People have no faith (phrase) is a famous saying of Confucius. It comes from the "The Analects of Confucius: For Politics" written by Confucius in the pre-Qin Dynasty: "If a person has no faith, he does not know what he can do.

Word Definition

{Definition}Faith: credit; Qi: that ; Can: Yes, OK.

Xin: Credit; Qi: How; Can: OK, OK. I really don’t know how someone can do it if he doesn’t have credit.

{Usage}Complex sentence structure; making clauses; referring to people who are not trustworthy

Example

Ming Dynasty Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" No. 1 Reply: "Everyone, '~. 'You just say that if he has the ability to get in and out without hurting his body, then you will worship him as a king.

Origin

This phrase comes from "The Analects of Confucius: For Politics" by Confucius in the pre-Qin Dynasty. It comes from "people have no faith and don't know what they can do."

Original text

"If a person has no faith, he does not know what he can do. A big cart has no hooks, and a small cart has no pulleys, how can it move?"

Translation :

Confucius said: "If a person is not trustworthy, then there is nothing to be sure of. For example, if a big cart has no hooks or a small cart has no handles, how can it move?"

Note

Letter: Credit.

It: pronoun, he.

Can: Yes, OK.

輗(ní): The wooden pin connecting the ox cart shaft and the yoke. "Zhu Zi's Annotations" says that "a cart is a cart that can be loaded on flat ground. The crossbar at the end of the shaft is tied with a yoke to drive the oxen."

Fu (yuè): the wooden pin connecting the shaft of the carriage to the yoke. . "Zhu Zi's Annotations" states that "a small cart refers to a field cart, a military cart, or a riding cart. The shaft end is bent and the hook is used to drive the horse."

Why: with what, with what reason.

It is a syllable particle with no real meaning.

"Zhu Zi's Annotations" states: "A chariot cannot move without a chain link, and a man without faith is the same."

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