金科玉律

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 金科玉律. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 金科玉律, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 金科玉律 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 金科玉律 you have here. The definition of the word 金科玉律 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of金科玉律, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

		gold	law	jade	law
simp. and trad. (金科玉律)		金	科	玉	律

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnkēyùlǜ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄎㄜㄩˋ ㄌㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ fo¹ juk⁶ leot⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kim-kho-gio̍k-lu̍t

(Teochew, Peng'im): gim¹ kui¹ ghêg⁸ lug⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīnkēyùlǜ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄎㄜㄩˋ ㄌㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jinkeyùlyù
  - Wade–Giles: chin¹-kʻo¹-yü⁴-lü⁴
  - Yale: jīn-kē-yù-lyù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinkeyuhliuh
  - Palladius: цзинькэюйлюй (czinʹkɛjujljuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ly⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ fo¹ juk⁶ leot⁶
  - Yale: gām fō yuhk leuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ fo¹ juk⁹ loet⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ fo¹ yug⁶ lêd⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ fɔː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² lɵt̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-kho-gio̍k-lu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: kim-kho-gio̍k-lu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kimqoi'gioglut
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gim¹ kui¹ ghêg⁸ lug⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kim khui ge̍k lu̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kim³³⁻²³ kʰui³³⁻²³ ɡek̚⁴⁻² luk̚⁴/

Idiom

金科玉律

a law, discipline, norm or regulation that is considered absolute and not allowed to be disputed or challenged
沒有可以奉為金科玉律的教科書 [MSC, trad.]
没有可以奉为金科玉律的教科书 [MSC, simp.]
méiyǒu kěyǐ fèng wèi jīnkēyùlǜ de jiàokēshū
There is no such a textbook we can respect as absolute truth
- 他把他家裡那種種可笑規矩，看成聖賢的金科玉律。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  他把他家里那种种可笑规矩，看成圣贤的金科玉律。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: 《歧路燈》第一○三回
  Tā bǎ tā jiālǐ nà zhǒngzhǒng kěxiào guījǔ, kànchéng shèngxián de jīnkēyùlǜ.
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 或是古人這句話是有所為而言的，後人就奉了他做金科玉律，豈不是誤盡了天下女子嗎？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  或是古人这句话是有所为而言的，后人就奉了他做金科玉律，岂不是误尽了天下女子吗？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: 《二十年目睹之怪現狀》第二一回
  Huòshì gǔrén zhè jù huà shì yǒusuǒ wèi ér yán de, hòurén jiù fèng le tā zuò jīnkēyùlǜ, qǐbùshì wù jìn le tiānxià nǚzǐ ma?
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

金科玉條／金科玉条

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia