父執
Chinese
editfather | execute (a plan); grasp | ||
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trad. (父執) | 父 | 執 | |
simp. (父执) | 父 | 执 |
Etymology
editFrom a passage from the Book of Rites:
- 見父之執,不謂之進不敢進,不謂之退不敢退;不問,不敢對。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Jiàn fù zhī zhí, bù wèi zhī jìn bùgǎn jìn, bù wèi zhī tuì bùgǎn tuì; bù wèn, bùgǎn duì. [Pinyin]
- When he sees an intimate friend of his father, not to presume to go forward to him without being told to do so; nor to retire without being told; nor to address him without being questioned.
见父之执,不谓之进不敢进,不谓之退不敢退;不问,不敢对。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fu6 zap1
- Yale: fuh jāp
- Cantonese Pinyin: fu6 dzap7
- Guangdong Romanization: fu6 zeb1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fuː²² t͡sɐp̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit父執