車同軌，書同文

See also: 车同轨，书同文

Chinese

		vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe	like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	course; path; track course; path; track; rail		book; letter	like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
trad. (車同軌，書同文)		車	同	軌	，	書	同	文
simp. (车同轨，书同文)		车	同	轨	，	书	同	文

Etymology

Literally: same ruts for carriages, same script for writing

In the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Qin Shihuang standardized the width of roads, and the writing system. Today, this phrase refers generically to implementing universal standards.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chētóngguǐ, shūtóngwén

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄜ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ , ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chētóngguǐ, shūtóngwén
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄜ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ , ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chetóngguěi, shutóngwún
    • Wade–Giles: chʻê¹-tʻung²-kuei³, shu¹-tʻung²-wên²
    • Yale: chē-túng-gwěi-, shū-túng-wén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chetornggoei, shutorngwen
    • Palladius: чэтунгуй, шутунвэнь (čɛtunguj, šutunvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ wən³⁵/

Idiom

車同軌，書同文

1. universal standards
   • 2003: anon., www.oikos.com.tw

   微軟Office2003新成員繼OneNote之後，昨天再發表OfficeInfoPath，展現微軟在資訊世界中「車同軌，書同文」的企圖。 [MSC, trad.]
   微软Office2003新成员继OneNote之后，昨天再发表OfficeInfoPath，展现微软在资讯世界中「车同轨，书同文」的企图。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wēiruǎn Office 2003 xīn chéngyuán jì OneNote zhīhòu, zuótiān zài fābiǎo Office InfoPath, zhǎnxiàn wēiruǎn zài zīxùn shìjiè zhōng “chētóngguǐ, shūtóngwén” de qǐtú. [Pinyin]

   The newest member of Microsoft Office 2003 follows on the heels of Microsoft OneNote; yesterday, Office InfoPath was announced. It displays Microsoft's attempt to create "universal standards" for the information technology world.