蠢迪撿押

Chinese

		to wiggle	direct; follow	norm, rule	cage, rule
trad. (蠢迪撿押/蠢迪檢押/蠢迪檢柙)		蠢	迪	撿/檢	押/柙
simp. (蠢迪捡押/蠢迪检押/蠢迪检柙)		蠢	迪	捡/检	押/柙

Etymology

From Yang Xiong, Fayan (《法言》, "Exemplary Sayings"):

君子純終領聞，蠢迪撿押。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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君子纯终领闻，蠢迪捡押。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Yang Xiong, Fa Yan (Exemplary Sayings), 9 CE, translated based on Jeffrey S. Bullock's version

Jūnzǐ chún zhōng lǐng wén, chǔndíjiǎnyā. [Pinyin]

The junzi is pure to the end and earns a fine reputation. His actions follow standards and norms.

The rare (and now obsolete) form might have been a deliberate, character-by-character obfuscation of 動由規矩 (literally, "every action, no matter how small, follows the rules and norms").

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chǔndíjiǎnxiá, chǔndíjiǎnyā

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄣˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ, ㄔㄨㄣˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chǔndíjiǎnxiá
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chǔndíjiǎnsiá
    • Wade–Giles: chʻun³-ti²-chien³-hsia²
    • Yale: chwǔn-dí-jyǎn-syá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choendyijeanshya
    • Palladius: чуньдицзянься (čunʹdiczjanʹsja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chǔndíjiǎnyā
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chǔndíjiǎnya
    • Wade–Giles: chʻun³-ti²-chien³-ya¹
    • Yale: chwǔn-dí-jyǎn-yā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choendyijeania
    • Palladius: чуньдицзянья (čunʹdiczjanʹja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵⁵/

Verb

蠢迪撿押

1. (archaic, literary, obsolete) to follow rules; to comply with the norms