一以贯之
yī​yǐ​guàn​zhī

to be consistent throughout

  • created reference approved 一以贯之/一以貫之 → 论语/論語 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一以贯之 / 一以貫之 yī​yǐ​guàn​zhī

    论语 / 論語 lún​yǔ

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 一以贯之/一以貫之 · yī​yǐ​guàn​zhī · to be consistent throughout — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一以贯之 / 一以貫之

    yī​yǐ​guàn​zhī

    to be consistent throughout

    (idiom) Consistently upheld; adhered to from beginning to end; describes a single principle or purpose that pervades all things. Originally from the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]], where Confucius said "My Way is consistent throughout".

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · same 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 贯 (literal) → 贯/貫 · guàn · to pierce 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense