捨我其誰

Chinese

	give up; abandon	I; me	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)	who
trad. (捨我其誰/舍我其誰)	捨/舍	我	其	誰
simp. (舍我其谁)	舍	我	其	谁
Literally: “who, other than me?”.

Etymology

From Mencius (《孟子·公孫丑下》):

夫天，未欲平治天下也；如欲平治天下，當今之世，舍我其誰也？吾何為不豫哉？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]

夫天，未欲平治天下也；如欲平治天下，当今之世，舍我其谁也？吾何为不豫哉？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Fú tiān, wèi yù píngzhì tiānxià yě; rú yù píngzhì tiānxià, dāngjīn zhī shì, shě wǒ qí shéi yě? Wú héwèi bù yù zāi? [Pinyin]

But Heaven does not yet wish that the kingdom should enjoy tranquillity and good order. If it wished this, who is there besides me to bring it about? How should I be otherwise than dissatisfied?

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shěwǒqíshéi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˇ ㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): se² ngo⁵ kei⁴ seoi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shěwǒqíshéi [Phonetic: shéwǒqíshéi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˇ ㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shěwǒcíshéi
  - Wade–Giles: shê³-wo³-chʻi²-shei²
  - Yale: shě-wǒ-chí-shéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheewoochyisheir
  - Palladius: шэвоцишэй (šɛvocišɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂeɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: se² ngo⁵ kei⁴ seoi⁴
  - Yale: sé ngóh kèih sèuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: se² ngo⁵ kei⁴ soey⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sé² ngo⁵ kéi⁴ sêu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː³⁵ ŋɔː¹³ kʰei̯²¹ sɵy̯²¹/

Idiom

捨我其誰

to dare to undertake a responsibility