约法三章 — Chinese idiom
约法三章
yuē fǎ sān zhāng
Traditional: 約法三章
Meaning
- to agree on three laws
- three-point covenant
- (fig.) preliminary agreement
- basic rules
Character by character
- 约yuētreaty, covenant, agreement
- 法fǎlaw, rule, statute; method, way; French
- 三sānthree
- 章zhāngchapter, section, writing; seal
Idioms sharing a character
- 不约而同 bù yuē ér tóng
- 勤俭节约 qín jiǎn jié yuē
- 博文约礼 bó wén yuē lǐ
- 厉行节约 lì xíng jié yuē
- 弃约背盟 qì yuē bèi méng
- 约定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng
- 词约指明 cí yuē zhǐ míng
- 隐隐约约 yǐn yǐn yuē yuē
- 风姿绰约 fēng zī chuò yuē
- 以言代法 yǐ yán dài fǎ
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