圭臬

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guīniè

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟㄋㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ jit⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guīniè
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟㄋㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueinieh
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai¹ jit⁶
  - Yale: gwāi yiht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ jit⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ yid⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ jiːt̚²/

Noun

圭臬

(literary) criterion; standard
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 (fèngwéi guīniè)

See also

圭表 (guībiǎo)

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