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

  (Pinyin): yújǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄐㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ geoi²

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• 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⁾/
• 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/

Verb

逾矩

1. (literary) to overstep the boundary; to transgress

   • 七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     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.