尸鸠之平 — “To treat everyone equally and without favoritism”
尸鸠之平 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat everyone equally and without favoritism”. Impartiality; evenhandedness. Literally, “the impartiality of the cuckoo”.
尸鸠之平 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- shī尸jū居yú余qì气barely clinging to life
- shī尸jū居lóng龙xiàn见still like a corpse, dynamic like a dragon
- shī尸shān山xuè血hǎi海immense slaughter and bloodshed
- shī尸héng横biàn遍yě野bodies strewn across the landscape
- shī尸lù禄hài害zhèng政holding a position without performing duties
- shī尸lù禄sù素shí食draw a salary without performing duties
- shī尸lù禄sù素cān飡hold a post without discharging duties
- shī尸lù禄sù素cān餐idle officeholder living off the public purse
- shī尸gǔ骨wèi未hán寒someone has only just died
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What does 尸鸠之平 mean?
尸鸠之平 (shī jiū zhī píng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat everyone equally and without favoritism”.
How do you pronounce 尸鸠之平?
尸鸠之平 is pronounced shī jiū zhī píng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 尸鸠之平 literally mean?
Literally, 尸鸠之平 means “the impartiality of the cuckoo”. It is used to mean “to treat everyone equally and without favoritism”.
What is the Chinese definition of 尸鸠之平?
尸鸠：亦作“鸤鸠”，即布谷鸟，传说它哺育群雏时能平均如一。比喻一视同仁。亦作“尸鸠之仁”。