掊斗折衡
pǒu​dǒu​zhé​héng

to break the measures

  • created reference approved 掊斗折衡 → 庄子/莊子 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    掊斗折衡 pǒu​dǒu​zhé​héng

    庄子 / 莊子 zhuāng​zǐ

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  • created sense approved 掊斗折衡 · pǒu​dǒu​zhé​héng · to break the measures — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    掊斗折衡

    pǒu​dǒu​zhé​héng

    to break the measures

    literally to break the measuring cups and destroy the scales; refers to a philosophy of ending disputes by abolishing the standards of measurement over which people fight, famously advocated by [[庄子|莊子|zhuang1 zi3]]

    掊 (literal) → 掊 · pǒu · to strike 斗 (literal) → 斗 · dǒu · [unit of volume] 折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to break 衡 (literal) → 衡 · héng · weighing scale

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