行有餘力

Chinese

		to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	one's remaining energy; energy left over
trad. (行有餘力)		行	有	餘力
simp. (行有余力)		行	有	余力

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 1 (《論語·學而》):

子曰：「弟子入則孝，出則弟，謹而信，汎愛眾，而親仁。行有餘力，則以學文。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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子曰：「弟子入则孝，出则弟，谨而信，泛爱众，而亲仁。行有余力，则以学文。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zǐyuē: “Dìzǐ rù zé xiào, chū zé tì, jǐn ér xìn, fàn ài zhòng, ér qīn rén. Xíng yǒu yúlì, zé yǐ xué wén.” [Pinyin]

The Master said, "A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all, and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngyǒuyúlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁴ jau⁵ jyu⁴ lik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíngyǒuyúlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngyǒuyúlì
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²-yu³-yü²-li⁴
    • Yale: syíng-yǒu-yú-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngyeouyulih
    • Palladius: синъююйли (sinʺjujujli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hang⁴ jau⁵ jyu⁴ lik⁶
    • Yale: hàhng yáuh yùh lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁴ jau⁵ jy⁴ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heng⁴ yeo⁵ yu⁴ lig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹ lɪk̚²/

Idiom

行有餘力

1. to have time and energy remaining after doing something