bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
Traditional: 不以規矩，不能成方圓
不以规矩，不能成方圆 (bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán) is a Chinese word meaning “without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules”.
Meanings
- 1without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules