父執

Chinese

father execute (a plan); grasp
trad. (父執)
simp. (父执)

Etymology

From a passage from the Book of Rites:

不敢退不敢退不敢 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
不敢退不敢退不敢 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
Jiàn zhī zhí, bù wèi zhī jìn bùgǎn jìn, bù wèi zhī tuì bùgǎn tuì; bù wèn, bùgǎn duì. [Pinyin]
When he sees an intimate friend of his father, not to presume to go forward to him without being told to do so; nor to retire without being told; nor to address him without being questioned.

Pronunciation


Noun

父執

  1. (literary) friends of one's father

Derived terms

  • 父執輩父执辈
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