逾矩

Chinese

		to exceed; to go beyond; to jump over	carpenter's square; rule
trad. (逾矩)		逾	矩
simp. ^#(逾矩)		逾	矩
alternative forms		踰矩／逾矩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yújǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄐㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ geoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yújǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄐㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yújyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: yü²-chü³
  - Yale: yú-jyǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yujeu
  - Palladius: юйцзюй (jujczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ geoi²
  - Yale: yùh géui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ goey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ gêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ kɵy̯³⁵/

Verb

逾矩

(literary) to overstep the boundary; to transgress
- 七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yújǔ. [Pinyin]
  At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.

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