約法三章

See also: 约法三章

Chinese

		appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	three	chapter; seal; section
trad. (約法三章)		約	法	三	章
simp. (约法三章)		约	法	三	章

Etymology

From Shiji.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuēfǎsānzhāng

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝㄈㄚˇ ㄙㄢㄓㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joek³ faat³ saam¹ zoeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuēfǎsānzhāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝㄈㄚˇ ㄙㄢㄓㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuefaasanjang
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯œ⁵⁵ fa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sa̠n⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joek³ faat³ saam¹ zoeng¹
  - Yale: yeuk faat sāam jēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁸ faat⁸ saam¹ dzoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêg³ fad³ sam¹ zêng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚³ faːt̚³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡ɕœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

約法三章

to agree on a three-point law; to make a few rules to be observed by everyone

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