不以规矩，不能成方圆
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
Traditional: 不以規矩，不能成方圓
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- without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
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没有规矩，不成方圆(méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán)— without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
→没有规矩，何以成方圆(méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán)— without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
→循规蹈矩(xún guī dǎo jǔ)— to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
→照办(zhào bàn)— to follow the rules
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