格物

Chinese

		frame; rule	thing; object; matter
simp. and trad. (格物)		格	物

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): géwù

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˊ ㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaak³ mat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: géwù
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gerwuh
  - IPA ^(key): /kɤ³⁵ u⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaak³ mat⁶
  - Yale: gaak maht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaak⁸ mat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gag³ med⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːk̚³ mɐt̚²/

Verb

格物

(literary) to investigate the nature of things; to study the underlying principles

Derived terms

格物窮理／格物穷理

格物致知

Noun

格物

(obsolete) Alternative name for 格致 (gézhì, “natural science”).

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