TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
座右銘
ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ · zuòyòumíng
noun — a motto, a maxim one lives by; a guiding saying kept close at hand
字源 FORM — what the parts do
座a seat (座位)zuò
右the right side (右邊)yòu
銘an inscription (銘文)míng
座右銘，座位的座，左右的右，銘記的銘。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
把一句話刻好（銘），擺在座位（座）的右（右）邊，天天看著它。
A saying inscribed (銘) and set at the right (右) of the seat (座), in view every day.
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關 · Related
格言géyána maxim, a saying — the same role, plainly named記míngjìto engrave in the mind — the same