勿以惡小而為之

See also: 勿以恶小而为之

Chinese

do not
to use; according to; so as to
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 
evil; to hate; to loathe
evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated
 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
because of; for; to
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 
 's; him/her/it; this
trad. (勿以惡小而為之/勿以惡小而爲之) 勿 以 惡 小 而 為/爲 之
simp. (勿以恶小而为之) 勿 以 恶 小 而 为 之

Etymology

a quote from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wù yǐ è xiǎo ér wéi zhī
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: wù yǐ è xiǎo ér wéi zhī
      • Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: wù yǐ è siǎo ér wéi jhih
      • Wade–Giles: wu4 i3 o4 hsiao3 êrh2 wei2 chih1
      • Yale: wù yǐ è syǎu ér wéi jr̄
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuh yii eh sheau erl wei jy
      • Palladius: у и э сяо эр вэй чжи (u i e sjao er vɛj čži)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /u⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

Proverb

勿以惡小而為之

  1. Do not commit an evil act just because it is small in scale.
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