莫之與京

Chinese

do not; there is none who 's; him/her/it; this
 
and; to give; together with
and; to give; together with; take part in; (interrog. part.)
capital; Beijing (abbrev.)
trad. (莫之與京) 莫 之 與 京
simp. (莫之与京) 莫 之 与 京

Etymology

From the Commentary of Zuo:

有媯之後,將育于姜,五世其昌,並于正卿,八世之後,莫之與京。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
有妫之后,将育于姜,五世其昌,并于正卿,八世之后,莫之与京。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
Yǒuguī zhīhòu, jiāng yù yú Jiāng, wǔshìqíchāng, bìng yú zhèngqīng, bā shì zhīhòu, mòzhīyǔjīng. [Pinyin]
The posterity of this scion of the Gui [surname of the House of Chen] will be nourished among the Jiang [surname of the House of Qi]. In five generations they will be prosperous, and the highest ministers in Qi; in eight, there will be none to compare with them for greatness.

Pronunciation


Idiom

莫之與京

  1. (literary) to be incomparably large
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