一以貫之

See also: 一以贯之

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	pierce; to string	's; him/her/it; this
trad. (一以貫之)		一	以	貫	之
simp. (一以贯之)		一	以	贯	之

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 4 (《論語·里仁》):

子曰：「參乎！吾道一以貫之。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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子曰：「参乎！吾道一以贯之。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zǐyuē: “Cān hū! Wú dào yī yǐ guàn zhī.” [Pinyin]

The Master said, "Shen, my doctrine is that of an all-pervading unity."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīyǐguànzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ji⁵ gun³ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīyǐguànzhī [Phonetic: yìyǐguànzhī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiyǐguànjhih
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-i³-kuan⁴-chih¹
    • Yale: yī-yǐ-gwàn-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyiiguannjy
    • Palladius: иигуаньчжи (iiguanʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ ji⁵ gun³ zi¹
    • Yale: yāt yíh gun jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ ji⁵ gun³ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yi⁵ gun³ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiː¹³ kuːn³³ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

一以貫之

1. to go through all things with the same principle
   • 1900 July 24, 梁啟超, chapter 16, in 和文漢讀法‎^[1], Tokyo: 秀英舍, page 10:

     其變化之法，必以同一行之字母。既通此例，一以貫之，毫無窒礙矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     其变化之法，必以同一行之字母。既通此例，一以贯之，毫无窒碍矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Qí biànhuà zhī fǎ, bì yǐ tóng yī xíng zhī zìmǔ. Jì tōng cǐ lì, yīyǐguànzhī, háowú zhì'ài yǐ. [Pinyin]

     The method of their conjugation is to use kana in the same row. Having understood this rule, [you can conjugate all verbs] with the same principle with no obstructions whatsoever.