"The original chaos and the final governance are no." The pronunciation of the word "no" in the sentence is: fǒu.

In this sentence, "no" (fǒu) means: otherwise.

No:

[ fǒu ] 1. To express disagreement or disapproval: negation. 2. No, used in words expressing questions: is it possible? . 3. Not so, not so, otherwise: otherwise. Learning is righteous, otherwise it is evil.

[ pǐ ] Bad, bad, evil: whether it is extremely peaceful or not, it is unknown whether it is good or not.

2. This famous quote comes from "The University".

The full sentence is: "From the emperor to the common people, first of all, they are all based on self-cultivation. If they are originally chaotic and end up governing, then it is wrong; what they are thick is thin, and what they are thin is thick, and they are not. It’s true.”

It means: From the emperor to the common people, everyone must cultivate their character as the foundation. If this foundation is disturbed, it will be impossible to govern the family, family, country, and world well. It is equally impossible to try to do things well without prioritizing the cart before the horse.