Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

定律

dìnglǜ

ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄩˋ

  1. 1scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
  2. 2(in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
Example

沒有任何事物能逃脫墨菲定律。

méiyǒu rènhé shìwù néng táotuō mò fēi dìnglǜ

Nothing is exempt from Murphy's Law.

Keep 定律 and it comes back until you know it.

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