不求甚解

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Chinese

not; no
to seek; to look for; to request
to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
 
very; extremely; more (than)
very; extremely; more (than); what
 
to loosen; to untie; to explain
to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort
 
trad. (不求甚解)
simp. #(不求甚解)
Literally: “not requiring a detailed understanding”.

Etymology

讀書不求甚解會意便欣然 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
读书不求甚解会意便欣然 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 《五柳先生傳》
Hào dúshū, bùqiúshènjiě, měi yǒu huìyì, biàn xīnrán wàng shí.
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Originally means "to put emphasis on comprehending argumentation instead of words".

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3 1/1 1/2 2/2 2/4
Initial () (1) (1) (1) (30) (25) (25) (28)
Final () (136) (136) (60) (136) (139) (139) (31)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø) Rising (X) Departing (H) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open Closed Open Open Open Open
Division () III III III III III III II
Fanqie
Baxter pjuw pjuwX pjut gjuw dzyimX dzyimH keaX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pɨu/ /pɨuX/ /pɨut̚/ /ɡɨu/ /d͡ʑiɪmX/ /d͡ʑiɪmH/ /kˠɛX/
Pan
Wuyun
/piu/ /piuX/ /piut̚/ /ɡiu/ /d͡ʑimX/ /d͡ʑimH/ /kᵚæX/
Shao
Rongfen
/piəu/ /piəuX/ /piuət̚/ /ɡiəu/ /d͡ʑjemX/ /d͡ʑjemH/ /kæiX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/puw/ /puwX/ /put̚/ /guw/ /d͡ʑimX/ /d͡ʑimH/ /kaɨjX/
Li
Rong
/piu/ /piuX/ /piuət̚/ /ɡiu/ /ʑiəmX/ /ʑiəmH/ /kɛX/
Wang
Li
/pĭəu/ /pĭəuX/ /pĭuət̚/ /ɡĭəu/ /ʑĭĕmX/ /ʑĭĕmH/ /kaiX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/pi̯ə̯u/ /pi̯ə̯uX/ /pi̯uət̚/ /gi̯ə̯u/ /ʑi̯əmX/ /ʑi̯əmH/ /kaiX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
fōu fǒu fu qiú shèn shèn jiǎ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fau1 fau2 fat1 kau4 sam6 sam6 gaai2

Idiom

不求甚解

  1. to not seek deep understanding; to read or know things on a superficial level