法言

Fǎyán
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Exemplary Sayings, Yang Xiong's Han-dynasty book of philosophy modelled on the Analects

Examples

HSK 6
《 Fǎyán 》 shì Yáng Xióng mófǎng 《 Lúnyǔ 》 xiě de shū.
Exemplary Sayings is a book Yang Xiong wrote in imitation of the Analects.
HSK 7-9
Chéngyǔ " qúncè-qúnlì " chūzì 《 Fǎyán · Chónglí 》.
The idiom 'pool everyone's wisdom and strength' comes from the Chongli chapter of Exemplary Sayings.

Tips

history
扬雄 (53 BC–AD 18) wrote its 13 chapters late in life as short questions and answers, copying the form of the 论语. Its chapters are cited by name, as in 法言·重黎 and 法言·君子.
culture
The title borrows a phrase from the 孝经, which says a high official speaks only the 法言 'model words' of the former kings.

Stroke Order

法 fǎ
言 yán