"挾泰山以超北海" meaning in Chinese

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      "english": "Mencius replied,'In such a thing as taking the Tai mountain under your arm, and leaping over the north sea with it, if you say to people \"I am not able to do it,\" that is a real case of not being able. In such a matter as breaking off a branch from a tree at the order of a superior, if you say to people \"I am not able to do it,\" that is a case of not doing it, it is not a case of not being able to do it. Therefore your Majesty's not exercising the royal sway, is not such a case as that of taking the Tai mountain under your arm, and leaping over the north sea with it. Your Majesty's not exercising the royal sway is a case like that of breaking off a branch from a tree.",
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      "text": "曰：「挾太山以超北海，語人曰『我不能』，是誠不能也。為長者折枝，語人曰『我不能』，是不為也，非不能也。故王之不王，非挾太山以超北海之類也；王之不王，是折枝之類也。」",
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      "english": "Mencius replied,'In such a thing as taking the Tai mountain under your arm, and leaping over the north sea with it, if you say to people \"I am not able to do it,\" that is a real case of not being able. In such a matter as breaking off a branch from a tree at the order of a superior, if you say to people \"I am not able to do it,\" that is a case of not doing it, it is not a case of not being able to do it. Therefore your Majesty's not exercising the royal sway, is not such a case as that of taking the Tai mountain under your arm, and leaping over the north sea with it. Your Majesty's not exercising the royal sway is a case like that of breaking off a branch from a tree.",
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      "text": "曰：「挟太山以超北海，语人曰『我不能』，是诚不能也。为长者折枝，语人曰『我不能』，是不为也，非不能也。故王之不王，非挟太山以超北海之类也；王之不王，是折枝之类也。」",
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  "literal_meaning": "to hold Mount Tai under the arm and cross the North Sea",
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      "zh-pron": "hib³ tai³ san¹ yi⁵ qiu¹ beg¹ hoi²"
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      "ipa": "/hiːp̚³ tʰaːi̯³³ saːn⁵⁵ jiː¹³ t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/",
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  "word": "挾泰山以超北海"
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      "english": "Mencius replied,'In such a thing as taking the Tai mountain under your arm, and leaping over the north sea with it, if you say to people \"I am not able to do it,\" that is a real case of not being able. In such a matter as breaking off a branch from a tree at the order of a superior, if you say to people \"I am not able to do it,\" that is a case of not doing it, it is not a case of not being able to do it. Therefore your Majesty's not exercising the royal sway, is not such a case as that of taking the Tai mountain under your arm, and leaping over the north sea with it. Your Majesty's not exercising the royal sway is a case like that of breaking off a branch from a tree.",
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      "text": "曰：「挾太山以超北海，語人曰『我不能』，是誠不能也。為長者折枝，語人曰『我不能』，是不為也，非不能也。故王之不王，非挾太山以超北海之類也；王之不王，是折枝之類也。」",
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      "english": "Mencius replied,'In such a thing as taking the Tai mountain under your arm, and leaping over the north sea with it, if you say to people \"I am not able to do it,\" that is a real case of not being able. In such a matter as breaking off a branch from a tree at the order of a superior, if you say to people \"I am not able to do it,\" that is a case of not doing it, it is not a case of not being able to do it. Therefore your Majesty's not exercising the royal sway, is not such a case as that of taking the Tai mountain under your arm, and leaping over the north sea with it. Your Majesty's not exercising the royal sway is a case like that of breaking off a branch from a tree.",
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      "text": "曰：「挟太山以超北海，语人曰『我不能』，是诚不能也。为长者折枝，语人曰『我不能』，是不为也，非不能也。故王之不王，非挟太山以超北海之类也；王之不王，是折枝之类也。」",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄧˇ ㄔㄠ ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄞˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "hip⁸ taai³ saan¹ ji⁵ tsiu¹ bak⁷ hoi²"
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      "zh-pron": "hib³ tai³ san¹ yi⁵ qiu¹ beg¹ hoi²"
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