萧规曹随 — Chinese idiom
萧规曹随
Xiāo guī Cáo suí
Traditional: 蕭規曹隨
Meaning
- lit. Xiao's 萧何 (Xiāo Hé) governance followed by Cao 曹参 (Cáo Cān)
- fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor
- to follow precedent
Character by character
- 萧Xiāomournful, desolate; common Artemisa
- 规guīrules, regulations, customs, law
- 曹Cáoministers, officials; a company; surname
- 随suíto follow, to listen to, to submit to
Idioms sharing a character
- 墨守成规 mò shǒu chéng guī
- 循规蹈矩 xún guī dǎo jǔ
- 规矩准绳 guī ju zhǔn shéng
- 规矩绳墨 guī ju shéng mò
- 规行矩步 guī xíng jǔ bù
- 陈规陋习 chén guī lòu xí
- 绑赴市曹 bǎng fù shì cáo
- 俗随时变 sú suí shí biàn
- 入乡随俗 rù xiāng suí sú
- 如影随形 rú yǐng suí xíng
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