "yè-bù-bì-hù"
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "yehbubihhuh"
},
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"tags": [
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"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "ебубиху"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "jebubixu"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɛ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
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},
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"tags": [
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "yeh bāt bai wuh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "je⁶ bat⁷ bai³ wu⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "yé⁶ bed¹ bei³ wu⁶"
},
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"ipa": "/jɛː²² pɐt̚⁵ pɐi̯³³ wuː²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
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},
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"other": "[Phonetic: yèbúbìhù]"
},
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"ipa": "/jɛ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹/"
},
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"ipa": "/jɛː²² pɐt̚⁵ pɐi̯³³ wuː²²/"
}
],
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{
"word": "門不夜關／门不夜关"
},
{
"word": "門不夜扃／门不夜扃"
},
{
"word": "門不夜關"
},
{
"word": "门不夜关"
},
{
"word": "門不夜扃"
},
{
"word": "门不夜扃"
}
],
"word": "夜不閉戶"
}
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