# 寧教我負天下人，休教天下人負我
## Chinese

| | | peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.) | teach; teaching; religion | I; me | lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bearlose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear; to carry (on one's back) | under heaven; the world; everything under the skyunder heaven; the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven | man; person; people | | to rest | teach; teaching; religion | under heaven; the world; everything under the skyunder heaven; the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven | man; person; people | lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bearlose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear; to carry (on one's back) | I; me |
| trad. (寧教我負天下人，休教天下人負我) | trad. (寧教我負天下人，休教天下人負我) | 寧 | 教 | 我 | 負 | 天下 | 人 | ， | 休 | 教 | 天下 | 人 | 負 | 我 |
| simp. (宁教我负天下人，休教天下人负我) | simp. (宁教我负天下人，休教天下人负我) | 宁 | 教 | 我 | 负 | 天下 | 人 | ， | 休 | 教 | 天下 | 人 | 负 | 我 |

### Etymology

From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms [circa 14th century AD].
    宮曰：『知而故殺，大不義也！』操曰：『寧教我負天下人，休教天下人負我。』 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]宫曰：『知而故杀，大不义也！』操曰：『宁教我负天下人，休教天下人负我。』 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CEGōng yuē: ‘Zhī ér gùshā, dà bùyì yě!’ Cāo yuē: ‘Nìngjiàowǒfùtiānxiàrén, xiūjiàotiānxiàrénfùwǒ.’ [Pinyin](please add an English translation of this usage example)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nìngjiào wǒ fù tiānxià rén, xiū jiào tiānxià rén fù wǒ, níngjiào wǒ fù tiānxià rén, xiū jiào tiānxià rén fù wǒ
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ, ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ning$^4$ gaau$^1$ ngo$^5$ fu$^6$ tin$^1$ haa$^5$ jan$^4$, jau$^1$ gaau$^1$ tin$^1$ haa$^5$ jan$^4$ fu$^6$ ngo$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nìngjiào wǒ fù tiānxià rén, xiū jiào tiānxià rén fù wǒ
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nìngjiào wǒ fù tiansià rén, siou jiào tiansià rén fù wǒ
*** Wade–Giles: ning$^4$-chiao$^4$ wo$^3$ fu$^4$ tʻien$^1$-hsia$^4$ jên$^2$, hsiu$^1$ chiao$^4$ tʻien$^1$-hsia$^4$ jên$^2$ fu$^4$ wo$^3$
*** Yale: nìng-jyàu wǒ fù tyān-syà rén-, syōu jyàu tyān-syà rén fù wǒ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninqjiaw woo fuh tianshiah ren, shiou jiaw tianshiah ren fuh woo
*** Palladius: нинцзяо во фу тянься жэнь, сю цзяо тянься жэнь фу во (ninczjao vo fu tjanʹsja žɛnʹ, sju czjao tjanʹsja žɛnʹ fu vo)
*** Sinological IPA : /niŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ fu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: níngjiào wǒ fù tiānxià rén, xiū jiào tiānxià rén fù wǒ
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: níngjiào wǒ fù tiansià rén, siou jiào tiansià rén fù wǒ
*** Wade–Giles: ning$^2$-chiao$^4$ wo$^3$ fu$^4$ tʻien$^1$-hsia$^4$ jên$^2$, hsiu$^1$ chiao$^4$ tʻien$^1$-hsia$^4$ jên$^2$ fu$^4$ wo$^3$
*** Yale: níng-jyàu wǒ fù tyān-syà rén-, syōu jyàu tyān-syà rén fù wǒ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ningjiaw woo fuh tianshiah ren, shiou jiaw tianshiah ren fuh woo
*** Palladius: нинцзяо во фу тянься жэнь, сю цзяо тянься жэнь фу во (ninczjao vo fu tjanʹsja žɛnʹ, sju czjao tjanʹsja žɛnʹ fu vo)
*** Sinological IPA : /niŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ fu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ning$^4$ gaau$^1$ ngo$^5$ fu$^6$ tin$^1$ haa$^5$ jan$^4$, jau$^1$ gaau$^1$ tin$^1$ haa$^5$ jan$^4$ fu$^6$ ngo$^5$
*** Yale: nìhng gāau ngóh fuh tīn háh yàhn, yāu gāau tīn háh yàhn fuh ngóh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ning$^4$ gaau$^1$ ngo$^5$ fu$^6$ tin$^1$ haa$^5$ jan$^4$, jau$^1$ gaau$^1$ tin$^1$ haa$^5$ jan$^4$ fu$^6$ ngo$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ning$^4$ gao$^1$ ngo$^5$ fu$^6$ tin$^1$ ha$^5$ yen$^4$, yeo$^1$ gao$^1$ tin$^1$ ha$^5$ yen$^4$ fu$^6$ ngo$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɪŋ²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵ ŋɔː¹³ fuː²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː¹³ jɐn²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː¹³ jɐn²¹ fuː²² ŋɔː¹³/

### Proverb

寧教我負天下人，休教天下人負我
* I would rather that everyone were betrayed by me, instead of me being betrayed by everyone.

#### Synonyms

* 寧我負人，毋人負我／宁我负人，毋人负我