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一視同仁

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂɻ̩⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɻən³⁵/
to treat everybody in the same way
  • 一视同仁
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The phrase describes treating all people with equal compassion and kindness, regardless of their social status or background.
The phrase describes treating all people with equal compassion and kindness, regardless of their social status or background.

Origin

The phrase 一視同仁 is composed of four characters: 一 (one), 視 (to watch, look, view, or compare), 同 (same or identical), and 仁 (compassionate or humane).

The character 視 is formed with the semantic component 見 (to see) and the phonetic component 示 (to show, reveal, indicate, notify, or instruct). The component 見 itself consists of 目 (eye) and 卩 (kneeling person).

The character 同 is the simplified form of 衕 (passageway, lane, or alley), which contains the semantic component 行 (to walk) and the phonetic component 同. The character 行 is composed of 彳 (to walk slowly) and 亍 (to stop or stand still). Finally, 仁 is formed with the semantic component 二 (two) and the phonetic component 人 (man, person, or people).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個詞由「一」、「視」、「同」、「仁」四個漢字組成。其中，「視」字結合了表示「看見」的語義成分「見」以及表示「示」、「顯示」或「指示」的音符「示」；而「見」字則由「目」與「卩」組成。

「同」字是「衕」字的簡化形式，「衕」字由語義成分「行」（包含「彳」與「亍」）與音符「同」組成。至於「仁」字，則是由語義成分「二」與音符「人」組成。此外，「一」字代表「一」。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese視 “to watch; to look; to view; to look at; compare 見 /见 (“to see”).”
    • soundChinese示 “to show; to reveal; to indicate; to notify; to instruct”
    • meaningChinese見 “to see”
      • componentChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
      • componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”
  • characterChinese同 “same; identical”
    • simplified fromChinese衕 “passageway; lane; alley”
      • meaningChinese行 “to walk”
        • componentChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
        • componentChinese亍 “to stop; to stand still”
  • characterChinese仁 “compassionate; humane”
    • soundChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • meaningChinese二 “two”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. to treat everybody in the same way

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 平等對待，毫無歧視。 例：主管一再表示，對於公司每一位伙伴都一視同仁，不會有差別待遇。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0