Chinese

		peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)	religion; teaching; teach	I; me	lose; negative (math. etc.); to bear lose; negative (math. etc.); to bear; to carry (on one's back)	the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven	man; person; people		to rest	religion; teaching; teach	the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven	man; person; people	lose; negative (math. etc.); to bear lose; negative (math. etc.); to bear; to carry (on one's back)	I; me
trad. (寧教我負天下人，休教天下人負我)		寧	教	我	負	天下	人	，	休	教	天下	人	負	我
simp. (宁教我负天下人，休教天下人负我)		宁	教	我	负	天下	人	，	休	教	天下	人	负	我

Proverb

寧教我負天下人，休教天下人負我

1. I would rather that everyone were betrayed by me, instead of me being betrayed by everyone.

Synonyms

• 寧我負人，毋人負我／宁我负人，毋人负我

References

• List of Chinese quotations on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 4
• “寧教我負天下人，休教天下人負我”, in Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典) (in Mandarin), accessed 2008-02-08