改廢
Chinese
to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct |
abolish; crippled | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (改廢) | 改 | 廢 | |
| simp. (改废) | 改 | 废 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gǎifèi
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄈㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gǎifèi
- Wade–Giles: kai3-fei4
- Yale: gǎi-fèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaefey
- Palladius: гайфэй (gajfɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
改廢
- (literary) to change or abolish
- 孟子曰：「大匠不為拙工改廢繩墨，羿不為拙射變其彀率。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Mèngzǐ yuē: “Dàjiàng bù wèi zhuōgōng gǎifèi shéngmò, Yì bù wèi zhuōshè biàn qí gòulǜ.” [Pinyin]
- Mencius said, 'A great artificer does not, for the sake of a stupid workman, alter or do away with the marking-line. Yi did not, for the sake of a stupid archer, change his rule for drawing the bow.'
孟子曰：「大匠不为拙工改废绳墨，羿不为拙射变其彀率。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]