{"path":"/entry/17089","title":"博文约礼 / 博文約禮 (bó wén yuē lǐ) — Chinese Dictionary | Flashbao","description":"博文约礼 / 博文約禮 (bó wén yuē lǐ): vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom). Explore meanings, example sentences and vocabulary decks.","catalog":null,"deck":null,"entry":{"reading":{"id":17089,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["博文约礼"],"TRADITIONAL":["博文約禮"]}},"phonetic":"bó wén yuē lǐ","phoneticKey":"bo2 wen2 yue1 li3","meanings":{"primary":[{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum ","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]},{"dim":true,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"(idiom)","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]}],"additional":[],"notes":[],"variantMeanings":[]},"classifiers":[],"pos":["ADVERB"],"frequency":null,"grammar":[],"spokenPhonetic":null},"otherReadings":[],"examples":[],"carriedReadings":[],"constructions":[],"status":null,"due":null,"reps":null,"lapses":null,"lastReview":null,"senses":[],"origins":[{"literal":null,"content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":{"simplified":"From the Analects, Book 6 (《論語·雍也》):","traditional":null}},{"type":"paragraph","text":{"simplified":"Also Book 9 (《論語·子罕》)","traditional":null}}],"examples":[{"text":{"simplified":"子曰：「君子博学于文，约之以礼，亦可以弗畔矣夫！」","traditional":"子曰：「君子博學於文，約之以禮，亦可以弗畔矣夫！」"},"phonetic":"Zǐyuē: “Jūnzǐ bóxué yú wén, yuē zhī yǐ lǐ, yì kěyǐ fú pàn yǐ fū!”","english":"The Master said, \"The superior man, extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, may thus likewise not overstep what is right.\"","ref":"The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version"},{"text":{"simplified":"夫子循循然善诱人，博我以文，约我以礼。","traditional":"夫子循循然善誘人，博我以文，約我以禮。"},"phonetic":"Fūzǐ xúnxúnrán shàn yòu rén, bó wǒ yǐ wén, yuē wǒ yǐ lǐ.","english":"The Master, by orderly method, skillfully leads men on. He enlarged my mind with learning, and taught me the restraints of propriety.","ref":"The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version"}],"senseScoped":false}],"decks":[{"id":27,"sourceName":"Chengyu","name":"Chengyu"}],"vocabularyScale":null,"vocabularyLevel":null}}