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規行矩步

简规行矩步 · 繁規行矩步

Mandarin · pinyin guī xíng jǔ bù

to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
to act according to convention

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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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