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Chop Wood, Carry Water
Before enlightenment or after, chores remain.
頓悟之前砍柴挑水; 頓悟之後砍柴挑水 means “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water; After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.
This is a Chinese proverb that is attributed to 吴力 (Wú Lì) who lived between 1632 and 1718 - living part of his life as a devout Buddhist, and many years as a Catholic Jesuit Priest in China - what an interesting life!
This has been explained many times in many ways. I am a Buddhist, and here is my brief take on this proverb...
Before enlightenment, one may find daily chores mundane, tedious, and boring. However, upon reaching enlightenment one is not relieved of the details of daily life. An enlightened person will, however, see such chores as a joy, and do them mindfully.
There is another version floating around, which is 在你領悟之前砍柴、運水。在你領悟之後，砍柴、運水。
If you want this other version, just contact me. The meaning is the same, just different phrasing.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
排骨 see styles |
pái gǔ pai2 gu3 p`ai ku pai ku paikuu; paiguu / paiku; paigu パイクー; パイグー |
pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person {food} Chinese-style spare ribs (esp. pork, also beef or lamb), breaded and fried (chi: páigǔ) |
雜碎 杂碎 see styles |
zá sui za2 sui5 tsa sui |
offal; cooked minced offal; chop suey (American Chinese dish); incoherent (information); (derog.) asshat; jerk |
劈掛拳 劈挂拳 see styles |
pī guà quán pi1 gua4 quan2 p`i kua ch`üan pi kua chüan |
Piguaquan "Chop-Hanging Fist" (Chinese Martial Art) |
李鴻章雜碎 李鸿章杂碎 see styles |
lǐ hóng zhāng zá sui li3 hong2 zhang1 za2 sui5 li hung chang tsa sui |
chop suey (American Chinese dish) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Chop Wood, Carry Water | 頓悟之前砍柴挑水頓悟之后砍柴挑水 顿悟之前砍柴挑水顿悟之后砍柴挑水 | dùn wù zhī qián kǎn chái tiāo shuǐ dùn wù zhī hòu kǎn chái tiāo shuǐ dun4 wu4 zhi1 qian2 kan3 chai2 tiao1 shui3 dun4 wu4 zhi1 hou4 kan3 chai2 tiao1 shui3 dun wu zhi qian kan chai tiao shui dun wu zhi hou kan chai tiao shui | tun wu chih ch`ien k`an ch`ai t`iao shui tun wu chih hou k`an ch`ai t`iao shui tun wu chih chien kan chai tiao shui tun wu chih hou kan chai tiao shui |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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