定於一尊 dìng yú yī zūn

to treat one authority as final and only

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
定 dìng HSK 3
to decide; to determine; to set
於 yú
at; in; to
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
尊 zūn HSK 4
to respect; to honor; senior