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Trad. 規矩

lit. compass and set square
fig. established standard
rule
customs
practices
fig. upright and honest
well-behaved

🖌️ 规 Strokes 🖌️ 矩 Strokes

守shǒu 规guī 矩ju

Trad. 守規矩

to behave oneself; to abide by the rules

🖌️ 守 Strokes 🖌️ 规 Strokes 🖌️ 矩 Strokes

规guī 矩ju 准zhǔn 绳shéng

Trad. 規矩準繩

compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
norms
criteria

🖌️ 规 Strokes 🖌️ 矩 Strokes 🖌️ 准 Strokes 🖌️ 绳 Strokes

规guī 矩ju 绳shéng 墨mò

Trad. 規矩繩墨

compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
norms
criteria

🖌️ 规 Strokes 🖌️ 矩 Strokes 🖌️ 绳 Strokes 🖌️ 墨 Strokes

没méi 有yǒu 规guī 矩ju，不bù 成chéng 方fāng 圆yuán

Trad. 沒有規矩，不成方圓

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

🖌️ 没 Strokes 🖌️ 有 Strokes 🖌️ 规 Strokes 🖌️ 矩 Strokes 🖌️ 不 Strokes 🖌️ 成 Strokes 🖌️ 方 Strokes 🖌️ 圆 Strokes

不bù 以yǐ 规guī 矩ju，不bù 能néng 成chéng 方fāng 圆yuán

Trad. 不以規矩，不能成方圓

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

🖌️ 不 Strokes 🖌️ 以 Strokes 🖌️ 规 Strokes 🖌️ 矩 Strokes 🖌️ 不 Strokes 🖌️ 能 Strokes 🖌️ 成 Strokes 🖌️ 方 Strokes 🖌️ 圆 Strokes

没méi 有yǒu 规guī 矩ju，何hé 以yǐ 成chéng 方fāng 圆yuán

Trad. 沒有規矩，何以成方圓

without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

🖌️ 没 Strokes 🖌️ 有 Strokes 🖌️ 规 Strokes 🖌️ 矩 Strokes 🖌️ 何 Strokes 🖌️ 以 Strokes 🖌️ 成 Strokes 🖌️ 方 Strokes 🖌️ 圆 Strokes