Sadaejuui

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Sadaejuui
Hangul 사대주의
Hanja 事大主義
Revised Romanization Sadaejuui

Sadaejuui (Hangul: 사대주의, traditional Chinese: 事大主義, simplified Chinese: 事大主义) is a Korean term derived from Chinese philosopher, Mencius which literally means "dealing with the great" or "to serve the great"[1].

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Sadaejuui is a foreign policy or an ideology of small country which conveys the goodwill or homage by dispatching envoys to the bigger country.[2]

The perception of Sadaejuui in Korea was found in the 16th century,[2] the era of King Jungjong in Joseon Dynasty, which was toward the Ming dynasty of China.[2] It made every effort to maintain a friendly relationship with Peking during Joseon Dynasty.[3]

[edit] Etymology

The origin Sadae (事大) comes from the word 以小事大 in Mencius's (孟子) book, which means Serve the great with the small[4] or A small kingdom, to accommodate a large.

  • Mencius 梁惠王下

齊宣王問曰：交鄰國，有道乎

孟子對曰：有。惟仁者為能以大事小。是故，湯事葛，文王事昆夷。惟智者為能以小事大。故大王事獯鬻，句踐事吳。以大事小者，樂天者也。以小事大者，畏天者也。樂天者保天下，畏天者保其國。《詩》云：『畏天之威，于時保之。』

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[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
  2. ^ a b c DBpia -Smart Academic Knowledge Base History and actuality No. 62　Dec. 2006
  3. ^ Harvard Asia Quarterly; Yi Joseon and China (1392-1910 A.D.)
  4. ^ Mencius 1B 梁惠王下, The University of Hong Kong

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