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规矩
規矩
guīju
1.
lit. compass and set square
2.
fig. established standard
3.
rule
4.
customs
5.
practices
6.
fig. upright and honest
7.
well-behaved
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Character Breakdown
Compound Words (6)
守规矩
shǒuguīju
to behave oneself
规矩准绳
guījuzhǔnshéng
compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
规矩绳墨
guījushéngmò
compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
没有规矩，不成方圆
méiyǒuguīju,bùchéngfāngyuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bùyǐguīju,bùnéngchéngfāngyuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
没有规矩，何以成方圆
méiyǒuguījǔ,héyǐchéngfāngyuán
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
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