格 義
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[edit]frame; rule | justice; righteousness; meaning | ||
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Literally: “matching the meaning”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: géyì
- Wade–Giles: ko2-i4
- Yale: gé-yì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geryih
- Palladius: гэи (gɛi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɤ³⁵ i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
[edit]- (Buddhism) to translate a foreign concept by matching it to a native (Chinese) one (e.g.
本 無 /本 无 to describe Sanskrit शून्यता (śūnyatā)); to localize