服理不服霸

English translation: be reasoned but not bullyed

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Chinese term or phrase:服理不服霸
English translation:be reasoned but not bullyed

12:12 Jun 8, 2016
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Chinese term or phrase: 服理不服霸
我要重复去年在这里讲过的话,中国人民和军队历来信理不信邪,服理不服霸,同时我愿再次重申,中国的南海政策没有也不会变,中国有智慧、有耐心通过和平协商谈判解决争端,也相信其他当事国有智慧、有耐心共同来走这条和平之路,非当事国不要为一己私利执意破坏我们走这条路。

Can't figure this one out and would be extremely grateful for any help offered. Thank you.
Suzanne Reynolds
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:04
be reasoned but not bullyed
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Gang Li
Local time: 10:04
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2be reasoned but not bullyed
Gang Li
3 +2to yield to reason not power
pkchan
3Reason oriented, not power oriented
Vivian Du (PhD)
3见下
tanglsus
3Submit to reason, not tyrany
Frances Nichol


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Reason oriented, not power oriented


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Vivian Du (PhD)
Netherlands
Local time: 15:04
Native speaker of: Chinese
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to yield to reason not power


Explanation:
OR: to yield to reason not fist

pkchan
United States
Local time: 10:04
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

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agree  David Lin
5 hrs
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agree  sukiezhang
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
见下


Explanation:
服理不服霸
submit to no (power of) hegemony but to (the power of) reason.

霸=霸权主义

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Example sentence(s):
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegemony
tanglsus
United States
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be reasoned but not bullyed


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Gang Li
Local time: 10:04
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Intotheworld
28 mins

agree  Frank Zou
10 hrs

agree  Yan Wu
12 hrs

disagree  Rita Pang: Complete agreement with Sukie. I know this is a late response, but given the context that this is a political speech, the word "bullied" should not be used in this context!
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Submit to reason, not tyrany


Explanation:
Another variation, similar to the other explanations. Considering the context, I think the hegemony/power/bullying so referred to is US power/Pax Americana, as it mentions the South China sea, military etc.

I think the other suggestions here are good too, its just a matter of the exact phrasing.

Frances Nichol
United Kingdom
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