無德

無德

1. (literary) to be immoral; to lack morality or proper behaviour

   • 無德而祿，殃也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     无德而禄，殃也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Wúdé ér lù, yāng yě. [Pinyin]

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   • 君子哀無人，不哀無賄；哀無德，不哀無寵。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     君子哀无人，不哀无贿；哀无德，不哀无宠。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Guoyu, circa 4^th century BCE

     Jūnzǐ āi wúrén, bù āi wú huì; āi wúdé, bù āi wú chǒng. [Pinyin]

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   • 漁者利其肉，寡者貪其力，下為不仁，上為無德。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     渔者利其肉，寡者贪其力，下为不仁，上为无德。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Yú zhě lì qí ròu, guǎ zhě tān qí lì, xià wéi bùrén, shàng wéi wúdé. [Pinyin]

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無德

1. (literary) immoral person; someone who does not live morally

   • 鬼神不順無德，災殃將及吏人，朕甚懼焉！ [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     鬼神不顺无德，灾殃将及吏人，朕甚惧焉！ [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5^th century CE

     Guǐshén bù shùn wúdé, zāiyāng jiāng jí lìrén, zhèn shèn jù yān! [Pinyin]

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