循循善誘

Chinese

to follow; to adhere to; to abide by to follow; to adhere to; to abide by to be good at teaching; to instruct well
trad. (循循善誘) 循 循 善誘
simp. (循循善诱) 循 循 善诱

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 9 (《論語·子罕》):

顏淵喟然歎曰：「仰之彌高，鑽之彌堅，瞻之在前，忽焉在後！夫子循循然善誘人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
颜渊喟然叹曰：「仰之弥高，钻之弥坚，瞻之在前，忽焉在后！夫子循循然善诱人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Yán Yuān kuìrán tàn yuē: “Yǎng zhī mí gāo, zuàn zhī mí jiān, zhān zhī zài qián, hū yān zài hòu! Fūzǐ xúnxún rán shànyòu rén. [Pinyin]
Yan Yuan, in admiration of the Master's doctrines, sighed and said, "I looked up to them, and they seemed to become more high; I tried to penetrate them, and they seemed to become more firm; I looked at them before me, and suddenly they seemed to be behind. The Master, by orderly method, skillfully leads men on."

Pronunciation

Idiom

循循善誘

  1. to teach in a systematic and skilful way
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