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Chinese
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to exceed; to go beyond; to jump over
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carpenter's square; rule
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| trad. (逾矩)
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逾
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矩
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| simp. #(逾矩)
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逾
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矩
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| alternative forms
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踰矩／逾矩
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Pronunciation
Verb
逾矩
- (literary) to overstep the boundary; to transgress
七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。
七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。 - From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yújǔ.
- At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.