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not; no
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adhere; capture; restrain
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one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
frame; rule
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simp. and trad.
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Etymology
First attested in 1801, in Oubei's Notes on Poets and Poetry by Zhao Yi:
七律更無一不完善穩妥，與古詩之奇崛判若兩手，則又其隨物賦形，不拘一格之能事。
七律更无一不完善稳妥，与古诗之奇崛判若两手，则又其随物赋形，不拘一格之能事。 - From: 1801, 趙翼 (Zhào Yì),《甌北詩話》
- Qīlǜ gèng wú yī bù wánshàn wěntuǒ, yǔ gǔshī zhī qíjué pàn ruò liǎng shǒu, zé yòu qí suí wù fù xíng, bù jū yī gé zhī néngshì.
- Regarding seven-character, eight-line regulated verse : Each poem attains perfect balance and refinement, standing in marked contrast to the unconventional ruggedness of ancient-style poetry, which exemplifies his extraordinary talent for adapting form to content, unrestrained by rigid stylistic conventions.
Pronunciation
Idiom
不拘一格
- not stick to one pattern; not limited to one style or stereotype
我勸天公重抖擻，
不拘一格降人材。
我劝天公重抖擞，
不拘一格降人材。 - From: 1839, 龔自珍 (Gong Zizhen), Poem 125 of《己亥雜詩》(Miscellaneous Poems in the Year of Jihai)
- Wǒ quàn tiāngōng chóng dǒusǒu,
Bùjūyīgé jiàng réncái. - I implore the Celestial Sovereign to bestir his reign,
Unbound by convention, let talents descend like rain.