Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
一家之言. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
一家之言, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
一家之言 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
一家之言 you have here. The definition of the word
一家之言 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
一家之言, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Chinese
|
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
|
home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
|
's; him/her/it; this
|
to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
|
simp. and trad. (一家之言)
|
一
|
家
|
之
|
言
|
Pronunciation
Idiom
一家之言
- statements of a school; (merely) one school of thought
序略,以拾遺補蓺,成一家之言,厥協六經異傳,整齊百家雜語。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
序略,以拾遗补蓺,成一家之言,厥协六经异传,整齐百家杂语。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Xù lüè, yǐ shíyí bǔyì, chéng yījiāzhīyán, jué xié liùjīng yìzhuàn, zhěngqí bǎijiā záyǔ.
- With these brief notes, I hope that I may add to the lost parts of the Canons and Arts, establish another school of scholarship, thereby provide accompaniment to the voluminous commentaries on the Six Classics, and consolidate the diverse teachings by the previous masters.
- (often humble) one's own thought, opinion, interpretation, etc. (implying bias, incompleteness, etc.)