定於一尊

(idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority

Characters and words in 定於一尊

to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order

= + + : "to fix": duct tape. Somebody wanted to tease Dorothy Gale and taped a graduation cap to her head. Neanderthal Man tries to help her by levering the cap off with a ladder in the engine's bathroom.
set at / scheduled at
surname Yu / Taiwan pr. [Yu2]
(literary) Oh! / Ah!
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by

= + : Mnemonic symbol: prepositions (in, at, on, to, ...) are what glue the sentence together. Honey is as sticky as glue, so I'll represent 于 by a honey jar.

Yu the Great (于) was assigned to repair the electronics of the space station's kitchen (Ø2), but instead he was snacking honey from a honey jar (于). Unfortunately his capacitor (二) got stuck in the honey and now he has to use a crowbar (亅) to lever it out.
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a wise old honorable sage.

Zapatista Zebra (zu) asks a honorable sage (尊) and a chieftain (酋) whether or not he should continue his path in front of the encampment ((e)n1). The chieftain gives him the thumbs up (寸), but the sage holds his thumb down.

Words with 定於一尊

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Sentences with 定於一尊

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