逾矩
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Chinese[edit]
to exceed; to go beyond; to jump over | carpenter's square; rule | ||
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trad. (逾矩) | 逾 | 矩 | |
simp. #(逾矩) | 逾 | 矩 | |
alternative forms | 踰矩/逾矩 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
逾矩
- (literary) to overstep the boundary; to transgress
- 七十而從心所欲,不踰矩。 [Classical Chinese, 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。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]