一以貫之

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Chinese

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one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
to use; according to; so as to
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 
pierce; to string 's; him/her/it; this
trad. (一以貫之)
simp. (一以贯之)

Etymology

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From the Analects, Book 4 (《論語·里仁》):

子曰:「一以貫之。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰:「一以贯之。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐyuē: “Cān hū! Wú dào yī yǐ guàn zhī.” [Pinyin]
The Master said, "Shen, my doctrine is that of an all-pervading unity."

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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一以貫之

  1. to go through all things with the same principle