当仁不让 in English dang1 ren2 bu4 rang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others

Simplified Characters

当 仁 不 让

Traditional Characters

當 仁 不 讓

Pinyin

dang1 ren2 bu4 rang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

当dang1(onom.) dong 仁ren2humane 不bu4(negative prefix) 让rang4to yield