奉为圭臬 — Semantide dictionary

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奉fèng为wéi圭guī臬niè

to take as a guiding principle (idiom)
trad. 奉為圭臬

Also written 奉為圭臬【fèng wéi guī niè】

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Japanese data from JMdict, JMnedict, KANJIDIC2, and RADKFILE/KRADFILE (EDRDG). Chinese from CC-CEDICT. French and English from English Wiktionary via Wiktextract. Example sentences from Tatoeba. Stroke diagrams from KanjiVG. JLPT levels follow Jonathan Waller's lists. Full credits on the data and licences page.

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4

奉

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

to offer (tribute), to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc), to esteem, to revere, to believe in (a religion), to wait upon, to accept orders (from superior)

Pinyin: fèng

Strokes: 8
Frequency: 10182 of 2500

Words starting with 奉 Words ending in 奉 Anywhere in a word

为

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

as (in the capacity of), to take sth as, to act as, to serve as, to behave as, to become, to be, to do, by (in the passive voice)

Pinyin: wéi
Traditional: 為

Strokes: 4
Frequency: 129 of 2500

Words starting with 为 Words ending in 为 Anywhere in a word

圭

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies, sundial, (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount; a smidgen; a speck

Pinyin: guī

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 28151 of 2500

Words starting with 圭 Words ending in 圭 Anywhere in a word

臬

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

guidepost, rule, standard, limit, target (old)

Pinyin: niè

Strokes: 10

Words starting with 臬 Words ending in 臬 Anywhere in a word