替天行道
Chinese
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for |
day; sky; heaven | path; road | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (替天行道) | 替 | 天 | 行道 | |
| simp. #(替天行道) | 替 | 天 | 行道 | |
Etymology
From the Yuan dynasty's zaju play 梁山泊李逵負荊 (Li Kui from Mount Liang's Marsh Offers an Apology) by 康進之 (Kang Jinzhi):
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): tìtiānxíngdào
- (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): tai3 tin1 hang4 dou6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tìtiānxíngdào
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tìtiansíngdào
- Wade–Giles: tʻi4-tʻien1-hsing2-tao4
- Yale: tì-tyān-syíng-dàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tihtianshyngdaw
- Palladius: титяньсиндао (titjanʹsindao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Jyutping: tai3 tin1 hang4 dou6
- Yale: tai tīn hàhng douh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tai3 tin1 hang4 dou6
- Guangdong Romanization: tei3 tin1 heng4 dou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɐi̯³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹ tou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
Idiom
替天行道
- to enforce justice for the heavens
- 正是：替天行道人將至，仗義疏財漢便來。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14th century CE
- Zhèngshì: Tìtiānxíngdàorén jiāng zhì, zhàngyìshūcáihàn biàn lái. [Pinyin]
- Indeed: The man to enforce the Way on behalf of Heaven is coming; the gallant to finance the upholding of justice will arrive soon.
正是：替天行道人将至，仗义疏财汉便来。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- 操曰：「吾替天行道，安忍殺戮人民？」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
- Cāo yuē: “Wú tìtiānxíngdào, ān rěn shālù rénmín?” [Pinyin]
- (Cao) Cao said: "I am enforcing the Way on behalf of Heaven, how can I ruthlessly slaughter people?"
操曰：「吾替天行道，安忍杀戮人民？」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]