| 則 | 673B40 41C.00-2 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄗㄜˊ [ze2] | ||
| N. | (1) Rule, law, regulation: 法則 a pattern, rule or law; 規則 regulation; 準則 standard, criterion; 以身作則 set oneself up as an example; 則例 [ze2li4]↓; 例則 an example; 則度 [ze2du4]↓; 有物有則 there are things and laws to govern them; 稅則 tariffs, customs duties. (2) Grades: 等則 classes and grades. (3) An item: 笑話一則 a joke; 新聞一則 a news story. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) Make, do: 則聲 make a noise; 不則聲 keep silent. (2) Copy, imitate: 唯天為大，唯堯則之 (AC) great is Heaven and only Yao would imitate its ways; 則天 to imitate Heaven. | |||||
| Adv. | (1) Only: 多則一年，少則半載 between six months and a year; 則是 only that (＝只是): 則是年紀小，性氣剛 only that he is too young and self-willed. (2) Then: 不進則退 either one goes forward or he will be left behind; 君子不重則不威 if a superior man doesn't behave with dignity, he will command no respect (cf. 即 [ji2], to be; immediately). | |||||
| Conj. | (MC) but, however: 人皆好名，我則不然 others may be fond of titles and honors, but I am not. | |||||
| Prep. | For: 則甚 why? what for? 則恁 ditto (corruption of 做甚). | |||||
| Words | 1. 則刀兒 [ze2dao1er0], n., the character “刀” used as a radical and written “ ,” as in “列,” “則,” “利,” “別,” etc.2. 則度 [ze2du4], n., regulations, rules. 3. 則個 [ze2ge4], phr., (MC) used as a final particle in a sentence for purposes of emphasis. 4. 則例 [ze2li4], n., a set example to be followed, a precedent. | |||||