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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
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's; him/her/it; this
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一
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以
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貫
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之
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| simp. (一以贯之)
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一
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以
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贯
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之
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Etymology
From the Analects, Book 4 (《論語·里仁》):
Pronunciation
Idiom
一以貫之
- to go through all things with the same principle
1900 July 24, 梁啟超 [Liang Qichao], chapter 16, in 和文漢讀法 [The Chinese Method of Reading Japanese], Tokyo: 秀英舍, page 10:
其變化之法，必以同一行之字母。既通此例，一以貫之，毫無窒礙矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
其变化之法，必以同一行之字母。既通此例，一以贯之，毫无窒碍矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- Qí biànhuà zhī fǎ, bì yǐ tóng yī xíng zhī zìmǔ. Jì tōng cǐ lì, yīyǐguànzhī, háowú zhì'ài yǐ.
- The method of their conjugation is to use kana in the same row. Having understood this rule, with the same principle with no obstructions whatsoever.