圭臬

Chinese

		jade tablet	provincial judge
trad. (圭臬)		圭	臬
simp. #(圭臬)		圭	臬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guīniè

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ jit⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guīniè
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gueiniè
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹-nieh⁴
    • Yale: gwēi-nyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueinieh
    • Palladius: гуйне (gujne)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹ jit⁶
    • Yale: gwāi yiht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ jit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ yid⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ jiːt̚²/

Noun

圭臬

1. (literary) criterion; standard
2. guinie (type of ancient Chinese sundial)

Synonyms

• (criterion; standard): 典範／典范 (diǎnfàn), 準則／准则 (zhǔnzé)

Derived terms

• 奉為圭臬／奉为圭臬 (fèngwéiguīniè)

 

See also

• 圭表 (guībiǎo)