規行矩步

简 规行矩步 · 繁 規行矩步
Mandarin · pinyin guī xíng jǔ bù

Meanings

  1. to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. to act according to convention
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規
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行
xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
矩
jǔ · carpenter's square, ruler, rule
步
bù · step, pace; walk, stroll
规
guī · rules, regulations, customs, law
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1–2–3–4 · gui1 xing2 ju3 bu4

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kwai1 hang4 geoi2 bou6

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規行矩步 · gui1 xing2 ju3 bu4
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Exact source record規行矩步 规行矩步 [gui1 xing2 ju3 bu4] /to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly/to act according to convention/