洪こう範はん

noun

great model; grand exemplar

Classical term, often referring to an ideal pattern for governing the world. Rare in modern Japanese; mostly encountered in historical or philosophical contexts.

• 「洪こう範はん」は、中ちゅう国ごく古こ典てんの『書しょ経きょう』に見みえる統とう治ちの理り想そう像ぞうを指さす。

  洪範 refers to an ideal model of governance found in the Chinese classic 'Book of Documents'.