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規矩

简规矩 · 繁規矩

Mandarin · pinyin guī ju

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規: Look up this written character
矩: jǔ · carpenter's square, ruler, rule
规: guī · rules, regulations, customs, law

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1–5 · gui1 ju5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kwai1 geoi2

Cantonese word readings for 規矩. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(literal, Classical) compass and carpenter's square
(figurative) rule; custom; established practice
(figurative) social etiquette; manners; formality

adj

conforming to standards
well-behaved

adv

according to practice, precedent or convention

verb

(literary) to imitate; to simulate; to mock
to discipline; to train; to cultivate

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