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English Sentence:

"Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change." - Confucius

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

「唯上智與下愚不移。」孔子。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

「唯上智与下愚不移。」孔子。

Pinyin:

「wei2 shang4 zhi4 yu3 xia4 yu2 bu4 yi2.」kong3 zi3

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Words used:

唯唯

wéi

only, alone

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上上

shàng

1. on top of, above, on, up 2. previous 3. to go up, to go to 4. according to 5. to attend (class, school) 6. superior, better 7. to install 8. to apply 9. to forge ahead 10. to fall, to get onto

Here: superior, better

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智智

zhì

1. wisdom, knowledge, wit 2. wise

Here: wisdom, knowledge

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與与

yǔ

1. with, and (conjunction) 2. to give

Here: with, and (conjunction)

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下下

xià

1. under, down 2. next 3. to go down 4. to play (chess) 5. number of times 6. to drop, to fall (rain, snow) 7. to form (a decision, an opinion) 8. to put in 9. (a measure word for the frequency of an action) 10. to alight, to get out of, to leave

Here: under, down

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愚愚

yú

stupid, foolish

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不不

bù

not, no (4th tone)

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移移

yí

1. to change place, to move, to move about 2. to change, to shift 3. to transplant 4. to alter 5. to remove

Here: to move, to change

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孔子孔子

kǒng zǐ

Confucius

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