勿以善小而不為

Chinese
do not
 
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 good
 
small; tiny; few; young
 
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 not; no
 
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (勿以善小而不為) 勿 以 善 小 而 不 為
simp. (勿以善小而不为) 勿 以 善 小 而 不 为

Etymology

a quote from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wù yǐ shàn xiǎo ér bù wéi
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: wù yǐ shàn xiǎo ér bù wéi
      • Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuh yyi shann sheau erl bu wei
      • IPA (key): /u⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂän⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/

Proverb

勿以善小而不為

  1. Do not fail to commit an act of kindness just because it is small in scale.
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