蠢迪撿押

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Chinese

to wiggle direct; follow norm, rule cage, rule
trad. (蠢迪撿押/蠢迪檢押/蠢迪檢柙) 蠢 迪 撿/檢 押/柙
simp. (蠢迪捡押/蠢迪检押/蠢迪检柙) 蠢 迪 捡/检 押/柙

Etymology

From Yang Xiong, Fayan (《法言》, "Exemplary Sayings"):

君子純終領聞，蠢迪撿押。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
君子纯终领闻，蠢迪捡押。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Yang Xiong, Fa Yan (Exemplary Sayings), 9 CE, translated based on Jeffrey S. Bullock's version
Jūnzǐ chún zhōng lǐng wén, chǔndíjiǎnyā.
The junzi is pure to the end and earns a fine reputation. His actions follow standards and norms.

The rare (and now obsolete) form might have been a deliberate, character-by-character obfuscation of 動由規矩 (literally, "every action, no matter how small, follows the rules and norms").

Pronunciation

Verb

蠢迪撿押

  1. (archaic, literary, obsolete) to follow rules; to comply with the norms

References

  1. ^ 魯迅 (1934) “作文秘訣”, in 南腔北調集‎ (in Chinese), 同文書局
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