Chinese edit

to lead; to divert (water); to guide allegory to lose; to miss; to fail justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (引喻失義/引喩失義) /
simp. (引喻失义)

Etymology edit

From Chu Shi Biao [227] by Zhuge Liang:

開張聖聽先帝遺德恢弘志士不宜妄自菲薄引喻失義忠諫 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
开张圣听先帝遗德恢弘志士不宜妄自菲薄引喻失义忠谏 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang), 出師表
Chéng yí kāizhāng shèngtīng, yǐ guāng xiāndì yídé, huīhóng zhìshì zhī qì, bùyí wàngzìfěibó, yǐnyùshīyì, yǐ sè zhōngjiàn zhī lù yě. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation edit


Idiom edit

引喻失義

  1. to draw inappropriate analogies

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (引喻失義):
  • Japanese: 引喩失義(いんゆしつぎ) (in'yushitsugi)

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
いん
Grade: 2

Hyōgaiji
しつ
Grade: 4

Grade: 5
on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 引喻失義 – see the following entry: 引喩失義

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