金科玉律

Chinese

		gold	law	jade	law
simp. and trad. (金科玉律)		金	科	玉	律

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnkēyùlǜ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄎㄜ ㄩˋ ㄌㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ fo¹ juk⁶ leot⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kim-kho-gio̍k-lu̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gim¹ kui¹ ghêg⁸ lug⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnkēyùlǜ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄎㄜ ㄩˋ ㄌㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jinkeyùlyù
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-kʻo¹-yü⁴-lü⁴
    • Yale: jīn-kē-yù-lyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinkeyuhliuh
    • Palladius: цзинькэюйлюй (czinʹkɛjujljuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ly⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ fo¹ juk⁶ leot⁶
    • Yale: gām fō yuhk leuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ fo¹ juk⁹ loet⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ fo¹ yug⁶ lêd⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ fɔː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² lɵt̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-kho-gio̍k-lu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: kim-kho-gio̍k-lu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kimqoi'gioglut
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gim¹ kui¹ ghêg⁸ lug⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kim khui ge̍k lu̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kim³³⁻²³ kʰui³³⁻²³ ɡek̚⁴⁻² luk̚⁴/

Idiom

金科玉律

1. a law, discipline, norm or regulation that is considered absolute and not allowed to be disputed or challenged

   沒有可以奉為金科玉律的教科書 [MSC, trad.]
   没有可以奉为金科玉律的教科书 [MSC, simp.]

   méiyǒu kěyǐ fèng wèi jīnkēyùlǜ de jiàokēshū [Pinyin]

   There is no such a textbook we can respect as absolute truth

   • 他把他家裡那種種可笑規矩，看成聖賢的金科玉律。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     他把他家里那种种可笑规矩，看成圣贤的金科玉律。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《歧路燈》第一○三回

     Tā bǎ tā jiālǐ nà zhǒngzhǒng kěxiào guījǔ, kànchéng shèngxián de jīnkēyùlǜ. [Pinyin]

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   • 或是古人這句話是有所為而言的，後人就奉了他做金科玉律，豈不是誤盡了天下女子嗎？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     或是古人这句话是有所为而言的，后人就奉了他做金科玉律，岂不是误尽了天下女子吗？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《二十年目睹之怪現狀》第二一回

     Huòshì gǔrén zhè jù huà shì yǒusuǒ wèi ér yán de, hòurén jiù fèng le tā zuò jīnkēyùlǜ, qǐbùshì wù jìn le tiānxià nǚzǐ ma? [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 金科玉條／金科玉条