循规蹈矩
循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ
to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly; to act according to convention
verbidiom
Traditional: 循規蹈矩
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- (verb, idiom) 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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Related Words
规行矩步(guī xíng jǔ bù)— to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
→一板一眼(yī bǎn yī yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
→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
→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
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