在所不辞 (zài suǒ bù cí) — will not hesitate (to do something); willingly…

Definition

Set phrase meaning 'will not hesitate to' — used to formally pledge one's willingness to accept any hardship, sacrifice, or duty for a cause.

idiom

will not hesitate (to do something)willingly undertake any duty for a cause

，，在所不辞。
Wèi le zhèng yì, tā fù tāng dǎo huǒ, zài suǒ bù cí.
For justice, he would go through fire and water without hesitation.
，在所不辞。
Zhǐ yào shì wèi le rén mín de lì yì, rèn hé xī shēng wǒ men dōu zài suǒ bù cí.
As long as it's for the people's interests, we will not hesitate to make any sacrifice.
，在所不辞。
Tā chéng nuò wèi le gōng sī de wèi lái, zài dà de kùn nan yě zài suǒ bù cí.
He promised that for the company's future, he would not hesitate no matter how great the difficulty.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

The early form of 在 used 才 for its sound; a second sound part 士 was added later, and that 士 became the 土 seen in 在.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

戶斤所

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

戶

戶hù所suǒ

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.