父執

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Chinese

father execute (a plan); grasp
trad. (父執) 父 執
simp. (父执) 父 执

Etymology

From a passage from the Book of Rites:

見父之執，不謂之進不敢進，不謂之退不敢退；不問，不敢對。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
见父之执，不谓之进不敢进，不谓之退不敢退；不问，不敢对。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
Jiàn fù zhī zhí, bù wèi zhī jìn bùgǎn jìn, bù wèi zhī tuì bùgǎn tuì; bù wèn, bùgǎn duì.
When he sees an intimate friend of his father, not to presume to go forward to him without being told to do so; nor to retire without being told; nor to address him without being questioned.

Pronunciation

Noun

父執

  1. (literary) friends of one's father

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