规矩准绳 — Chinese idiom
规矩准绳
guī ju zhǔn shéng
Traditional: 規矩準繩
Meaning
- compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline ; fig. established standard
- norms
- criteria
Character by character
- 规guīrules, regulations, customs, law
- 矩jucarpenter's square, ruler, rule
- 准zhǔnstandard, accurate; to permit, to approve, to allo
- 绳shéngstring, rope, cord; to control
Idioms sharing a character
- 墨守成规 mò shǒu chéng guī
- 循规蹈矩 xún guī dǎo jǔ
- 萧规曹随 Xiāo guī Cáo suí
- 规矩绳墨 guī ju shéng mò
- 规行矩步 guī xíng jǔ bù
- 陈规陋习 chén guī lòu xí
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