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Trad. 規矩
- lit. compass and set square
- fig. established standard
- rule
- customs
- practices
- fig. upright and honest
- well-behaved
Trad. 諾矩羅
- Nuojuluo, monk at start of Tang dynasty, possibly originally immigrant, lived in Qingshen county 青神[Qing1 shen2], Sichuan
Trad. 規矩準繩
- compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
- norms
- criteria
Trad. 規矩繩墨
- compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
- norms
- criteria
Trad. 規行矩步
- to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
- to act according to convention
Trad. 中規中矩
- conforming with the norms of society
Trad. 循規蹈矩
- to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
- to act according to convention
Trad. 沒有規矩，不成方圓
- without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
Trad. 不以規矩，不能成方圓
- without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
Trad. 沒有規矩，何以成方圓
- without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules