約法三章

See also: 约法三章

Chinese

		appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	three	chapter; seal; section
trad. (約法三章)		約	法	三	章
simp. (约法三章)		约	法	三	章

Etymology

From Shiji.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuēfǎsānzhāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˇ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joek³ faat³ saam¹ zoeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuēfǎsānzhāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˇ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuefǎsanjhang
    • Wade–Giles: yüeh¹-fa³-san¹-chang¹
    • Yale: ywē-fǎ-sān-jāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuefaasanjang
    • Palladius: юэфасаньчжан (juefasanʹčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek³ faat³ saam¹ zoeng¹
    • Yale: yeuk faat sāam jēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁸ faat⁸ saam¹ dzoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg³ fad³ sam¹ zêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚³ faːt̚³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 約法三章

1. to agree on a three-point law; to make a few rules to be observed by everyone