信而有徵

Chinese

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Etymology

From Zuozhuan:

君子之言，信而有徵，故怨遠於其身，小人之言，僭而無徵，故怨咎及之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
君子之言，信而有征，故怨远于其身，小人之言，僭而无征，故怨咎及之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Jūnzǐ zhī yán, xìn ér yǒu zhēng, gù yuàn yuǎn yú qí shēn, xiǎorén zhī yán, jiàn ér wú zhēng, gù yuànjiù jí zhī. [Pinyin]
The words of a superior man are true and supported by evidence, so that they keep enmity far from his own person; but the words of a small person are false and without evidence, so that enmity and blame come upon himself.

Pronunciation

Idiom

信而有徵

  1. to be true and supported by evidence
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