格物穷理 — “To investigate things and principles thoroughly”
格物穷理 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to investigate things and principles thoroughly”. To explore the nature and principles of things. Literally, “Investigate things, exhaust principles”.
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格物穷理 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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读书人常常以“格物穷理”为志向，努力探究世间万物的奥秘。
Scholars often aim to "investigate things and exhaust principles," striving to explore the mysteries of the universe.
Idioms Related to 格物穷理
More idioms starting with 格
- gé格bù不xiāng相rù入to be incompatible or at odds
- gé格yú于chéng成lì例constrained by established conventions
- gé格gǔ古tōng通jīn今knowledgeable about ancient and modern affairs
- gé格tiān天chè彻dì地profoundly move all things
- gé格shā杀bù不lùn论kill without mercy or legal consequence
- gé格shā杀wù勿lùn论kill without mercy or accountability
- gé格shā杀fú弗lùn论kill without mercy or legal consequence
- gé格shā杀wú无lùn论kill on the spot without trial
- gé格gé格bù不rù入incompatible or out of place
- gē格gē格bù不tǔ吐hesitant to speak fully
- gē格gē格bù不nà纳difficult to accept or reconcile
- gé格wù物zhì致zhī知investigate things to acquire knowledge
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What does 格物穷理 mean?
格物穷理 (gé wù qióng lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to investigate things and principles thoroughly”.
How do you pronounce 格物穷理?
格物穷理 is pronounced gé wù qióng lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 格物穷理 literally mean?
Literally, 格物穷理 means “Investigate things, exhaust principles”. It is used to mean “to investigate things and principles thoroughly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 格物穷理?
穷究事物的道理。