車同軌,書同文
See also: 车同轨,书同文
Chinese
editvehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe |
like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with |
course; path; track course; path; track; rail |
book; letter | like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with |
language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle | |||
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trad. (車同軌,書同文) | 車 | 同 | 軌 | , | 書 | 同 | 文 | |
simp. (车同轨,书同文) | 车 | 同 | 轨 | , | 书 | 同 | 文 |
Etymology
editLiterally: same ruts for carriages, same script for writing
- In the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Qin Shihuang standardized the width of roads, and the writing system. Today, this phrase refers generically to implementing universal standards.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄜ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ , ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chetóngguěi, shutóngwún
- Wade–Giles: chʻê1-tʻung2-kuei3, shu1-tʻung2-wên2
- Yale: chē-túng-gwěi-, shū-túng-wén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chetornggoei, shutorngwen
- Palladius: чэтунгуй, шутунвэнь (čɛtunguj, šutunvɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ wən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
edit車同軌,書同文
- universal standards
- 2003: anon., www.oikos.com.tw
- 微軟Office2003新成員繼OneNote之後,昨天再發表OfficeInfoPath,展現微軟在資訊世界中「車同軌,書同文」的企圖。 [MSC, trad.]
- Wēiruǎn Office 2003 xīn chéngyuán jì OneNote zhīhòu, zuótiān zài fābiǎo Office InfoPath, zhǎnxiàn wēiruǎn zài zīxùn shìjiè zhōng “chētóngguǐ, shūtóngwén” de qǐtú. [Pinyin]
- The newest member of Microsoft Office 2003 follows on the heels of Microsoft OneNote; yesterday, Office InfoPath was announced. It displays Microsoft's attempt to create "universal standards" for the information technology world.
微软Office2003新成员继OneNote之后,昨天再发表OfficeInfoPath,展现微软在资讯世界中「车同轨,书同文」的企图。 [MSC, simp.]