逾矩
Chinese
| to exceed; to go beyond; to jump over | carpenter's square; rule | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (逾矩) | 逾 | 矩 | |
| simp. #(逾矩) | 逾 | 矩 | |
| alternative forms | 踰矩／逾矩 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yújǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄐㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yújyǔ
- Wade–Giles: yü2-chü3
- Yale: yú-jyǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yujeu
- Palladius: юйцзюй (jujczjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu4 geoi2
- Yale: yùh géui
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy4 goey2
- Guangdong Romanization: yu4 gêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː²¹ kɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
逾矩
- (literary) to overstep the boundary; to transgress
- 七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yújǔ. [Pinyin]
- At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.
七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]