standard; criterion; norm
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gnomon (ancient sundial instrument); (fig.) standard; criterion; norm
literaryLiterary term often used in formal writing. Commonly appears in the set phrase 奉为圭臬 (to regard as the golden rule).
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
sī思
xiǎng想
bèi被
lì历
dài代
tǒng统
zhì治
zhě者
fèng奉
wéi为
guī圭
niè臬
。
Confucius's teachings were revered as the standard by rulers of successive dynasties.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
bǎ把
xī西
fāng方
lǐ理
lùn论
bù不
jiā加
biàn辨
bié别
de地
shì视
wéi为
guī圭
niè臬
。
We cannot blindly regard Western theories as the absolute standard.
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Zhè这
běn本
jīng经
diǎn典
zhù著
zuò作
zhì至
jīn今
wéi为
xué学
zhě者
men们
suǒ所
guī圭
niè臬
。
This classic work remains the yardstick for scholars to this day.