凜遵

Chinese

shiver with cold or fear to observe; to obey; to follow
trad. (凜遵)
simp. (凛遵)

Pronunciation


Phrase

凜遵

  1. (Classical Chinese) tremble and obey (phrase used in decrees of the imperial era)
    • 1792, Qianlong Emperor, Letter to George III, translated in E. Backhouse and J. O. P. Bland, Annals and Memoirs of the Court of Peking (1914), page 331:
      勿謂言之不預凜遵
      Wù wèi yán zhī bù yù yě, qí lǐn zūn wú hū
      Do not say that you were not warned in due time! Tremblingly obey and show no negligence!
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