一以貫之
See also: 一以贯之
Chinese
editone; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
pierce; to string | 's; him/her/it; this | ||
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trad. (一以貫之) | 一 | 以 | 貫 | 之 | |
simp. (一以贯之) | 一 | 以 | 贯 | 之 |
Etymology
editFrom the Analects, Book 4 (《論語·里仁》):
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄓ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yiyǐguànjhih
- Wade–Giles: i1-i3-kuan4-chih1
- Yale: yī-yǐ-gwàn-jr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyiiguannjy
- Palladius: иигуаньчжи (iiguanʹčži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 ji5 gun3 zi1
- Yale: yāt yíh gun jī
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 ji5 gun3 dzi1
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 yi5 gun3 ji1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiː¹³ kuːn³³ t͡siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit一以貫之
- to go through all things with the same principle
- 1900 July 24, 梁啟超 [Liang Qichao], chapter 16, in 和文漢讀法 [The Chinese Method of Reading Japanese][1], Tokyo: 秀英舍, page 10:
- 其變化之法,必以同一行之字母。既通此例,一以貫之,毫無窒礙矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- Qí biànhuà zhī fǎ, bì yǐ tóng yī xíng zhī zìmǔ. Jì tōng cǐ lì, yīyǐguànzhī, háowú zhì'ài yǐ. [Pinyin]
- The method of their conjugation is to use kana in the same row. Having understood this rule, [you can conjugate all verbs] with the same principle with no obstructions whatsoever.
其变化之法,必以同一行之字母。既通此例,一以贯之,毫无窒碍矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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