格義
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Chinese
| frame; rule | justice; righteousness; meaning | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (格義) | 格 | 義 | |
| simp. (格义) | 格 | 义 | |
| Literally: “matching the meaning”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: géyì
- Wade–Giles: ko2-i4
- Yale: gé-yì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geryih
- Palladius: гэи (gɛi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɤ³⁵ i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
格義
- (Buddhism) to translate a foreign concept by matching it to a native (Chinese) one (e.g. 本無／本无 to describe Sanskrit शून्यता (śūnyatā)); to localize